Saturday, March 7, 2009.  A friend asked the other day where did I get protein from when I didn’t eat meat.  I told her, first of all, while I don’t eat 4 legged critters, I do eat poultry and seafood a few times a month.  What she didn’t realize is that even bread, rice, pasta, grains, breakfast cereals, and potatoes have protein in them.  You don’t have to eat flesh or exist on dairy and beans to get protein and be healthy. I figure for my size and lifestyle, I only need about 60 grams a day of protein, and fat for that matter.   And having cholesterol that hovers around 170 and triglyccerides at 70: priceless.