I agree.
I think if you wwere to ask most nutritionists and dietitians, they’d say the same thing. Children and teens need a more well-rounded diet.
In my weekly diet, I have scaled back on how much meat I eat. But there’s no way I could completely stopp eating meat.
And I could never become a vegan. I like things like milk and cheese too much. I’ve eaten tofu. In some amounts and depending on what you’re cooking it with, tofu isn’t the worst thing in the world.
But it’s a poor substitute for the nutrients a person would get from eating milk or cheese.
I have a little nutrition background (degree in exercise physiology) altho it’s a bit outdated. At any rate, I base what I think on at least some knowledge, and I think you’re right. We probably eat more meat, and more fatty meat than we have to, since it would have been difficult to get that much animal fat into our diet until recent times. Moderation and balance. And I have recently discovered edamame...wow, it’s tasty even if it seems like hippie food!