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Kali

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4. lard is not packed with protein

Reply to standingtall (Reply #3)

Thu Sep 14, 2017, 04:02 PM

Sep 2017

it is fat, it IS packed with calories so it may help some starving person living on vegetables but they probably DO need to add some actual protein to their diet unless they are eating some beans (and a few other high protein vegetable sources).

lard is probably a bit healthier than vegetable shortening and it definitely makes for some of the best frying and baked goods, but it isn't really a health food by any stretch.

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