How Much Protein Should My Family Be Eating?

In the Word of Wisdom, the Lord revealed that the following substances are harmful:
Alcoholic drinks (see D&C 89:5–7).
Tobacco (see D&C 89:8).
Tea and coffee (see D&C 89:9; latter-day prophets have taught that the term "hot drinks," as written in this verse, refers to tea and coffee).
When people purposefully take anything harmful into their bodies, they are not living in harmony with the Word of Wisdom. Illegal drugs can especially destroy those who use them. The abuse of prescription drugs is also destructive spiritually and physically.
The Lord also declared in the Word of Wisdom that the following foods are good:
Vegetables and fruits, which should be used "with prudence and thanksgiving" (see D&C 89:10–11).
The flesh "of beasts and of the fowls of the air," which is "to be used sparingly" (see D&C 89:12–13).
Grains such as wheat, rice, and oats, which are "the staff of life" (see D&C 89:14–17).
To those who keep the Word of Wisdom, the Lord promised:
"All saints who remember to keep and do these sayings, walking in obedience to the commandments, shall receive health in their navel and marrow to their bones; And shall find wisdom and great treasures of knowledge, even hidden treasures; And shall run and not be weary, and shall walk and not faint. And I, the Lord, give unto them a promise, that the destroying angel shall pass by them, as the children of Israel, and not slay them" (D&C 89:18–21).
—See True to the Faith (2004), 186–88

Last meeting everyone was challenged to try a homemade mix, to save time and money! It is also healthy to know what goes into your food. If you can make your own mix without preservatives and extra colors and flavor “enhancers” like MSG and High Fructose Corn Syrup it might also be healthy for you. This month the challenge was to try a alternative for meat. We are trying both substituting beans for meat and also TVP-texturized vegetable protein. The challenge was not to make everyone a vegetarian but to offer alternative to meat and to add nutrition and variety to our home and food storage.