Sixteen protein-packed veggie dishes to get you through any meat shortage
Grilled vegetable skewers bring the flavor when meat isn't on hand. (Tessa Simpson/Unsplash/)Hang on to your thighs, shoulders, and breasts: A chicken, pork, and beef shortage could be hitting your grocery store soon—and for good reason. From Waterloo, Iowa, to Wilkesboro, North Carolina, thousands of unprotected workers at meat-processing plants have come down with COVID-19. Some companies are shutting down their facilities in response; others are carrying on with operations in line with the president’s executive order. Either way, it makes the nation’s supply chain look unstable, though experts say that the effects shouldn’t linger for the long term.That said, it doesn’t hurt to take stock of your grocery-shopping options and start adding other types of protein to your diet. It can be beneficial for your own health, and for the health of meat-plant workers and the planet. Bugs are one nutritious possibility (they’re the food of the future, we’re...