Per capita availability of chicken higher than that of beef. In 2014, 58.7 pounds of chicken per person on a boneless, edible basis were available for Americans to eat, compared to 51.5 pounds of beef. Chicken began its upward climb in the 1940s, overtaking pork in 1996 as the second most consumed meat. Since 1970, U.S. chicken availability per person has more than doubled.
Definition of morale. 2a : the mental and emotional condition (as of enthusiasm, confidence, or loyalty) of an individual or group with regard to the function or tasks at hand The team's morale is high.b : a sense of common purpose with respect to a group : esprit de corps The ship's morale improved after two days of shore leave.
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