About the Author. Augusta Stevenson was a writer of childrenâs books and a teacher. She wrote several Childhood of Famous Americans titles, including books about George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Paul Revere, Sitting Bull, Benjamin Franklin, and Molly Pitcher.
Why you think it's bad: It's unhealthy meat that's loaded with preservatives. Why it's not: Beef jerky is high in protein and doesn't raise your level of insulinâa hormone that signals your body to store fat. That makes it an ideal between-meals snack, especially when you're trying to lose weight.
Unlike plant-based protein sources, beef is densely packed with the same types of proteins humans are made of: skeletal muscle proteins like myosin, actin, and troponins, as well as collagen and other connective tissue proteins. Typically animal meat is more than 80 percent protein on a dry-weight basis.nlike plant-based protein sources, beef is densely packed with the same types of proteins humans are made of: skeletal muscle proteins like myosin, actin, and troponins, as well as collagen and other connective tissue proteins. Typically animal meat is more than 80 percent protein on a dry-weight basis.