There’s a lot of information about changing diets to be plant-based, to be better for both your health and the planet. You may feel confused about what a healthy, balanced diet (that is sustainably produced) looks like. Beef + Lamb New Zealand’s latest booklets take a deep dive into the most recent, scientific evidence around dietary protein quality, and provide a New Zealand context as to why animal-based proteins have an important place on our plates.

Our consumer leaflet Why keep animal protein on the plate? along with the more in-depth health professional and educator fact sheet titled Protein Quality – The Nutritional Advantage of Animal-sourced foods, was a project of University of Auckland’s Dietetic student, Daniel Bhang. The resources were reviewed externally by Dr. Andrea Braakhuis (University of Auckland), Sarah Hanrahan (New Zealand Nutrition Foundation) and by the Beef + Lamb New Zealand nutrition team.

The resources aim to answer questions such as:

Who may need more protein and why?

Are all proteins the same?

Do we need to switch to completely plant-sourced foods to save the planet?

Why eat red meat?

EXPLORE OUR PROTEIN RESOURCES