Thomas Jefferson's Good Advice

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"Vegetables. . . Constitute My Principal Diet"

Also for health reasons, Jefferson ate meat only "as a condiment to the vegetables which constitute my principal diet." Many family members remarked on this habit, and though we cannot call Jefferson a vegetarian as defined today, for his time, he did eat an unusually small amount of meat, preferring the produce of his garden. The garden featured more than 250 varieties of herbs and vegetables, including those that others considered exotic or even possibly poisonous, such as the tomato."

Meat as a condiment or garnish is good way to cut back without feeling deprived.