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I spent a week in Washington D.C. over winter break at the Lutheran Student Movement National Gathering. In my "Let's Go" tour book the USDA Headquarters cafeteria was mentioned as a place to eat cheap with decent food. It was also around the corner from the Holocaust Museum, so there was a convenience factor.
I would like all of you to know that I took my time seeing what was available for lunch, hot items, sandwiches, soups, etc. Not one beef product was offered. No cheeseburgers, no roast beef, NOTHING. I ended up with roasted chicken, yams, greens, mashed potatoes and gravy, cornbread, salad, frozen yogurt, and a diet cherry coke for $7.31.
If the USDA is not serving beef in their own cafeteria, that really says something. My family hasn't eaten beef or pork in years, and are mostly vegetarians so I didn't have a beef issue until I got back here to Cow College. I live within a few hours of where the cow came from, and after my trip to the USDA cafeteria, I am avoiding beef for awhile (unless one of my Ag friends from a farm or ranch provides it).
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