Lucy reminds us who we are: because meat is part of our evolution, not a mistake to be corrected.

There is a question that increasingly lingers around our tables: is eating meat still the right choice?

In a world that seems intent on rewriting the foundations of our relationship with food, the book “A spasso con Lucy” by Pietro Paganini, with Carola Macagno, lucidly takes us back to the starting point: humankind has been omnivorous for millions of years. And if today we are able to speak, create, love and progress, we owe it also — and above all — to animal proteins.

A truth as simple as it is forgotten. And we at Centro Carne are here to remind you of it.

Meat is culture, evolution, nutrition.

In the journey narrated by Paganini, it is Lucy, our 3.2-million-year-old ancestor, who guides us through past and present. A past in which meat nourished the development of the human brain, making possible what we now take for granted: language, sharing and civilisation.

But today, paradoxically, meat has become the subject of a debate that often drifts away from science to embrace ideology. This “non-debate,” as the author rightly defines it, calls for clear and decisive answers. We need data, honesty and awareness.

We farm with respect. Humanity evolves with balance.

At Centro Carne in Sant’Omero, we work every day to give substance to these values.

We do this with restocking centres certified for animal welfare, through a controlled and transparent supply chain that starts from farming and reaches the table. But we also do it through an open dialogue with those who choose us.

Meat is not the problem. The problem is forgetting how to produce it with respect.

As nutritionist Elisabetta Bernardi pointed out, excluding meat means giving up an irreplaceable nutritional heritage: complete proteins, B vitamins (particularly B12), and highly bioavailable iron and zinc — all essential nutrients that the body cannot store and needs every day.

A conscious choice begins with knowledge, not fear.

Professor Giuseppe Pulina reminds us that eating is a cultural act, not just a biological one. Speaking and eating are two sides of the same coin — ways of sharing, building community and defining who we are.

And so yes, Lucy is right: rediscovering balance between humans, the environment and food does not mean rejecting meat, but choosing it consciously. Knowing its origin, understanding the methods, and trusting the hands that raised it.

Centro Carne. Carne consapevole. Carne che racconta.

In an age of shortcuts and slogans, we stand for the value of meat done right. The kind with deep roots, like ours. The kind produced with respect, consumed with intelligence, and chosen with both heart and mind.

Lucy knew it. We live it every day.

Centro Carne – Sant’Omero (TE)
Complete supply chain. Certified animal welfare. Meat with value.