Eating nose-to-tail, which uses the whole animal, including the skin, bones and organ meats, is part of our culinary and nutritional heritage. The organ meats of an animal, such as liver and heart, contain more vitamins, minerals and antioxidants than the muscle meat, which is what most cuts of meat are today. In traditional cultures, these organs were prized for their nutrient-density, especially during pregnancy and nursing. Just a generation before mine, eating pâté, headcheese, kidney pie, fried gizzards, and sweetbreads (the thymus or pancreas) were common practices, even in American homes. Foods like bone broth have started to make a comeback, thanks to trends like Paleo and other traditional food diets. Using the skin and bones to make a broth gives us collagen, minerals and amino acids that are difficult to find in other foods, and they help us with building cartilage, improving immune function, balancing blood sugar and healing the digestive tract. Boneless, skinless chicken breasts are an abomination. Everything I know to be true about nutrition, cuisine, farming and respect for animals dictates that we should be eating so much more of an animal than this one cut, yet this is the biggest selling meat item at any grocery store.