Where has she lived in that time? Many her age were very affected by the great depression along WW2 and it's aftermath, they learned to be very frugal. The one's I've met around that age bracket seem to see meat as only a small part of a meal with lot's of roast veggies and the like on the side, contrasted with the more modern expectation that the meat is the main course with the sides being much smaller. Manual labor and physical strength was also much more important in her day and meat is important for that.
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