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> Chicken breast is regularly 1.99 a pound and thighs even cheaper. Why are people trotting out chicken as an example of healthy food? It is anything but: htt

> Chicken breast is regularly 1.99 a pound and thighs even cheaper. Why are people trotting out chicken as an example of healthy food? It is anything but: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/15/poultry-farms-antibiotics-chickens_n_5822438.html https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/15/poultry-farms-anti... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rNY7xKyGCQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rNY7xKyGCQ

ForRealsies 8y ago
lol
Paul-ish 8y ago
It is healthy in comparison to the average thing people eat. It's hard to get obese eating just chicken breast (you will get full pretty quick). We aren't going to get everyone drinking kale smoothies.
tudelo 8y ago
I don't mean to say you are wrong or I am right. But what do you suppose is a better healthier solution? Everyone growing their own food? Or everyone starving? Obviously, no one food is healthy, note that I named a couple different "healthy" foods. Having a balanced diet is important. Nothing about your article seems to point to chicken being unhealthy to eat. I don't even know if you read the article. > Why are people trotting out chicken as an example of healthy food? Are you kidding me? If you're vegan, just come out and say it, or make an actual point. Part of my response was related to affordability, which is hard to beat when it comes to chicken as a source of protein. What healthy alternatives do you have? I started watching the second link. Interesting stuff. Maybe chicken isn't the most healthy option, but I don't think it's evil.
- sedachv 8y ago
  > Nothing about your article seems to point to chicken being unhealthy to eat. I don't even know if you read the article. How can getting antibiotic resistant E. coli from eating chicken be healthy? https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/25/opinion/sunday/meat-antibiotics-organic-farming.html https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/25/opinion/sunday/meat-antib... > What healthy alternatives do you have? Beans are pretty great. > but I don't think it's evil. People in Medieval Europe did not think that torturing animals to death for entertainment was evil. It is obviously evil to people in Europe today, just like breeding and enslaving animals in horrific conditions only to slaughter them for food is obviously evil if you take a moment to think about it.

ForRealsies 8y ago

lol

Paul-ish 8y ago

It is healthy in comparison to the average thing people eat. It's hard to get obese eating just chicken breast (you will get full pretty quick). We aren't going to get everyone drinking kale smoothies.

tudelo 8y ago

I don't mean to say you are wrong or I am right. But what do you suppose is a better healthier solution? Everyone growing their own food? Or everyone starving? Obviously, no one food is healthy, note that I named a couple different "healthy" foods. Having a balanced diet is important. Nothing about your article seems to point to chicken being unhealthy to eat. I don't even know if you read the article. > Why are people trotting out chicken as an example of healthy food? Are you kidding me? If you're vegan, just come out and say it, or make an actual point. Part of my response was related to affordability, which is hard to beat when it comes to chicken as a source of protein. What healthy alternatives do you have? I started watching the second link. Interesting stuff. Maybe chicken isn't the most healthy option, but I don't think it's evil.

sedachv 8y ago
> Nothing about your article seems to point to chicken being unhealthy to eat. I don't even know if you read the article. How can getting antibiotic resistant E. coli from eating chicken be healthy? https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/25/opinion/sunday/meat-antibiotics-organic-farming.html https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/25/opinion/sunday/meat-antib... > What healthy alternatives do you have? Beans are pretty great. > but I don't think it's evil. People in Medieval Europe did not think that torturing animals to death for entertainment was evil. It is obviously evil to people in Europe today, just like breeding and enslaving animals in horrific conditions only to slaughter them for food is obviously evil if you take a moment to think about it.