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Yeah, these numbers are totally arbitrary. Just in breakfast, they have the pescetarian eating a $0.50 bagel and the vegetarian eating $1.60 of yogurt and blue

by dwiel 16y ago

Yeah, these numbers are totally arbitrary. Just in breakfast, they have the pescetarian eating a $0.50 bagel and the vegetarian eating $1.60 of yogurt and blueberries ... The vegetarian could just as easily eat the same bagel (with a cheaper than salmon cream cheese), or better yet, the same eggs that the omnivore is eating. I had no idea that there was even an argument that eating meat was cheap. Eating meat in many places is a sign of wealth which has only recently been made available.

alanh 16y ago
> I had no idea that there was even an argument that eating meat was cheap. In Food, Inc., the case is made that it’s far cheaper (and easier, and more psychologically desirable) to get a 99¢ drive-thru burger than fresh vegetables. This is believed to be a significant cause of obesity (childhood and otherwise), especially in the lower classes.