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Aside from personal preference, I would think there are two main reasons to consider replacing animal meat protein with plant protein. Because it could be healt
by zaroth 6y ago
Aside from personal preference, I would think there are two main reasons to consider replacing animal meat protein with plant protein. Because it could be healthier for the planet, and because it could be healthier for human consumption.
I’m not sure we’ve proven either one is definitely true. I think the evidence leans towards plant farming being less impactful to the planet on a fundamental conservation of energy basis, but farming at scale the ways that humans tend to do it causes a lot of problems with soil erosion and pesticide contamination which are yet to be overcome, but likely easier to solve than a similar problem of growing enough grass and corn for the cows.
On the other hand, I’m a lot less convinced that eating these highly processed plant proteins (to get them into a desirable form for mass consumption) is necessarily a de facto healthier way for humans to get their protein.
I just tend to be wary of IPO-scale manufacturing of hyped/trendy processed foods.
- bigfudge 6y agoYou do know that a high proportion of all crops in the US are fed to cows right? We are not feeding cows grass, so your argument is mostly moot.
- imoverclocked 6y agoSo, to recap, feeding plant crops to animals is the current best way to produce plant based meat. Seems like the best way to feed our crops is also with animal products. I don’t really understand why we want to work so hard to drive a technological wedge into this process. Is it to get rid of other animals on the planet?
- redisman 6y ago> Seems like the best way to feed our crops is also with animal products. You want to feed our crops with animal products? Like pour some ground meat in the cornfield?
- imoverclocked 6y agoThat’s one product of animals... not the one I was referencing though. You might consider doing a search for “primary sources of fertilizer” before down voting me.
- redisman 6y ago> A typical diet for a dairy cow could include about 30 to 35 pounds of baled hay (26-30 pounds DM) and 25 pounds of grain mix (22 pounds DM). Grain includes corn, soybean meal, minerals, and vitamins. Cows don’t just graze, in fact mostly they’re raised on the same staple crops which humans eat.
- 3131s 6y ago> I’m not sure we’ve proven either one is definitely true. Then you don't know what you're talking about. Both are definitely true, despite the meat industry's best efforts to delude you.