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Cows are fed by plants that grow on the same kind of fields, except cows need to eat many pounds of food to generate one pound of cow.
by ivalm 5y ago
Cows are fed by plants that grow on the same kind of fields, except cows need to eat many pounds of food to generate one pound of cow.
- ipaddr 5y agoAnd we need to eat many pounds of cow. Or many more pounds of plants to generate a pound.
- shawnb576 5y agoPlants to animal to you is 10% efficiency. That cow needs to eat 10 lbs of plant to get the nutrients you’d get from 1 lb.
- unanswered 5y agoExcept you couldn't extract any nutrients at all from the plant matter the cow is eating, no matter how much of it you ate.
- imtringued 5y agoNot everyone is allergic to corn and wheat.
- xdennis 5y agoPeople don't eat efficiency. They want nutritious and delicious food. No one's mouth waters over kale.
- dqv 5y agoWe're lucky that kale isn't the only plant-based option. The vegan culinary tradition has existed for centuries. Seitan was invented as early as the 6th century in China.[0] And western vegan culinary traditions have evolved rapidly in the last 10-20 years. The reduction of plant-based diets to just eating salad is not grounded in the reality of those who are plant-based. [0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wheat_gluten_(food) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wheat_gluten_(food)
- wyager 5y agoThe way cows get plant matter is a lot less environmentally costly than the way humans get plant matter. Their standards are a lot lower than ours. Humans don't like to eat scrub-brush and corn husks.