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Diversification is indeed the best strategy, but please do not become vegetarian on a whim. Consider the health implications it involves.
by oDot 5y ago
Diversification is indeed the best strategy, but please do not become vegetarian on a whim. Consider the health implications it involves.
- CaptArmchair 5y agoAnother avenue is just being more conscious about the meat you eat. There's a difference between having meat-based products as a staple food (e.g. preprocessed meat, fast food / restaurant / take-out,...) and reducing which types of meat you eat, the frequency and where you buy meat products. For instance, a local butcher shop might offer local products, and will be more expensive. But you can offset the expense by only having meat dishes on, say, Sunday. That's just one strategy. Another is to use the left-overs in a next meal. Historically, meat was expensive, and not eaten daily. For intsance, in the UK, "sunday roast" was originally exactly that: a meal that was only eaten on Sunday after service. Sheppard's pie was then a dish made from the left-overs. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunday_roast https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunday_roast There's more to it then that, but it's a good idea to be aware that historic eating habits do yield many good ideas on how to move away from modern day meat consumption patterns predicated by the abundance cheap meat.
- pawsforthought 5y agoAnd let’s not forget that cheap meat is possible only because of industrial-scale mistreatment of animals, the abuse of antibiotics, mass devastation of the natural world to grow feed for said animals, etc., etc. We reap what we sow. We’re killing Earth’s biosphere, and soon enough our own species will face its doom. But hey, let’s get another bucket of chicken and keep stuffing our faces with hamburgers.
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- mbg721 5y agoBeing flexible about types and cuts of meat can help with the cost also. At least at supermarkets in my area, a three or four-pound piece of pork shoulder might be buy-one-get-one-free, for about the same price as a pack of six chicken wings or a small strip steak. One semi-major home repair completely overtakes any savings on food, of course.
- tarsinge 5y agoWhat do you mean? While strict vegetarian might not be the best it seems there are still more health implications to account for when eating meat.
- oDot 5y agoI am very much in the valley of despair on this manner, but for me individually (and food is indeed very individual), meat consumption leads to a much greater quality of life, with perceived health benefits. I went fully carnivore and it lead to various health improvements. While I moved away from it due to my foodie tendencies, I currently do consume mainly animal products. I plan on doing a vegan experiment as well, but I am just not getting convinced by the vegans I listen to, so I need to do more research. As it stands, I believe eating meat that grew naturally (e.g grass fed beef as compared factory farming) is more healthy and sustainable than veganism.
- aklemm 5y ago> I need to do more research Where will you publish the study?
- cinntaile 5y agoYou were insinuating there are negative health consequences to vegetarianism without providing any scientific evidence.
- oDot 5y agoI was saying that there could be negative effects, which is evidently true since I have experienced some. People should check what's good for them instead of blindly following information they got by osmosis. Especially with regards to health.
- cinntaile 5y agoYeah you said so but we still don't know what those effects are and how your food supposedly caused them. Maybe there are different explanations for why you feel better now. I do agree that this can be very individual, but that is also the danger when people talk about their experience. You won't notice the long time consequences either, by definition.
- layer8 5y agoAlso, isn’t becoming a vegetarian somewhat the opposite of diversifying?