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Can anyone provide a coherent explanation for why we shouldn't just skip the inefficient step where we convert plant protein to animal protein and just eat a bo
by jessiewbailey1 9mo ago
Can anyone provide a coherent explanation for why we shouldn't just skip the inefficient step where we convert plant protein to animal protein and just eat a bowl of black beans instead of a maggot concoction? Couldn't we just go for beans if we want supply chain efficiency or meat if we aren't optimizing for that?
- sneak 9mo agoMany people find meat an order of magnitude more tasty than beans.
- jessiewbailey1 9mo agoSo eat meat or eat beans. Where do maggots enter the picture.
- IAmBroom 9mo agoThe article mentions a 900-ton pile of mango detritus. Exactly how many mango skins and seeds a day would you be willing to eat? (They contain urushiol which causes blisters. Don't eat any!) But that's just one part of it: this turns waste product into food. Beans don't provide complete amino acids. I don't know if maggots do, but many types of animal flesh do. Also, most people crave diversity in their diets. How long are you willing to live on an all-bean diet, even if we make it nutritionally complete? Diversity in diet is ideal for humans.