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I tried to eat only expensive meat to reduce the chances that the animals it comes from are bred in conditions such as those described in the article. The idea
by vjvj 13y ago
I tried to eat only expensive meat to reduce the chances that the animals it comes from are bred in conditions such as those described in the article. The idea was that naturally this would reduce the amount of meat I ate as the cost of the meal went up.
Found it wasn't possible.
- There were no expensive ready meal options at my local supermarket
- Labeling contains no information about what kind of environment animals are brought up in
Solution:
- Enforce labeling about environment animals are kept in
- More NGOs need to take initiative to make it easier to access information - e.g. packaging should tell me name of factory meat was made in. I should be able to go online and view (ideally) live webcams for welfare and if not at least periodic photos of all areas where animals are 'processed'
Ultimately I wish I had the will power to turn fully vegetarian but my issue isn't with eating meat as such - more that I don't want to be a part of any operation that kills animals en masse and I hate words like 'processed' being associated with my food and live animals.
Working post, feel free to build on it.
- vlod 13y ago>There were no expensive ready meal options at my local supermarket - Labeling contains no information about what kind of environment animals are brought up in I think you know why. :) >Ultimately I wish I had the will power to turn fully vegetarian The way I started (I'm a veggie now) is not to fully eliminate meat completely for your diet, but just 1 day a week. The way to look at it is not that you're missing out on meat for 1 day, but as an opportunity to try out non-meat options. Here's some suggestions: go to a middle eastern place and order falafel wraps, or tofu next time you go to a Chinese place. Also there's lots of Indian food that's veggie friendly. i.e. Indulge your palette in food that you generally wouldn't try. You might like it!
- vjvj 13y agoThanks for the tips Vlod. I do actually eat veggie quite a lot and enjoy actively trying out the vegetarian stuff that I wouldn't without the mindset that I have now. My issue is that when you're traveling or you just come across a really tasty meat dish, that's when I lack the willpower to be 100% vegetarian. So all in all, I eat far less meat than the average person and I have cut down intentionally but I am not vegetarian all of the time.