I read somewhere once that certain blood types do better on a non-meat diet than others. I think it was Type A, but I don't remember where I read it. :(
I have a problem not eating meat, as my mom and I both have thyroid issues, and people with thyroid issues should not consume a lot of soy products. Sad that, cause I love me some tofu. :D That leaves beans, yes? Heheh I like beans, fortunately.
I'm not at all adverse to vegan/vegetarian diets, in fact, I eat a lot of vegan/vegetarian meals...but when I don't have meat protein of some kind once in awhile (preferably chicken), I feel very strange. We, as a family, have beef once a week.
If mom doesn't have beef or chicken once in awhile, her whole system goes out of whack. :(
I never said I was a vegetarian, either. =) This is something I learned in an Environmental Sustainability class I took last semester and had to read scientific journals on.
When a population eats meat it costs to feed them with the cost of grain (so that lowers the amount of grains used to make other non-meat products which can drive costs higher - say, like bread or corn products), then there is the cost of gas to transport meat to groceries (or in some cases, the animals themselves to the chopping block) and lastly, animals create waste which adds to carbon emissions and can pollute water ways.
It's a fragment of a greater whole, but it is also one that contributes to where the world is at. There may eventually come a time where meat won't be an option (there are some scientists waiting for this to happen) to consume. It may not be this lifetime, but it is something that is out there.
I'm surprised at how my response seems to have elicited responses from people. Some people have been outright nasty. lol.
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I have a problem not eating meat, as my mom and I both have thyroid issues, and people with thyroid issues should not consume a lot of soy products. Sad that, cause I love me some tofu. :D That leaves beans, yes? Heheh I like beans, fortunately.
I'm not at all adverse to vegan/vegetarian diets, in fact, I eat a lot of vegan/vegetarian meals...but when I don't have meat protein of some kind once in awhile (preferably chicken), I feel very strange. We, as a family, have beef once a week.
If mom doesn't have beef or chicken once in awhile, her whole system goes out of whack. :(
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When a population eats meat it costs to feed them with the cost of grain (so that lowers the amount of grains used to make other non-meat products which can drive costs higher - say, like bread or corn products), then there is the cost of gas to transport meat to groceries (or in some cases, the animals themselves to the chopping block) and lastly, animals create waste which adds to carbon emissions and can pollute water ways.
It's a fragment of a greater whole, but it is also one that contributes to where the world is at. There may eventually come a time where meat won't be an option (there are some scientists waiting for this to happen) to consume. It may not be this lifetime, but it is something that is out there.
I'm surprised at how my response seems to have elicited responses from people. Some people have been outright nasty. lol.
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