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Giant_Aspirin
11/17/2023
12:24 PM
#1
if climate change concerns you, maybe consider eating less meat. i have dozens of great meat free recipes that i am willing to share for those interested.

https://apnews.com/article/can-meatless-mondays-help-environment-b09eaab6cbdce176debff415b48b1ec0
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Gobstoppers12
11/17/2023
12:25 PM
#2
nah
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11/17/2023
12:26 PM
#3
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Dungeater
11/17/2023
12:26 PM
#4
i actually just changed over to meatless a few days ago. not cuz of this, but that's a nice bonus too
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Giant_Aspirin
11/17/2023
12:27 PM
#5
Dungeater posted...
i actually just changed over to meatless a few days ago. not cuz of this, but that's a nice bonus too

nice! are you replacing meat with "fake meat" or with other protein sources, like beans, lentils, tofu, etc?

other bonuses include being healthier and having more money.
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dummy420
11/17/2023
12:27 PM
#7
What has the earth ever done for me?
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DepreceV2
11/17/2023
12:28 PM
#8
How about corporations get their shit together
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Giant_Aspirin
11/17/2023
12:28 PM
#9
kenio8187 posted...
Eating less farmed meat, maybe. But I'm down for lab grown meat.

I'm curious to see what sort of environmental impact this will have once it scales.
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Giant_Aspirin
11/17/2023
12:29 PM
#10
DepreceV2 posted...
How about corporations get their shit together

i mean, yes, but I'm not sure what this has to do with the topic. we can all contribute without too much hassle by shifting our diets even just a little bit.
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archizzy
11/17/2023
12:29 PM
#11
If I could eat anything Id be willing to cut down on meat but due to some health reasons I already cant eat gluten, dairy, or soy, among some other minor things so I actually have a meat heavy diet because its one of the few things I can eat and tolerate.

In fact as much as I like meat I get tired of having such a meat heavy diet, primarily just meat and veggies but I gotta do what I gotta do. I cant eliminate everything.
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boxoto
11/17/2023
12:30 PM
#12
I haven't read the article, but I remember hearing about how the meat trade hurts the earth in multiple ways.

like, huge amounts of trees are cut down in the Amazon to make way for cow farms.

and all the extra cows means more methane.
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PiOverlord
11/17/2023
12:30 PM
#13
I could see myself going vegan one day.
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Giant_Aspirin
11/17/2023
12:31 PM
#14
archizzy posted...
If I could eat anything Id be willing to cut down on meat but due to some health reasons I already cant eat gluten, dairy, or soy, among some other minor things so I actually have a meat heavy diet because its one of the few things I can eat and tolerate.

how do you feel about beans (not soy) and lentils? rice + beans make a great meal. i have numerous lentil recipes too. i make a darn good lentil ragu.

archizzy posted...
but I gotta do what I gotta do. I cant eliminate everything.

absolutely! but any contribution is welcomed and helpful.
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Dungeater
11/17/2023
12:31 PM
#15
Giant_Aspirin posted...
nice! are you replacing meat with "fake meat" or with other protein sources, like beans, lentils, tofu, etc?

other bonuses include being healthier and having more money.
whatever strikes my fancy a given week. its been beans and nuts so far
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ai123
11/17/2023
12:31 PM
#16
I will skip meat now and then.

But I cannot stand 'fake meat' substitutes like Qorn, or vegetables that pretend to be meat (vegetarian sausages etc). I'll have roasted cauliflower, or a casserole with lentils, or a pasta with a cheese sauce.
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Giant_Aspirin
11/17/2023
12:32 PM
#17
boxoto posted...
I haven't read the article, but I remember hearing about how the meat trade hurts the earth in multiple ways.

like, huge amounts of trees are cut down in the Amazon to make way for cow farms.

and all the extra cows means more methane.

yup. not to mention all the agriculture that is produced just to feed livestock. it takes ~16 lbs of food to produce 1 lb of beef. and all of that food needs to be grown, harvested, processed and transported to the farms.
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MC_BatCommander
11/17/2023
12:32 PM
#18
Hasn't this always been a well known fact? Factory farming is a nightmare for the environment and always has been
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archizzy
11/17/2023
12:32 PM
#19
Giant_Aspirin posted...
how do you feel about beans (not soy) and lentils? rice + beans make a great meal. i have numerous lentil recipes too. i make a darn good lentil ragu.

I have to almost entirely avoid rice and pasta. I can tolerate beans.

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The-Apostle
11/17/2023
12:32 PM
#20
Nope. I've tried meatless meat. It's disgusting af.
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UnsteadyOwl
11/17/2023
12:33 PM
#21
Yeah, people don't have to go full vegetarian. If you go meatless for a few meals a week that really adds up over the course of a year.
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Robot2600
11/17/2023
12:33 PM
#22
i dont eat meat
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DepreceV2
11/17/2023
12:33 PM
#23
Giant_Aspirin posted...
i mean, yes, but I'm not sure what this has to do with the topic. we can all contribute without too much hassle by shifting our diets even just a little bit.

I mean yea but it feels like what we can do is like a cubic cm size drop in all of the worlds oceans. So much so it feels irrelevant
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Giant_Aspirin
11/17/2023
12:34 PM
#25
The-Apostle posted...
Nope. I've tried meatless meat. It's disgusting af.

it's not my favorite and I only use it sparingly -- usually when im digging up an old recipe that I've enjoyed for a long time. it's also expensive. i very much prefer to get my protein from other sources.
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TheLiarParadox
11/17/2023
12:34 PM
#26
Whatever. Whatever. I do what I want.
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Giant_Aspirin
11/17/2023
12:34 PM
#27
DepreceV2 posted...
I mean yea but it feels like what we can do is like a cubic cm size drop in all of the worlds oceans. So much so it feels irrelevant

sort of. but that mentality is like saying your one vote doesn't matter. if we all do a small amount, it adds up.
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boxoto
11/17/2023
12:35 PM
#28
Giant_Aspirin posted...
yup. not to mention all the agriculture that is produced just to feed livestock. it takes ~16 lbs of food to produce 1 lb of beef. and all of that food needs to be grown, harvested, processed and transported to the farms.
true, good point.
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kirbymuncher
11/17/2023
12:37 PM
#29
I like meat too much I don't want to totally stop eating it

that said I have reduced my meat consumption some over the past few years and I'm pretty sure I already ate less meat than the average person (based on portion ratios/sizes in almost all recipes I find)
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Cocytus
11/17/2023
12:38 PM
#30
Not possible
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PiOverlord
11/17/2023
12:38 PM
#31
Just out of curiosity, there seems to be a case where the top 1% tend to make up the majority of the problems when it comes to these issues, where they expect us to make up for it so they can keep up their lifestyles.

Is meat-eating a part of this, or does the fact that eating is something we have to do make it where it's not really as disproportionate as other things are? Only reason I ask is I could see events for rich people having a large amount of wasted meat for no purpose than to flaunt food that people could never hope to actually eat.
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saspa
11/17/2023
12:39 PM
#32
I'm eating less meat for health reasons and that's it.

Instead of having us use crappy paper straws and telling us to eat less meat, how about corporations and rich billionaires get their shit together. A bunch of us recycling and going semi-vegan isn't gonna do shit to help the earth, what we need is policy reform and holding the big conglomerates accountable.
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HBOSS
11/17/2023
12:42 PM
#33
lol wtf AP news telling us how to eat?
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Starks
11/17/2023
12:42 PM
#34
kenio8187 posted...
Eating less farmed meat, maybe. But I'm down for lab grown meat.
I can't wait for lab-grown Wagyu.

Getting the texture and marbling right seems to be the hardest part.
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AlCalavicci
11/17/2023
12:44 PM
#35
It's unfortunate how many people are so resistant to changing their diets even just a little bit to reduce meat consumption.

My wife and I regularly cook meals without meat - usually once or twice a week. I'm a fan of impossible brand - I'll get a package of the ground "meat" and make things I would normally make with ground beef, and it still tastes great. Stuffed bell peppers with impossible meat, tacos, I even did a meat (plant) a week or two ago. It's not that hard. I still eat meat regularly and I don't ever plan on fully giving it up, but it's not the end of the world to scale back a little bit.

Now, if people can't afford it or something, totally get it. I haven't done a cost comparison to know if it's super different in price or not.
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kirbymuncher
11/17/2023
12:46 PM
#36
AlCalavicci posted...
Now, if people can't afford it or something, totally get it. I haven't done a cost comparison to know if it's super different in price or not.
I dunno about meat-imitation options, but things like legumes are cheaper than meats
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DemonBuffet
11/17/2023
12:47 PM
#37
If anything, Ill switch to eating more chicken and fish. I need to cut down on red meats.
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Lord_Ephraim
11/17/2023
12:47 PM
#38
I don't think I will give up meat ever as long as billionaires do so while tell me to not eat meat.
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AlCalavicci
11/17/2023
12:48 PM
#40
DemonBuffet posted...
If anything, Ill switch to eating more chicken and fish. I need to cut down on red meats.

Same, been trying to cook more with fish and chicken in addition to the impossible meat I use.

Shrimp has been my favorite protein for years so I try to get deals on the frozen stuff and cook them into fajitas or pasta dishes
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kirbymuncher
11/17/2023
12:49 PM
#41
Lord_Ephraim posted...
I don't think I will give up meat ever as long as billionaires do so while tell me to not eat meat.
do you think most researchers are billionaires? do you think TC is a blilionaire??

I do think some kind of lead-from-the-top approach would be nice but half the people on the top don't even think there's any problem
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UndefeatedGOAT
11/17/2023
12:51 PM
#43
What are we living for?

Paragon21XX
11/17/2023
12:52 PM
#44
I don't give a shit. Find other ways to reduce emissions.
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Sariana21
11/17/2023
12:54 PM
#45
I dont eat much meat anyway, but I (we/my family) do eat a lot of cheese which probably is just as bad because cows.
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Will_VIIII
11/17/2023
12:54 PM
#46
I actually want to pick up deer hunting for this reason.
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Cruciferous
11/17/2023
12:56 PM
#47
you don't think about how they're always telling regular people do this do that eat less meat take shorter showers etc

But there's nothing saying "why do xyz corps continue to dump chemicals" "why do pollution credits still exist" etc
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Error1355
11/17/2023
12:56 PM
#48
I'm sure my local grocery stores throws away more unsold meat in a week than I would save in a lifetime of cutting back my own meat consumption.
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UndefeatedGOAT
11/17/2023
12:57 PM
#49
Error1355 posted...
I'm sure my local grocery store throws away more unsold meat in a week than I would save in a lifetime of cutting back my own meat consumption.

yeah but the alternative is them selling it at affordable prices, we cant be having that
Will_VIIII
11/17/2023
12:57 PM
#50
Error1355 posted...
I'm sure my local grocery store throws away more unsold meat in a week than I would save in a lifetime of cutting back my own meat consumption.
Overproduction is a big factor in this and it's not just meat
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