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superchunk on 15 March 2012

My kids already take lunches from home... but damn this whole thing is freaking stupid.

Granted, most 'real' food is probably just as tainted when you really consider how food production is controlled in teh US.



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Dr.Grass on 15 March 2012
theprof00 said:
Soleron said:
pezus said:
Dr.Grass said:
I don't eat beef. It's unhealthy, expensive, bad for the environment/economy and is produced in a violent way.

Who says beef is unhealthy? We need the nutrients meat contains. (Or do you just not eat beef and eat other types of meat?)

Some studies say 'red' meat is bad for you. They conflict on exactly how much is bad for you, it's just there was one very recently that says that any at all increases mortality rates. I'm sure there's a thousand statistical caveats that weren't in the headline on that.

Yeah I read something similar recently that was something like any red meat increase heart problems by 20% or something outrageous like that. Needless to say, I've been avoiding beef recently, and have been preferring whole fish and shrimp.

Although I've heard for a while that it's not that red meat is a problem, but ground beef.

 

Coming from someone that doesn't eat fish... Fish is infinitely better health wise than beef. One could even argue that vegetarians could benefit from fish. 

The only problem with that is that the oceans are incredibly depleted. I'm not saying this as some new-age mumbo jumbo - I'm saying this as someone who's brother is captain of a marine biology conservation boat. He says if you go 50-100kms out to see (from the tip of Africa) then you start finding Chinese boats...Lots and lots of Chinese boats.

They go half way around the world to come and exploit the oceans here. It is insane.

 

 



theprof00 on 15 March 2012
Dr.Grass said:
theprof00 said:
Soleron said:
pezus said:
Dr.Grass said:
I don't eat beef. It's unhealthy, expensive, bad for the environment/economy and is produced in a violent way.

Who says beef is unhealthy? We need the nutrients meat contains. (Or do you just not eat beef and eat other types of meat?)

Some studies say 'red' meat is bad for you. They conflict on exactly how much is bad for you, it's just there was one very recently that says that any at all increases mortality rates. I'm sure there's a thousand statistical caveats that weren't in the headline on that.

Yeah I read something similar recently that was something like any red meat increase heart problems by 20% or something outrageous like that. Needless to say, I've been avoiding beef recently, and have been preferring whole fish and shrimp.

Although I've heard for a while that it's not that red meat is a problem, but ground beef.

 

Coming from someone that doesn't eat fish... Fish is infinitely better health wise than beef. One could even argue that vegetarians could benefit from fish. 

The only problem with that is that the oceans are incredibly depleted. I'm not saying this as some new-age mumbo jumbo - I'm saying this as someone who's brother is captain of a marine biology conservation boat. He says if you go 50-100kms out to see (from the tip of Africa) then you start finding Chinese boats...Lots and lots of Chinese boats.

They go half way around the world to come and exploit the oceans here. It is insane.

 

 

I say we start hoarding all our fish.



Dr.Grass on 15 March 2012
theprof00 said:
Dr.Grass said:
theprof00 said:
Soleron said:
pezus said:
Dr.Grass said:
I don't eat beef. It's unhealthy, expensive, bad for the environment/economy and is produced in a violent way.

Who says beef is unhealthy? We need the nutrients meat contains. (Or do you just not eat beef and eat other types of meat?)

Some studies say 'red' meat is bad for you. They conflict on exactly how much is bad for you, it's just there was one very recently that says that any at all increases mortality rates. I'm sure there's a thousand statistical caveats that weren't in the headline on that.

Yeah I read something similar recently that was something like any red meat increase heart problems by 20% or something outrageous like that. Needless to say, I've been avoiding beef recently, and have been preferring whole fish and shrimp.

Although I've heard for a while that it's not that red meat is a problem, but ground beef.

 

Coming from someone that doesn't eat fish... Fish is infinitely better health wise than beef. One could even argue that vegetarians could benefit from fish. 

The only problem with that is that the oceans are incredibly depleted. I'm not saying this as some new-age mumbo jumbo - I'm saying this as someone who's brother is captain of a marine biology conservation boat. He says if you go 50-100kms out to see (from the tip of Africa) then you start finding Chinese boats...Lots and lots of Chinese boats.

They go half way around the world to come and exploit the oceans here. It is insane.

 

 

I say we start hoarding all our fish.


The South African government is getting they're pockets filled quietly so I doubt they would be open to the suggestion.



blkfish92 on 15 March 2012
Dr.Grass said:
I don't eat beef. It's unhealthy, expensive, bad for the environment/economy and is produced in a violent way.


In a sense I understand, but I eat beef because if one person like yourself stops eating it, no difference will be made.



           

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NintendoPie on 15 March 2012

I don't know if they serve us this crap at school... I don't care though! xD It takes quite good. Just like all the fuss over McDonalds serving us bone and such. So? It tastes good.



llewdebkram on 15 March 2012

is this a euphemism?



Dr.Grass on 15 March 2012
blkfish92 said:
Dr.Grass said:
I don't eat beef. It's unhealthy, expensive, bad for the environment/economy and is produced in a violent way.


In a sense I understand, but I eat beef because if one person like yourself stops eating it, no difference will be made.


I totally reject your argument.



Dr.Grass on 15 March 2012
llewdebkram said:

is this a euphemism?

I implore you to argue how this is a euphemism.



blkfish92 on 15 March 2012
Dr.Grass said:
blkfish92 said:
Dr.Grass said:
I don't eat beef. It's unhealthy, expensive, bad for the environment/economy and is produced in a violent way.


In a sense I understand, but I eat beef because if one person like yourself stops eating it, no difference will be made.


I totally reject your argument.


MEAT CRACK YUMMM...Just try it...