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Jackson50 said:

Judging by the size of his chin and face...I would say this is one method that Al Gore will not endorse.

ROFL!

MMMHHMMMM... I wants me some sausage gravy biscuits.

 



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JaggedSac said:
stof said:
I actually became Vegetarian a few months ago for environmental reasons. Partly global warming, but mainly because the planet couldn't even sustain us if the entire world attempted to eat the meat heavy diets that the Western world does.

The amount of land, resources and energy that go in to growing what is required for a vegetarian meal are far less than the amount that goes in to a meat dish. If we didn't have to worry about producing the overwhelming amount of grain and hay that farm animals require, the world would be a lot better off.

That said, next time I'm at the Guelph Farmer's market, I'm stopping at the grass fed, hormone free elk meat stand. I can't wait to try that stuff.

 

This is my sentiment exactly, however, I cannot get myself to stop eating meat.

I thought the same, but I a got lucky with Treeplanting. The veggie option was amazing, so my second year up I thought I'd give it a try. And once you see how good vegetarian food can be, you start to see meat more as a cultural expectation than anything else.

I've enjoyed Portabella mushroom burgers and veggie lasagna more than I ever liked their meat counterparts. And if you have a fun and adventurous sense of taste, it isn't hard at all. A good Indian restaurant considers meat an afterthought. Falafles, veggie sushi and veggie gourmet burritos are great. And of course, there's always pizza. May I suggest the spicy savory combination of Pineapple and Hot peppers?

 



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I doubt I'll ever go full force vegetarian, but I'm only eating meat maybe 5 or so meals per week these days.

The amount of water that goes into growing cows is insane when compared to the amount of water that goes into growing plants. We're dumping tons of resources into food that isn't even healthy. People are crazy.



Going vegetarian is so healthy it isn't even funny. I don't think I could do it though...but I could probably do it for a few months.



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You cant stop Global Warming
because it's simply a hoax



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I supplement my diet with Boca burgers and CoCo Wheats to ensure that I receive the proper nutrition (protein and iron) with my decreased intake of meat; but if I do not enjoy meat at least a few times a week, then I am doing my evolutionary ancestors a disservice by not enjoying my perch at the top of the food chain. They worked so hard to ensure I was on top...I have to respect them.



In actuality man made carbon only counts for 3-6% of what is causing the "greenhouse effect" or global warming. It's interesting to note that other planets temperatures such as Mars have also risen as well (The Martians are causing global warming there too!!!). Now with the recent cool period we've had lately there singing to a different tune of global cooling, they also forget to mention that there hasn't been any sunspots lately which is believed to have an effect on the weather. Unfortunately people will be dumb enough to support a carbon tax when they try to implement it, regardless of how they package it with global warming,cooling,ect. It's really sad to see how many sheep there are out there.



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akuma587 said:
Going vegetarian is so healthy it isn't even funny. I don't think I could do it though...but I could probably do it for a few months.

Once you have a smoothie with maca powder in it, it becomes really really easy to go vegetarian.

And it's less than half the price if you buy it online.  Places like Whole Foods give you the idea that it costs more to eat healthy, but once you use the powers of the internet, it's cheaper to eat healthier.



stof said:
JaggedSac said:
stof said:
I actually became Vegetarian a few months ago for environmental reasons. Partly global warming, but mainly because the planet couldn't even sustain us if the entire world attempted to eat the meat heavy diets that the Western world does.

The amount of land, resources and energy that go in to growing what is required for a vegetarian meal are far less than the amount that goes in to a meat dish. If we didn't have to worry about producing the overwhelming amount of grain and hay that farm animals require, the world would be a lot better off.

That said, next time I'm at the Guelph Farmer's market, I'm stopping at the grass fed, hormone free elk meat stand. I can't wait to try that stuff.

 

This is my sentiment exactly, however, I cannot get myself to stop eating meat.

I thought the same, but I a got lucky with Treeplanting. The veggie option was amazing, so my second year up I thought I'd give it a try. And once you see how good vegetarian food can be, you start to see meat more as a cultural expectation than anything else.

I've enjoyed Portabella mushroom burgers and veggie lasagna more than I ever liked their meat counterparts. And if you have a fun and adventurous sense of taste, it isn't hard at all. A good Indian restaurant considers meat an afterthought. Falafles, veggie sushi and veggie gourmet burritos are great. And of course, there's always pizza. May I suggest the spicy savory combination of Pineapple and Hot peppers?

 

For me it's the opposite.  I eat all that stuff... and it isn't enough variety.  The Indian food is cheap and good, the Veggie Hot Dogs are about the only Hotdogs i'll eat.  Black Bean Burgers are almost as good as the real thing.

In the end though i really start getting burnt out on anything pepper based and rarely enjoy leftovers of vegetarian dishes.

Chinese food helps, but is hard not getting the meat option despite the fact that chinese food meat sucks.

 



I think more important than global warming, and more of a reason to switch to renewables, is the fact that oil is running out, and if oil ran out like today, we would not be prepared for it at all. Therefore we should be as prepared as possible.

There wasa great program the BBC did called Burn Up, which effectively was about how the Saudis had lied about how much oil there was left, and many people (mostly American :P) wanted to cover it up for fear of the economy, though eventually the Oil company CEO that found it, released it to the press.

As far as I'm concerned that's a much better reason, and one that isn't open to debate, after all it's not as if oil is infinite lol.