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Is algae the new kale?

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Re: Is algae the new kale?

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Post by subsuxbjes »

coinbasetwwa wrote: post #101
marricks wrote: post #39

I love all these whacky avenues people take when eating just plants is a very low foot print option available to almost everyone. We don’t need to eat crickets, we don’t need to eat algae, we don’t need bioreactors for growing meat. I think the main reason we don’t hear more about just how goddamn efficient a bowl of lentils and rice is, or oatmeal, is because it’s not sexy. You just can’t make a start up on beans an…

Being vegetarian is extremely unhealthy, drives the obesity epidemic, and is far more likely to cause individuals to become depressed. Good luck getting heme iron, carnitine, carnosine, taurine, creatine, B12, Vit D, and DHA in a meat free diet.

What? This is honestly so wrong you can't be taken in good faith.

Re: Is algae the new kale?

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Post by issa »

wintermutestwin wrote: post #95
marricks wrote: post #39

I love all these whacky avenues people take when eating just plants is a very low foot print option available to almost everyone. We don’t need to eat crickets, we don’t need to eat algae, we don’t need bioreactors for growing meat. I think the main reason we don’t hear more about just how goddamn efficient a bowl of lentils and rice is, or oatmeal, is because it’s not sexy. You just can’t make a start up on beans an…

>because beans and rice are healthy I disagree. A high carb diet make me fat. A high protein diets does not. There is no vegan way for me to eat my daily protein target without eating far too many carbs along with it. (edit: I should have stated that there is no way beyond eating highly processed foods)

2 things:

- everyone is different

- there are plenty of low-carb, high-protein vegetarian sources (see: tofu)

Re: Is algae the new kale?

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Post by subsuxbjes »

wintermutestwin wrote: post #95
marricks wrote: post #39

I love all these whacky avenues people take when eating just plants is a very low foot print option available to almost everyone. We don’t need to eat crickets, we don’t need to eat algae, we don’t need bioreactors for growing meat. I think the main reason we don’t hear more about just how goddamn efficient a bowl of lentils and rice is, or oatmeal, is because it’s not sexy. You just can’t make a start up on beans an…

>because beans and rice are healthy I disagree. A high carb diet make me fat. A high protein diets does not. There is no vegan way for me to eat my daily protein target without eating far too many carbs along with it. (edit: I should have stated that there is no way beyond eating highly processed foods)

There is you just don't care to learn and are stuck in your own ways. That's fine, but don't act like it's not possible because it is and it's not hard.

Re: Is algae the new kale?

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Post by rs999gti »

rs999gti wrote: post #98
Avicebron wrote: post #53

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Huge swathes of the human population doesn't eat that much meat, India being my go to example of delicious vegetarian food spanning a very very long time.

> doesn't eat that much meat, India being my go to example Indian/Pakistani food may be vegetarian but it tastes good because of animal products like eggs, butter, cream, milk, and cheese. It's vegetarian but not vegan. Source: I grew up eating this type of food daily

Edit: before you jump on me, yes I know Indian food has spices. But the animal products are what add the richness and savoriness to the food

Re: Is algae the new kale?

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Post by fullstick »

eYrKEC2 wrote: post #90
hammock wrote: post #41

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Beans + rice is easily the most common meal on the planet, as the cheapest complete protein source around. We live in a bubble, never mind saving the planet

Did you know that cows can up cycle agricultural waste into protein? Human's can't eat corn stalks, for instance.

We could upcycle agricultural waste by returning it to the earth. Let it decompose and return nutrients to the soil.

Re: Is algae the new kale?

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Post by jlg23 »

marricks wrote: post #39

I love all these whacky avenues people take when eating just plants is a very low foot print option available to almost everyone. We don’t need to eat crickets, we don’t need to eat algae, we don’t need bioreactors for growing meat. I think the main reason we don’t hear more about just how goddamn efficient a bowl of lentils and rice is, or oatmeal, is because it’s not sexy. You just can’t make a start up on beans an…

> I think the main reason we don’t hear more about just how goddamn efficient a bowl of lentils and rice is, or oatmeal, is because it’s not sexy.

I consider food that can be mass-produced in those 71% of the world's surface that cannot grow lentils or rice quite sexy indeed.

Re: Is algae the new kale?

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Post by strbean »

ryandrake wrote: post #72
woodruffw wrote: post #40

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think it’s more likely that you just didn’t notice it. My lay observation is that “food security” has been the standard term in non-profit/NGO contexts for at least 15 years, while “hunger” is still colloquial. My guess for why is precision.

Maybe it's the same Euphemism Treadmill that George Carlin performed[1] about, how "Shell Shock" evolved into the softer, jargony "Post Traumatic Stress Disorder" 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuEQixrBKCc

I think "shell shock" vs. "PTSD" is a poor example of euphemistic language. The name "shell shock" is just inaccurate and misleading. It's a product of the poor understanding we had at the time. It would be confusing to explain how someone got shell shock from sexual assault, for example.

The intermediate names Carlin mentions, however, are absolute euphemistic bullshit. "Battle fatigue" and "operational exhaustion" were strictly rebrands with the intent of minimizing the problem.

Re: Is algae the new kale?

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Post by dinosaurdynasty »

marricks wrote: post #39

I love all these whacky avenues people take when eating just plants is a very low foot print option available to almost everyone. We don’t need to eat crickets, we don’t need to eat algae, we don’t need bioreactors for growing meat. I think the main reason we don’t hear more about just how goddamn efficient a bowl of lentils and rice is, or oatmeal, is because it’s not sexy. You just can’t make a start up on beans an…

(micro)-algae can be a really good source of long-chain omega-3's (EPA/DHA), which are otherwise difficult to get in a plant-based diet.

While beans and rice are pretty damn good (or what I tend to do, beans and potatoes) it definitely isn't complete nutritionally and there is pretty important stuff that's missing or there isn't enough of (EPA/DHA, Vitamin D, Vitamin B12, etc).

Variety is also good just because of allergies and oversensitivites to certain foods and even just taste preference. Just about anything is better for the planet than meat!

Re: Is algae the new kale?

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Post by [deleted] »

marricks wrote: post #39

I love all these whacky avenues people take when eating just plants is a very low foot print option available to almost everyone. We don’t need to eat crickets, we don’t need to eat algae, we don’t need bioreactors for growing meat. I think the main reason we don’t hear more about just how goddamn efficient a bowl of lentils and rice is, or oatmeal, is because it’s not sexy. You just can’t make a start up on beans an…

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Re: Is algae the new kale?

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Post by vinyl7 »

stuff4ben wrote: post #110

All of the people who are saying they'd never eat it and will stick with their beef/chicken/pork are the same kind that said hell no to EVs. They'll die out and the world will adapt to a changing food economy just as we did with the changing fuel economy.

Eat the bugs, live in a pod, own nothing and be happy
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