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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 wrycoder »

whycombinetor wrote: post #164
wrycoder wrote: post #129

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Spirulina is not algae. It’s bacteria. [0] I avoid it, possible ALS risk.[1][2][3] [0] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spirulina_(dietary_supplemen... [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyanotoxin [2] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3295368/ [3] https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.3109/1748296090327848...

Ouch, today I learn "blue-green algae" isn't "algae".

My wife got on a spirulina smoothie kick awhile back, so I did some research. We sent it back.

Lake Mascoma isn't too far from us, and we do see cyanobacteria blooms around here.

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Post by neves »

rmujica wrote: post #74

In Chile is common to eat Cochayuyo, a type of kelp without air bladders [0]. Some people are dismissive about its taste, but personally I love it on my Charquicán [1]. It is very cheap and readily available at most fish markets through all the country. [0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durvillaea_antarctica#Chilean_... [1]: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charquic%C3%A1n

Incas used algae as a source of iodine to prevent hypothyroidism. There was a sound commerce between the mountains and the shore.

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Post by hunterb123 »

flavius29663 wrote: post #169
hunterb123 wrote: post #54

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anyone can eat algae if they want to, most don't want to. some people do want to eat crab and lobsters, some don't. it's not a naming issue or a perception issue, it's a choice issue.

I don't think anyone is saying to not eat what you want anymore, it's about having another option.

The entire piece is about guilt tripping the reader into eating algae under the threat of climate change.

The title is called "Is it time to start eating algae?" even...

The answer to the title is no, unless you want to, which you can already.

If it was about another option it would be a recipe article, not a climate change article.

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Post by stonemetal12 »

sometimeshuman wrote: post #106
bch wrote: post #76

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beans != beans + rice; See also: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33564109

My mistake, I had blindly dismissed rice since it is commonly known to be a nutrient poor food. But several sources confirm the parent post and your comment are correct*. It's also too often repeated that a vegetable based diets will be lacking essential amino acids which seems like a gross falsehood now if you can get there with two wildly available plants that make up a common low-cost meal. I am baffled by the dis…

I think the disconnect is that for meat you don't have to think about it. When it comes to plants, suddenly you have to know something about what you are eating. There are plenty of plant diets that are viable, you just have to research a little bit.

Everyone always mentions beans and rice, but Potatoes by themselves are a complete protein. Some of the essential amino acids aren't found in high quantities in potatoes, so you have to eat a lot of them if you go that route. They are missing some vitamins and minerals as well, so you have to add sweet potatoes if you don't want scurvy.

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Post by petamask »

Seaweed is a staple ingredient in Korea. We eat it in all sorts of ways. I remember being shocked by the smell of rotting seaweeds on a Welsh beach. Never saw it happening in Korea. We eat those!

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Post by hunterb123 »

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.

"All of the people who have different life choices than me will die out one day"

Is that all cultures you're waiting to die out that are using ICE vehicles and eating chicken, or just Western peoples?

Lots of babies and and future babies who live those lifestyles you're going to have to wait to die...

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