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Foods for healthier people and a healthier planet [pdf]

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Re: Foods for healthier people and a healthier planet [pdf]

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Post by Ensorceled »

papermachete wrote: post #3

This is a joke, right? Call me when they sell this at my local groceries' (for cheap).

That's the point, these are foods that we should be eating.

Besides, a number of these items are available at my local Bulk Barn; a low cost, "bring your own container" bulk purchasing store.

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Post by dmix »

fsloth wrote: post #10
fenwick67 wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Many of the items on this list are very cheap today.

This. Western world has a bit skewed view of food anyway, since most distribution is handled by large companies that optimize for their own profit, and this applies to producers as well. We couldn't survive without modern "food chains", but that does not mean the crops used by the modern processes are the only viable ones. Rather, they are the most popular ones for which the processes have been optimized for.

A huge part of it is that they make money on what people want to buy as well.

I’m sure if they put seaweed and cacti in most American grocery stores most people would skip them for what they think will be good for dinner. Therefore having zero profit without the companies margins having anything to do with it.

What’s available has typically played a role but it’s not the only metric.

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Post by sebasmurphy »

papermachete wrote: post #3

This is a joke, right? Call me when they sell this at my local groceries' (for cheap).

If you have one, go to your local asian/world supermarket. They'll usually carry a lot of things on this list that you won't find at your standard large supermarket chain or even at whole foods.

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Post by mises »

It's worth noting for anyone that advocates this sort of diet that it is a luxury. Many people mention that you can make good food on such a diet, but it is doubtless time-consuming. What of those who work by the hour? And the ingredients are expensive. Many of the fancy foods on here come from Whole Foods, not HEB. Even if they become affordable, the time aspect is still important; most don't want to spend 2 hours cooking regularly.

Honest question for those who follow such a diet: how do you not feel hungry? If I don't have meat, I tend to stay hungry. I regularly eat lots of meat for this reason, and am still very slim (no health issues), so it's not like it's hurting me. I tried not eating meat for a month or so, and I perform measurably worse (comparing my output on days when I ate meat vs not). Maybe it just doesn't work for everyone?

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