Sustainable Eating

[Ms.Tarantula]

haha okay, okay.. I could have edited the sentence to say, 'I pledge to continue my current diet of no beef/pork and very little poultry'.

BUT I was blazed. and lazy. so shoot me.

[SEAN!]

yo does sustainible eating include colt 45 and cheeseburgers? if not im pretty much hooped

[NinjaBoy]

Originally Posted by Ms.Tarantula

haha okay, okay.. I could have edited the sentence to say, 'I pledge to continue my current diet of no beef/pork and very little poultry'.

Not really much of a point in saying that though...

I pledge to sorta of do something, I kinda follow 6 days out of the week unless it's inconvenient.

[mapleleaf4ever]

Reduce my meat consumption by 85%?!

Wow... I'm not wanting to turn into an Ethiopian here...

How about 10%?

[Ms.Tarantula]

okay... fine.

starbright, where is the option for people who already have a reduced meat consumption?

[mithridate]

cant they attach those balloon things to the cows i eat to collect their farts?
i like meat way too much

mm..
steak...

i dont buy alot of meat because financially, its cheaper to buy lots of veggies than it is to buy a hunk of cow.
and fake meat is so expensive.
and what is it made out of anyways? (tofu?) and how about the proccess to make fake meat? i wonder if the resources used to raise the cow equals to or is less than? more than? the amount of resources it takes to make fake meat?
and how about all that packaging that comes on fake meat?

im not willing to eat more beans for protein, meat is good for my body in the right quanitites.

i think the best thing for this planet would be if the human race were to become extinct.

[mithridate]

Originally Posted by tiedye

Do we even have a patio of any sort? And why am I asking you on FNK?

go peek out the back kitchen door...
there is a small patio attached to the house. ;)

[decypher]

I'm remembering the night i ate 2 steaks and a chicken souvlaki and got ecoli.

[tiedye]

So all these people that already only eat meat once a week DO realize that you're pledging to further reduce that by 85%, right?

Enjoy your Slim Jim. I'ma eat me four whole chickens and dry white toast.

[tiedye]

Originally Posted by mithridate

go peek out the back kitchen door...
there is a small patio attached to the house. ;)

Hoooly shit. We have a patio!

[Erin]

Today I had a massive burger with bacon for lunch and some sushi and teriyaki beef for dinner... I'll try and do better tomorrow.

But really, I don't actually eat that much dead animal. :)

[Carrie]

there is bacon in the pierogi I'm making

[NinjaBoy]

Originally Posted by Carrie

there is bacon in the pierogi I'm making

These pretzels are MAKING ME THIRSTY!

[inside]

The Vegan Beer, Wine and Spirits Guide

That should help a bit.

[galaxie]

I pledge to continue to be a vegetarian!

That was easy :P

[Grapes]

I pledge to attempt to secretly add meat to galaxie's diet, in order to make life more challenging for her.

[Grapes]

WHAT THE?!.. WHO PUT THIS RUMP ROAST IN MY VEGGIE WRAP??? o

[Sykonee]

What about sustainable meat eating? Inuit did it for all their existence.

Aside from chicken and fish, I'm already a once-in-a-while meat eater, usually at big family gatherings. See no reason to currently change that.:noworry:

[starbright]

yes, i think hunting is the most responsible way of obtaining meat.
the animals are also probably much healthier for you when they get to see the light of day, aren't living in their own filth or so emotional disturbed that they're chewing on their own feet for most of their short, sad, existence. oh and no hormones or preservatives. bonus.


i'm pretty appalled at the amount of people who say they are concerned about the climate crisis, but are willing to make absolutely no changes to their lifestyle or behaviour.

if we wait on politics to do the right thing for us, we are going to be too late. if we don't demonstrate that we are willing to make changes, politicians will put them off as long as possible in fear of losing popularity. not to mention the crawling pace of the processes involved in implementing new policies.
when the time finally comes i'm guessing people are going to be taxed up the ass for their livestock products too.

coming into this thread and talking about how much meat you are consuming, to me, is the equivalent of driving around an SUV in the city. flaunting your douchbaggery and selfishness.

ideally we would all make contributions wherever we can. instead of looking around, comparing ourselves to others and determining that we are "less bad" so we need not make any more effort.
those who don't want to cut back on meat, could attempt to eat more local or organic options... or at least check out seachoice.org to find out which of your favourite seafoods are better to eat more often than others.

[Mangle]

I just came off a no sugar/no gluten cleanse. Sadly, I was allowed a small percentage of pork and chicken. I do, however, prefer seafood over all other kinds of meat.

Super Furry Animals' Phantom Power album was printed to be carbon neutral.

[miss.myra]

Originally Posted by starbright

coming into this thread and talking about how much meat you are consuming, to me, is the equivalent of driving around an SUV in the city. flaunting your douchbaggery and selfishness.

Someone has to come in and do it at least once in every thread that utters anything about being vegetarian.

hi, it's played. nobody responds to it because it's still not funny!

[NinjaBoy]

Originally Posted by starbright

i'm pretty appalled at the amount of people who say they are concerned about the climate crisis, but are willing to make absolutely no changes to their lifestyle or behaviour.

I'm sure there are things you don't do. You might make some slight changes to your lifestyle, and some not so slight changes. But don't come on here with a holier the thou attiuide because you own a copy of the inconvenient truth.

Different people have priorities. Some people might be more concerned with human suffering in third world countries, or domestic homelessness.

coming into this thread and talking about how much meat you are consuming, to me, is the equivalent of driving around an SUV in the city. flaunting your douchbaggery and selfishness.

No it's not.

Many of the people in this thread were raised, or come from cultures where meat based food is a big deal.

Just because your a vegetarian doesn't mean everyone else has to.

ideally we would all make contributions wherever we can. instead of looking around, comparing ourselves to others and determining that we are "less bad" so we need not make any more effort.

Which is exactly what you did. I guarantee there are tons of people who do more then you do.

And you could probably follow these peoples habits with some sacrifice.

But you don't. Because you are making some effort, so you're "less bad" then most of us, so you don't need to make any more effort.

[miss.myra]

hey devil's advocate, i think you missed a big chunk of the point she was trying to make

she's not telling everyone to be vegetarian, she's asking people to try to CUT DOWN on factory farmed meat consumption for the good of the planet.

THE ONLY WAY YOU CAN TAKE THE STEAK AWAY FROM ME IS TO PRY IT AWAY FROM MY COLD, DEAD HANDS

[NinjaBoy]

Originally Posted by miss.myra

hey devil's advocate, i think you missed a big chunk of the point she was trying to make

she's not telling everyone to be vegetarian, she's asking people to try to CUT DOWN on factory farmed meat consumption for the good of the planet.

THE ONLY WAY YOU CAN TAKE THE STEAK AWAY FROM ME IS TO PRY IT AWAY FROM MY COLD, DEAD HANDS

I do see your point. And I was a little harsh, but...

My point is not everyone has a problem with farm meat. Not all of us are willing to pay more to specifically purchase "safe" meat. Or cut down on our consumption.

The main problem is, there are plenty of ways that we could help the planet, but don't do. We're all guilty of it.

I am, you are, starbright is. Everyone.

So I don't like her coming on here trying to guilt trip me.

[Gusto]

she's not trying to guilt trip you. she is just trying to get people on board.