tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2405633513402883204.post7395379611239820669..comments2024-03-28T13:58:37.846-04:00Comments on The Passionate Foodie: Rant: Are Vegetarians Dooming Our Environment?Richard Auffreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03948647697847819742noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2405633513402883204.post-83115623066031166572013-05-06T10:10:19.288-04:002013-05-06T10:10:19.288-04:00thanks richard,.. thanks richard,.. gluterahttp://produkkecantikangrosir.com/glutera-paket-lengkap-plus-soap.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2405633513402883204.post-55684222588402139462013-02-18T15:44:33.810-05:002013-02-18T15:44:33.810-05:00World watcher:
Thanks for your contribution and ...World watcher:<br /> Thanks for your contribution and that is an informative article that everyone should read. It adds much of value to this discussion.Richard Auffreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03948647697847819742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2405633513402883204.post-18295825601025772402013-02-18T15:43:13.621-05:002013-02-18T15:43:13.621-05:00Thanks Maria for your comments. Your mother seems ...Thanks Maria for your comments. Your mother seems wise.<br /><br />Thanks Michelle too. It is a complex issue, and extremism on either side is bad. We all need safe food and that is another vital issue that needs more attention.Richard Auffreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03948647697847819742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2405633513402883204.post-66936602674883269692013-02-18T15:38:21.856-05:002013-02-18T15:38:21.856-05:00The problems with the French study includes its fa...The problems with the French study includes its failure to compare like to like, but also much more, as documented at http://freefromharm.org/agriculture-environment/a-comprehensive-look-at-the-agriculture-climate-change-connection/world watchernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2405633513402883204.post-7381623559557344942013-02-18T11:44:28.802-05:002013-02-18T11:44:28.802-05:00I'm a vegetarian, but I agree with you on a lo...I'm a vegetarian, but I agree with you on a lot of points here. I really chose to stop eating meat because I felt healthier and more energetic on a meat-free diet, and have no appreciation for the crap that goes into the meat that's on our supermarket shelves. But, with that being said, most of our supermarket produce isn't safe, either. If people want to be good to our environment, they should be making educated decisions about what they eat, no matter their dietary choices - buy as local as possible, read labels, and support local farmers. I do hate, though, when vegetarians and vegans try to make their diets sound holier than thou - it gives us other vegetarians, who are just eating what we want to eat, a bad rap.Michelle Collinshttp://www.theeconomicaleater.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2405633513402883204.post-84030492042979945162013-02-18T10:35:03.630-05:002013-02-18T10:35:03.630-05:00My Portuguese - wise mother used to say; "Th...My Portuguese - wise mother used to say; "The OX and Man gets his strength from what he eats!" <br />and "Lettuce is for Rabbits"<br /><br />Humans are "Carnivorous"...end of story! <br /><br />Maria Dias - Tia Maria's Blog <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2405633513402883204.post-81022526383500744622013-02-18T09:20:41.054-05:002013-02-18T09:20:41.054-05:00Hi Marie:
Thanks for the comments.
Despite t...Hi Marie:<br /> Thanks for the comments. <br /><br /> Despite the numbers, the actual diets of the plant based study participants involved more greenhouse gases than meat diets. So though maybe you eat less calories than meat eaters, that was not what happened in the study. Though obviously this study is but the tip of the iceberg, and a much larger study is warranted.<br /><br />Though legumes are not specifically mentioned, it does talk about plant based diets so might include legumes, and not just veggies/fruits.Richard Auffreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03948647697847819742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2405633513402883204.post-39192945570453727962013-02-18T07:55:47.923-05:002013-02-18T07:55:47.923-05:00Hi Richard, the study states that "when the r...Hi Richard, the study states that "when the researchers looked the grams of carbon dioxide emitted per 100 kilocalories the gap narrowed. 857 grams of greenhouse gas, the highest level, was still emitted to produce 100 kcal of meat, but it was only three times the emissions level from a similar amount of energy from fruit and vegetables." <br />So eating meat is (at best) creating 3x more than the equivalent energy of vegetables.<br /><br />What about legumes? They are not mentioned in this story and have some unique agricultural properties and are a huge source of calories for me. <br /><br />I would also argue that most vegetarians consume far fewer calories than meat eaters (in general) so the comparison of needing to get the same calories does not hold up for me. <br /><br />More thoughts to come ... Marie Paytonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03575055310656569081noreply@blogger.com