good post funchy
personally, if my lifestyle did not pretty much DEMAND that i eat meat, i would probably be a vegetarian.
Right now i eat chicken and salmon, that's pretty much the only type of meat i eat. And occasionally some other types of sea food. We don't NEED meat, but it's damn tasty and my lifestyle would be alot harder to keep up without it.
another note, about farmers...my family owns a dairy farm. we're probably in the minority but we treat our animals exceptionally well...the cows are always dry, comfortable, warm, and well fed. The stalls are a little crowded but they have ample room to stand and lie down, and in the summer we put them out for 18 hours a day to pasture where they can roam and eat grass as they please. Our cows probably live better lives than 75% of humans on this planet when it comes to their basic needs being met...lol. just a thought.
Aside from that, i agree with what you said. We do live a slovenly lifestyle here in North America with little regard for how others around the world are doing, and i have a suspicion that that's all about to come crashing down...we'll see though.
Personally, i like to follow what i call the grizzly bear diet...it's kind of a diet of my own invention lol, i eat salmon 2 or 3 times a day, a ton of berries, some fruits, lots of root vegetables and leafy greens, and chicken 1 or 2 times a day and a few eggs as well. I put oats in my post workout shake but i try to limit my grain intake. Seems to be working well for me so far though.
anyways that's just my .02...good to see some healthy debate on the subject though.
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