by flabingo » Wed Apr 01, 2015 11:43 am
He did not talk about the other problems with RED meat. It takes 1799 gallons of water to create ONE pound of beef. California has a serious water problem, and they not only raise beef, but export alfalfa, and allow Nestle to ship bottled water out of the state during the drought in plastic bottles. At the same time the state has stopped the use of plastic bags in supermarkets
Then you have the methene gas emissions. In Ireland and other countries they are seriously considering a flatulance tax.
And ALL beef is not the same. Grass fed as opposed to a factory farm are quite different products. Then you have the deads cows that are often delivered to the slaughterhouses..
And does not mention the enormous farm subsidies that the meat and dairy industry gets(63%) as opposed to fruits and veggies 3%.
It is time for a new documentary like Food Inc to remind us of the factory farms again.
All cuts of beef are not the same. Not everybody buys Tenderloin from Whole foods at $35.00 a pound.
Then you have the bun, cheese etc that are normally included
One glimmer of hope. The Navajo nation in Arizona is going to tax JUNK food 2% and wave the 5% sales tax on fruits and vegetables.
"Obesity in children has tripled, and grass fed prime cuts are not the main reason". That would have been a MORE appropriate headline