This has probably come up in this group before, but I'm curious your take on clean meat (lab grown meat/in vitro meat) No animals have died from it so would you consider eating it? I suppose it being vegan may have some controversy for a lot of people. I'm vegetarian but I have no desire to add this to my diet. I do think it could eventually help combat world hunger. Thoughts? [peta.org]
I would not be interested. They are into what they refer to as 'organic' right now. Organic may still have pesticides, so it is deceptive. Organic means grass fed in a field, no grain, no artificial preservatives, or coloring, and no antibiotics. You must read ingredients label.
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The basic question I have is "Why?" If it's an animal product, it remains unhealthy for human consumption.
Why not move towards eating healthy food. It's much more sustainable and will keep people productive, healthy, and save a fortune in future medical expenses.
One could be technical and ask where the cells came from, but I really don't think it's a good choice.
There are really good alternatives, start with Portabella Mushrooms grilled as a replacement for burgers.
Costco sells really good, healthy vegan burgers, without any added crap, like sugars, oils or salts.
There are lots of healthy alternatives.
Over the long term, that is what is driving an exponential increase in the Vegan movement around the world, based on science, health, social responsibility and cruelty to animals.
I'm all for it, since we can't realistically expect all meat eaters to change and earth isn't big enough to accommodate over 7 billion medium sized omnivores. Would I try it, maybe - not lab grown beef or chicken but perhaps if they can lab grow fish. I miss fish.
I generally don't miss meat, so I probably wouldn't start adding steaks and stuff back to the menu, although I'm sure on occasion it would appeal and I wouldn't be averse. I don't see it as a big deal for me, but this has a lot of potential for people that won't stop eating meat to do so in a cruelty-free way.
I'm curious how this will redefine veganism. There are already cultural differences in vegetarianism (in the western world, eggs aren't considered meat and are therefore considered/treated as vegetarian, but in eastern cultures, they're considered meat and not considered vegetarian). Would veganism be based on the type of product (ie. meat) or harvesting method (ie. slaughter vs lab grown)? We'll probably find inconsistency, although I don't know whether that will mostly be individual or if it will also be divided between different cultures. I know there are a lot of other vegans that wouldn't personally choose it, but consider it ethical. What would the requirements be for marking product packaging and menus as vegan or not? I suppose this could create another subset, like distinguishing between vegetarian and vegan.
I just wanted to add to this that besides human use, I would be interested in seeing this implemented in pet food. We might be able to survive without meat, and having meat (cruelty-free or otherwise) is a luxury, it would be nice to have a cruelty free option for adopted animals that require it.
Anything to get people away from torturing animals and screwing up the environment is fair game by me. Besides, there have been lots of meat substitutes, Tempeh, Tofu, TVP and Seitan just to name a fe. Besides a large portion of our foods are already factory processed.
Do we know what the nutritional value is or is it just a filler. If so its a destructive deception
It's grown from animal cells, so it would be nutritionally the same as regular meat.
I think it has potential to decrease animal suffering significantly. I wouldn't add it to my diet, since I have no desire to eat flesh, but if it becomes the norm for those who eat meat I would applaud it.
I don't see the point of it. If one doesn't eat meat why eat a meat substitute. I've tried some of the meat substitutes over the years, and not for me. Fine I suppose for people transitioning but why not just eat vegetables and have done with it. Saves any complications!
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Posted by jjbelleAt the Demver airport. The Grilled Cheese option is the slightest of nods to the obligation to provide an option. The Caprese is a nod and a point.
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