Yes. But if you are going to lean on eggs as a protein source then you have to own up to the horrible treatment of egg laying hens. The same goes for poultry. Chicken is about the cruelest thing you can eat.

Moral? We are not herbivores. Environmental? Eat better whatever. People whine about cows being a problem but North America used to be overrun with bovines.

> Have you seen the price of beans/whole wheat pasta?

> There are far higher protein vegetables than broccoli.

> Life is too short to spend it on the toilet. Or in a hospital bed. Or at a dinner table.

Yes. Beans and Rice is especially delicious when you start out with bacon.

No. The article used the numbers 56 vs 66 per 1000. Most of the risk is independent of “evil meat”. The difference is 10 per 1000. THAT is the “evil meat risk”, not 6.5 in 100.

No. Letting kids eat candy all day is not “the same principle”. A total lack of moderation is not at all comparable to a choice that you don’t approve being indulged in moderation.

Yes. Meat “alternatives” are so great that industry has been trying to perfect mock meat for years while vegetarians keep that industry alive.

> Then we won’t care if you get cancer I guess.

We didn’t have this kind of food dogma in the 70s and we didn’t end up fat or diabetic. This kind of vegan propaganda simply isn’t necessary. It is sufficient to eat diversely, in moderation, and to avoid FADs.

Sure, Jewish delis will pile on the Pastrami but do you really make sandwiches for yourself like that or eat at a Jewish deli everyday?

There are no vegetarians in foxholes.

If the rest of your diet is mostly rabbit food, it takes a lot of meat or animal products to make up the difference.

I see your 32/34 and raise you to 32/36.

The problem isn’t finding 32 inch pants, the problem is finding them with a long enough inseam.

That’s because longevity is largely genetic. Suffering based on some misguided idea that you’re going to live longer or avoid the disease du jour is probably pointless.

One of my inlaws was killed by “universal health care”.

You eat brocolli for vitamins and other things that beef doesn’t have. You also don’t have to eat mass quantities of it either.

Processed meats should be leftovers. Of course leftovers should be cheaper. Sausage is all about getting the most out of a carcass. You don’t do that by shoving the choice cuts into the grinder.