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Fri Jun-27-08 08:39 PM
Response to Reply #52 |
| -Meatless Fridays? |
pinto |
Jun-27-08 04:23 PM |
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It's not a new idea and one that should really come back |
LisaM |
Jun-27-08 04:27 PM |
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Yes and yes. People cut back during both WW's, and restaurant portions are phenomenal. |
pinto |
Jun-27-08 04:29 PM |
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Quite. But some people will cry oppression if they're asked to stop at quarter pounders |
anigbrowl |
Jun-27-08 04:52 PM |
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So they can get two quarter pounders, then (or a double one). |
LisaM |
Jun-27-08 04:55 PM |
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Meat is efficient for carnivores because ... |
Boojatta |
Jun-27-08 05:22 PM |
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Your digestive tract really doesn't care |
anigbrowl |
Jun-27-08 08:14 PM |
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I think economics will all but guarantee it. |
phantom power |
Jun-27-08 04:27 PM |
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That was the approach my local paper used for having a meatless dinner or two a week. |
unsavedtrash |
Jun-27-08 05:37 PM |
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It wasn't difficult at all - I agree. |
gateley |
Jun-27-08 04:27 PM |
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I loved those fish sticks in school! |
VermeerLives |
Jun-27-08 07:07 PM |
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I loved fish sticks when I was a kid. Never cared much for any other meat. |
CrispyQGirl |
Jun-27-08 08:35 PM |
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most people forgo beef WAY more than 1 day a week |
pitohui |
Jun-27-08 04:29 PM |
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I eat beef, pork or chicken almost every day. Yeah, I'm counting leftovers. |
pinto |
Jun-27-08 04:42 PM |
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I'm an Tertiary of a monastic order... |
regnaD kciN |
Jun-27-08 04:29 PM |
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Yeah, the writer noted beef for its bigger proportion of feed consumption per lb. |
pinto |
Jun-27-08 04:47 PM |
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I do "fifty mile fridays" |
dmesg |
Jun-27-08 04:29 PM |
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The fish thing was to help keep the fishermen selling their wares |
Hydra |
Jun-27-08 04:31 PM |
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Wow. Do people really eat beef *every* day? |
Captain Angry |
Jun-27-08 04:32 PM |
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yeah i had the same question upthread |
pitohui |
Jun-27-08 04:36 PM |
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I think many do eat meat daily - I'm including pork/chicken - corn fed livestock. |
pinto |
Jun-27-08 04:37 PM |
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My dad usually eats beef or pork at every meal |
Lorien |
Jun-27-08 08:55 PM |
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Fact is, we could cut average meat consumption in half and end up healthier |
TechBear_Seattle |
Jun-27-08 04:37 PM |
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Good points. |
pinto |
Jun-27-08 04:44 PM |
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if half of that corn was eaten by humans we'd have more diabetes than we already do |
pitohui |
Jun-27-08 05:08 PM |
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That's true. |
LWolf |
Jun-27-08 06:15 PM |
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You're right |
VermeerLives |
Jun-27-08 07:12 PM |
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Giving up meat can SAVE YOUR LIFE if you are at risk for |
Lorien |
Jun-27-08 08:48 PM |
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I can't believe that's not already the case |
hfojvt |
Jun-27-08 04:42 PM |
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meatless EVERYDAY - humans have no need for animal protein nt |
msongs |
Jun-27-08 04:48 PM |
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So long as one cup of lentils equals about a pound of meat |
notmypresident |
Jun-27-08 04:49 PM |
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I was raised a Catholic and used to give up meat during Lent |
aint_no_life_nowhere |
Jun-27-08 04:50 PM |
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Remember mom's casseroles in the fifties? |
Cleita |
Jun-27-08 04:50 PM |
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I remember those |
TechBear_Seattle |
Jun-27-08 05:00 PM |
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yeah and remember that diabetes/metabolic syndrome explosion we've seen since the 50s? |
pitohui |
Jun-27-08 05:10 PM |
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I don't think it was the pasta or rice, which are |
Cleita |
Jun-27-08 05:14 PM |
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point of fact |
SmileyRose |
Jun-27-08 11:13 PM |
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I remember those! |
Juniperx |
Jun-27-08 06:27 PM |
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Hmmm... tuna noodle casserole. I loved that stuff |
JerseygirlCT |
Jun-27-08 07:08 PM |
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Count me in. |
iamahaingttta |
Jun-27-08 04:57 PM |
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Dramatically reducing consumption of red meat would solve a lot of problems. |
Radical Activist |
Jun-27-08 05:02 PM |
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we are poor students |
mrs_p |
Jun-27-08 05:04 PM |
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I don't digest beef well. I feel much better without it |
JerseygirlCT |
Jun-27-08 07:09 PM |
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Try bison |
VermeerLives |
Jun-27-08 07:23 PM |
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You know, I'm so much happier, intestinely speaking |
JerseygirlCT |
Jun-27-08 07:28 PM |
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actually |
mrs_p |
Jun-27-08 08:37 PM |
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Thanks for that link |
VermeerLives |
Jun-27-08 07:22 PM |
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agreed! |
mrs_p |
Jun-27-08 08:39 PM |
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Orthodox Christians |
Mme. Defarge |
Jun-27-08 05:50 PM |
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You beat me to it. |
knitter4democracy |
Jun-27-08 06:34 PM |
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Waiting until I retire |
Mme. Defarge |
Jun-27-08 06:57 PM |
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That's very true. |
knitter4democracy |
Jun-29-08 05:36 PM |
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The meat would be easy for me. The dairy not so much |
JerseygirlCT |
Jun-27-08 07:10 PM |
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I know ... |
Mme. Defarge |
Jun-27-08 10:08 PM |
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Nuts are good. I like lentils |
JerseygirlCT |
Jun-28-08 08:13 AM |
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Meatout Monday is an idea that's been around for a while. |
flvegan |
Jun-27-08 06:24 PM |
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Have been doing meatout mondays for weeks and no one told me it switched to Friday. |
lonestarnot |
Jun-27-08 06:28 PM |
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LOL. Meat out Monday...Fishy Friday. |
pinto |
Jun-27-08 06:48 PM |
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Our church says to fast on Wednesdays and Fridays. |
knitter4democracy |
Jun-27-08 06:33 PM |
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I'm willing to go more than once a week meat free.... |
RazBerryBeret |
Jun-27-08 06:33 PM |
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If the cow is sent to a feed lot..... |
Wcross |
Jun-27-08 06:53 PM |
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Got me. Until recently, though, it wasn't raised. But caught wild. |
pinto |
Jun-27-08 06:59 PM |
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Fish is meat |
LostinVA |
Jun-27-08 11:03 PM |
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veal |
JVS |
Jun-28-08 08:16 AM |
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Really doable |
JerseygirlCT |
Jun-27-08 07:06 PM |
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I think we do eat WAY too much meat |
Canuckistanian |
Jun-27-08 07:10 PM |
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We never ate meat on Fridays growing up, lent or no lent |
alcibiades_mystery |
Jun-27-08 07:14 PM |
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i was raised catholic NO meat on friday...i didn't like fish...grilled cheese |
spanone |
Jun-27-08 07:28 PM |
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If you want to know the truth about meatless Fridays |
hyphenate |
Jun-27-08 08:50 PM |
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The Orthodox don't allow fish, except |
Mme. Defarge |
Jun-27-08 10:11 PM |
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Yep. If it's got a backbone, it's meat in the Orthodox Church. |
knitter4democracy |
Jun-29-08 05:38 PM |
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I'm a vegan. |
Eric J in MN |
Jun-27-08 08:51 PM |
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I hope more people do this. Means cheaper beef for me. |
BlooInBloo |
Jun-27-08 10:11 PM |
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I thought this thread was about a hooker strike. |
mmonk |
Jun-27-08 11:08 PM |
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this always gets me so much shit here, but i'll post it once again... |
CasualWatcher9 |
Jun-28-08 01:01 AM |
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I can't even look at fish-sticks |
dogday |
Jun-28-08 08:17 AM |
#73 |
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