GrahamS2 Posted January 30, 2019 Posted January 30, 2019 Marketing is a powerful beast, with a big budget. Selective facts and omitting facts are almost as bad as false facts. A lot of our 'knowledge' is based on big brand marketing and bottom lines, its difficult to see through the rubbish sometimes and really know anything 100%.And a lot of dietary advice and decisions are based on outdated, inaccurate studies. The dietary cholesterol studies the American Heart Foundation conducted in the 1950’s are a prime example. And yet thousands of food producers and associations base their recommendations on these studies today. Patchelicious and Chris_ 2
Odinson Posted January 30, 2019 Author Posted January 30, 2019 Devon farmer 'too upset' by slaughter gives lambs to Kidderminster sanctuary https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-47026123?fbclid=IwAR0LrQkZVARbPqNIehg5XkJAoz0fDSmdGujQKYYY4ixpShRPv84Go2w0MaY A farmer who became too upset when taking his lambs to the abattoir gave his flock to an animal sanctuary.Sivalingam Vasanthakumar, from Totnes, Devon, took the 20 male lambs nearly 200 miles (321km) to Goodheart Animal Sanctuaries, near Kidderminster.Mr Vasanthakumar, a farmer for 47 years, said: "I just couldn't cope any more and I had to say no."The sanctuary, which looks after 220 animals, said it had never received lambs from a farmer before.Mr Vasanthakumar said he had previously worked as a dairy farmer with his parents in Sri Lanka but had also been a farmer in the UK for "many years"."It was taking them to the slaughterhouse and that was stressing me out a lot," he said.Mr Vasanthakumar said he also hated to see the "animals going through that stress".Mr Vasanthakumar decided to change his career several months ago when he would normally take the lambs to market."I realised this year, I couldn't do it. The emotional toll had become too much," he said.He said he cooks Indian dishes and planned to sell these and his home-grown vegetables at a Totnes street market instead."I will still be in the farming world, but not livestock farming anymore," he said.Sanctuary manager Dave Bourne said there were only a "handful" of sanctuaries the UK that rehomed rescued farm animals.
Odinson Posted January 30, 2019 Author Posted January 30, 2019 A local burger joint here in Belgium (think they're in France and NL too), Ellis Gourmet Burger, is now offering the Beyond Burger. Folks couldn't taste the difference between a cow flesh and a Beyond Burger (according to this little promo vid). https://www.facebook.com/EllisgourmetburgerNederland/videos/974153186110700/
Mudsimus Posted January 30, 2019 Posted January 30, 2019 (edited) . Edited January 30, 2019 by Mudsimus
Mudsimus Posted January 30, 2019 Posted January 30, 2019 Excellent point, couldn’t agree more!Finally Patchelicious 1
Mudsimus Posted January 30, 2019 Posted January 30, 2019 What's on your mind?Lamb curry Goodbadugly, Fruity and Patchelicious 3
Odinson Posted January 30, 2019 Author Posted January 30, 2019 (edited) Lamb curry Never saw that one coming. These okes in the video will probably think you're a riot. https://youtu.be/zvDoX9QwKuI?list=PLtc3iQTP5EZ_6oCLjvntAdfTP8Js-gD1c Edited January 30, 2019 by Odinson
Eldron Posted January 30, 2019 Posted January 30, 2019 Lamb curry You're awesome. What you up to this afternoon? "Fixing" some lesbians with your manly manliness? Oohrah marine. Wayne Potgieter 1
Imploder Posted January 30, 2019 Posted January 30, 2019 The high vegan food cost has come up a few times here. And it often leaves me confused. Yes some of the more odd concoctions are expensive, but in almost 2 years I'm yet to buy and/or try them out more than once. Whatever plant version of a burger is not expensive, soy/plant protein in whatever shape or form is not expensive. Lets not forget woolies biltong (I know thats a poor starting point but convenience trumps price for those of us surrounded by tall buildings and k*k work hours) is going on for R800 a kilo! Go to any reasonable restaurant in our cities and you're easily in for R200 for a hunk of meat. For the two of us at home, I'm certain we've taken 20 - 25% off the food bill. (I used to eat A LOT of biltong...) I gotta agree with you there. As Veganuary or "Reductionary" rolls to an end. There was definitely a marked saving in the food bill. We didn't stretch ourselves in terms of the more exotic nuts, grains, etc. Everything was kept pretty simple - Alot of:Rice, Broccoli, Cauliflower, beans, garlic, onions, Avo (for days), Sweet Potato+ all the fresh salad stuff.I can Honestly say I'm not missing the meat/chicken (which is weird and my wife can't believe it).But I'm sold - so onward and upward. Areas I'm failing if you're a purist - Dairy.Still do the yoghurt with fruit in the morning.Still have cheese on my sarmies.Still have milk in my coffee. Guess we can't all be perfect. Chris_ and Odinson 2
Edition 507 Posted January 30, 2019 Posted January 30, 2019 As an fervent Jordan Peterson fan, I found this video very interesting. This might cause some controversy with regards to the health aspect of veganism.
Odinson Posted January 30, 2019 Author Posted January 30, 2019 I gotta agree with you there. As Veganuary or "Reductionary" rolls to an end. There was definitely a marked saving in the food bill. We didn't stretch ourselves in terms of the more exotic nuts, grains, etc. Everything was kept pretty simple - Alot of:Rice, Broccoli, Cauliflower, beans, garlic, onions, Avo (for days), Sweet Potato+ all the fresh salad stuff.I can Honestly say I'm not missing the meat/chicken (which is weird and my wife can't believe it).But I'm sold - so onward and upward. Areas I'm failing if you're a purist - Dairy.Still do the yoghurt with fruit in the morning.Still have cheese on my sarmies.Still have milk in my coffee. Guess we can't all be perfect. That's really good to hear. I was also on the titty juice for a couple of months after making the switch. Didn't really buy dairy yoghurt or cow's milk, but didn't blink an eye for baked goods (my Kryptonite) with dairy and/or eggs in. Took me a while to break that habit.
Odinson Posted January 30, 2019 Author Posted January 30, 2019 As an fervent Jordan Peterson fan, I found this video very interesting. This might cause some controversy with regards to the health aspect of veganism. What's the Reader's Digest version of this?
Mudsimus Posted January 30, 2019 Posted January 30, 2019 You're awesome. What you up to this afternoon? "Fixing" some lesbians with your manly manliness? Oohrah marine.Ai. My manliness would last 5 mins in the marines.
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