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The Comforting Lie of "Climate-Friendly Meat" (newrepublic.com)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 48 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

Climate friendly meat is a black bean burger

A recent study published in Global Food Security, for instance, shows that humble legumes, with the right government push, could provide a far more sustainable and diverse source of protein than meat

[–] [email protected] 12 points 10 months ago (1 children)

i'm still bummed the humble black bean burger (usually no extra charge) has been replaced by beyond/impossible (usually a $1-3 upcharge) at so many restaurants.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

The thing that I hate the most about it is it's the same fucking price at the grocery store, but somehow that equates to a 40% more expensive burger. Meat is ungodly expensive nowadays such that my partner and I opt for meat substitutes because it's often cheaper and we prefer them anyway.

I understand economies of scale, and that they're buying less of it so they're gonna be paying a little more, but $3 per 8oz burger is absurd. Burger places have lost their goddamn minds when there's often way better ramen noodles next door for half the price.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

I was going to say Soylent Green.