This is a fantastic essay. One of my key WTF takeaways from your book was thinking why is soy not a part of the American diet by now as a source of protein?! We could produce and consume less (and more responsible) meat and dairy if we just grew a percentage of soy as food for people. It’s frustrating how much influence the lobbies and checkoffs have to promote conventional animal proteins.
This is a fantastic essay. One of my key WTF takeaways from your book was thinking why is soy not a part of the American diet by now as a source of protein?! We could produce and consume less (and more responsible) meat and dairy if we just grew a percentage of soy as food for people. It’s frustrating how much influence the lobbies and checkoffs have to promote conventional animal proteins.
Thanks so much for reading this and really getting the crux of my book! It’s mind-boggling that we use so much land for livestock feed and most people aren’t aware it’s just serving this big appetite for meat and dairy that’s so destructive.
This is a fantastic essay. One of my key WTF takeaways from your book was thinking why is soy not a part of the American diet by now as a source of protein?! We could produce and consume less (and more responsible) meat and dairy if we just grew a percentage of soy as food for people. It’s frustrating how much influence the lobbies and checkoffs have to promote conventional animal proteins.
Thanks so much for reading this and really getting the crux of my book! It’s mind-boggling that we use so much land for livestock feed and most people aren’t aware it’s just serving this big appetite for meat and dairy that’s so destructive.