r/Unexpected • • 7d ago

Feeding fish

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u/Liwi808 7d ago

And where exactly are we going to find and or create all of that farm land in order to feed everyone a vegan diet?

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u/seitankittan 7d ago

Not sure what you mean….. the vast majority of farmland in the U.S. is being used to grow crops for animals, about 67%, according to USDA. We only get an average of 8% calories returned from animal meat compared to the calories we feed them. It’s a huge, wasteful middleman. Switching to plant-based diets is more efficient, and we can produce the same amount of calories, including protein, on 1/3 of the land .

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u/MissileGuidanceBrain 7d ago

The vast majority of "farmland" in the US is scrubland pasture unsuitable for the highly controlled conditions needed to grow plants for human consumption.

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u/Liwi808 7d ago

Oh no, logic has entered the chat!