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====But I thought that plant-based diets lack nutrients?==== | ===="But I thought that plant-based diets lack nutrients?"==== | ||
They [[Nutrition/Examples/Cheap plant-based|don't have to]]. | They [[Nutrition/Examples/Cheap plant-based|don't have to]]. | ||
====But I heard that grass-fed cows can be raised sustainably?==== | ===="But I heard that grass-fed cows can be raised sustainably?"==== | ||
Not if [[deforestation|forests are destroyed to make room for pasture]]. | Not if [[deforestation|forests are destroyed to make room for pasture]]. | ||
But maybe yes, '''if''' the cows are a part of [[rewilding grasslands]] as a form of nature conservation. Most beef & dairy does '''not''' come from this sort of farming. And ''even if'' every suitable land on Earth had this type of cattle farming, it still '''[[How much protein could ruminants produce without crops|would not even come close to producing enough protein]]''' for 8 billion people. The world needs crops, and it would be [[livestock inefficiency|far more efficient]] to turn the crops into food directly instead of feeding the crops to animals. | But maybe yes, '''if''' the cows are a part of [[rewilding grasslands]] as a form of nature conservation. Most beef & dairy does '''not''' come from this sort of farming. And ''even if'' every suitable land on Earth had this type of cattle farming, it still '''[[How much protein could ruminants produce without crops|would not even come close to producing enough protein]]''' for 8 billion people. The world needs crops, and it would be [[livestock inefficiency|far more efficient]] to turn the crops into food directly instead of feeding the crops to animals. | ||
====But don't cows eat the parts of crops that are too fibrous for humans to eat?==== | ===="But don't cows eat the parts of crops that are too fibrous for humans to eat?"==== | ||
Cows are ruminants, so yes, they can convert fiber into protein. But [[mushrooms]] can do that more efficiently. | Cows are ruminants, so yes, they can convert fiber into protein. But [[mushrooms]] can do that more efficiently. | ||
P.S. Chickens & pigs are '''not''' ruminants. They eat the [[grain grades|same grains]] that could have been milled into flour. | P.S. Chickens & pigs are '''not''' ruminants. They eat the [[grain grades|same grains]] that could have been milled into flour. | ||
====But aren't imitation meats really processed?==== | ===="But aren't imitation meats really processed?"==== | ||
* So are most real meats. | * So are most real meats. | ||
* Plenty of plant-based diets don't involve imitation meats. | * Plenty of plant-based diets don't involve imitation meats. | ||