Today, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen revealed in her State of the Union speech that the European Commission is shelving its unprecedented commitment to ban caged farming, in response to a referendum-like action by 1.4 million citizens.
Things would be easier if we can find cheap, healthy (most ‘meat alternatives’ are highly processed food, which is not better than meat) alternative that people will accept.
Nutritionally, you don’t specifically need meat alternatives. For protein, even just peas will do (yes, there are other things in meat as well, this is an example). For the most part, people just need to learn to cook differently.
Tofu is an example of a food that (in its pure form) is really healthy, not processed much, inexpensive, and which is often counted as a meat alternative.
Even the highly processed plant protein + seasoning types of food tend to be more healthy than animal meat, provided the seasoning doesn’t include too much salt/sugar. (They also tend to be less healthy than just eating the actual plant product though.)
Government politician telling people ‘stop eating meat, that will be better for you and to make the switch easier we will make meat more expensive’ won’t be a government politician after next elections.
Ok. Now convince milions relying on meat.
Government politician telling people ‘stop eating meat, that will be better for you and to make the switch easier we will make meat more expensive’ won’t be a government politician after next elections.
No one relies on meat. The poorest countries in the world rely on rice and beans for protein