Meat Loaf

of hickory smoke and the coals are red hot, it’s time to put on the steaks, chicken, chops, and Tofu. Wait! Let’s hold the Tofu. Marjorie L. Garretson’s Essay “More Pros Than Cons in a Meat Free Life”. Garretson makes a sophomoric attempt to persuade ravenous carnivores to abstain from the consumption of all meat products, eggs and dairy…

Meat products, compared to others, are harder to break down and digest because it is dense in protein. As a result, the body’s digestion system becomes overwhelmed. This causes the body to be at a loss of energy. A vegetarian diet not only prevents this…

Shopping for a two week period with only a hundred dollar budget made me realize that people on SNAP benefits really have it hard in that it is very challenging to shop while trying to be healthy as well as being cost effective. Fortunately, I found that it was easier for me to shop effectively at Walmart than it was at Outtakes. Outtakes was a very frustrating shopping experience when compared to Walmart because Outtakes had ridiculously high prices that limited my shopping list. At Outtakes I…

Many people know of the idea of Carbon footprints, but do not think of the wider concept of ecological footprints. This measures not only carbon emissions but includes energy use, water use, and waste production of a person, or population. This is measured against the ability of the environment to supply these needs, many times leading to a deficit (Global Footprint Network, 2015). The world population uses 1.6 times the resources available of the planet (Global Footprint Network, 2015) and with…

Currently, in the United States, we have different options on what we want to put in our body when it comes to food. Many people are deciding to opt for tofu instead of meat and becoming vegetarians. Others are sticking to the traditional beef. I personally have chosen becoming a vegetarian mainly for animal welfare. However, my family is not, and therefore, there is a constant debate at our dinner table on which is the better choice. There are differences between each and both have unique…

I don 't know. Many people believe that the only way to save the earth is to go completely Vegan to cut all meat and dairy products from your diet. Many people believe that there is no sufficient way to keep meat and animal products in your diet and yet still keep the earth healthy. Many doctors do believe that if you go Vegan people can still lead a very healthy lifestyle. I personally don 't think that being…

some kind of processing technology in order to eat meat.” Humans aren’t hardwired to eat meat the same way carnivores are. Our bodies are not meant to support large amounts of meat. It’s famous for being packed with proteins and fats that are essential to muscle development. Consumption of meat is encouraged and celebrated throughout many cultures worldwide, but it carries with it many consequences. Carnitine, which is a compound found in red meat is linked to atherosclerosis, the hardening…

understanding. There were so many workers standing near another and they are chopping up chunks of cattle, standing in pools of pool that were deep. Workers were killing cattle by hitting them and slicing them up. Even though there are machines to process meat, with cattle there are different sizes that come along with it. Unlike other animals, cattle would have to be slice in a particular way and with knives. In this case workers must work in a quick way to slice up cattle to almost keep with…

they put into their bodies, longer, happier lives will be more common in their future. People who were raised or converted into veganism or vegetarianism are reported to have happier, longer lives. In an interventional trial was published in which all meat, poultry, fish, and eggs were removed from people’s diets and a significant improvement in mood scores was found after just two weeks (Transhumanity). Being a vegan and vegetarian is a lifestyle choice and there are many myths and assumptions…

My mom took to a vegetarian diet for religious reasons and since she is the homemaker, so did the rest of my family. Now that I am living on my own I have the option, like many other vegetarians, to take up meat, but I haven 't. Not for religious reasons, but because I don 't feel the need to. The diner has several options that cater to vegetarians, even an entirely different counter for vegans. Recently, there has been a significant increase in universities and college campuses incorporating…