National Vegetarian Week 2010

[phkrause]

PKRAUSE

WELL that was not what I was thinking when I said

we should do something special that week

dgrimm60

pk

[karl]

National Vegetarian Week is a great opportunity to look at food and its impact on the environment, animals and health.

Vegetarian diet is the diet for this time.

The average adult human burns about 2,000 calories per day, just living his or her life. We use almost all the calories that we consume to move around, breathe, and do everyday tasks. The same is true of farmed animals. For every pound of food that they are fed, only a fraction of the calories are returned in the form of edible flesh. The rest of those calories are burned away raising the animal to slaughter weight or contributing to feathers, blood, and other parts of the animal that are not eaten by humans. This is why animals raised for food have to eat as many as 16 pounds of grain to create just 1 pound of edible flesh.

Go vegetarian.

[SivartM]

Plus, eating animals hurts them. :(

[Dr. Rich]

What are you trying to do, destroy cattle ranches and chicken ranches? The only thing on the mind of a cow or chicken is when do I get to eat and how do I keep from being eaten. If it were a bull and roster, then another thing would be on it's mind. But other than that, they probably don't think much. BTW--have you actually ever seen a 'happy cow'? No, not when it is depositing some fertilizer, but really now?

[SivartM]

You can read animals' minds? You should be on TV!

Oddly enough, those noises animals make when someone kills them are generally accepted as expressions of pain.

[Suzanne Sutton]

Hitler was NOT a vegetarian. Will have to look up the info and run it again here. Meantime:

Thought-Provoking Facts About Vegetarianism

* 14 million Americans are now vegetarian and over 30 million are exploring a diet with little use of meat.

* Percentage of illnesses that could be delayed or eliminated just by dietary changes: 50%.

* Amount the U.S. Government spends annually on price supports for beef and veal: $10 billion.

* Amount of cropland producing livestock feed: 64%.

* Amount of U.S. cropland producing fruits and vegetables: 2%.

* Water needed to produce 1 pound of meat: 2500 gallons.

* Water needed to produce 1 pound of wheat: 25 gallons.

* Amount of U.S. topsoil lost from cropland, pasture, rangeland and forest land directly associated with livestock raising: 85%.

* Historic cause of demise of many great civilizations: topsoil depletion.

* Amount of corn grown in U.S. consumed by human beings: 20%.

* Amount of corn grown in U.S. consumed by livestock: 80%.

* Nearly 1.5 million Americans are crippled and killed each year by diseases associated with excessive consumption of meat and animal fat. The elements held principally accountable include saturated fat, cholesterol, hormones, pesticides and nitrites. --The Vegetarian Revolution by Giorgio Cerquetti.

Suzanne

[Suzanne Sutton]

Dick Gregory

From The New Vegetarians by Rynn Berry:

Q. Is your family vegetarian as well?

A. Yes, my whole family is vegetarian. Ten of my 11 kids fast one day a week, and there hasn't been so much as one runny nose among them.

Q. Have you influenced members of the black community to become vegetarian? Are a lot of black people becoming vegetarian now?

A. Oh yes, it's just unbelievable, unbelievable. I would say that I am one of the biggest influences in America today on both blacks and whites, mainly beause of my college appearances. And in every book I write, I always mention something about vegetarianism. --The Vegetarian Revolution, by Giorgio Cerquetti.

Suzanne

[phkrause]

Hitler was NOT a vegetarian. Will have to look up the info and run it again here. Meantime:

Thought-Provoking Facts About Vegetarianism

* 14 million Americans are now vegetarian and over 30 million are exploring a diet with little use of meat.

* Percentage of illnesses that could be delayed or eliminated just by dietary changes: 50%.

* Amount the U.S. Government spends annually on price supports for beef and veal: $10 billion.

* Amount of cropland producing livestock feed: 64%.

* Amount of U.S. cropland producing fruits and vegetables: 2%.

* Water needed to produce 1 pound of meat: 2500 gallons.

* Water needed to produce 1 pound of wheat: 25 gallons.

* Amount of U.S. topsoil lost from cropland, pasture, rangeland and forest land directly associated with livestock raising: 85%.

* Historic cause of demise of many great civilizations: topsoil depletion.

* Amount of corn grown in U.S. consumed by human beings: 20%.

* Amount of corn grown in U.S. consumed by livestock: 80%.

* Nearly 1.5 million Americans are crippled and killed each year by diseases associated with excessive consumption of meat and animal fat. The elements held principally accountable include saturated fat, cholesterol, hormones, pesticides and nitrites. --The Vegetarian Revolution by Giorgio Cerquetti.

Suzanne

Thanks for the info Suzanne, interesting stuff.

pk

[phkrause]

Dick Gregory

From The New Vegetarians by Rynn Berry:

Q. Is your family vegetarian as well?

A. Yes, my whole family is vegetarian. Ten of my 11 kids fast one day a week, and there hasn't been so much as one runny nose among them.

Q. Have you influenced members of the black community to become vegetarian? Are a lot of black people becoming vegetarian now?

A. Oh yes, it's just unbelievable, unbelievable. I would say that I am one of the biggest influences in America today on both blacks and whites, mainly beause of my college appearances. And in every book I write, I always mention something about vegetarianism. --The Vegetarian Revolution, by Giorgio Cerquetti.

Suzanne

Again Suzanne, very interesting.

pk