The Ethically Conscious Meat Lover’s Dilemma and How to Solve It
Use the “meat as a vegetable dressing” philosophy to keep enjoying your food without all the environmental and animal welfare baggage.
I love meat.
There, I said it. I love the taste and the texture of choice cuts from dead animals cooked to perfection. I also appreciate the high-quality protein and other nutrients these dead animals bring to the table.
But at the same time, I love the environment and despise factory farming.
Yes, meat is an environmental nightmare, especially beef and lamb (see the graphic below). Pork and poultry are several times better but still much worse than most plant products.
Factory farming is one of the great evils of our society, but it’s the only way to supply the growing global appetite for animal products. There is simply not enough land on Earth to give all our farm animals a good life in an environment closely resembling their natural habitat.
So, what can we do?
