Posted on 06/10/2015 7:46:31 PM PDT by TurboZamboni
Over the last two years, I’ve dabbled with paleo, cacao, almond milk, seaweed, aloe vera and coconut water. My friends tell me I’m a “health hipster”. And what’s wrong with that? But then I learned that my chia seed addiction might have a real impact on the global food industry: this year, analysts from Credit Suisse warned that the consumer migration from carbs to proteins would damage the baking and milling industry, all because people are having ham and eggs for breakfast instead of Shreddies or toast. And there’s worse: what about the environment? What if my taste for goji berries is leading to the drowning of baby narwhals? OK, I made that bit up, but every week there’s another report about the hidden impact of what you eat on planet Earth. I started to wonder whether, in helping myself, I was harming the planet. So I went on a quest to find a food fad that won’t harm the environment. This is what I learned.
(Excerpt) Read more at theguardian.com ...
Quinoa killed the Incas.
Quinoa won’t spike your insulin the way regular higher carb pasta will.
So it won’t wear out your arteries like high starch/sugar items will.
Just eat a Big Mac with some whale meat on the side.
How does it go with Oreo cookies?
climate change did!
Why can’t they get coco from coconuts?
roll a quinoa ball a penny a pitch.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nf670orHKcA
On the other hand, if you don't drink coconut water, how much will the farmers make?
It’s the guardian. Never ever click their page. They are a hive mind of social justice retards who can’t take criticism and launch false DMCA claims against you tubers who criticize their bias and unethical reporting.
It’s not killing the planet, but it does make your ass look big
How about coca?
Interesting article. The leftists at the guardian tiptoe up to the notion that everything has costs and tradeoffs, even crunchy granola foods.
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