Lab grown meat

Sandy_123

Following on from a debate on the vine show this morning.

Would you eat meat grown in a lab?

Me personally it's a very big no.

michael57

having been a none meat eater all my life its a no from me but if labour meets there plans for housing one has to wonder if this is the future way of life to come

Sandy_123

Myself I try avoid anything processed or max processed, to me I think natural is best. I dread to think of the things going into lab grown meat. But you could be right with extra people. As long as the choice remains for me @michael57

Rosie_Scope

I've been a vegetarian for a long time and part of me thinks it's totally fine as the animal hasn't come to any harm. Perhaps my body would benefit from the nutrition of the meat and it would also reduce some of the environmental impact of keeping big animals like cows. But the other part of me is massively squeamish about it!

Lots of our food is already grown and modified by Science, so I'm not totally against that idea if it's well-regulated and the choice for other products is still there. Just feels weird to think about eating something 'meaty' after so long without it.

It's a tough one! I'm not sure I'll know how to feel about it until it becomes more widely available.

Jimm_Scope

I think it's idealistic. Getting meat without anything having to die? Or possibly using less land/creating less greenhouse gases? All good things.

But, of course there is a but, there are big questions over the processing and more. It's a new technology, as with all new technologies we'll be discovering a lot about it. I wouldn't say no to it personally, but I find there's already a lot of good alternatives if you want to avoid eating meat. While me and the other half still eat meat for 3-4 meals a week we try to make sure we have at least 1 fish meal a week and 2-3 vegetarian/vegan meals a week. The ways I've learnt to cook tofu when I used to really dislike it! There's a lot you can do with it.

michael57

https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/912634#Comment_912634

haha i feel in the future the word choice will be erased it will be there way or the highway

Sandy_123

I don't think vegans would touch it as it's from animal cells. I worry about future illnesses from it as it's man made.

Sandy_123

I would happily turn veggy if choice was void

Jimm_Scope

I've heard some vegans would be okay with it as it doesn't require killing the animal, while some wouldn't as the cells aren't given with the animals consent. I suppose the latter would not consider the former to be "true vegans".

I don't think choice will be taken away imo. Though, I suppose there's the question of if the climate gets bad enough meat may actually become more expensive and thus exclusive anyway as less land is suitable for animal grazing.

michael57

https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/912661#Comment_912661

now us veggies would prefer you all to carry on eating meat the climate could not cope with all that extra methane gas 😈

Sandy_123

Well I did read that the scientist was coming up to stop cows trumping and again that a no from me.

michael57

https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/912666#Comment_912666

yes putting seaweed in there diet can reduce there methane gas output by up to 70%

Jimm_Scope

Does that work for humans too?

I honestly quite like seaweed, wrapped in sushi or the crispy seaweed you can sometimes get from a chinese takeaway. They use it quite a lot in Japanese cooking.

michael57

https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/912701#Comment_912701

i myself have no idea being a simple man cows have 4 stomachs so there digestive system probably works a tad different to ours i am quite happy with my beans on toast

Sandy_123

I don't really know if effects humans or n same way....quick Google says it does lol but I'm not a seaweed fan

michael57

https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/912704#Comment_912704

with the amount of alleged sewage pumped into the water ways ending up in the sea i would give it a miss myself 🤣

Sandy_123

@michael57 that made me laugh, no deffo not appealing to me

michael57

i have to say i find it rather hard to think that bse was caused by feeding chicken bones in cattle feed when in the states they actually dry and feed chicken poop as it is a cheep (haha nice pun ) form of protein for some 40 odd years

Sandy_123

I just wish things would be left as nature intended, all this meddling is from scientists. Where nothing good comes from it

michael57

money and greed i am afraid

Sandy_123

Yeah your probably right I do buy a lot of Australian and New Zealand meats myself