Would you reduce your meat consumption if lab-grown meat or meat alternatives were cheaper and tasted good? Why or why not?

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Gizela · Accepted Answer

Definitely. Pigs and cows are at least as emotionally intelligent as dogs, maybe even as much as humans. I don't have a huge problem eating them, we're omnivores, so much as how we treat them. An animal that lives a comfortable life and then is humanely killed, I'm ok with. An animal that's restrained or tortured for it's entire life is unspeakably cruel.  Unfortunately organic and free-range and most of those labels don't mean cruelty free. So the best way is to use plant-based meat alternatives. Most have been pretty bad until now, Impossible and Beyond are coming in strong though. The prices aren't bad even now actually. The texture and flavor are descent for ground meat texture, burgers and sausages are fine. They can't make like a large muscle well yet, there are no good plant-based steaks or ribs, but I think we'll get there. I definitely believe in supporting those companies now.

Lorenza · Answer

Lab grown meats are terrible for you they have to pump it with shit to make it taste better

Janina Schmitt · Answer

Probably not. If I wasn't told the difference then maybe but it would be to weird to eat something lab grown.

Audra · Answer

"Yeah, that would be a BIG help in the global warming problem, because reducing the number of cows and other animal will reduce the carbon monoxide emissions made by this animal "farts". "

Iida-Liisa · Answer

yeah cuz its cheaper

Lenore · Answer

I dont have a solid answer for this. If it tastes the same as regular sure but a lot of my meat consumption is birds my dad hunts and nothing to me is better than hanging out with my family eating pheasant nuggets or jerky made out of some bird.

Christina Eisenhauer · Answer

Yes, if it was cheaper , and had similar amounts of protein. I dont even mind if it doesnt taste like the meat that its supposed to represent as long as it doesnt taste bad. But right now, the protein is volume is crap and the good quality meat substitutes are more expensive than aberage quality meat

madicken · Answer

Yes, because if the animals were not being breeded for food then what's the point of having farms that cause more CO2 emissions and instead have cleaner air for us and for the next generation

Saija-Riikka · Answer

If it had the same protein content sure. I don't eat meat because I like dead animals. It's because it's easy protein and tastes nice. However I wouldn't commit to a meat free diet. I like to be able to eat whatever rather than restricting myself unnecessarily.

Fuldem · Answer

Obviously. Cheaper, tastier and cleaner. There's no reason not to.

Annett Fink · Answer

As long as it is t worse for the environment or for me, then I'm fine

Everard · Answer

Sure. Eventually we won't have a choice in the matter. Either the real stuff will get too expensive or be impractical. And once we branch out into space it will be the only option. I mean, how can you raise cattle on a space station?

Maria Mahler · Answer

Lol, if it is cheaper, tastes better and has no fatal consequences - definitely yes, I would eat that kind of meat maybe for the rest of the life

Adara · Answer

Meat is meat, I don't care where it's from as long as it's meat, but I'll still hunt something on occasion for religious reasons.

AYANNA · Answer

It needs to taste EXACTLY the same or better. There is no other option.

coco · Answer

I was very interested in the impossible burger until I found out about the high oestrogen content. I'm interested in basically never eating red meat again if possible, although I do enjoy it, so I'd love for there to be an identical alternative.

senia · Answer

Yes, I would.

rukhsana · Answer

Tasted good? less good? just as good? or more good?  Cheaper is always nice. Last I checked (around 1-2 years ago) minced meat was all they could make, they weren't able to make a complete steak cut or chicken breast, I still like minced meat though.  I imagine that a lot of farms would be financially in trouble due to the lack of need for natural meat, but consumers will always prefer what is better in terms of taste, cost, quality, etc..

Henrique · Answer

Well for life style benefits sure, and less animals being killed absolutely. If it costs the same/less and tastes the same. I have no problem.

Tadd · Answer

no. I'd want to data about its health risks including chronic ones I'd be old or dead by the time that study finished.

Anni-Maija · Answer

I personally would not reduce. I would try the lab stuff to satisfy my curiosity but would be way too weary of unforeseen consequences of regularly consuming the stuff.

Jella · Answer

Yes as long as I get medium rare.

Anna Fuchs · Answer

I'd need 10 years of it being on the market before I eat the artificial meat. Vape was supposed to be the end of tobacco then popcorn lung came out or maybe the tobacco lobby made it up. If no ailments come, I'd like to enjoy a boneless (yeah I know they are already boneless) McRib of my own creation, with hot sauce instead of the sweet sauce. I like the sauce. It come on McDonald go nuts.

Kial · Answer

The meat alternatives right now taste like shit but if I could get lab grown meat that tasted the same and had the same nutritional value then yes I would. But how would that effect the economy? Farmers would lose money. Butchers wouldn't exist. These animals are only bred to make food so they would just go extinct. They are not bred in the wild and nobody wants them as pets.

hakima · Answer

No, that sounds nasty and I would not want it. I just want to eat normally. Let me and my food alone.

Zubaidah · Answer

Fuck that. Keep your soylent green.

Souheila · Answer

"Yes, if cheaper. I love the beyond and impossible "meats" but I just can't have them any more when they're so expensive. "

Kristin Jager · Answer

"Depends on the product... The taste is really important, if its close to meat I'm okay. Also I can feel the hunger satisfactory of certain product. If that alternative satisfies my hunger I could drop real meat from my menu. So that hunger satisfactory for me works like this: After eating I can pretty much tell how long I'll "live" before I need to eat again. "

Sandra Hueber · Answer

Yes, I wouldn't care if it were lab grown if it tasted more or less the same, if they were the same price I'd even consider moving over to lab grown.

Jazmin · Answer

I'd shift to lab grown meat no problem. Who gives a shit as long as it tastes close enough and is good.

Saunders · Answer

Absolutely. If it was cheaper, less prone to diseases and healthier(assuming they don't use harmful stuff), why not? It's a win-win for everyone!

Angy · Answer

Yeah I wouldn't care if it was lab grown as long as it is just like meat and tastes like murder.

Kamile · Answer

No. Personally I only eat four or five servings of meat a week maximum. I love veggie products, and eat a lot of homegrown vegetables too.  But I don't eat meat every single day, and when I do I really enjoy the taste of feeling of meat.  If lab grown mean can be 100% real to the point it's the same meat that's off the bones of an animal? Then yeah probably.  But what ingredients are going in lab grown meat that we don't know about? That's what I need to know before committing.

dunja · Answer

Dude even if it tastes like shit, I'm buying the cheaper option

Toby · Answer

No. Mostly because most of my meat comes from my family's stock, and the rest is supplemented by hunting. I like knowing where my food comes from.

TUYET · Answer

For me yes, I'm not vegan in the slightest however if the alternative was the same price or cheeper and tasted the same or even better I would eat any replacement over the original. Though I would also want it to have similar nutrients. If I eat a steak for not only the taste but the iron and other nutrients then I would want the replacement to be the same in that regard

Fatmire · Answer

I would switch entirely if it tasted as good or better than meat, contained the same amount of nutrients or far less calories than meat, and was a good margin cheaper per pound than meat. I already have a grocery budget stretched way too thin and can't waste a chunk of it experimenting with new things that may end up getting thrown out.

Soley · Answer

Yes. Assuming it's comparable in price, preparation, and availability. We need to rely on something more sustainable.

cilje · Answer

Sure but most vegetarian meats have soy but I'm allergic to soy :/

samsam · Answer

If they were healthy (not estrogen packed as soy based products), tasty and cheaper then why not? I'm all about functionality.

Terrel · Answer

Absolutely not. I'm not organic only anything.. but 100% lab grown food is a huge no go from me.

Anabell · Answer

1000%. I love vegan and vegetarian alternatives to meat, and generally try to stay away from dairy & use alternatives (but alas like every lactose intolerant person cheese is my vice).  the reason i'm not a vegetarian is because 1. a lot of restaurants don't offer those alternatives  2. meat alternatives are far more expensive, and i'm a broke college student

Dulci · Answer

Lab grown to me does NOT equal healthier, so it really depends on the company that making them and how they operate. Cause when I eat meat, it's healthily grown, free range and no cages, that kinda stuff. I believe in quality

Manuela Bader · Answer

No. I don't believe big companies who would run the labs would be transparent about the entire process and ingredients used to create it.  There are already alternatives to eating meat, for anyone that wants to do that.  As for the horrible animal cruelty that does occur in the process of getting meat now. Companies and individuals who favor the mistreatment of the animals should face charges for those actions.  And those of us who eat meat should get it from places that have been proven to be free range and go about their business in a humane manner towards the animals. Big companies will only let their farmers do things in a better way if the people who their products are sold to demand the change and hurt them in the bank account by not buying from them until they have changed the current situation.

Saina · Answer

As long as the nutritional value was there, fuck yes

Sarah Kuefer · Answer

Sure. I love meat but I love the planet more, so if I could have an environmentally-friendly steak at a decent price then there's no downside.

Anjanette · Answer

As long as it doesn't lead to a Snowpiercer scenario.

Garland · Answer

Yes, especially lab grown meat.

Anna Konig · Answer

No. I don't want to eat lab grown meat. I want to eat meat as humans were intended by nature. Slain and cooked. People can decide how often they want to eat meat. Mongolian and Greenlandic cultures heavily rely on meat in their foods. Taking another creatures life for your own sustenance isn't a bad thing. Factory farming billions of animals at different stages of their development for millions of people to eventually waste in one way or another, is.

Brigitte Ackerman · Answer

If it's safe, similar to meat in a nutritious way, and tastes the exact same then I dont see why not. But I mean exact same

Nuro · Answer

Lab grown? If it tasted like normal cuts, of course. I would like that a lot.

Catina · Answer

I probably would. As much as I do enjoy eating meat, I still do feel a little guilty that I eat it.

Rabah · Answer

""Would you eat less meat if there was an objectively superior alternative?" Why the fuck wouldn't I? As long as fast food places also start using it, I'd probably end up cutting my consumption down to zero. "

Joanna · Answer

No self-respecting human being should bow to the level of bugman that eating fake meat requires.

klaudia · Answer

Fuck no, cuz meat is meat and you can't beat the real thing.

Satu-Sinikka · Answer

If they offered the same nutritional value and didn't have major side effects then yeah, definitely. I assume it would have the same drawbacks as other processed foods so in moderation of course.

Cherilynn · Answer

I would buy based on flavor and cost. If it is cheaper but doesn't taste as good I would buy real meat. If it tastes just as good but costs a little more I would probably still buy real meat

MALISA · Answer

100% yes. I feel like it would overall benefit the planet as it would reduce the need for actual animal meat and the farms to feed them. Personally due to having little money I have to buy meals that are super cheap so it would be a nice alternative.

JERILYN · Answer

I absolutely love steak and hamburgers, due to a medical condition I have, eating that could involve a trip to the ER and possibly becoming bed ridden for a few weeks. I am not allowed to consume those delectable, yummy things. If lab grown meat did not exacerbate my medical condition and it were indistinguishable from the real thing, I'd happily eat that. The last time I had a hamburger or steak was 2011. :(

Thatcher · Answer

as long as its not weird and actually is like meat then yeah why not.

Mady · Answer

It would need to look the same too.

Torrin · Answer

If my burger tastes good and won't give me food poisoning I couldn't care less if it was made of compacted cockroaches.

Freida · Answer

Yes cheaper and more delicious meat

Adriane · Answer

yes, as long as these substitutes were not totally carcinogenic.

Miwa · Answer

I'd eat shit if it tasted great.

Jasmi · Answer

No. I will not reduce my meat consumption for any reason. I like the real thing.

Erena · Answer

I'd still eat real meat, probably eat more because I would have to buy it in big slabs to be sure that it's not lab grown.

Jenda · Answer

No. Lab grown meat my ass. Grow me a good juicy ribeye steak in a test tube.

JESSIA · Answer

No. One, I much prefer to put food in to my body that comes from it's natural source. Two, I grew up on a beef cattle farm. I know how cows are ACTUALLY raised and treated by the farmers. I know how hard they work. I know where the money they receive goes. I want to support them. And three, because meat tastes damn good and I don't care if I would have to pay more for it. I'm stuffing my face full of a medium rare hunk of beef covered in garlic and butter and you can't tell me no!

Rinora · Answer

Probally not, I like dead animals, they taste good

Lionello · Answer

Look, if my burger tastes like an actual burger I don't care of it's vegetarian, meat or grown in a lab. If it doesn't kill me or makes me turn green, all that matters is thd taste, and the nutritiants, a little.

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