this post was submitted on 07 Jan 2024
115 points (96.0% liked)

Ask Lemmy

27254 readers
1487 users here now

A Fediverse community for open-ended, thought provoking questions


Rules: (interactive)


1) Be nice and; have funDoxxing, trolling, sealioning, racism, and toxicity are not welcomed in AskLemmy. Remember what your mother said: if you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all. In addition, the site-wide Lemmy.world terms of service also apply here. Please familiarize yourself with them


2) All posts must end with a '?'This is sort of like Jeopardy. Please phrase all post titles in the form of a proper question ending with ?


3) No spamPlease do not flood the community with nonsense. Actual suspected spammers will be banned on site. No astroturfing.


4) NSFW is okay, within reasonJust remember to tag posts with either a content warning or a [NSFW] tag. Overtly sexual posts are not allowed, please direct them to either [email protected] or [email protected]. NSFW comments should be restricted to posts tagged [NSFW].


5) This is not a support community.
It is not a place for 'how do I?', type questions. If you have any questions regarding the site itself or would like to report a community, please direct them to Lemmy.world Support or email [email protected]. For other questions check our partnered communities list, or use the search function.


6) No US Politics.
Please don't post about current US Politics. If you need to do this, try [email protected] or [email protected]


Reminder: The terms of service apply here too.

Partnered Communities:

Tech Support

No Stupid Questions

You Should Know

Reddit

Jokes

Ask Ouija


Logo design credit goes to: tubbadu


founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
 

we need teleportation frankly

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] [email protected] 11 points 11 months ago (3 children)

There are plenty of parts of the world where governments/aid groups have to distribute food. Most of it is staples like bread and rice. We also have these protein drink things now that brag they can replace any meal. At some point the cost of those drinks will fall to making it worth giving out meal replacement drinks to people instead of bags of rice.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

I'm not sure any of those are full diet replacements though. They serve as a good breakfast or lunch, but I don't think it's recommended you replace all meals with them. At least not in more ideal circumstances.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

We're hardly in ideal circumstances. Now, some of these meal replacements are true, well-rounded meal replacements that are full of nutrients. Huel comes to mind.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago

Thank you, I had no clue what breadline meant, this clears up everything.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

Yes, but where will the protein come from? My guess is bugs. It's already a staple of the Cyberpunk franchise both videogame and tabletop, where most of the world eats something called scop, or single celled organic protein. A megacorp called All Foods produces a beef substitute made from genetically modified flatworms called EEZYBEEF. Or how'd you like a pizza with vegan cheese and pepperoni made from locusts?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago (1 children)

...will? The powders exist now, and they're....not bugs...they're plant based mostly.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

Yeah but with climate change affecting the world so drastically, how much soil is going to be suitable for plant growth?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

Soybean based protein drinks? Umm fairly often, I had one yesterday.