Our food systems are the greatest : aboringdystopia

[-] LinkOpensChest_wav@lemmy.dbzer0.com 66 points 6 months ago

The consumer can have a little plastic, as a treat

[-] Igloojoe@lemm.ee 15 points 6 months ago

Ah. Like having a cheat day. On tuesdays, just have a little plastic toppings on your tacos....

[-] aesthelete@lemmy.world 43 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Thought of this community as soon as this issue hit my eyes for the first time last week.

Not "how to stop eating plastic"...just how to eat less....cuz we all have to eat some...

[-] Lifecoach5000@lemmy.world 35 points 6 months ago

Maybe the FDA will add it to the food pyramid.

[-] EdibleFriend@lemmy.world 12 points 6 months ago

Declare it a vegetable like pizza.

[-] lemann@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 6 months ago

I feel like having a vegetable pizza now 😭

[-] aesthelete@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago

Real or plastic veggies?

[-] nonailsleft@lemm.ee 5 points 6 months ago

Solid base of plastic

[-] fireweed@lemmy.world 10 points 6 months ago

For years I avoided seafood for the microplastics issue, then that study just dropped revealing that it's in chicken, beef, and plant-based meats too. Fuck ~~me~~ all of us, right?

https://www.sciencetimes.com/articles/48090/20240109/microplastics-found-nearly-90-meat-even-plant-based-ones-study.htm

[-] mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

best not look at the nano & microplastics in bottled water.

https://www.npr.org/2024/01/10/1223730333/bottled-water-plastic-microplastic-nanoplastic-study

[-] Kbobabob@lemmy.world 6 points 6 months ago

cuz we all have to eat some...

That is the unfortunate reality.

[-] OpenStars@startrek.website 17 points 6 months ago

Step 1: make sure to choose to be born to rich parents...

(j/k - this is Step 1 to just about every such piece of advice the media tends to give these days:-P)

[-] lurch@sh.itjust.works 6 points 6 months ago

Reminds me of that movie with Louis de Funes and the aliens

[-] XTornado@lemmy.ml 6 points 6 months ago

Step 1 - Stop eating

[+] MindSkipperBro12@lemmy.world -14 points 6 months ago

With world hunger dropping, yes, our food system is the greatest so far.

[-] aesthelete@lemmy.world 15 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

...and the great news is that if you eat a heaping helping of plastic you'll remain full forever!

[-] ivanafterall@kbin.social 9 points 6 months ago

Not true. I'm told I'm eating and drinking multiple helpings of plastic every day and I still get hungry.

[-] MindSkipperBro12@lemmy.world 5 points 6 months ago

Have you tried diet plastic?

[-] aesthelete@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

It needs to be heaping, friend. Then you'll never be hungry again, like this bird:

warning: dead bird

[-] Guest_User@lemmy.world 5 points 6 months ago

How could a bird live for any amount of time with that much plastic in it? I would think that one pointy pink piece alone would be enough to rupture their stomach and kill it

[-] spacecowboy@sh.itjust.works 3 points 6 months ago

Ever shot a grouse?

I did as a wee human in the mountains and boy oh boy was I surprised at how much was in its belly when we cut it open.

A Boring Dystopia