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The Most Important Article you will Ever Read about Future Ag, Food, and Environment
SPOILER ALERT! FRUITS AND VEGETABLES ARE NOT ONLY GREAT FOR YOU BUT POSSIBLY THE SALVATION OF THE AG/FOOD ECONOMY AND ENVIRONMENT!
Don’t panic, you can still eat your cereal and cheeseburgers for the time-being, but prepare for less grain, meat, and dairy in the near-term (and when energy issues are resolved, a mostly fruit and vegetable future).
WHAT IS BEST FOR OUR DIET: Vegetables and fruits (with modest healthy meat, dairy, and grain supplementation) are rapidly becoming the “gold standard” of a healthy diet and central to the “Blue Zone” formula for longevity. The health value is mostly due to superior fiber content and caloric restriction. Long story short, many vegetables are like eating “a bunch of nothin’” (mostly fiber and water), while many fruits contain sugar but plenty of fiber to offset the sweet stuff, plus great micronutrients such as polyphenols. Meat, dairy, and grain aren’t exactly bad when eaten in modest amounts (think the Asian diet here). Grain is a great way to feed large groups of people (and animals) but there are some drawbacks. Meat provides some essential nutrients harder to get elsewhere, and if you eat the “high in Omega-3” variety, good for you. But did you know that “more fruits and veggies” and “less grain, meat, and dairy” has many other…
