- Jun 2021
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Liver, lungs, heads, tails, kidneys, testicles, all of these things which are traditional, delicious and nutritious parts of our gastronomy go to waste. Offal consumption has halved in Britain and America in the last 30 years. As a result, this stuff gets fed to dogs at best, or is incinerated.
Has anyone ever eaten this animal(cow, goat) organs before? I have and still cook offal in my house.The people in the western world are so much into health consciousness of not getting fat which I sometimes wonder if that is the case or not being well informed about the health benefits in offal. Some of the offal, I will agree do contain high fat and cholesterol(LDL), however, anyone who does not have the issue of cholesterol can eat offal. The offal probably contain less of the bad cholesterol compared to fast foods like a beef burger. offal are so delicious! I share below a link to an online article by Healthline written by credible authors about health benefits of offal. Please enjoy reading the article to better understand the nutritive values in the offal.
https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/organ-meats#TOC_TITLE_HDR_2
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But what we have to recognize now is that we are reaching the ecological limits that our planet can bear, and when we chop down forests, as we are every day, to grow more and more food, when we extract water from depleting water reserves, when we emit fossil fuel emissions in the quest to grow more and more food, and then we throw away so much of it, we have to think about what we can start saving.
This sounds like a warning against famine in the future.Not only in the food industry but at the each level of food chain supply including every individual homes. K kids should be taught not to waste food. Until i came to this country, American, I had never seen a child eat chicken drumstick in Africa and leave meat on the bone. As a matter of fact, we were taught to chew the soft bone to extract calcium from the bone.; (Please, do not try this at home; do not break your teeth; lol).
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And now let’s be even bolder still. What if every country in the world chose to be like Costa Rica in prioritizing human well-being, using its wealth for the well-being of its citizens?
Unfortunately, there are some countries that will continue to experience unrest due poverty and inequality in the land. This can be attributed to the greediness of the leaders. The people in the leadership of such countries do not care about the well-being of their citizens. The wealth from the resources of the country are unequally distributed to alleviate poverty in some parts of the county while some individuals in the government embezzle funds. There are lack of basic needs not to mention the basic infrastructures for the survival of the citizens. This can have a huge negative impact on the Social Progress index/Global Growth.
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