How this “Meat Patch” is helping us make the change to plant-based diets

Hello Paul Osbourne,
Thank you for bringing this to the public’s attention.This is astounding! A patch that makes kicking the habit of meat eating easier. Sign me up! I mean I would simply love to make this whole vegetarian thing easier. I have tried so many times to go vegetarian because I know that it will be more environmentally friendly but it is just so hard. I just want to make the world a better place but when burgers taste that good how can I say no? I definitely think that the idea of a plate of lentils or chana masala sounds exquisite but I simply cannot say no to a good burger at my favorite spot in town The Malt Shop. I mean thinking about it right now is making my mouth water. However, I think it is great news that scientists are finally trying to work towards a solution to this “addiction”. The large amount of meat eaters in the United States alone in turn correlates to the large amounts of farmland taken up by the meat industry. If we in some way are able to convert our society from omnivorous to herbivorous we could utilize all this land to grow food for our consumption instead of using it to grow the food to feed our meat products. Just imagine all the cows’ lives that could be saved if the bovine industry alone was largely reduced. Just that industry being absolved would open up nearly 60% of all agricultural land to be used to grow vegetables and other eco-friendly proteins. That is crazy! 60% of all agricultural land is being used for beef production, even though for most people in the world it is not a main staple in their daily diet. I think that the land would have a lot better use as a produce farm. With the utilization of this patch I think it is possible to envision a world where people will become a lot less dietarily dependent on meat and can look towards other alternatives to fill their protein and dietary needs. A main drawback of meat alternative products is their price as well. They sometimes can be more expensive than actual meat, which forces those without as much flexibility in their spending to shy away from them because they cannot afford to purchase and eat them. I am hoping that if the public’s consumption of meat were to greatly decrease this would allow for the price of meat alternatives to go down as well over time due to demand and a better market for them. A price decrease would allow those who are discouraged by the price to be able to finally purchase these products. This can be especially important when considering lower income families, if they were able to purchase these products they could be healthier and not have to rely on what is cheap but also on what is good for them, which would be simply wonderful. Then everyone could help save the planet, one black bean burger at a time.
Thanks for reading!
Keep Swimming,
Koi Lover