Eliot Wild
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Meat is far more expensive than vegetable based protein. Approximately 23 lbs of soy protein is used through animal feed on average to yield 1 lb of beef protein. The statement above is simply false.
Yeah, as Orias indicated, I was not talking about purchasing these items from a store. And no offense, but your response seems to indicate you perceive this matter from a somewhat veiled perspective. You seem to naturally jump to the conclusion that people "shop" for food everywhere.
I personally know people who hunt and fish to survive in the winter. They are forced to do so by circumstance and not by choice.