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‘Playing Russian roulette with your health’: my encounter with LA’s raw-milk, powdered-meat smoothie

Posted by ignorabimus
Tags: drinks, meat.powdered, usa.ca.los angeles, smoothies, milk.raw, dairy.unpasteurized, stores.grocery, erewhon, health, author.lois beckett, source.the guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/food/article/2024/jun/09/raw-milk-powdered-meat-smoothie-erewhon

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Authors
Lois Beckett
Published
Jun 9 2024
Word count
1410 words

4 comments

  1. [3]
    DefinitelyNotAFae
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    I assume the liver powder is sufficiently processed to not really be "raw" but I despair of the current state of knowledge about food science.

    I assume the liver powder is sufficiently processed to not really be "raw" but I despair of the current state of knowledge about food science.

    22 votes
    1. [2]
      zipf_slaw
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      100%. (kinda have to agree, it's what my degrees are in). the US food production and distribution system has put everyone so far removed from where their food comes from (both geogrpahically and...

      100%. (kinda have to agree, it's what my degrees are in). the US food production and distribution system has put everyone so far removed from where their food comes from (both geogrpahically and conceptually). science education and communication deficits further undermine people's ability to understand nuance, and the shortening attention spans means people won't put the effort in to fill the knowledge gaps. here we are.

      13 votes
      1. BeanBurrito
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        I don't know if it is as bleak as you write, or maybe as bleak for the reasons you think. I learned as a child in school that unpasteurized milk is dangerous. I've never felt any desire to drink...

        I don't know if it is as bleak as you write, or maybe as bleak for the reasons you think.

        I learned as a child in school that unpasteurized milk is dangerous.

        I've never felt any desire to drink it.

        I'm not a science or a medicine wonk. I just like to read popular books on nutrition every now and then. I have never seen a reason for drinking a powdered meat shake!

        6 votes