What kind of nutty rationalization is that? They don't feed hogs corn because it's fattening. They feed hogs corn because corn is the cheapest thing they can provide them.

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Speaking of.. How do you guys feel about the notion that pork is "unclean"?

I've read that everything pigs eat is passed through their digestive system in less than 4 hours. They say that's not enough time for their bodies to deal with all the toxins.

The Internet is full of bullshit claims and unchecked "facts" but that's one I've wondered about..

LOL.... toxins.......

That's what I'm saying!

Toxins just seems like some made-up catch-all for bullshit. You need to rid your body of these toxins- take this shake! Go on this juicer diet! Don't eat that anymore!

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But... There are certain elements of our diet that need to be taken care of by the body, right? I thought that was why we had a liver..

Pigs make bacon. That's enough reason for me to eat pork.

And pork rinds are ****ing delicious.

It is. Toxins, chemicals, etc. Anybody trying to scare you of toxins in food is full of shit and either trying to sell you something or convince you of the same worthless bullshit they fell for..

Go tour a hog farm. Then a cattle yard. Then a fish farm. Then a chicken plant. Every single animal that we eat in large quantities lives in a world of shit. Literally. The cattle, hogs, chickens, etc are standing in shit all day. There are many species of fish that are farmed where the only food source they have during their life is other animal's shit. They could all be considered unclean if you believe there's a connection between what the animals eat or wallow in and what ends up on our dinner plate. But the danger is all on the processing side.

I'm going to make the cauliflower pizza crust tomorrow for our pizza. Picked up cheese cloth and parchment paper for it. It's a go.

Not the same corn dude. Not even close. If I fed your ass the corn that they feed pigs you'd want that sweet corn back. They also feed pigs forage. Don't be eating that salad mother****er, you'll look like a pig!

Well, cheapest starch anyway.

And they don't give a ****.

All meat production operates on cost of gain. They want to add weight to the carcass (meat) for the fewest dollars possible. And stressed animals don't gain. If they didn't like wallowing in shit, they wouldn't gain and the operator would have to do something about it.

Anytime feeding operations come under scrutiny for animal treatment, nobody has an answer for why the animals gain. No (reputable peer reviewed) research anywhere ever has shown that stressed animals have a respectable gain rate.

It's the toxins that give bacon it's bacony taste you know