“If men today were simple in their habits, living in harmony with nature’s laws, there would be an abundant supply for all the neds of the human family. There would be fewer imaginary wants, and more opportunity to work in God’s ways.”

Ellen G. White
August 12, 1897
Signs of the Times
“Feeding the Five Thousand”

Half of the world suffers from malnutrition.

America has enjoyed a sufficient supply of grain crop, even enough to export to other countries… until a few years ago. Population began outgrowing crop supply.

President Bush’s Science Advisory Committee is quoted as saying that, “The world’s food problem is not a future threat. It is here and now.”

So what can we do? What are our options? Well, we could all eat a little less; however, this is not realistic, considering that half the world doesn’t have enough food to begin with.

Another option is changing what we eat. One fourth of an acre (or less) is all that is needed to feed a person for a year if he lives on a vegetarian (or better yet, vegan) diet. On the contrary, three acres or more are needed if a person relies on animal protein for food.

Consider this: A cow must consume one hundred calories to produce 10 calories in meat. It takes 21 pounds of protein fed cattle to get one pound of protein in return. Pigs and chickens have a slightly better output, but not enough to make mention of.

Here’s another perspective: Eighteen million tons of protein are lost in this “feed-to-meat” transaction every year in the U.S. alone. Had this wasted protein been fed directly to the worlds starving people, it would have met 90% of the world’s protein deficiency.

Just something to chew on.