Choosing Less Beef 牛肉を選ばないようにしている

plum_mei

Sept. 24, 2025

Choosing Less Beef 牛肉を選ばないようにしている

Among different types of meat, beef is the one I choose the least, and I’ve been trying to avoid it for years. At first, it was simply to save money, since beef is obviously the most expensive kind. Recently, I’ve started to think more about environmental issues, too. According to news reports, raising cattle has a high environmental cost because cows produce methane and require large amounts of feed.

So these days, I try to eat more fish and chicken. I don’t eat pork as often as chicken, but since pork is rich in vitamins and helps with recovery from fatigue, I like to have it occasionally.

If I were truly serious about the environment, I might consider becoming a vegetarian. However, I haven’t seriously considered it, as it would be difficult given my food preferences and the limited options in Japan. For example, there don’t seem to be many restaurants that offer good vegetarian options at affordable prices.

Ideally, it would be wonderful if what I enjoy eating were also good for the environment, affordable, and healthy. For now, the best example of that is natto.

牛肉をなるべく選ばないようにしている。最初は、値段を気にしてのことだった。牛肉は肉類の中では最も高いからだ。最近は環境のことも気にかけるようになった。牛は育てる上で環境への負荷が高いと聞く。メタンガスを発生させ、飼料も多く必要であるとニュースなどで聞く。値段、そして環境への影響を考えて、意識して魚を多く食べ、肉はなるべく鶏肉を食べるようになった。豚肉は鶏肉ほどではないが、ビタミンが多く疲労回復に役立つ食材だから毎日ではなくてもたまには食べたいと思っている。もし本当に環境のことを考えるのであればベジタリアンになるのがいいのかもしれない。しかし自分自身の食の好みもあるし、選択肢の少なさから、日本でベジタリアンを貫くのは難しいのではないかと思う。安くておいしいベジタリアンメニューを提供するレストランはあまりなさそうだ。自分がおいしいと思って食べるものが環境にもお財布にも優しく、かつ体にいいものだったらいいと思う。今のところの理想的な食材は納豆だ。

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Paolo12

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Among the different types of meat, beef is the one I ~~choose~~go for the least, and I’ve been trying to avoid it for years.

"Go for" sounds more natural in this case, because "choosing" can sound too official depending on the situation.

At first, it was simply to save money, since beef is obviously the most expensive kind. (or "the most expensive meat")

Recently, I’ve started to think more about environmental issues, too.

According to news reports, raising cattle has a high environmental cost because cows produce methane and require large amounts of feed.

So these days, I try to eat more fish and chicken.

I don’t eat pork as often as chicken, but since pork is rich in vitamins and helps with recovery from fatigue, I like to have it occasionally.

If I were truly serious about the environment, I might consider becoming a vegetarian.

However, I haven’t seriously considered it, as it would be difficult given my food preferences and the limited options in Japan.

For example, there don’t seem to be many restaurants that offer good vegetarian options at affordable prices.

Ideally, it would be wonderful if what I enjoy eating were also good for the environment, affordable, and healthy.

This sentence is perfectly fine, but it might flow better if you word it like this:

"Ideally, it would be wonderful if my favorite/preferred foods were also good for the environment, affordable, and healthy."

For now, the best example of that is natto.

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Well done! Another thing is that red meat can be inflammatory, so it's good to avoid beef when you can.

plum_mei

Sept. 25, 2025

Thank you. Right, that’s another reason why red meat shouldn’t be eaten in excess.

ss0417

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Choosing Less Beef 牛肉を選ばないようにしている

Among the different types of meat, beef is the one I choose the least, and I’ve been trying to avoid it for years.

~~At first, it was simply to save money, sinc~~Because beef is (obviously) the most expensive kind of meat, originally it was simply to save money.

This feels slightly better to me. It's perfectly correct. However, "beef being the most expensive" may not be obvious to the reader.

Recently, I’ve also started to think more about environmental issues~~, too~~.

According to news reports, raising cattle has a high environmental cost because cows produce methane and require large amounts of feed.

So these days, I try to eat more fish and chicken.

I don’t eat pork as often as chicken, but since pork is rich in vitamins and helps with recovery from fatigue, I like to have it occasionally.

If I were truly serious about the environment, I might consider becoming a vegetarian.

However, I haven’t seriously considered it, as it would be difficult given my food preferences and the limited options in Japan.

For example, there don’t seem to be many restaurants that offer good vegetarian options at affordable prices.

Ideally, it would be wonderful if what I enjoy eating were also good for the environment, affordable, and healthy.

For now, the best example of that is natto.

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Now I want to yakiniku for dinner :D

plum_mei

Sept. 25, 2025

Ah, yakiniku is such a tempting choice. I’m pretty flexible, so if my friends ask, I’d love to go!

Japanada

Choosing Less Beef 牛肉を選ばないようにしている

Among different types of meat, beef is the one I choose the least, and I’ve been trying to avoid it for years.

At first, it was simply to save money, since beef is obviously the most expensive kind.

Recently, I’ve started to think more about environmental issues, too.

According to news reports, raising cattle has a high environmental cost because cows produce methane and require large amounts of feed.

So these days, I try to eat more fish and chicken.

I don’t eat pork as often as chicken, but since pork is rich in vitamins and helps with recovery from fatigue, I like to have it occasionally.

If I were truly serious about the environment, I might consider becoming a vegetarian.

However, I haven’t seriously considered it, as it would be difficult given my food preferences and the limited options in Japan.

For example, there don’t seem to be many restaurants that offer good vegetarian options at affordable prices.

Ideally, it would be wonderful if what I enjoy eating were affordable, healthy, and also good for the environment~~, affordable, and healthy~~.

The longest part of a series usually comes at the end.

~~For now, t~~The best example of that is natto.

plum_mei

Sept. 25, 2025

Thank you!

Choosing Less Beef 牛肉を選ばないようにしている