Is grass-fed beef more nutritious? How can I waste less food? Is insect protein tasty?

About this episode

This episode addresses listener questions about the nutritional value of grass-fed versus grain-fed beef, the classification of cell-cultivated meat, and the taste of insect protein, along with tips for reducing food waste.

Throughout the season, we asked you all what questions you had about food, solutions and climate change, and you did not disappoint! In this episode, we find answers to your most pressing questions, like whether grass-fed beef is more nutritious than grain-fed, if cell-cultivated meat is considered an ultra-processed food, and we find out what’s going on with insect protein (of course, a taste test is involved). Plus some tips for reducing food waste.

Topics covered

• nutrition
• food waste
• climate change
• meat alternatives
• insect protein
• food solutions

Keywords

• grass-fed beef
• grain-fed beef
• cell-cultivated meat
• insect protein
• food waste
• nutrition
• climate change

Mentioned in this episode

Products: grass-fed beef, grain-fed beef, cell-cultivated meat, insect protein

More episodes of How We Survive

• Make It Rain · June 10, 2026 · 33 min
• Novel Solutions · June 3, 2026 · 25 min
• How to Dim the Sun · May 27, 2026 · 36 min
• "How We Survive" returns May 27 · May 20, 2026 · 3 min
• The Carbon Gold Rush (bonus episode from "Drilled") · May 13, 2026 · 27 min
• Burning Questions: The EPA repealed the endangerment finding. Who are the economic winners and losers? · February 24, 2026 · 18 min