Ron DeSantis says hamburgers healthier than veggie equivalents
TALLAHASSEE, FLA. 11/30/21-Members of the Florida Cattleman’s Association grill hamburgers in the courtyard of the Capitol during the Taste of Florida Agriculture Reception, Tuesday in Tallahassee. Members of the group estimated they would serve nearly 1,000 hamburgers during the event and brought more than 300 pounds of ground beef from Fort McCoy Meats in Marion County to feed Capitol guests. COLIN HACKLEY PHOTO

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The Governor discussed patties and other subjects with the Future Farmers of America.

Florida’s Governor is speaking out about meat and about what he sees as inferior substitutes.

In Central Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis held forth not just about lab-grown meat, but also about more traditional veggie burgers, which he claims are not as healthy as normal hamburgers fashioned from animal flesh.

“You know, I was, I did a taste test one time,” he said during remarks at the 96th Florida Future Farmers of America State Convention & Expo.

“One of the companies that does a lot of this stuff is headquartered in Florida. So I was down and I was interested in trying other things, but they had me try this burger that was not made of meat, it was not lab grown, it was like plant based, all this other stuff, which look, if that’s what you like, the thing about it is it’s actually less healthy than just eating the meat to begin with.”

DeSantis did not support his claim regarding the health benefits of hamburgers. However, he also addressed the state’s ban on lab grown meat, contending he signed off on that to protect farmers.

“Some people said, well, if someone wants to cook up meat in a lab and create it, why can’t people do it? And one, I don’t know if it will do harm to anybody, nobody really knows that at this stage. But if it were just a matter of consumer choice, hey, you say, you know what’s the big deal? Right?” DeSantis said.

“But it’s not, it’s part of this agenda and these headlines that I read for you, they want to create meat in a lab so that they can turn around and say you don’t need to farm anymore,” he added, alluding to a series of article titles he introduced his remarks with that point to the larger conspiracy he sees to take away meat.

A.G. Gancarski

A.G. Gancarski has been the Northeast Florida correspondent for Florida Politics since 2014. His work also can be seen in the Washington Post, the New York Post, the Washington Times, and National Review, among other publications. He can be reached at [email protected] or on Twitter: @AGGancarski


17 comments

  • Dishonest Ron

    June 11, 2024 at 8:07 pm

    As dumb as felon 45 .. keep eating meat Ron and clog those arteries.. high cholesterol will increase your opportunity for heart attack, stroke and dementia. Of course u don’t believe in science and could get treatment from ur incompetent surgeon general. Go for it just quit spreading lies. I guess u r smoking too

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      June 11, 2024 at 8:16 pm

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        June 11, 2024 at 8:21 pm

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  • Michael roberts

    June 11, 2024 at 8:29 pm

    the little guy shoots so much out of his mouth that he has no knowledge of….The court just shot down another of his insane legislation today. I know that he will evaporate but not soon enough.

  • My Take

    June 11, 2024 at 9:23 pm

    The Cow Collective really does own DeSlantis.
    Banning cultured meat was the first indication.

  • Frankie M.

    June 11, 2024 at 9:51 pm

    First CRT…now lab grown meat! Is nothing sacred?

  • Michael K

    June 11, 2024 at 10:25 pm

    What on earth did Governor Valley girl say?

    Why does it matter to him if people do not want to eat meat? A lot of health-conscious people are vegetarians or vegans by choice. And why would he trash a Florida business that makes plant-based protein?

    Idiot.

  • MH/Duuuval

    June 11, 2024 at 11:02 pm

    Before the gods destroy a man, they make his head so big it explodes on contact with the truth.

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  • RC

    June 12, 2024 at 11:36 pm

    There are plenty of neat eaters out there.. Farmers have no worries..
    But dont take plant based burgers away..we vegans need to eat as well..
    Plant based.. the best
    no e – coli
    Or other diseases picked up from eating dead flesh.

    • My Take

      June 13, 2024 at 4:26 pm

      Salmonella is coming more and more from plant foods.
      Sad to say.

  • Bradley

    June 12, 2024 at 11:54 pm

    I was there and this is leaving the entire part about how one of the reasons he’s doing this is for job security. He has signed several bills in order to fund the Florida FFA and a large majority of us work in the livestock industry if it wasn’t him it was another speaker who quoted “agriculture security is national security” we as a country need farmers and the agriculture community Ron DeSantis has not only the students best interest but also Florida and for that matter America

  • kane E washburn

    June 13, 2024 at 11:02 am

    the more food is processed it is less healthy for you(fake burgers).humans are omnivores.human body needs meat protein.with vegan diet you must supplement your diet to get those needed proteins and minerals. I’ll take a real burger any day!

    • Andrew Finn

      June 17, 2024 at 10:09 am

      Absolutely correct !!!!!! I want a real burger made out of real meat !!!!!! — Not one made out of squash or spinach or plastic or some science experiment — NNNOOOOOO !!!!!!. Make it out of real meat

  • tom palmer

    June 13, 2024 at 3:28 pm

    Dear Lord, his term cannot be over soon enough. All politicians pander to some extent, but he puts it in overdrive. Speaking of the FFA, their leadership and conference center in Polk County has been up for sale because the foundation is broke.

  • Second chance s

    June 13, 2024 at 5:51 pm

    I feel for the animals I do..
    But I have to watch my enemies. Can’t trust

  • My Take

    June 19, 2024 at 3:21 pm

    At ~10,000 head per day, it would take a lot of test-tubes to replace live animals.

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