In the quiet arithmetic of daily meals, a study of 1,655 Finnish adults reveals a civilization still oriented toward the animal and away from the plant — a pattern that nutrition science, now newly attentive to the planet's limits as well as the body's, is asking us to reconsider. Conducted against the landmark 2023 Nordic Nutrition Recommendations, the research finds that most Finns consume nearly double the advised levels of red and processed meat while falling dramatically short on whole grains, vegetables, fruits, and nuts. The gap is not uniform: education, movement, and income quietly so