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I always thought i could never go vegetarian. 10+years ago when some of my friends went vegan, i brushed it off as a phase. For some it was which just reassured my point of view. One day i went to my dads birthday where he coocked his favourite meal: as much meat as possible. It was kinda absurd to see and i was a bit grossed out. The meat wasn’t even really good. And some of his boomer friends made “jokes” like: thank god there are no vegans here. Which i’m still not sure what it’s supposed to mean.
The next day i went to do groceries and took a better look at the vegetetarian or vegan alternatives, and bought pretty much one of each to try. That was the last time i really ate meat. I’m not vegan per se, like when i go to a barbacue and there are some chicken wings left and no one wants them and they are about to be thrown away, i don’t care, i eat them. But i can’t even imagine buying meat again.
I always thought being vegetarian or vegan was some huge sacrifice, in reality, i found new things i enjoy that is healthier and i eat my favourite foods every single day.
Sorry for spamming your comment with this long ass story, but being vegan or vegetarian is now easier than it was ever before, and more people should give it a shot.
There are really good replacements for both beef and chicken now. It depends on the product (some are still terrible) but the good ones are extremely similar in both flavour and texture when combined with other ingredients. They’re still unpopular enough that there are some left on the shelf towards approaching expiry, so whenever I see the good ones on a clearance sale I’ll buy a bunch and freeze them for later.
And I agree that at this point the anti-vegans are way more annoying than the vegan activists (normal vegans have always been chill). I think deep down a lot of these people feel insecure about their choice to eat meat and their constant mocking of vegans is a coping mechanism.
It’s not juat the anti vegans. Before i stopped eating meat i never really thought about just how normalized it got. I was very used to it because that was every meal i’ve ever gotten as a child. My mom always made vegetables, carbs, meat, fish. Whatever. That was literally what i thought about when someone said food. I sometimes ate dinner at a friends home and i asked his mom once why they (mostly) don’t eat meat. She looked at me kinda shocked and looked at her big family and said: meat is kinda expensive. And in my brain something clicked, but in the wrong way. I thought the. The only reason anyone wouldn’t eat meat is because they can’t afford it.
In the small town i grew up it was quite common for us to go to the local butcher and look what he’s doing, sometimes bolting a cow and stuff i wouldn’t watch now for sure. I loved cows and pigs, butni didn’t know anything else. Poor animal has to die so we can eat.
When i moved out and was in my mid 20es, i was sometimes at home hungry with a fridge full of stuff but no meat and was like: shit, there is no food.
I can’t be the only one who was just so married to the idea that you need meat to complete a meal.
My dad is pretty obese and always complains about how expensive things are, especially meat. And my sister as well: “today i had a really good ahopping experience, i only spend X amount of money.”
“But i also didn’t buy any meat, so…”
And my dad goes: “yeah, THAT’S the expensive part.”
And i just sit there thinking: yeah if only there was ANY WAY to avoid that. Like no one looks at my dad hoping he gets enough protein, he already ate for the next 4 years, but never went a day without eating meat twice or 3 times a day. He even hands out good old tips on how to eat right.
Yes so true! I used to think it was some sacrifice to be vegetarian/vegan. But the food is so good, there’s really no sacrifice. There’s a little adjustment just to find new favourites, but once you’ve found the stuff you like, being vego is easy as.
Chickens are still killed for eggs. Male chicks when they hatch are killed at only an hour or two old because they’ll never lay eggs. Female egg layers will be killed at a fraction of their natural lifespan. Egg layers are around 3 or 4 when they’re killed, because their eggs dry up. They can live for 15 years.
A great time to go vegetarian!
I always thought i could never go vegetarian. 10+years ago when some of my friends went vegan, i brushed it off as a phase. For some it was which just reassured my point of view. One day i went to my dads birthday where he coocked his favourite meal: as much meat as possible. It was kinda absurd to see and i was a bit grossed out. The meat wasn’t even really good. And some of his boomer friends made “jokes” like: thank god there are no vegans here. Which i’m still not sure what it’s supposed to mean.
The next day i went to do groceries and took a better look at the vegetetarian or vegan alternatives, and bought pretty much one of each to try. That was the last time i really ate meat. I’m not vegan per se, like when i go to a barbacue and there are some chicken wings left and no one wants them and they are about to be thrown away, i don’t care, i eat them. But i can’t even imagine buying meat again.
I always thought being vegetarian or vegan was some huge sacrifice, in reality, i found new things i enjoy that is healthier and i eat my favourite foods every single day.
Sorry for spamming your comment with this long ass story, but being vegan or vegetarian is now easier than it was ever before, and more people should give it a shot.
There are really good replacements for both beef and chicken now. It depends on the product (some are still terrible) but the good ones are extremely similar in both flavour and texture when combined with other ingredients. They’re still unpopular enough that there are some left on the shelf towards approaching expiry, so whenever I see the good ones on a clearance sale I’ll buy a bunch and freeze them for later.
And I agree that at this point the anti-vegans are way more annoying than the vegan activists (normal vegans have always been chill). I think deep down a lot of these people feel insecure about their choice to eat meat and their constant mocking of vegans is a coping mechanism.
It’s not juat the anti vegans. Before i stopped eating meat i never really thought about just how normalized it got. I was very used to it because that was every meal i’ve ever gotten as a child. My mom always made vegetables, carbs, meat, fish. Whatever. That was literally what i thought about when someone said food. I sometimes ate dinner at a friends home and i asked his mom once why they (mostly) don’t eat meat. She looked at me kinda shocked and looked at her big family and said: meat is kinda expensive. And in my brain something clicked, but in the wrong way. I thought the. The only reason anyone wouldn’t eat meat is because they can’t afford it.
In the small town i grew up it was quite common for us to go to the local butcher and look what he’s doing, sometimes bolting a cow and stuff i wouldn’t watch now for sure. I loved cows and pigs, butni didn’t know anything else. Poor animal has to die so we can eat.
When i moved out and was in my mid 20es, i was sometimes at home hungry with a fridge full of stuff but no meat and was like: shit, there is no food.
I can’t be the only one who was just so married to the idea that you need meat to complete a meal.
My dad is pretty obese and always complains about how expensive things are, especially meat. And my sister as well: “today i had a really good ahopping experience, i only spend X amount of money.”
“But i also didn’t buy any meat, so…”
And my dad goes: “yeah, THAT’S the expensive part.”
And i just sit there thinking: yeah if only there was ANY WAY to avoid that. Like no one looks at my dad hoping he gets enough protein, he already ate for the next 4 years, but never went a day without eating meat twice or 3 times a day. He even hands out good old tips on how to eat right.
Yes so true! I used to think it was some sacrifice to be vegetarian/vegan. But the food is so good, there’s really no sacrifice. There’s a little adjustment just to find new favourites, but once you’ve found the stuff you like, being vego is easy as.
vegan*
Chickens are still killed for eggs. Male chicks when they hatch are killed at only an hour or two old because they’ll never lay eggs. Female egg layers will be killed at a fraction of their natural lifespan. Egg layers are around 3 or 4 when they’re killed, because their eggs dry up. They can live for 15 years.