I think people are just addicted to meat, most people are convinced we need it in almost every meal. So they feel threatened, like threatening to take your last beer away threatened. Veganism aside, if the general population went to a much lower quantity of meat eating (like a couple times a week instead of a day) we would all be so much better off.
I stopped cooking meat at home and my consumption of it plummeted. For now, I will still eat it at restaurants or when my friends and family cook it…but I don’t feel like I “need” it like I used to.
This was a big game changer for me - just learning how to cook delicious veggies/plant-based foods at home dropped my meat consumption dramatically. From there I started noticing which restaurants actually had good vegan/vegetarian options, and as my pallette shifted, so did my list of favorite restaurants.
That’s how I picture it going going for me, too. Some people might say to just rip the band-aid off but I know myself too well - if I jump in fully, I’ll eventually crack and feel so bad about it I’ll give up the idea entirely. So I’m going slow and letting it happen naturally. I’m a few years in and I barely eat red meat but bacon and chicken are still obstacles to overcome
Nah man if you halve your current meat consumption you are doing a big benefit to society and it’s much easier than going 100%. You don’t really need to go 100% either, if it’s about environment, eating sometimes whatever you want is completely valid, and I don’t think I’ve met any vegan/vegetarian that criticises that.
If you want to sprinkle your beans with a bit of bacon, it’s tasty as hell and not that big of a deal. If you want to eat some lentils with carrots and some slices of chorizo, it’s really fine. Some days you will feel like eating fries with fake fish sticks, some days you will prefer to eat a sandwich with a slice of ham, idc. It’s all really about reducing the intake and then, after doing it, having more freedom for picking higher quality products, which are more expensive but now you can allow them since you eat so much less of them.
I think people are just addicted to meat, most people are convinced we need it in almost every meal. So they feel threatened, like threatening to take your last beer away threatened. Veganism aside, if the general population went to a much lower quantity of meat eating (like a couple times a week instead of a day) we would all be so much better off.
I stopped cooking meat at home and my consumption of it plummeted. For now, I will still eat it at restaurants or when my friends and family cook it…but I don’t feel like I “need” it like I used to.
This was a big game changer for me - just learning how to cook delicious veggies/plant-based foods at home dropped my meat consumption dramatically. From there I started noticing which restaurants actually had good vegan/vegetarian options, and as my pallette shifted, so did my list of favorite restaurants.
That’s how I picture it going going for me, too. Some people might say to just rip the band-aid off but I know myself too well - if I jump in fully, I’ll eventually crack and feel so bad about it I’ll give up the idea entirely. So I’m going slow and letting it happen naturally. I’m a few years in and I barely eat red meat but bacon and chicken are still obstacles to overcome
Nah man if you halve your current meat consumption you are doing a big benefit to society and it’s much easier than going 100%. You don’t really need to go 100% either, if it’s about environment, eating sometimes whatever you want is completely valid, and I don’t think I’ve met any vegan/vegetarian that criticises that.
If you want to sprinkle your beans with a bit of bacon, it’s tasty as hell and not that big of a deal. If you want to eat some lentils with carrots and some slices of chorizo, it’s really fine. Some days you will feel like eating fries with fake fish sticks, some days you will prefer to eat a sandwich with a slice of ham, idc. It’s all really about reducing the intake and then, after doing it, having more freedom for picking higher quality products, which are more expensive but now you can allow them since you eat so much less of them.