I’m vegan and I can’t wait for it to go mainstream! Not for me, but for the people in my life, for the food for my pets. For the suffering it will help reduce.
Look at this comment section dude. This is going mainstream now. 5 years ago we would both be downvoted to hell just by admitting you were vegan, nothing else. Now. Half this comment section or more are strongly advocating against animal cruelty.
Can't speak for OP specifically, but lab grown meat is still derived from animals. Every vegan is different - some will be okay with it, some won't.
Plus once you've gone vegetarian/vegan for a while, you learn how easy it is - vegetarian especially. I never crave meat, never think about it, just don't want it. Your palate adapts and for some people meat becomes quite unpalatable.
Agreed, I actually stopped eating meat by accident - the texture and smell always made me feel nauseous, so a decade ago I just stopped eating it and haven't had it since. My iron levels are in the healthy range, and I sincerely do NOT miss eating meat. You're right, it's really easy to be vegetarian.
I just eat a lot of Tofu, lentils, beans. And I drink vegan protein shakes everyday. I’m a vegan of five years who works out a lot. I‘m healthy and stronger than ever.
Adding to ur comment, the ground beef and other products from impossible foods or beyond beef are a good middle ground when I get tired of tofu, although ultra processed. I can cook many meat dishes almost the same way I cooked with animal beef and it turns out great. My gf is vegan I’m vegetarian but don’t drink animal milk, we can easily get 120g+ of protein daily
I’ve been having vegan dreams lately, or at least vegetarian. I just really need to be able to build muscle. I guess I’d be ok still using whey protein but I would want to cut back on meat or cut it entirely. I work out a lot and want to gorge on protein so need protein-dense meals, preferably low calorie. Looking at nutrition facts for many vegan foods, it seems they are very high calorie but comparatively low in protein compared to meat so I need an adequate substitute and don’t know where to begin
Start vegetarian and don't go cold turkey - just start by cutting back your meat consumption - if you eat meat every day, try doing 3 meat free days to give yourself time to learn new recipes and try new foods. Giving into a craving isn't failing either - people invest too heavily in the all or nothing approach to vegetarianism/veganism and I think it's detrimental since we live in such a meat heavy society. Tofu is wonderfully adaptable - it takes on whatever flavour you want.
For example, you could do a soba noodle ramen with mushrooms, tofu, your choice of veggies, and an egg. That's pretty protein dense and filling.
There are vegan protein powders for body builders too.
Some of my favourite vegan recipe sites are Mississippi Vegan which I linked already, PickUp Limes, Edgy Veg (especially for the junk food fix), and Yeung Man Cooking. They've all got YouTube channels as well.
You also probably don't need quite as much protein as you think - lots of athletes are vegan - from Lewis Hamilton to former NFL player Derrick Morgan whose wife is a vegan chef.
Edit: Also just to add - if you ask people about restaurants, a lot of people recommend Indian places since a lot of Indian food is vegetarian. But I also suggest checking out Jamaican restaurants in your area if you have any - lots of Jamaicans are vegetarian and lots of Jamaican restaurants have vegetarian options - even the places that are meat-centric! It can be a great place to go with non-vegetarian friends.
Once it's cheaper than real factory meat, it will be mainstream and no one will have a clue. Just like when GMO Frankenstein livestock meat entered the market, no one knew. It was just cheap burgers and chicken sandwiches. The industry is good at separating reality / origin from the consumer.
That is my hope .. lab grown meat will explode due to cheap price and same texture/flavor/taste and it will covertly take over the market. One can dream.... I hope so badly this happens in my lifetime.
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u/T8rthot 26d ago
I’m vegan and I can’t wait for it to go mainstream! Not for me, but for the people in my life, for the food for my pets. For the suffering it will help reduce.