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brooklynite

(96,882 posts) Sat Jan 25, 2020, 11:54 PM Jan 2020

Is vegetarianism dead? These days it seems you have to go full vegan to show you really care [View all]

The Telegraph

You can’t move for vegans these days, especially during the meat-free mania of ‘Veganuary’. A reported 350,000 people signed up for January’s month-long plant-based diet campaign.

Last year’s record was obliterated by 100,000, spurred on by celebrity vegans such as actor Benedict Cumberbatch and racing driver Lewis Hamilton.

Every week there’s yet another launch of some vegan product or other designed to send Piers Morgan’s blood pressure soaring through the stratosphere.

McDonald’s, Burger King, KFC – they’ve all jumped on the plantwagon and launched vegan dishes in recent months.

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Is vegetarianism dead? These days it seems you have to go full vegan to show you really care [View all] brooklynite Jan 2020 OP

I understand vegetarianism... Ferrets are Cool Jan 2020 #1

You mean like non-vegetarians belittle vegetarians? MoonRiver Jan 2020 #21

Well, I've never met a vegetarian belittler who wasn't a Ferrets are Cool Jan 2020 #37

These kind of threads JonLP24 Jan 2020 #48

+1 yes I have also noted the same thing lunasun Jan 2020 #56

Sorry, I wasn't aware of that. This will be my last post Ferrets are Cool Jan 2020 #60

So others have noticed a tendency to gleefully pick at scabs. ret5hd Jan 2020 #79

I never belittle people who eat meat, even the factory farmed type. MoonRiver Jan 2020 #74

Don't have an issue with the lifestyle Jake Stern Jan 2020 #58

To show who that you really care? BlueTsunami2018 Jan 2020 #2

Depends on the person. Igel Jan 2020 #12

The schemes of the bacon cultists might scare me if they weren't all made of meat. hunter Jan 2020 #3

+1 The_jackalope Jan 2020 #7

I had a sample of some kind of granola today and was told it Ilsa Jan 2020 #4

I just had to do a blood draw for a routine physical. Blue_true Jan 2020 #62

No, and what idiot said that? flvegan Jan 2020 #5

Thank you. MH1 Jan 2020 #75

I've been a vegetarian longer then most vegans have been alive Raine Jan 2020 #6

Stop right there... jmowreader Jan 2020 #10

Also people always thought if you were a vegetarian Raine Jan 2020 #11

Mostly pig hide, but the point stands. Igel Jan 2020 #13

Agar spinbaby Jan 2020 #18

I think that's part of the point Raine was making. Also Hortensis Jan 2020 #15

Yes, exactly Raine Jan 2020 #49

Pectin is from plants and is frequently used as a gelatin substitute. Farmer-Rick Jan 2020 #57

It also come from some forms of seaweed. nt Blue_true Jan 2020 #63

Lol. Jello is not a vegetarian dish. cwydro Jan 2020 #14

That was the point. Loki Liesmith Jan 2020 #52

Yes it is if the gelatin is plant source. Long has been the case. nt Blue_true Jan 2020 #64

Eat food, not too much, mostly plants. The_jackalope Jan 2020 #8

Could not say. I want to meet a truly poor person who is a vegetarian. GulfCoast66 Jan 2020 #9

Vegan menu is cheap yellowwoodII Jan 2020 #35

When you're so poor you're glad when there's pork in your beans... moriah Jan 2020 #41

It amazes me how some people are. Blue_true Jan 2020 #67

Never mind Nature Man Jan 2020 #76

I didn't live in a food desert neighborhood. Blue_true Jan 2020 #80

Plus, food pantries will load you up Nature Man Jan 2020 #85

Exactly. I helped stock a food pantry one time, what you pointed Blue_true Jan 2020 #86

See your from Arkansas. Lived in North Little Rock from 76-84. GulfCoast66 Jan 2020 #88

Once ounce of Vitamin B12, because it doesn't absorbs well from most vegetables, $60. Blue_true Jan 2020 #66

Special proteins? Codeine Jan 2020 #83

My baseline rice and beans vegetarian diet is not expensive. hunter Jan 2020 #45

Good point. Welcome back. nt Blue_true Jan 2020 #65

Belated thanks about being back. Still reading. GulfCoast66 Jan 2020 #87

Yes, 16 was bad. Blue_true Jan 2020 #89

Red county here as well. But central Florida is total is Democratic. GulfCoast66 Jan 2020 #90

On the 2018 races. Gillum lost by 16,000 votes and tens of thousands Blue_true Jan 2020 #91

I vote on Election Day. Seems safest to me. GulfCoast66 Jan 2020 #92

I am in Marion County. Not as red as it used to be, but still red. nt Blue_true Jan 2020 #93

The Telegraph? Seriously? Coventina Jan 2020 #16

Doubtful. In any case, dietary choices are individual. MineralMan Jan 2020 #17

Know who is thrilled being vegan is not dead? All those who bought stock in corps like Beyond Meat. jmg257 Jan 2020 #19

In the end, all movements devolve into their most fanatic forms...nt Wounded Bear Jan 2020 #20

Time magazine H2O Man Jan 2020 #22

For a while all cookbooks I could find about vegetables Hortensis Jan 2020 #23

Vegetarian here - all of my adult life. Decades. Claritie Pixie Jan 2020 #24

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If you're so concerned about animal cruelty, why aren't you vegan yet? Claritie Pixie Jan 2020 #42

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I am an obligate omnivore MurrayDelph Jan 2020 #25

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I think it's best to encourage others to eat less meat rather than throw the cruelty stuff at them. UniteFightBack Jan 2020 #30

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You are doing great! If everybody took the steps you did we would be on our way to at least UniteFightBack Jan 2020 #39

The political campaign against plant-based food is weird bluedye33139 Jan 2020 #26

I'm vegetarian ad have been one for many double digit years, wendyb-NC Jan 2020 #29

We call ourselves Halfatarians. luvs2sing Jan 2020 #31

I've been a vegetarian for about 5 years now and love going to the vegan food festivals. Everything UniteFightBack Jan 2020 #32

There is a coconut creamer that is sold in healthfood and grocery stores. Blue_true Jan 2020 #69

Is it called nut pod or something like that??? nt UniteFightBack Jan 2020 #70

No, not that I remember. I tried it on a lark and did several things with it. Blue_true Jan 2020 #71

I will look for it and if you ever remember the name please let me know because I've UniteFightBack Jan 2020 #73

I found mine at a healthfood store that sells some food products. Blue_true Jan 2020 #81

Thank you, you are so kind!! nt UniteFightBack Jan 2020 #84

Who cares? MuseRider Jan 2020 #33

Very true. Srkdqltr Jan 2020 #34

I find it fascinating Skidmore Jan 2020 #36

OK but they don't have a central nervous system so I've always went with that. nt UniteFightBack Jan 2020 #40

Meh. Animals eat each other. Happy Hoosier Jan 2020 #59

i stopped eating dairy and lost 60 lbs and my eczema went away 0rganism Jan 2020 #44

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Ditto La Coliniere Jan 2020 #55

the hostile reaction to the very idea is strange isn't it? 0rganism Jan 2020 #61

Reminds Me Of The Simpson Episodes ProfessorGAC Jan 2020 #46

I like the idea of not killing something for my subsistence... SKKY Jan 2020 #47

No one is pure enough. And not being pure enough means you're canceled. nolabear Jan 2020 #50

My dietary choices are not made "to show I care" Loki Liesmith Jan 2020 #51

i tried Vegan MFM008 Jan 2020 #54

You make a good point. Blue_true Jan 2020 #72

It's a bit of a First World Problem, isn't it? Nt The_jackalope Jan 2020 #68

!!!!!! YES !!!!!! n/t Meeker Jan 2020 #78

If you're all about the health benefits and not about "showing you care" ... Meeker Jan 2020 #77

Can't people just eat what they want to eat? 11 Bravo Jan 2020 #82