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In reply to the discussion: Consumer Reports: Veggie Burgers Let You Say, 'Make Mine Meatless' [View all]longship
(40,416 posts)22. Hominids evolved as omnivores.
That is what the science says, and all one needs to make an argument for eating meat, at least partially. It is how humans got to where we are.
Now if you want to forgo ice cream and cheese because it comes from cows, or eggs because they come from chickens, that's your loss.
If you want to argue that nobody else should have ice cream, cheese, or eggs FUCK YOU.
Vegans are ideological idiots.
If you don't want to eat meat, cheese or eggs, that's your right. Just leave the rest of us alone. In other words, I don't care if you eat shit. That's your business.
My best regards, just as long as you keep your dietary habits to yourself.
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Consumer Reports: Veggie Burgers Let You Say, 'Make Mine Meatless' [View all]
LiberalElite
May 2016
OP
So does the article rank the burgers on how closely they mimic actual beef, or does it rank them by
Brickbat
May 2016
#1
I asked because some meatless products tout themselves as "bridges" to a vegan lifestyle.
Brickbat
May 2016
#55
The shit most Americans call pizza doesn't hold a candle to Neapolitan pizza
Major Nikon
May 2016
#29
We can be proud of who we are. We can discuss what we like to eat the same way you do.
mucifer
May 2016
#39
You're the only person in this thread telling people what they should eat n/m
ProudToBeBlueInRhody
May 2016
#69
I eat fish and poultry, but Im all for better veggie burgers as well.
Warren DeMontague
May 2016
#27
now that I'm vegetarian plus seafood, eggs & dairy, I'll give them another try. n/t
eShirl
May 2016
#48
Desert survival taught me if it moves, it's edible. if it grows, it may kill you.
hobbit709
May 2016
#52