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72. Did I tell anybody what to eat?

Reply to ProudToBeBlueInRhody (Reply #69)

Sun May 15, 2016, 12:41 AM

May 2016

I don't think so. I just find vegans pretty strange. Especially the no dairy and no egg thing. It is difficult enough to eat a nutritional vegetarian diet. A vegan diet is much more difficult when one cuts off dairy and eggs.

Why do they do that? It makes no sense whatsoever. And if a vegan couple has a child, does it suffer because the parents have an ideological objection to dairy?

I just find vegans to be strangely ideological. I know many vegetarians. They are cool about omnivores among them. If invited to dinner they will casually mention it. I find that somewhat different with professed vegans. They seem to want to give the dinner host a list of taboos.

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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

Read it and find out nt LiberalElite May 2016 #2

By subscription only Major Nikon May 2016 #4

Ranking based on mimicking beef would be pointless. MH1 May 2016 #17

I asked because some meatless products tout themselves as "bridges" to a vegan lifestyle. Brickbat May 2016 #55

I think the market and the marketing has matured. MH1 May 2016 #80

Human history, which goes back many millennia, is that humans are omnivores. longship May 2016 #3

You ever think some just like more options? Major Nikon May 2016 #6

Do you mean like Orcas? Or Wolverines? Or lions? Or tigers? longship May 2016 #8

More like legumes which is what these are made from Major Nikon May 2016 #9

I love beans. longship May 2016 #10

Thanks. snort May 2016 #12

I like eggs. longship May 2016 #15

The things you mentioned aren't omnivores Major Nikon May 2016 #13

I'm a Flexitarian. blogslut May 2016 #11

The origins of pizza were vegan, kentauros May 2016 #21

The shit most Americans call pizza doesn't hold a candle to Neapolitan pizza Major Nikon May 2016 #29

I like a good margherita from time to time. kentauros May 2016 #32

... Major Nikon May 2016 #36

Nice! :) kentauros May 2016 #41

I've kicked around the idea of building a wood fired pizza oven Major Nikon May 2016 #47

Looks delicious! kentauros May 2016 #50

If you have a decent one, you can use it for other things Major Nikon May 2016 #53

I've never even heard of that. kentauros May 2016 #58

A guy I work with said they make a pizza stone just for the Big Green Egg Major Nikon May 2016 #61

Yeah, I can see how it would create more heat. kentauros May 2016 #63

I think people should eat what they want The Velveteen Ocelot May 2016 #28

"Everyone to their own taste," said the old woman..... lastlib May 2016 #26

We're not really at the top of the food chain Major Nikon May 2016 #31

"Vegans are fucking idiots." yewberry May 2016 #16

The entire history of humankind is counter to the vegan argument. longship May 2016 #18

You have no idea why people might make the decision. yewberry May 2016 #19

Hominids evolved as omnivores. longship May 2016 #22

That path to evolution almost certainly involved scavengry Major Nikon May 2016 #34

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

Did I tell anybody what to eat? longship May 2016 #72

You ran in here telling vegans to "Fuck you" ProudToBeBlueInRhody May 2016 #75

Keep my choices to myself, like you did? yewberry May 2016 #73

So, did your vegan girlfriend dump you? kwassa May 2016 #20

Nope. Just like most folks, I am an omnivore. longship May 2016 #23

Why do you give a shit what anyone else eats? kwassa May 2016 #24

Nope, no threat at all. longship May 2016 #30

I am vegan and I eat ice cream and pizza. stillwaiting May 2016 #33

If you are a vegan, no cow milk for you. longship May 2016 #37

You lack creativity and vision. stillwaiting May 2016 #40

There is no vegan ice cream or vegan pizza. longship May 2016 #45

Fuck off. You are such an asshole. nt stillwaiting May 2016 #81

Your overblown reaction to what others eat make you sound very threatened. kwassa May 2016 #38

That was the word I was trying to remember. kentauros May 2016 #44

And history -refutes- your idea that there is no vegan pizza. kentauros May 2016 #46

The entirety of your historical knowledge kentauros May 2016 #25

The history of hominid diet is in their teeth. longship May 2016 #35

If vegans are "doomed" kentauros May 2016 #42

My issue is not with vegetarians; it's with vegans. longship May 2016 #49

You seem to be stuck on human evolution kentauros May 2016 #56

Well, let me clarify. longship May 2016 #62

And our teeth have been evolving ever since. kentauros May 2016 #64

If that's your best case for eating meat... Major Nikon May 2016 #43

I am not making the case against vegetarians. longship May 2016 #54

If that's the case you're doing a piss poor job of it Major Nikon May 2016 #59

I am not trying to be an asshole. longship May 2016 #67

You must be quite impressive when you're actually trying Major Nikon May 2016 #71

Yes, you literally do say "fuck you" to vegans and vegetarians. yewberry May 2016 #74

Well, the idea of vegan is a bit crazy, so yes, I basically say fuck you. longship May 2016 #77

Animal agriculture is a leading driver of climate change. milestogo May 2016 #82

Enjoy the steak nadinbrzezinski May 2016 #51

I don't eat a lot of steak. Occasionally, yes. longship May 2016 #57

I am. nadinbrzezinski May 2016 #68

I'm less interested in your opinions about foods Trajan May 2016 #76

I love that a moron like you has dropped in. flvegan May 2016 #78

I have a cousin who is a vegan. One cannot invite his family for dinner. longship May 2016 #79

I think the term "burger" misleads many to think "beef" nadine_mn May 2016 #5

My wife likes meatless burgers madokie May 2016 #7

I would eat burgers if there was a vegeterian option Albertoo May 2016 #14

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

I prefer Boca Burgers, or even better my own veggie burgers riderinthestorm May 2016 #60

Based on my limited experience Retrograde May 2016 #65

I like the addition of the pecans. kentauros May 2016 #66

Meh ProudToBeBlueInRhody May 2016 #70