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Warpy

(114,580 posts)
41. Vegan diets take a great time committment
Mon Apr 6, 2015, 02:19 AM
Apr 2015

and that's going to go over like a lead balloon in industrialized countries where both spouses work for a living.

Eventually restaurants and frozen foods will step into the breach, but for now the pickings are pretty slim.

Most of the younger people I know are already doing meatless meal days during the week as a way to save on the food bill.

I doubt if the beef industry is going to go away. There's a lot of land out west that isn't arable but will support cattle. People are just going to be eating a lot less of it as time goes on, using it in casseroles and stir fries instead of confronting a 14 oz. slab o cow as an end of the week steak treat every week.

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... F4lconF16 Apr 2015 #1
"My right to a clean future and my kid's future trumps your right to have bacon." Nope cstanleytech Apr 2015 #6
True enough. F4lconF16 Apr 2015 #8
do not acquiesce handmade34 Apr 2015 #28
I'm sure it is. PeteSelman Apr 2015 #2
not until disease and collapse forces them to.... villager Apr 2015 #3
Not always DustyJoe Apr 2015 #15
Note I said the era of "cheap meat" will end villager Apr 2015 #20
Given how far into overshoot we are, the era of "long pork" may well follow NickB79 Apr 2015 #93
Oh I expect we'll be on "The Road" -- Cormac McCarthy style -- soon enough. villager Apr 2015 #94
well I'm half way there. craigmatic Apr 2015 #4
By gawd...if we have our way, you WILL eat pink slime! SoapBox Apr 2015 #5
Doing the happy vegan dance! mucifer Apr 2015 #7
Had me a steak at Outback tonight yeoman6987 Apr 2015 #9
I don't have the desire to go vegetarian either. alarimer Apr 2015 #116
Nice point of view chernabog Apr 2015 #117
Did whoever wrote the headline read the story? jmowreader Apr 2015 #10
Fuck that. I just recently nailed the recipe for Korean short ribs. Throd Apr 2015 #11
Please share! Aerows Apr 2015 #88
can't afford vegan DustyJoe Apr 2015 #12
Well, Let's see Thespian2 Apr 2015 #19
12 lbs dressed? mopinko Apr 2015 #83
Eat more bacon. longship Apr 2015 #13
Maybe we all oughta dump whatever we want in the rivers and leave others alone. ZombieHorde Apr 2015 #32
proselytizing handmade34 Apr 2015 #34
I find myself eating less meat as I age. longship Apr 2015 #38
I recently discovered a new "ice cream": Coconut Bliss, and it is! kentauros Apr 2015 #50
Perhaps, but cow pasturage isn't so evil as a monoculture herbicide soaked corn farm bhikkhu Apr 2015 #14
consider please handmade34 Apr 2015 #35
Very good point bhikkhu Apr 2015 #36
.... handmade34 Apr 2015 #37
We're meat eaters in this family, but eating a lot less, mountain grammy Apr 2015 #16
you really can teach an old dog new tricks gwheezie Apr 2015 #17
+1 Thanks for sharing your own evolution on the matter villager Apr 2015 #21
Which diabetes symptoms did cutting out meat address? tridim Apr 2015 #51
her endo suggested it gwheezie Apr 2015 #75
just one thing shanti Apr 2015 #85
I think she was referring to protein gwheezie Apr 2015 #106
For non-vegans wanting to change their diets ffr Apr 2015 #18
"Forks Over Knives" donf Apr 2015 #24
I lost weight too gwheezie Apr 2015 #30
thank you for caring handmade34 Apr 2015 #26
The actress who plays Amy on The Big Bang Theory is a vegan neuroscientist bananas Apr 2015 #45
She also eats Kosher, which is much easier if you are Vegan..... Bluenorthwest Apr 2015 #71
She's also been an anti-vaxxer asshole NickB79 Apr 2015 #105
Al Gore: "There are 10 vegan restaurants in Nashville now." bananas Apr 2015 #46
You can start with Meatless Monday bananas Apr 2015 #47
America is sounding like a bad dream anne neville Apr 2015 #125
Jump in with great recipes at PostPunkKitchen. Isa Chandler writes great cookbooks KittyWampus Apr 2015 #49
Vegans will be so much more annoying now. EEO Apr 2015 #22
Non environmentalists have always found environmentalists to be annoying. ZombieHorde Apr 2015 #33
Indeed. EEO Apr 2015 #91
Capitalism sucks, doesn't it? PatrickforO Apr 2015 #23
The only time I eat meat at all 2naSalit Apr 2015 #25
Anyone interested in the impact of the livestock industry lordsummerisle Apr 2015 #27
:) C Moon Apr 2015 #29
I can't take this onecent Apr 2015 #31
all environmental and health groups handmade34 Apr 2015 #39
I didn't find the word "vegan" anywhere Gman Apr 2015 #40
Odd - the article uses the word 3 times, once in a direct quote from the paper muriel_volestrangler Apr 2015 #112
Vegan diets take a great time committment Warpy Apr 2015 #41
Doesn't have to take a great time commitment. eShirl Apr 2015 #44
Meh... I eat beef about once a week. Adrahil Apr 2015 #42
Sore losers. LiberalElite Apr 2015 #43
Vegan makes me anemic, and I don't want to give up meat. closeupready Apr 2015 #48
Too much Douglas Adams... backscatter712 Apr 2015 #52
... F4lconF16 Apr 2015 #59
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Animals are animals, not people. closeupready Apr 2015 #55
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In civil society, humans have greater rights than animals who are part of humanity's food chain, closeupready Apr 2015 #58
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Animals can not be citizens of society; thus, no, people have no obligation to bestow them with closeupready Apr 2015 #61
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"It's not a hard concept to grasp." Neither is the concept of torture - closeupready Apr 2015 #63
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It need not be. closeupready Apr 2015 #65
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Well you haven't persuaded me. But I wish you well in your efforts. closeupready Apr 2015 #68
Human meat ??? In_The_Wind Apr 2015 #56
We're "pro-rape"? Where on Earth are you getting your food from? arcane1 Apr 2015 #67
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Can you be bothered to explain that absurdity? arcane1 Apr 2015 #73
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Hyperbole and insults do not make a convincing argument for your position. Throd Apr 2015 #69
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Absolutist twaddle and accusations of "pro-rape and torture" Throd Apr 2015 #78
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You should fire your Marketing Department. Throd Apr 2015 #82
I myself am transitioning to vegan, but it's slow going 0nirevets Apr 2015 #54
But.............. but............ what about a grilled raven mad Apr 2015 #74
I won't be quitting grilling ribe eyes.. onecent Apr 2015 #101
Moose meat is ... ahem.... strong.... Adrahil Apr 2015 #107
It is NOT! It's just a big overgrown deer - raven mad Apr 2015 #109
Gotta say that wasn't my experience..... Adrahil Apr 2015 #110
Eating more meat is how I've been controlling my diabetes. aikoaiko Apr 2015 #77
I went vegan years ago mitch96 Apr 2015 #80
The resource concentration mechanism we call civilization probably isn't good for the planet either The2ndWheel Apr 2015 #81
Except that the real issue is population, not food. Gregorian Apr 2015 #84
Because it's an even more complex issue than food? The2ndWheel Apr 2015 #86
What we're doing is only "sustainable" via petroleum use. Gregorian Apr 2015 #100
Yes, but all that really matters is what it's currently working The2ndWheel Apr 2015 #102
Bingo! Aerows Apr 2015 #97
I have lamb marinating in the refrigerator Aerows Apr 2015 #87
I guess my popcorn is vegan if I don't put any butter on it KamaAina Apr 2015 #89
I lived with a vegan. Aerows Apr 2015 #98
I knew a vegan who believed.... Adrahil Apr 2015 #108
I became vegetarian about 18 years ago. RebelOne Apr 2015 #90
There are some remarkable substitutes now. Codeine Apr 2015 #92
Grow and make your own tofu. Aerows Apr 2015 #99
I hate almonds. n/t RebelOne Apr 2015 #104
I have tried the vegan cheese substitutes, RebelOne Apr 2015 #103
I'm a huge fan of Peanut Butter Aerows Apr 2015 #114
Over population is the problem. Even a vegan diet stresses the environment Aerows Apr 2015 #95
One important point missing chernabog Apr 2015 #111
I presented an article Aerows Apr 2015 #113
I know what you posted chernabog Apr 2015 #115
Over population Aerows Apr 2015 #118
Consumption of animal products is the problem. chernabog Apr 2015 #120
And how well fed Aerows Apr 2015 #121
You're gonna go with the water argument? chernabog Apr 2015 #122
Welcome back.... zappaman Apr 2015 #124
And its better for your digestion, too undeterred Apr 2015 #96
FYI, Planet prefers non-GMO corn fed Vegans. nt Zorra Apr 2015 #119
Report: Humanitarian diet best for the planet GliderGuider Apr 2015 #123
Whatever! I ain't giving up my bacon Tommy2Tone Apr 2015 #126
Whatever is most convenient for you! chernabog Apr 2015 #127
Why? Because bacon is delicious? Adrahil Apr 2015 #128
I can think of 2 things chernabog Apr 2015 #129
Another vegans are morally superior thread. alphafemale Apr 2015 #130
Yep..called me a wingnut because I like bacon Tommy2Tone Apr 2015 #131
Food Taliban drive me nuts. alphafemale Apr 2015 #132
This is an LBN story about facts, not opinion. onehandle Apr 2015 #134
obama is coming for our meat! Enrique Apr 2015 #133
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