Vegans, why are you vegan?

[KennyAtom]

just wondering, why do people willingly go vegan?

[Q-T_3.14.exe]

Meat was alive, why eat?
(BTW am not vegan but I do study vegans from a bush or a tree with binoculars.)
EDIT:
Oh and I can't wait to read Bun's comment on this. They are always a treat.

[Grendalcat]

Inb4 the carnivores arrive.

[𝕎𝕠𝕦𝕤𝕖𝕝𝕫]

Why aren't you, OP

[Alaskan Catfish Hike]

I’m vegetarian because I’m allergic to red meat and am morally opposed to eating pork. I’m not giving up cheese so you can miss me with that.

[crunchyfrog]

I'm not vegan but I LOVE vegan food.

I work at certain music festivals like Glastonbury so the food there is awesome. One of the policies you MUST do if you are a food trader is that you must present at least one meal for about £6 (I think it is now). And you must present that meal to the staff administering the ptches. If it passes, you get a pitch.

This means we get some AWESOME meals for cheap. There's one homemade nachos stand that has been there for more than 20 years that I freuqnet every year - simply refried beans, nachos, and salsa. That's it. Then I'll buy a lot of falafels too.

Also, I'll get veggie burgers as there are several places that do some excellent ones. There's also one place that does halloumi wraps with a sweet mustard sauce (i got the recipe from the owner).

All this food is awesome.

But I still like meat and will eat it as I have some issues with spina bifida and I have to cope with digestion.

But if I were able to I would go full vegan because I just feel better for it, not just for the moral part but health wise. I don't eat pork at all as I don't like it. It really upsets my digestion.

[Et tu, B?]

Escrito originalmente por KennyAtom:

just wondering, why do people willingly go vegan?

some examples;
it's their choice, they don't like the idea of eating meat, they're actually allergic to it, etc etc.

[Alaskan Catfish Hike]

Escrito originalmente por crunchyfrog:

I'm not vegan but I LOVE vegan food.

I work at certain music festivals like Glastonbury so the food there is awesome. One of the policies you MUST do if you are a food trader is that you must present at least one meal for about £6 (I think it is now). And you must present that meal to the staff administering the ptches. If it passes, you get a pitch.

This means we get some AWESOME meals for cheap. There's one homemade nachos stand that has been there for more than 20 years that I freuqnet every year - simply refried beans, nachos, and salsa. That's it. Then I'll buy a lot of falafels too.

Also, I'll get veggie burgers as there are several places that do some excellent ones. There's also one place that does halloumi wraps with a sweet mustard sauce (i got the recipe from the owner).

All this food is awesome.

But I still like meat and will eat it as I have some issues with spina bifida and I have to cope with digestion.

But if I were able to I would go full vegan because I just feel better for it, not just for the moral part but health wise. I don't eat pork at all as I don't like it. It really upsets my digestion.

Dr Praeger burgers are legit.

[L1qu1dator]

Escrito originalmente por Grendalcat:

Inb4 the carnivores arrive.

Considering you're a cat, they already did ;P

[crunchyfrog]

Escrito originalmente por Alosha the Leporiphile:

Escrito originalmente por crunchyfrog:

I'm not vegan but I LOVE vegan food.

I work at certain music festivals like Glastonbury so the food there is awesome. One of the policies you MUST do if you are a food trader is that you must present at least one meal for about £6 (I think it is now). And you must present that meal to the staff administering the ptches. If it passes, you get a pitch.

This means we get some AWESOME meals for cheap. There's one homemade nachos stand that has been there for more than 20 years that I freuqnet every year - simply refried beans, nachos, and salsa. That's it. Then I'll buy a lot of falafels too.

Also, I'll get veggie burgers as there are several places that do some excellent ones. There's also one place that does halloumi wraps with a sweet mustard sauce (i got the recipe from the owner).

All this food is awesome.

But I still like meat and will eat it as I have some issues with spina bifida and I have to cope with digestion.

But if I were able to I would go full vegan because I just feel better for it, not just for the moral part but health wise. I don't eat pork at all as I don't like it. It really upsets my digestion.

Dr Praeger burgers are legit.

I don't know what they are, as I'm British. I've never seen them.

We have some pretty decent varities, and from talking to other people I think (but I'm not sure) that we have more range of better vegan burgers and such stuff than what seems to be in the US.

Again I'm not certain though.

[Gus the Crocodile]

Initially it was just solidarity with my partner at the time, because any new diet is easier to stick to if those around you are doing it too. Plus it was an interesting intellectual exercise: you learn a lot about your food.

But once I realised I could do it, I couldn’t justify going back to having animals suffer for my pleasure and convenience.

[Grendalcat]

Escrito originalmente por L1qu1dator:

Escrito originalmente por Grendalcat:

Inb4 the carnivores arrive.

Considering you're a cat, they already did ;P

[Fajita Jim]

Escrito originalmente por Gus the Crocodile:

Initially it was just solidarity with my partner at the time, because any new diet is easier to stick to if those around you are doing it too. Plus it was an interesting intellectual exercise: you learn a lot about your food.

But once I realised I could do it, I couldn’t justify going back to having animals suffer for my pleasure and convenience.

What if it just jumps in your mouth though

[crunchyfrog]

Escrito originalmente por Gus the Crocodile:

Initially it was just solidarity with my partner at the time, because any new diet is easier to stick to if those around you are doing it too. Plus it was an interesting intellectual exercise: you learn a lot about your food.

But once I realised I could do it, I couldn’t justify going back to having animals suffer for my pleasure and convenience.

This is an excellent point.

It is very true that choosing to take a dietary route at the same time as partners is a great one. But also I found that when I got more and more into vegan food there were certain meat dishes I just couldn't stomach any more.

Now how much of this was down to my issues, or tastes I don't know.

[Clanks]

Escrito originalmente por Gus the Crocodile:

But once I realised I could do it, I couldn’t justify going back to having animals suffer for my pleasure and convenience.

I can: Animals should suffer for my pleasure and convenience because I want them to.

[isomorphic_projection]

I prefer to eat cows and pigs, instead burning of rain forests for tofu.