I just watched you cook those gunpowder sweet potatoes, and they look so good.
I am eating less meat these days, mostly by way of just increasing the amount of vegetable based meals I cook. I still eat meat and dairy, but my husband eats much more meat than I do because he's not a fan of cooked vegetables. (Texture issues)
I enjoy greens, I love beans and lentils and left to my own devices meat would be just an occasional treat.
I've never quite got on with tofu, but I do love the TVP products so often I'll use those in a curry or casserole and not meat and find I enjoy them equally.
I definitely understand the argument that people do not want to be forced into veganism. If changing the habits of people was easy when based on facts, nobody would still smoke tobacco today.
And there is some kind of enlightenment in making the shift on one's own, and not as the pressure of the environment. I'm vegan and I'm the further from being a zealot: I often tell people that I have likely eaten more meat in the past than some could have in their entire life (disclaimer: this is absolutely not data-based), and as so I would hardly have any authority. All I can do is show alternative and answer to questions.
It can be frustrating at times to see the world as a vegan while others don't. A photography or a drawing of an animal with a text bubble "yummy!" or "you'll love eating me" ("suicide food" as it is called) is perceived by vegans as provocative as I understand the "WEIRD?" campaign was. However it's a difficult exercise to spread the word the right way, especially if campaigns like Veganuary don't help present it from its most acceptable perspective.
By the way, I discovered Veganuary in late 2010s and I enjoyed vegan pizzas at Pizza Hut in London in 2019 (definitely not the healthiest vegan meal!). I don't recall seeing Veganuary in FR, BE, LU or DE until last year. I hope the movement will grow in continental Europe, and that campaigns are made so it draws the interest of the public.
I just watched you cook those gunpowder sweet potatoes, and they look so good.
I am eating less meat these days, mostly by way of just increasing the amount of vegetable based meals I cook. I still eat meat and dairy, but my husband eats much more meat than I do because he's not a fan of cooked vegetables. (Texture issues)
I enjoy greens, I love beans and lentils and left to my own devices meat would be just an occasional treat.
I've never quite got on with tofu, but I do love the TVP products so often I'll use those in a curry or casserole and not meat and find I enjoy them equally.
I loved cooking and eating those sweet potatoes! Sounds like you're doing the right thing by way of managing your meat consumption. Thaks for sharing!
I definitely understand the argument that people do not want to be forced into veganism. If changing the habits of people was easy when based on facts, nobody would still smoke tobacco today.
And there is some kind of enlightenment in making the shift on one's own, and not as the pressure of the environment. I'm vegan and I'm the further from being a zealot: I often tell people that I have likely eaten more meat in the past than some could have in their entire life (disclaimer: this is absolutely not data-based), and as so I would hardly have any authority. All I can do is show alternative and answer to questions.
It can be frustrating at times to see the world as a vegan while others don't. A photography or a drawing of an animal with a text bubble "yummy!" or "you'll love eating me" ("suicide food" as it is called) is perceived by vegans as provocative as I understand the "WEIRD?" campaign was. However it's a difficult exercise to spread the word the right way, especially if campaigns like Veganuary don't help present it from its most acceptable perspective.
By the way, I discovered Veganuary in late 2010s and I enjoyed vegan pizzas at Pizza Hut in London in 2019 (definitely not the healthiest vegan meal!). I don't recall seeing Veganuary in FR, BE, LU or DE until last year. I hope the movement will grow in continental Europe, and that campaigns are made so it draws the interest of the public.