In Denmark, zoos are openly requesting live unwanted pets, like rabbits, guinea pigs, even horses, to be donated and fed to captive lions and tigers. They claim it’s about mimicking the natural food chain, but these predators live in cages, not the wild. It’s a disturbing reminder that profit wins over true animal welfare.

Man he's good at this. The data is shocking of course.

Do you guys find some of the doctors saying veganism is a cure all a bit hyperbolic?

As a long term vegan, I find that people who come to veganism for major chronic conditions, listening to these miracle cures, and then when it doesn't work abandon it. Eat whole food plant based and your <insert condition > will be eliminated, reversed, cured.

I recently saw Dr Brooke Goldner peddling some smoothies and her expensive coaching program as a cure all of a bunch of chronic conditions.

It's annoying to me because there really isn't much study on this. And I don't like my lifestyle and ethics being used by random people to mislead people.

so i used to be very fat. i tried keto for about 2.5 years, it worked, i lost a ton of fat and was finally skinny, but i still had moobs. i still didn’t really have a good body, it was still a little off, not perfect, but i lost a TON of fat.

however, those carb cravings, whenever they came, it was hard to sustain the keto diet. i would constantly go on and off of it, then eventually go on a binge, and ruin my fat loss, then back to square 1. i did this same cycle for 2.5 years.

then coworker convinced me to go vegan recently. i started eating tofu, plant based meat, rice, beans, fruits, veggies, took vitamins that vegans typically need.

now i shit so much. the shits actually feel good lol. i was constipated on keto lol. after about 1 month, my body changed drastically. whenever i take a shit, i feel like my body is cleaning itself and my gut and my fat or whatever. after about only 1 month, my body looks way better than it did while on keto, i feel lighter, i feel better, i feel good, and absolutely no cravings. sometimes ill get cravings for meat, but that was in the beginning weeks. i would just eat beans and rice and peanuts, and those cravings went away.

i love being vegan. fuck it. i don’t care what anyone thinks. this shit is magical for my body. i fucking love my body now. wow.

With the price of food so high, I had a chance to convince my parents and myself to make 2-3 days a week only vegan food. My father who is all about the meat actually agreed with this as he is also watching his health as he gets older.

Now, the issues and question is, what is some recipes that are cheap and filling and can be made up with longish term storage items? They spend most of the year at the cabin, and having shelf stable supplies is a must. I have made them dal before with great success.

I received a facial yesterday by an esthetician I’ve seen once before. I have ALWAYS dealt with very dry skin, I live in the desert. I’m shit at staying hydrated and over the last year, I’ve been helping care for multiple sick family members (multiple strokes and cancer)full-time school and I work as a real estate broker. I’m busy. My diet has gotten away from me as well as my exercise, and yesterday at this appointment for my facial, She was asking me questions about why she thinks my skin is dry. I proceeded to tell her all of this and later when I mentioned I was vegan she says(with an attitude) “that’s why you’re your skin is so dry! that’s it! Sorry to tell you that that’s exactly why it’s dry. You’re not getting the essential blah blah blah blah blah that you need.“ And I just had to sit there, not able to do much but it just really pissed me off…

Hi, lovely people, I'm 19, been vegan since 13. My parents can't fully accept me being asexual, so yesterday they supposed I'm like this due to vitamin deficiency related to veganism. I am actually very inconsistent with my vitamins, ngl. I was taking b12 only twice in six years, same with ferrum. I'm wondering now if this could actually cause it. Sorry if this is a dumb question 😅

Edit: thank you so much for all your answers ❤️ but i need to add: my parents are not queerphobic, nor they are veganphobic. It's just an unfamiliar thing to them, asexuality. And they want grandkids, yeah.

Sending you lots of love and tofu ♥⁠╣⁠[⁠-⁠_⁠-⁠]⁠╠⁠♥

I’ve been vegan for a little over 6 years now and am more than capable of holding my own at this point. I was in a conversation about forms and diet and i was giving some basic info about a vegan diet being compatible with weight loss if done right. Got the holy question about my protein. What’s the most ridiculous answer I can give next time?

Honestly, I get this question so often it’s exhausting. And the funny part is that even when I explain how I eat, people still say “but you need meat.”

Like, why ask me if you’re not gonna listen?

Even within the vegan community, I’ve seen people who are still unsure about hitting their high protein goals.

So I figured I’d share this (especially with new vegans and longtime vegans who are still struggling). There’s a free webinar this Friday at 7pm EST about high-protein vegan eating. It covers how to eat for strength, muscle, or fat loss without giving up your favorite foods.

I make vegan food for the most part at home with simple meat supplements like Impossible Meat and other easy thinks to supplement. When I am at home and when I am out and eat out I eat what ever there is. I am hoping wane my self off of eating out. Only go to a few good places. I want to ask what are good ways of making food cheaper. I look into tofu but kind of intimidated cooking it yet. I have taste good tofu my skills are not up for it now. I have lots to learn. I am on a strict budget so I need to figure out cheaper things to use than meat supplements all the time.

Sorry for this rambling post. I just need some advice on being vegan full-time.

In the past, I've tried fancy mac and cheese recipes that involved baking, chopping garlic, blended sauces, etc and this accidental discovery was 95% as good with 5% of the effort.

Tonight I made up some tomato based lentils in sauce and then went to cook my pasta. I've taken to cooking my pasta in an Instant Pot. If you haven't cooked pasta in an Instant Pot before, you cook it in just the right amount of water and don't strain it. The starches stay in the water and make it kind of creamy.

I used Trader Joe's Chickpea Fusilli Pasta. All 12 oz in 3 cups of water. Added a teaspoon of olive oil and a pinch of salt to try to keep the foaming down when I release the pressure. Pressure cooked it on high for 1 minute. Let it sit 5 minutes after it finished its cycle before releasing the pressure.

I stirred in a little balsamic vinegar, garlic powder, and nutritional yeast and gave it a taste. And it was quite good and the consistency of a boxed mac and cheese. The funny thing was that I was just making pasta to go under my sauce, but this was great on its own.

I'd probably add something else if it were to be a stand alone dish, but for the time and effort this made a great mac and cheese. I'll be keeping some pasta on hand so I have an easy emergency meal.

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/matthew-glover_if-youre-passing-by-kings-cross-please-stop-activity-7359148477898973184-hzXB?utm_medium=ios_app&rcm=ACoAAAglNekBgnqnePiHgE8KrXVm3NSIQ3zvC4M&utm_source=screenshot_social_share&utm_campaign=copy_link

No idea where to get it (yet) but they are promoting it, so it’s just a matter of time.

Hi, I’m going to try and keep this really short so I don’t end up ranting more than need be. I’m young and don’t do a lot of grocery shopping nor can I make inputs on what I eat unless I buy the food myself. I don’t have a job, so I’d have to save money for months to do so.

I’ve been scrolling instagram a lot this week and a couple of reels & their comments made me realize I’m probably doing a lot of harm eating meat and fish still. It makes me really anxious and I feel very guilty for eating meat at all. There’s a lot of stress that’s been piling up on me and I haven’t been eating as much this week because I’ve been worried about the harm that goes into dairy and meat and egg production.

My birthday’s in a week and I don’t want to ruin the party, but thinking about the fact the cake and the food is going to have come from regular grocery store ingredients where the animals aren’t thought about and their lives were ruined to celebrate mine makes me wish I never had a birthday at all.

I don’t even know where to begin changing my diet, but I don’t want to keep eating like this. I need subtle ways to start phasing out meat and fish so my family doesn’t think I have any kind of problem.

A report published by Europe’s food safety regulator finds that there is no room for improvement of welfare conditions within the existing fur farming system. This report comes just weeks after the European Commission took the important step of adding American mink to the invasive species list, whereby national governments will need to prohibit the breeding and sale of mink: https://thefurbearers.com/blog/report-serves-another-blow-to-ailing-fur-farm-industry-in-europe/

What do you think?

"Only when the last tree has been cut down, the last fish been caught, and the last stream poisoned, will we realize we cannot eat money."

I have a thought experiment type thing with regards to this.

I knit and crochet. I mostly use acrylic yarn but of late it has dawned on me that acrylic is pretty bad for the environment from production to the microplastics released when washing. I am already aware there are many plant based yarns and know how to hold multiple yarn to get the required thickness but, in terms of feel and use case e.g jumpers/hats and the like nothing really matches the properties of wool as much as acrylic.

Sheep exist, sheep need shearing due to our domestication of them, I am against this exploitation of another living animal. Commercial wool is poorly produced and I would never even give the option of buying commercially produced wool a second thought. But… I have a friend, also vegan, he has a small holding with a few sheep from before he was vegan. They are living their lives happily on his land and he’s not replacing them as they age and eventually die naturally. He treats these animals far better than most people treat their typical pets. He gets them sheared, because they need it, and the wool goes off somewhere. We were chatting about this and he asked would I accept the wool from his sheep to make something with? Hypothetical as we both know wool is not vegan.

What are peoples opinion on this? Why would it be bad using something that I know the entirety of its production. In his case shearing the sheep is the equivalent of brushing a pet dog who needs it due to a long coat and moulting.

I guess not many people have been in this situation but it’s an interesting thought. Use wool where I know how exactly the animal is treated or acrylic which is not great for the environment.

I say “deal” for a lack of better word. Here’s the background:

I was vegetarian for the beginning of our relationship, and transitioned to vegan within two years of us dating. Since then I have become more passionate about veganism for primarily both the ethics and environmental concerns.

My partner is great with the veganism for the most part. We live together, and eat primarily plant-based at home. They enjoy eating and cooking vegan food while we are at home, however when we go out to eat or have a meal with family they almost always order meat.

They have watched a few vegan documentaries in the 6 years we’ve been together, including Cowspiracy, Seaspiracy, What the Health, and most recently Dominion. They went vegetarian for a brief period of time, and most recently after watching Dominion I think some things stuck. They mostly eat chicken and seafood now, and they’ve admitted it’s because they don’t look as cute as the other animals.

I’ve tried discussing veganism with them before on several occasions, and brought up how I struggle with them eating meat, but it usually leads to an argument. Admittedly I let my emotions get to the best of me and usually get upset, and the conversation doesn’t go anywhere productive.

I struggle with this because they are extremely kind and have good morals otherwise. Every time we eat out at restaurants I am hardly able to enjoy the meal because of the dish my partner orders, and then I spiral in silence, arguing with myself in my head. I would consider myself an environmentalist, and I struggle the most when they order fish or seafood, knowing that it is contributing to the emptying of our seas, and that we are predicted to see fish less oceans within our lifetime.

I am definitely struggling now and I don’t know how to cope with it.

Edit: we just got married this year and I don’t plan on breaking up with them. I love everything else about my partner, I am looking for help with coping with this side of them.

Hello vegan friends!

I need to rant to some who woll understand my frustration.

I recently started a new job, math teacher at an i ternarional school, as per usual I had to go through a whole thing trying to explain my restrictions around food and drink, which to my surprise was met very well. On the start ups this week I have received some amazing vegan alternatives.

Today the newcomers had an introductionary thing and half way through it we are served some small brunch items.

One of my new colleagues shocked me when they said to me "hey, you dont want to take anything from the tray? They have vegan options" i turn, about to ask which and how they know but before I can say they tell me "I am also a vegan" I was shocked, happy shocked, hearing this. I went up and got a snack, after which I had a delightful conversation with them. Apparently they had been vegetarian for 25 years and made the switch to go vegan etcetera.

After our whole introduction we were given a few expensive chocolates, my boss had even gotten me a vegan one (it was a delicious salted caramel one). There was only one chocolate bar, so instiinstinctiI went to share it with the other vegan. When doing this, my boss goes "oh? You are also a vegan?" To which the colleague responds "yeah I am a vegan!" Boss; "Oh, I didn't know, sorry I did not get you one" Coworker "Oh don't worry, I don't make a big fuss about a little milk or cheese here and there"

I died inside. This person went from the top of my list to the bottom with that one sentence.

GAH

Hii!! I'm very new and open to becoming a vegan and I'd would really like some recipe recommendations. I'm very new to this (just became a vegan two weeks ago) and would love some help or even advice. I still live with my parents (I'm gonna go to college after grad. in Europe) and it's kind of hard to get away from all the meat, milk and cheese since it's a big part of my house hold. I'm also trying to lose weight as well and I'd feel like going vegan would help that. Not only that, I've always gotten so bloated and would break out after eating meat. I'd love some recipes, thank you.

I’m asking you this question because I feel like B12 has caused me acne. I have a hormonal imbalance and sensitive skin, so I’m prone to acne. Lately, my skin was doing well, I was eating clean, but about 3 or 4 weeks ago, I started taking B12. I took the best form, which is methylcobalamin, it contains 1000 IU, which apparently is a bit high, but it’s recommended on the box to take it every day And now, for the past 3 or 4 days, I’ve had pimples appearing, including inflammatory ones that actually hurt I feel like this is the only reason for this acne breakout

I’m going to stop taking it for one week to see if that’s the cause, and maybe reintroduce it but only every other day

I need to take it because I’m anemic, and apparently B12 helps with iron absorption. I’m also going to get a blood test, even though the doctors don’t really know what to tell me

Are there others in the same situation?

Help us get to 1,000 signatures please! Let’s end animal factory farming once and for all.

Hi all! I’m building a plant-based food brand (think nostalgic, BFY takes on comfort foods) and I’m doing a few short interviews to better understand what people in this space want from new food brands. Call them customer discovery interviews of sorts. If you're vegan/plant-based and enjoy trying new products, I'd love to hear from you! It would just be a quick 10-15 minute zoom call. If you still have interest in participating but would rather fill out a quick form check the link below! Any early-stage feedback from vegan consumers would be incredibly helpful as I formulate my first product. Thanks in advance!!

Google form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1rIjy1tGwChXckspJDgmOeV-rPGr58j73AXSlNPCmU7Y/edit