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wetcalzones t1_iumq77f wrote

Reply to comment by FuehrerStoleMyBike in [OC] There are more self-described vegans than vegetarians among US users of Twitter by jasonjonesresearch

Not even a vegetarian, but I've been attacked for even suggesting that we maybe should just eat less meat as a proportion of our diet. People are lame.

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XxhumanguineapigxX t1_iumuio7 wrote

My university lecturer called something similar an "environmental diet" and it swayed most of the class!

I haven't 100% dropped anything, but it's extremely rare I have red meat and won't have lamb or pork. I have a "reduced meat" diet that's mostly chicken, and have started growing my own veggies and seasonings in my own garden. I also cut down on heavy rainforest killers like most chocolates and coffee, and "attempt" to cut down on palm oil products (that shit is EVERYWHERE).

There's no way of easily explaining it to most people tho, so I'm just an average carnivorous gal.

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SnipesCC t1_iumz0mc wrote

I generally say it's easier to convince 7 people to do meatless Mondays than 1 person to go full vegetarian/vegan. And that has the same reduction in total meat consumption. I'm not fully vegan, but a lot of my meals are, and I've been replacing eggs with Just Egg a lot lately. I may go fully vegan one of these days, especially as the substitutes on the market get better and better.

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