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In reply to the discussion: Going Vegan Can Save the Planet, What's Stopping You? [View all]Phentex
(16,334 posts)Personally, I think you have to enjoy vegetables and / or be willing to try new things. I am a former meat lover and still a BBQ judge so I fully understand wanting that meaty flavor and texture. I googled vegan dinner ideas and started trying everything. We are vegetable eaters so it was not difficult to continue with that but prepare them in new ways. Then we added grains (quinoa/farro, etc.) as part of the main meal instead of sides. Everything is good but sometimes I still want a meaty texture. I have found several recipes that use meat alternatives in which you almost can't tell they aren't meat. However, I started to lose my taste for meat and I certainly have lost my ability to digest it as well as I used to. I just don't want to eat it. I make lots of stir fries, curries, pasta, stuffed peppers, stroganoff, lentil meatloaf, veggie wraps, enchiladas, and the list goes on and on and they are hearty dishes. i still want an egg here and there and that has some challenges. But I discovered I like vegan sour cream (homemade) better than the real stuff and vegan nacho cheese better than the real stuff, among many other substitutions.
I have the luxury of buying fresh not prepared/processed foods and cooking them myself. NOW it's difficult to eat out because I don't want the fat/salt/creams, etc.
I think people should do what they can. It doesn't have to be all or nothing.