Hello my fellow vegans, I'm new here and I would like your input on how affordable is it to be completely vegan?
And.......Hello my fellow vegans, I'm new here and I would like your input on how affordable is it to be completely vegan?
Very affordable.Hello my fellow vegans, I'm new here and I would like your input on how affordable is it to be completely vegan?
Last I checked meat prices they were pretty on par with things like Beyond, Gardien, Morningstar & Boca.Obviously there is huge variation in the cost depending on where you are, what foods you eat etc,
I would say if you are completely vegan you pay about 5% more for food
However if you eat almost no processed foods, just basics like fruit and veg and stuff mentioned above by Silva and do a lot of your own cooking, it will be about the same
If you eat large amounts of processed foods, restaurants, fast food, it could be >5% more
For a wealthy person, it´s not that much difference however
Toiletries and brand new clothes are arguably more expensive as well for vegans
Thanks a lot, I'm Spanish so eating rice and beans is our normVery affordable.
But first, let me say it does depend on what kind of vegan you choose to be. If you choose to buy lots of plant based meats, milks , fast food, restaurant food, and prepared and/or frozen foods - it will be less affordable because most of those things are not cheap and for the most part they are more expensive that their animal based counter parts.
I used to have a link that had a chart of the price of a gram of protein in things like eggs, milk, meat, beans, etc. and now I can't find it. but... as I remember it eggs, cow's milk, and chicken are some of the cheapest sources of animal based proteins. but they aren't nearly as cheap as things like rice and beans.
Curious what I wrote that gave that vibe?Thank you so much
Are you a new vegan as well?
Looking back it doesn't seem hard. but I remember at the time there were some difficulities. And looking back I think a lot of the difficulties I perceived were more like mental roadblocks than real ones.Thanks a lot, I'm Spanish so eating rice and beans is our norm
Was it heard for you to make food choices when you became vegan?
I love this quote!!!-"My purpose in veganism is to enact change, not personal purity."Curious what I wrote that gave that vibe?
I was vegetarian in my teens until i married and had kids, and let obsessing over concerns sway me to eating some meat again. That lasted till they were older. I always knew I should give up all animal products and finally did around 2010-2012.
Now I do need to point this out--My purpose in veganism is to enact change, not personal purity.
I care far more about someone calling themselves vegan if they buy something that contains a packet of meat or cheese and thrown it away than I am someone who eats something that contains animal products that would otherwise be in the garbage.
With the prevalence of animal products in most everything we use, I make a clear distinction over the personal capabilities of the individual based on finances, those they care for, and what is available to them.
The whole "as far as possible and practical."
I always questioned why people did what they did, esp when it seemed so backwardsI love this quote!!!-"My purpose in veganism is to enact change, not personal purity."
I was just asking out of curiosity... What initially motivated you to become vegan?
I'm fortyish and don't recall knowing any one vegan in my youth, so I'm curious about what inspired you or motivated you to become vegan at a young age and did you completely abstain from animal products?
From the standpoint of food, it can be inexpensive,..or very expense depending on your taste.Hello my fellow vegans, I'm new here and I would like your input on how affordable is it to be completely vegan?
What? Wait! You don't meanI always questioned why people did what they did, esp when it seemed so backwards
I read the book Soylent Green when I was around 12, suggested by a penpal. She took it as horror, I took it as why the F" don't we do that?
It just seemed so stupid to intentionally breed animals just to kill them and eat them when they die anyway!
Dairy was the first thing I stopped eating, It seemed like the life of dairy cattle was even crueler than beef cattle. But I realize now that conclusion was as much based on perception and ignorance as reality. Also I was never a huge cheese fan.Dairy was by far the hardest food for me to give up though. I now like vegan cheeses as much as I liked dairy though.
What? Wait! You don't mean"why don't we eat people?
You weren't thinking of letting them die of old age, and then eat them?
Dairy was the first thing I stopped eating, It seemed like the life of dairy cattle was even crueler than beef cattle. But I realize now that conclusion was as much based on perception and ignorance as reality. Also I was never a huge cheese fan.