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One person can't make a difference but... on 13:45 - Sep 18 by monytowbray
I was vegetarian when people would look at you like an alien if you mentioned it, back when "Salad without the chicken" was the only thing on a menu.
Granted, I did go back to meat for a while, but eating meat has never sat well with me since I was 18.
Since you have gone vegan, have you deliberately caved in at any time? I know this probably sounds like a set up for an attack so ignore me if you want but just wondering if you completely lose the craving for meat or whether you have to fight it?
One person can't make a difference but... on 13:00 - Sep 18 by Clapham_Junction
It's because normal farmers are being outcompeted by super dairies (with thousands of cows), which are the only places that can produce milk at the price the supermarkets pay. Hence why the number of dairy cows has actually gone up but the number of farms has dropped hugely. My aunt and uncle were one of the dairies that gave up (they switched to free range chickens).
Milk & dairy production will always continue in some form, not least because it's a hugely important source of calcium which simply cannot in reality be sourced from other foodstuffs in the amounts needed - as I've found to my cost (increasing loss of bone density over the years, and supplements just don't do the job as well as dairy).
One person can't make a difference but... on 13:19 - Sep 18 by J2BLUE
That less farms doesn't necessarily mean more cows.
Agree with you on the general trend of milk consumption and rise of alternatives though. Most people buy milk out of habit. If there was a plant milk which didn't taste awful in tea/coffee I would buy it. I must admit I haven't tried oat milk.
Try this, best one currently out there - nothing but 8.8% organic soya beans & water. I think you'll be surprised if you haven't already tasted it. Great in tea, but if you use it in coffee, put the soy milk in the cup first or it'll separate.
One person can't make a difference but... on 14:13 - Sep 18 by Ryorry
Try this, best one currently out there - nothing but 8.8% organic soya beans & water. I think you'll be surprised if you haven't already tasted it. Great in tea, but if you use it in coffee, put the soy milk in the cup first or it'll separate.
One person can't make a difference but... on 13:45 - Sep 18 by monytowbray
I was vegetarian when people would look at you like an alien if you mentioned it, back when "Salad without the chicken" was the only thing on a menu.
Granted, I did go back to meat for a while, but eating meat has never sat well with me since I was 18.
Vegetarianism took off big-time in the 1960s (hippy 60s but you weren't even a twinkle in your parents' eyes then); there was a wonderful small chain (couple of restaurants & handful of shops) called Cranks, which I practically lived in when I was still based in Guildford & London. Their products and meals were wondrous, outstanding, delectable!
There are almond milks out there which source responsibly, eg from Spain - Ecomil is one such manufacturer - there are several UK wholefood online retailers who stock most (but not all) of their range. Unfortunately owing to both Brexit and nanny-state slap down on sweetened items, they no longer have a UK base themselves.
One person can't make a difference but... on 14:38 - Sep 18 by monytowbray
I'd cross that bridge when I came to it. Plenty of people are raising children vegan these days though.
Bordering on child abuse if you ask me...
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