ot vegan

[sawmiller]

Don't worry, they'll tell you. I take it that is the answer you were looking for.

Not always the case - my grand daughter has a vegan diet and never tells anyone - just gets on with her life - doesn't seem to do her any harm given that she's winning plenty of races on her track and now gravel bikes

[Lolmorgan]

What a truly great football site this is,top two post midget gems & vegan. FFS.

[harpo88]

Harpo,
Do you feel healthier for it?

I know that I eat too much red meat and it's mainly pork but we eat lots of chicken meals and more fish than ever.

I've tried some of the substitutes but I'd prefer a salad.

No different really (been about 4 years) but was always careful anyway about having a more or less balanced diet. No question it’s more restrictive to get all your nutrients without meat and eggs and of course you can eat chip butties all the time and be vegan...I’d guess that health wise the bigger differentiator would be how much processed food you have rather than whether you’re eating meat eggs and milk.

Ideally I’d nab a copy of the Forest Green players’ or Lewis Hamilton’s or Jermain Defoe’s meal plan and give that a go...

[frogmiller]

Don't worry, they'll tell you. I take it that is the answer you were looking for.

I like the classic jokes. It's the 'ter bum tish' the does me 😉

[frogmiller]

No different really (been about 4 years) but was always careful anyway about having a more or less balanced diet. No question it’s more restrictive to get all your nutrients without meat and eggs and of course you can eat chip butties all the time and be vegan...I’d guess that health wise the bigger differentiator would be how much processed food you have rather than whether you’re eating meat eggs and milk.

Ideally I’d nab a copy of the Forest Green players’ or Lewis Hamilton’s or Jermain Defoe’s meal plan and give that a go...

I rarely eat processed meat but I'm overweight because I like the feeling of a full stomach.
When I have my blood tests they're always surprised at how low my cholesterol levels are.
A balanced diet is a good thing but I think that I'll always include meat in mine.

[frogmiller]

What a truly great football site this is,top two post midget gems & vegan. FFS.

Didn't you read the Forest Green references? 😂

[caytonmiller]

someone explain please.
saw adds today for meat free BACON.

meat balls . but to take the piss . fish free fish fingers. wtf?

Poor fish. Who would buy fish without knowing how to look after them,. Especially the disabled ones

[ragingpup]

I cooked a Quorn chili at a NY party and everyone thought it was good, when i told them it Quorn some didn't believe me (they asked for links to websites etc..)

Quorn mince isn't vegan though is it?

Tried the quorn vegan range but not great. As someone said above, seitan is high protein and taste's great as a meat replacement. I make loads of it. I know quite a few vegans, some shout about it, wear t-shirts, others don't really like to talk about it. I only talk about it if asked, as I am too often! I think the ones that do talk about it are more motivated by genuine anger about animal welfare than cheap virtue signalling. In my experience anyway.

Great time to be vegan though - supermarkets are selling loads of great alternatives. Much easier than when I tried it in the mid 90s and folded after 3 years! Always the cheese that gets me! Whoever makes a genuinely good cheese alternative that ain't 21% bloody coconut oil will be a wealthy bod. And I would personally marry him/her!

[Grist_To_The_Mill]

Quorn mince isn't vegan though is it?

Tried the quorn vegan range but not great. As someone said above, seitan is high protein and taste's great as a meat replacement. I make loads of it. I know quite a few vegans, some shout about it, wear t-shirts, others don't really like to talk about it. I only talk about it if asked, as I am too often! I think the ones that do talk about it are more motivated by genuine anger about animal welfare than cheap virtue signalling. In my experience anyway.

Great time to be vegan though - supermarkets are selling loads of great alternatives. Much easier than when I tried it in the mid 90s and folded after 3 years! Always the cheese that gets me! Whoever makes a genuinely good cheese alternative that ain't 21% bloody coconut oil will be a wealthy bod. And I would personally marry him/her!

Reminds me of the organic trend, supermarkets fell over themselves to sell organic stuff, now whilst still available it isn’t as widespread as before.

Sheep are vegan, whilst alive anyway

[John2]

Reminds me of the organic trend, supermarkets fell over themselves to sell organic stuff, now whilst still available it isn’t as widespread as before.

Sheep are vegan, whilst alive anyway

Yeah, organic is a massive waste of money bought into by (often leftwing) bandwagon jumpers with a massive but not properly thought out bias towards "natural", I do actually agree. It's a debate I have with some of my leftie friends a lot.

It's the same stuff with the same nutritional content. People blindly fear "E numbers" and "preservatives" when in reality the majority are completely harmless and offer many advantages. I never buy organic fruit or veg unless the other stuff has sold out.