I actually made some veggie burgers instead of using meat recently, they turned out fine: https://imgur.com/a/9KA78TQ (a bit dry, but that's what the sauce was for)
I don't think I could do a fully vegan diet easily, but I lean more heavily into plant based food, I still think that Michael Pollan's advice holds true:
"Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants."
That said, it feels like the governments around the world are subsidizing the production of meat perhaps a bit too much, which is why people don't have to deal with the true cost of meat production and therefore opt for it disproportionately often, alongside cultural habits.
Meat is tasty, yes, but to me feels like something that should be enjoyed maybe once or twice a week, instead of every day. I say that as someone who has helped my dad hunt wild animals, remove the guts from the carcasses, bring them home, skin them, de-bone the meat and perhaps has a bit more understanding of what it takes to get to a tasty meat meal than the average person. Very humbling experience, presumably a little bit similar to working on a farm.
That said, chicken meat feels way better than something like beef when it comes to the environmental effect and is both versatile in what you can put it in, as well as is really tasty, so for many that would be a workable option too, for more frequent consumption!
I don't think I could do a fully vegan diet easily, but I lean more heavily into plant based food, I still think that Michael Pollan's advice holds true:
"Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants."
That said, it feels like the governments around the world are subsidizing the production of meat perhaps a bit too much, which is why people don't have to deal with the true cost of meat production and therefore opt for it disproportionately often, alongside cultural habits.
Meat is tasty, yes, but to me feels like something that should be enjoyed maybe once or twice a week, instead of every day. I say that as someone who has helped my dad hunt wild animals, remove the guts from the carcasses, bring them home, skin them, de-bone the meat and perhaps has a bit more understanding of what it takes to get to a tasty meat meal than the average person. Very humbling experience, presumably a little bit similar to working on a farm.
That said, chicken meat feels way better than something like beef when it comes to the environmental effect and is both versatile in what you can put it in, as well as is really tasty, so for many that would be a workable option too, for more frequent consumption!