- Okay, you don't wanna be vegan.
That's fine, I get it.
It's not for everyone
but sometimes people who don't wanna be vegan
say some really untrue things about vegans.
I would like to speak to some of those untrue things.
Let's set the record straight about them.
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So what do people say about vegans?
Number one, vegan food is gross.
People actually say that like that, it's gross.
Categorically identifying vegan food as gross
is not helpful.
I mean, have you ever had pasta with tomato sauce?
How about three bean chili?
What about French fries?
Those are things that are generally not gross
and I know who you are, vegan haters,
people saying our food's gross.
Come on.
Just because you try one restaurant's vegan dish
and it doesn't taste good, why on earth would you assume
that all vegan food tastes like that?
Vegan food is held to ridiculous standards of cuisine
that we don't hold any other kind of food to.
Come on, give your vegans a break.
Number two, you can't get enough protein as a vegan.
Your hair's gonna fall out.
Your nails are gonna break.
Your skin's gonna look like you're dead.
Simple answer, yes, you can get enough protein as a vegan.
Yes, you can.
Do you even know how much protein
the average American should be eating per day?
Exactly, most of us don't.
I do and you know what?
It's significantly less
than you think you should be consuming.
We are the largest protein consuming country in the world.
We're also one of the only countries in the world
that gets pretty much all of our protein
from animal sources.
What are non-animal sources of protein, you ask?
Well, pasta, beans, tofu, in smaller amounts some vegetables
and don't forget quinoa, that magical South American seed.
Do I have to work a little bit harder
to get the amount of protein I need?
Well, considering I know how much I need and you may not,
not so much and if you're really curious
how much protein the average adult actually needs,
visit the link below.
Number three.
I could be vegan but I just can't give up cheese.
It's the cheese.
The cheese.
Cheese.
I hear you, cheese is delicious.
It's also very salty and super fatty and full of cholesterol
and since less than 5% of Americans
can even digest it properly,
it likely makes your tummy do funny or crazy things.
Also, if you're African American,
Asian American, Native American
or a Jewish person of Eastern European descent,
it's more like 98% of us who can't digest it properly.
Eating cheese once in a while is absolutely better
than eating it every day for sure
and the fact is Americans who like to douse everything
in cheese sauce at any given opportunity,
we have more heart disease and cholesterol
than pretty much anyone anywhere in the world.
We should probably tone it down a little bit
with the cheese consumption.
We shouldn't need to douse food with sauce and cheese
in order to eat it anyway.
It makes for terrible eating habits for our kids especially.
So what can you do?
You can cut back.
Try some of the really, really nice,
fun vegan artisan cheeses that are out there.
They are a little bit expensive.
I wouldn't buy them every day
but once in a while, it's a really fun treat.
Try it and please remember that you can't compare
even the best vegan cheese directly with dairy cheese.
It likely won't match up.
So give your taste buds a few weeks of eating no cheese
before you try a fun, exciting artisanal cheese.
Doesn't that sound great?
Artisanal cheese.
Just saying it makes me happy.
It's usually made from cashews or almonds or walnuts.
Delicious and cruelty free.
Number four.
I don't care about killing animals.
The way I show my love for animals is by eating them.
I love eating animals.
That's true for a lot of people
and I get that I can't make you care if you don't
and maybe you don't have to
but if you do care about things like the environment
or your carbon footprint,
here are some interesting things to think about.
The mass consumption of animal products and byproducts
contributes significantly
to a variety of environmental issues
including but not limited to ozone depletion,
pollution of lakes, rivers, streams and fields,
depleted water sources, depleted land sources,
it costs more to store animals and feed them
than we make from selling them,
many antibiotics no longer work
because of their overuse in animals.
Number five.
I totally get why people are vegan but it's too hard.
Oh, hi, vegan friendly person, that's so sweet.
I am virtually hugging you right now.
If it helps, don't think about all the things
that you can't have.
Think about all of the things that you can have.
Seek out chefs who are making amazing vegan food
and look at their recipes.
Look at pictures of the food that they make on Instagram.
Visit a farmer's market.
Learn about new ways that you can incorporate
more fruits and vegetables and grains into your diet.
Shift some of the budget of the money
that you normally would set aside to eat meat and dairy
and turn it into a way to explore new fruits,
vegetables, grains, seeds and nuts.
Focus on rewarding yourself with good healthy delicious food
so that you don't feel like you're missing out
all of the time.
Any choices towards reducing animal consumption
are better choices and finding vegan treats
that make your heart sing
like a candy bar that is vegan
but tastes exactly like your favorite candy bar that isn't
or how about an amazing samosa with delicious dipping sauce?
Those will make you realize
that being vegan doesn't have to be painful.
It's not stoic.
It's not a bitter hard life.
It can be fun and delicious.
Every major medical organization in the world
agrees that we should be eating less processed foods,
less animal products and byproducts and more wholesome food.
Even if being vegan isn't for you,
think about how the choices you make
can impact your health, the health of the economy
and even the environment.
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