• 🐑🇸 🇭 🇪 🇪 🇵 🇱 🇪🐑@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    I’m a vegetarian just because it’s the cheapest option. Meat is absurd in prices while going fully vegan, where I live, isn’t feasible either.

    So I live off a mostly vegetarian diet. It’s not even for ethical reasons. It’s literally a “I want to save money” motivation.

    • scottyjoe9@sh.itjust.works
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      11 months ago

      Once governments stop or reduce funding for the meat and dairy industries, prices will continue to go up and more people will be like you. At the end of the day, animal products (especially those from bovines) aren’t super sustainable and cost a lot more than we pay at the supermarket.

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      11 months ago

      It’s pretty nuts what they’re asking for meat. I don’t do the major shopping in the family but last time I went to get some ground beef… holy sweet baby cheez wiz. I could swear it the price had doubled since the last time I looked (which was probably pre covid).

      There are so many great vegetarian recipes out there. Like, I mean, original things that were designed without meat in mind from the start not fake meat stuff like those vegetarian ribs I made one time. shudders

      • Aniki 🌱🌿@lemm.ee
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        11 months ago

        The prices for beyond/impossible are 1:1 with real ground beef at my local grocerywhore.

        The choice is so easy.

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          11 months ago

          I wish those worked for me. It’s an autistic texture thing for me, so anytime I try substitutes I nearly gag.

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            11 months ago

            I think as something like a burger it’s not that great but stuff like shepherds pie or meatballs where I’m adding other ingredients and seasoning it’s indistinguishable. I even fooled my whole family with some homemade beyond meatballs.

            Now I kinda wanna try a hamburger lasagna.

        • “the prices are 1:1 with real ground beef”

          Okay, does it provide the same nutrients at the same amount of higher? Even then you’re comparing to ground beef, which is too expensive on its own already

          I’ll stick to my vegetarian diet