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  • teuniac_toMicroblog MemesDefenders of oatmeal
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    1 year ago

    Leave 50g jumbo oats and 100ml soy milk and some cinnamon mixed in a closed container overnight in your fridge. Then in the morning add a splash of additional soy milk, other stuff*, and some honey.

    The other stuff I use (all at the same time):

    • pear/strawberries (depending on season)
    • walnuts
    • milled flaxseed
    • Brazil nuts
    • omega 3 seed mix (cheap and healthy)
    • dried cranberry (or raisins)
    • macadamia nuts

    You can also use a nut mix (without peanuts). I just don’t because I don’t tolerate hazelnut well.

    This breakfast is super useful because it includes so many nuts, which are recommended but quite tricky to include in one’s diet. And it adds a ton of fiber and a piece of fruit.







  • teuniac_toFunny: Home of the Haha*Permanently Deleted*
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    1 year ago

    How is that respect?

    Hi lamb, I respect you. However, I’m okay with you being killed to become with food. You don’t want this, so I guess I don’t respect what you want. But other than that I respect you.

    Doesn’t sound like real respect to me.

    As a vegan, don’t you respect the plants you eat?

    Like a dead lamb, plants don’t benefit from my respect.


  • I’m vegan now, previously vegetarian. But before this I was in exactly the same position as you describe. It’s the first time that I’m actually hearing of someone who admits there can be an inconsistency between your own behaviour and your values.

    Depending on what it is, sticking to your values is hard and requires changing your behaviour and habits. Your environment matters a lot. For me it was easy to switch to a vegetarian diet because my partner loves experimenting with cooking and collecting recipes. For many it won’t be this simple.

    I used to think it would be easy for people generally to admit that it’s pretty unlikely that they’re sticking to all of their values, but apparently it’s not. I think it’s impressive how you’re managing not to let personal pride determine your opinion on this!


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    1 year ago

    Read this other comment and understand why people mention they are vegetarian or vegan: https://lemmy.world/comment/4652396

    It’s only admirable to be vegan if I agree with veganism, and I don’t.

    Veganism is mostly a diet… not a religion. What does it even mean to say that you disagree with it? If some people feel like they should be vegan and they put effort into it and are willing to give things up, why shouldn’t this be admirable?


  • If lions were able to eat predominantly plants and fruits they would do so because it’s easier and requires less energy.

    If humans were meant to eat meat, we’d have teeth specifically adapted for it and digestive systems designed for omnivorous diets. Oh wait…

    Since we’re the product of evolution we’re not meant to do anything. Evolution is reactive to changing environments. In terms of what our physiology is most suitable for is predominantly hunting and gathering, with a bit of meat from hunting occasionally.

    The fact that we have some sharp teeth and can digest meat doesn’t mean that we have to consume the enormous amount of meat that we’re currently eating. The health department of pretty much every Western Country says that its population eats unhealthy amounts of meat.


  • death is a part of life, and having meaning in death to provide nutrition for continuation of life is just a reality.

    You’re missing something pretty important here. Death is part of life is an argument that you’d use to try and justify hunting. Farming also means breeding more animals that will be raised for their meat and killed after a few years.

    Globally, 60% of all large mammals are livestock. It’s a crazy number and there is nothing natural about this. The killing isn’t the root problem, producing/breeding huge numbers of animals is.

    Death might be a natural part of the circle of life, but we’re artificially starting this circle for many farm animals. If we’d stop doing this at such an insane scale, we wouldn’t need to discuss their death (or quality of life)

    Importantly, this is something that we choose to do even though we don’t have to. The owl has to hunt for mice and isn’t able to choose not to. This makes our moral position not comparable to owls or any other animal.


  • But let’s also be reasonable.

    Eating cats and dogs is controversial. So is eating sharks or whale. Some diets are unnecessarily harmful. Since we all live on the same planet, that affects others and it makes sense to have an opinion on this.

    Outside of the US, it’s not controversial to say the average meat intake in the US is too high: for health reasons and for the environment. I think it’s okay to judge people when they eat abnormal amounts of meat.


  • I think it’s easier to mess up a vegan diet than a keto one.

    People often worry more about vegan diets than other diets. But somehow people’s concerns aren’t proportional to the risk of messing up your nutrition needs.

    It’s not about health risks; it’s more about their personal feelings. Most people don’t like that animals are killed for food, but giving up tasty meat and cheese is tough. Instead of supporting vegans, they question them. This might be because admitting they eat meat just for its taste feels wrong. So, they deflect by questioning veganism. It’d be great if there were more understanding and supportive and less defensiveness about food choices.

    I’d be nice to occasionally hear “Good for you! I’m happy that you make choices that are in line with your values!” But alas, most responses tend to be “But aren’t you barely allowed to eat anything now!?”

    So much time and effort online and on TV is expended arguing against eating plant based food. It’s hard not to see through this.



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    I never really understand why people find it so entertaining to make fun of vegetarians and vegans.

    Their choice results in less suffering, plain and simple. Maybe you aren’t willing to change your diet, that’s your decision. But if others are willing to put effort into changing their diets and become vegetarian because it’s in line with their values, that’s admirable and should be applauded.

    Please don’t make fun of people who put time and energy into pursuing their values. Not if you don’t see yourself as a bully.