i've noticed sometimes when you show affection for animals usually raised for their meat like pigs or cows someone might burst in and goes "yeah but they're so tasty so i won't stop eating them". you don't have to be talking about meat at all, they just burst in to force everyone to remember that these animals are killed and eaten for their meat. well I'd like to mention unprompted that if you won't stop eating pigs because they're so tasty that you should try some "long pig", which tastes a lot like pork. it does happen to be human meat though, but hey: what if it's just SUPER tasty?

if your rationale for eating meat despite knowing how it hurts animals is "i can't afford to change" or "i'm trying to take care of other things that are just more important in my life", i don't judge you. i myself am not a perfect vegetarian. i just try my best and i recognize that i'm in a privileged position to even have the option.

but if you trot out the lie to yourselves and everybody that you do it just because they're tasty, i'd like to know what you think of human meat when you get the chance. cannibals might be onto something, no?

#vegan #veganism #vegetarian #vegetarianism

@grrlscientist
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Animals are NOT FOOD

Wow, 300 million #cows killed every year in the world. The number of #chickens killed are wild

I was bike riding one summer in 1973 in #Vermont and found some old (maybe 1950s?) negatives showing only cows.
I guess they were money to the farmer, his LIVElyhood

I see that he wanted to photograph both sides. Maybe if the cow was spooked
and ran away. The photo was proof of ownership, I guess

#vegetarianism
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vegetarianism

My bestie: Hey, what are you looking at?

Me: The vegetarian section

Bestie: *looks at vegetarian section, looks rest of buffet, looks at me, looks back at vegetarian section* is that it?

Me: well, there's a pot of soup over there, but otherwise, yes, this is it

Bestie: Sooooo... why are you staring at it?

Me: There were crispy pancakes here earlier, but now they're gone. I've seen a lot of carnivores get food from here, so maybe they have eaten them.

Bestie: Ah. So you're standing guard?

Me: Not really, just waiting, hoping that they'll refill the crispy pancakes

Random guy with a plate full of bbq'ed shrimp and oysters: *walks to vegetarian buffet and takes a couple of spring rolls*

Bestie: Hey, are you vegetarian?

Shrimp guy: Eh. No.

Bestie: Well, this is the vegetarian section. Maybe better if you take from the rest of this gigantic buffet?

Shrimp guy: Ah, yes, good suggestion, thanks! *continues to help himself to vegetarian food*

Bestie & Me: 👁️👄👁️

#Food #VegetarianFood #Vegetarianism #Besties

South Asia-specific adaptation of Mediterranean diet principles: a mixed-methods review for practical and sustainable dietary habits

Abstract South As…
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South Asia-specific adaptation of Mediterranean diet principles: a mixed-methods review for practical and sustainable dietary habits

Abstract South Asia, home to nearly 2 billion peopl…
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https://www.diningandcooking.com/2555191/south-asia-specific-adaptation-of-mediterranean-diet-principles-a-mixed-methods-review-for-practical-and-sustainable-dietary-habits/

My nephew just informed me that I’m lucky that I’m vegetarian, because eating meat is so much work! It takes him no fewer than 29 chews to chew his way through a piece of pork 😱

#Food #Vegetarianism #Family

I support #divorcing #vegetarianism from #Modi and #Hindu #fundamentalism

https://m.economictimes.com/news/india/indias-veg-diplomacy-why-pms-all-vegetarian-banquets-challenge-global-dining-norms/articleshow/128862402.cms #vegan #animalrights