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Eating less meat would be good for the Earth. Small nudges can change behavior (apnews.com)
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[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 months ago (2 children)

I've been eating way less meat recently. I want to go fully vegan, but it's tough when Im forced to live with family members who refuse to adjust their habits.

I can't afford to buy all the fancy meat alternatives so I have to make small steps. PBJ instead of a ham and cheese sandwich. Avocado on sourdough instead of bacon and eggs etc

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

One meat alternative that's pretty affordable (and much better tasting and healthier than most TVP I've tried) is Butler Soy Curls. If you buy them in bulk from their website, it comes out to around $3.24 per pound of rehydrated soy meat for the 18-pack of individual bags (The big 12lb bag is an even better deal, coming in at around $2.43 per lb of rehydrated meat). If you rehydrate it with a vegan bullion cube, it tastes genuinely excellent, and the texture is incredibly meat like.

I also found Impossible burgers at costco for $6lb (which was quite a bit more than real meat patties, but so much less than they are any other store), and those were delicious, to the point that I prefer them to real meat.

Chickpeas can also work as a ground meat substitute for things like tacos and chili.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

Thanks for the info, but I don't live in America lol.

Still though, might be a good tip if any other US based folks see this.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

Take it easy. Every vegan meal counts, and if you push too hard you might just give up entirely. You have to integrate the changes into your lifestyle, and that takes time. Try and become steady with a certain amount of plant-based food, add slowly. It should be fun and experimentation not work.