vegan food trying to look and taste like meat

[holy king]

why is it that vegan food tries to look and taste like meat?
tofu fish sticks? tofu chicken wings? seriously?


do vegans love meat so much?
is it a plot by vegans to make meat lovers consider veganism?

 

[cardgame]

They can't beat meat for taste so they're going for aesthetics. They won't fool me though!

 

[holy king]

the thing is, a lot of vegan food tastes great.
vegan meat usually tastes meh.

 

[Archbob]

Some vegan meat gets pretty close. It doesn't provide the substance meat does though.

 

[Phlegmak]

is it a plot by vegans to make meat lovers consider veganism?

That's it.

 

[Aramazd]

Some vegan meat gets pretty close. It doesn't provide the substance meat does though.

I've only had soysage, but it was So I've stayed away from vegan meats.

 

[Cheezy the Wiz]

As noted above, vegetarian dishes are often tasty enough on their own, no need to taint them with faux-meat nonsense.

 

[SS-18 ICBM]

Well, vegan products that can imitate meat can bring veganism to carnivores and omnivores much easier.

 

[SG-17]

Whats the point? There is a reason why we have canines and incisors.

 

[Kraznaya]

As noted above, vegetarian dishes are often tasty enough on their own, no need to taint them with faux-meat nonsense.

Asian meat imitations have their own unique taste, though.

 

[Kozmos]

I tried vegetarian/vegan food once. It was like eating water. Utterly tasteless without the refreshing quality water usually has.

 

[holy king]

you eat meat only?

 

[Babbler]

Hipsters want to be cool without giving up the things they like; thus, vegie-burgers.

 

[warpus]

A lot of vegans are vegans because they are opposed to the way we treat the animals that we eat.

They enjoy the texture of meat and the way it tastes, but are opposed to eating meat for other reasons.
They have to consume protein, and while beans and nuts are awesome, they don't offer a lot of variety.

 

[homeyg]

I do not support veganism. I had a friend this past year in college who became so weak and skinny due to being vegan for 3 years that she fainted all the time and was always nauseated. She was also really depressed, and I give veganism credit for causing that.

She eventually stopped being vegan, started eating meat and animal products again, and she gained back weight so that she actually looks normal now, and she says that she really feels better.

 

[Cato the Elder]

I do not support veganism. I had a friend this past year in college who became so weak and skinny due to being vegan for 3 years that she fainted all the time and was always nauseated. She was also really depressed, and I give veganism credit for causing that.

She eventually stopped being vegan, started eating meat and animal products again, and she gained back weight so that she actually looks normal now, and she says that she really feels better.

I think that her feeling better and gaining weight might have something to do with more general life reforms than just stopping began a vegan.

Besides, why would veganism cause depression, outside of it possibly being not macho enough?

 

[mrt144]

Well, vegan products that can imitate meat can bring veganism to carnivores and omnivores much easier.

Except if they fail to deliver on experience in which case one swears off vegan stuff as "hippie . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ."

 

[El Koeno]

I do not support veganism. I had a friend this past year in college who became so weak and skinny due to being vegan for 3 years that she fainted all the time and was always nauseated. She was also really depressed, and I give veganism credit for causing that.

She eventually stopped being vegan, started eating meat and animal products again, and she gained back weight so that she actually looks normal now, and she says that she really feels better.

I think it's more your friend not taking proper care of what she eats that's to blame for her not feeling well, rather than veganism. If you go full-on vegan you've got to be careful not to run in to all sorts of deficits. I think vitamin B12 deficit could make you depressed.

 

[mrt144]

I think it's more your friend not taking proper care of what she eats that's to blame for her not feeling well, rather than veganism. If you go full-on vegan you've got to be careful not to run in to all sorts of deficits. I think vitamin B12 deficit could make you depressed.

This is the fundamental problem with "going vegan" for the masses. It requires more forethought and planning, at least initially, than most people are ready to devote to dietary choice. The change is easy for those that have staked their lives on changing but that's not representative of most people.

 

[El Koeno]

This is the fundamental problem with "going vegan" for the masses. It requires more forethought and planning, at least initially, than most people are ready to devote to dietary choice. The change is easy for those that have staked their lives on changing but that's not representative of most people.

It's exactly why I'm not vegan. I hardly ever eat meat, but I need eggs and dairy: if only because I like meadows with cows.