How to become vegan if you enjoy dairy and a bit of meat but want to give them up on principle?

[malificent7]

I used to be vegan 25 years ago before it became trendy. Unfortunately it was tough back then , i gad no support from family/ friends/ society and I was tunnel vision resulting in an eating disorder.
I would like to ve vegan again due to climate change and I genuinely like my veg but i don't want to become they typical vegan bore again and i like meat and dairy. Sounds a bit stupid but id like to give it another go...any tips?

Vegan cheese is very personal taste though. I’ve found violife utterly disgusting. Other people say it’s their favourite!
Sainsbury’s fake feta isn’t bad, and had a less plastic texture than applewood. Asda mature cheese with the yellow sticker is pretty good in a sandwich.

PurpleDaisies

Personally the only vegan cheese I like is the Violife Greek cheese.

I got put off Sainsbury’s version of vegan cheese after opening a bag of their grated vegan cheshire
It smelt more of a babies nappy than any sort of food.
It got binned immediately but then stank the kitchen out so had to take it out to the wheely bin outside

The problem is I would get the Sainsbury’s fake feta cheese if I could try it first to see if I liked it but it is an expensive mistake if we don’t.

@malificent7 applewood and violife all have the texture of edam but melt okay. The supermarkets own ones are pretty much all made by bute island foods and are quite crumbly and also melt well I love their cranberry or spicy one on crackers. But my only advice on giving up cheese is always go cold turkey no cheese for a few months and once normal cheese starts to smell like vomit the vegan stuff will start to taste good. The bute island or supermarket own spicy sheese is a good start as it has a good non cheese flavour.

Hey OP I was a veggie for 8 years in my teens and early twenties. Eventually I started eating meat again as I was so ill all the time and eating meat a few times a week made me feel far better. In hindsight I knew nothing about nutrition at all and wasn’t getting a lot of the nutrients I needed. Fast forward 15 years and I really dislike the idea of preparing and eating meat (I haven’t been a big meat eater in the interim) and haven’t done so at home for almost four years now. I do sometimes have it when I go out but very rarely, and only in restaurants where it will be decent meat if that makes sense. I don’t have any dairy milk at home and don’t eat as much cheese as I used to (I love cheese, I will never give it up but I have cut down). Am aware of the environmental issues around the dairy milks and also how processed some veggie and vegan alternatives are as well. In short I’m pretty much veggie except for the occasional meat eating and I’ve massively cut back on dairy. It’s not perfect but it meets what my body needs (through trial and error) whilst doing as much as possible for the planet. No specific advice but it’s definitely about finding what works for your body but also meets any environmental concerns that you have.

CelticFairy

applewood and violife all have the texture of edam but melt okay

Not all violife. I eat their Greek cheese and that is like a semi solid almost spreadable goats cheese which I either have on crackers or cubed in salads or pasta.
It has quite a strong cheese flavour.