How much meat do you eat?

[lanya]

Recently I've noticed in my circles that pretty much everyone is cutting back on meat due to environmental/ climate reasons.

Most people I know aren't vegetarian, but are more aware/ more careful about the amount they eat, e.g. only once or twice per week.

I am wondering whether this is the case generally across the UK, or if most people are carrying on as normal?

YABU: We are eating the same amount of meat as we always have.
YANBU: We have reduced our meat intake over the last few years for climate reasons.

Disclaimer: This isn't any kind of brag or meant to be condescending - I'm just curious.

Exactly - it's just not true you need meat or any animal proteins to be able to breast feed

My meat/fish intake remains pretty much the same over the last few years. Sometimes, I have a meat free day - not planned but just happens on what I fancy. Like today - breakfast - cereal, lunch - cheese and crackers. Evening meal - gnocchi with salad.

I was a vegetarian for about 9 months aged 16-17 and even with extra vitamins, I felt tired, prone to colds and not with it. After introducing meat back into my diet gradually - a ham sandwich upwards. Within a few weeks I was back to myself. From what I remember vegetarians lack in iron which helps pump oxygen around your blood.

Notice past couple of years Veganary isn't a big thing anymore as we get more vegan stuff in January and as a code checker, reduce more of this. Is it the price? Is it the minging looking meat alternatives? Veggie bacon looks minging.

That's not always the case...

After it's dead? No. But you don't eat roadkill do you, you don't eat wild animals that just dropped dead. You specifically go out of your way to kill a sentient creature. Knowingly .

To answer your initial question I probably eat the same amount of meat as always. Which is most days. Although most of it is frozen ,rather than fresh, which is a cost reason.

Thatjust means you ate really poor meals - not that you need meat

Well it is :) I'm not going to change my diet

I eat less processed meat and mostly white meat now, for taste and health. The rest of the family eats large portions of all kinds of meat. The men would be unwilling to eat a veggie meal more than occasionally.
I would be okay to be veggie but not vegan, as I have not found any other milk to taste nice and do like eggs and cheese.

Despite the arguments on this thread so far it is quite heartening to see current poll results that 40% of people are eating less meat.

Nothing :)

Most of the meat in my freezer has a reduced sticker. I don't buy every meat with reduced stickers such as 23% fat mince (blurgh) or pork belly. Not a fan on very fatty meat.

I eat approximately one cow per week.

Love hazelnuts like in Nutella etc. Bought some hazelnut milk - its vile.

If I had to suddenly give up dairy - oat milk for me,

We eat about one meat meal a week, the rest vegetarian. Health and environmental reasons

@catlady7 I wouldn't give up steak either and most people I know haven't. It's sometimes just what you need to hit the spot. But most people I know have reduced it. I probably have it twice a year, same for bacon.

I'm convinced that a local, seasonal diet is the best bet environmentally, so that's how I eat. I live in sheep farming country, it's not the land for crops round here, all the meat I buy from the butchers is local and free range or organic, game in season. I have a weekly vegetable box, again, seasonal and local, also get eggs, honey, bread, cheese, milk and various other local produce with it.

I order fish and seafood online, all from UK waters, all seasonally available and whatever is the most sustainable available.

I'm pretty sure that's a more environmentally friendly diet than almond milk and freighted vegetables.

Once every two weeks, I eat alot of eggs though.

I had beef last night and it was delicious

Haven't eaten meat for 30 years
I do eat fish though & my kids & DH eat meat most days

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I had to go dairy free for my daughter. Oat milk is OK. Can't drink it on its own.

Less than I used to, I just seemed to have gone off it. I’m more into eggs and yogurt at the moment. I still like fish and seafood.

Only in coffee*