Veganuary??

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This is not intended to be a goody question, simply trying to understand. Articles in the news saying Veganuary will save thousands of farm animals - what do people think will happen to these animals?

Ah thanks @AppleJane I must admit I'm finding it a lot more difficult than I thought. I've been vegetarian almost a year, swapped to soy milk and yoghurt a few months ago so I thought it would just be a case of giving up cheese which I love and eggs which I ate very rarely anyway.

I never realised how many things have dairy and eggs in the ingredients though!

I never said it was you @noblegiraffe
I was explaining why I'm no longer up for a debate.

If you're really interested you can find all the answers on google as to where most vegans draw the line. I wish you well.

@cricketmum84 I went from vegetarian to vegan, I know exactly what you mean! Cheese was a very convenient way to make sandwiches etc so I struggled with that at first.

My current favourite is red pepper hummus with cucumber on a decent bread.

I stayed away from fake cheeses for months until I forgot the taste of real cheese. I recently bought a recipe book with a huge selection of vegan cheeses in it so I'm hoping to experiment soon!

I am so happy that on New Year's Day I finally nailed (after months of experimenting) a vegan 'milk' chocolate cake that my whole family loves.

Being successful at baking is usually just knowing the 'secret'. The secret for me with the cake was to use low protein flour (think opposite of bread) so it's not heavy!

The secret to stretchy cheese is tapioca flour

It was your line between conqueror and caretaker that I was specifically interested in, Applejane, but no worries.

@noblegiraffe that comment was originally in relation to the planet. We, as humans, have mistreated the planet's resources (if you want to throw animals and plants in there, be my guest) and perhaps it is time for us to start looking after them instead. Are you a climate change denier? If not, do you agree that time is running out and a change needs to happen?

Am neither veggie nor vegan, but cannot remember the last time I ate meat, probably in a Shepherds Pie or something like that.

So to me it is a matter of taste. I am sorry to add that while veganism is the religion du jour for many principled people, it is not for me. Far too much work involved in making sure EVERY little thing you eat has absolutely NO animal products in it. But that's just me.

I think the gradual approach is a good one, cut down on meat consumption and take it slowly if you want to. Going from carnivore even if it is relatively rarely to full on veganism is not easy in one go. But there is merit in making those of us who do not subscribe think about it a lot more.

That's my approach!

kinsss Yes, me too. I don't have much dairy, as it disagrees with me, and I have easily cut down (but not completely cut out) red meat, but I do eat a lot of chicken, eggs, seafood. Chicken has half the carbon footprint of a cow so that's a gain, and if you purchase seafood carefully and locally, it is tasty and can be good for the environment, Amercian Crayfish are lovely, and need eating to keep them under control. We also export most of our (UK) seafood, which is crazy. That's my current strategy anyway, and is something I can easily live with.