I didn't eat meat; then dairy for quite a while. I wore leather boots though. Footwear was really problematic.
Not myself, but I was pleasantly surprised by the quality of food when visiting vegan friends in the US last year. But then LA is probably one of the world's best places outside south Asia to go vegan?
theres also the b12 problem - humans need it and its not available in vegetables
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it can be totally delicious. masses of different types of veg. beans. nuts. fruit.
definitely going to become much more common.
I'm very very glad I never have to eat a dried tofu chunk ever again though; that shit is worse than dog food. We called it "gak".
Not a problem as long as you like Marmite.
I'm not quite sure why I'm posting in this thread as I'm neither vegetarian nor vegan and have no interest in becoming either, but it's interesting that Marmite should come up as I have a hunch that fungi could become more and more important as a global food source in the coming century. Does our resident techno-utopian HMGovt have an opinion on this?
Edit: still, like most people, I could and arguably should try to eat a bit less meat.
As featured on this excellent BBC4 doc (intro clip only, it's dropped off iplayer again)
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But is Marmite "naturally occurring" full stop? And how about tofu? And Quorn? And soy milk? And...
A quick google suggests Marmite is fully vegan, since the B12 is itself derived from a yeast source. (So it's not plant-derived, but it's not animal-derived either.)
"A vitamin B12 deficiency is a serious disorder and indications of a deficiency of vitamin B12, when they do reach a stage where they have shown up, can be quite severe. Fatigue, paleness, anorexia, mental confusion, delusions, paranoia, weight loss, respiratory problems, etc. are just some indications that a person may have a B12-deficiency."
soya milk is definite no-no though