• VeganPizza69 Ⓥ@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    Healthy food doesn’t get advertising or status symbolism. When’s the last time you saw an ad for cabbage, carrots, or dry lentils?

    The affordability is less of a problem than you think.

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      4 months ago

      If healthy foods like fruits, vegetables, grains, beans, pulses, etc. were subsidised instead of animal products then they’d essentially be free. Affordability is a huge problem, at least here in the UK. Thousands of people use food banks because they’re struggling with the cost of living. vegan btw

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        4 months ago

        Grains and beans being subsidized would be great, but it would probably make them negative in price. You’d get paid to get them from a store.

        People who think that “vegan diet” or “plant based diet” means “you eat mostly fruits and veggies” are simply and dangerously wrong.

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          4 months ago

          Yup. Eating delicate greens all the time like on cooking shows would be great, but that’s some bougie shit I can barely dream of. I’m not Mr. Universe but I still have a better than average diet, and it tastes good.