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The high vegan food cost has come up a few times here. And it often leaves me confused. Yes some of the more odd concoctions are expensive, but in almost 2 years I'm yet to buy and/or try them out more than once. Whatever plant version of a burger is not expensive, soy/plant protein in whatever shape or form is not expensive.

 

Lets not forget woolies biltong (I know thats a poor starting point but convenience trumps price for those of us surrounded by tall buildings and k*k work hours) is going on for R800 a kilo! Go to any reasonable restaurant in our cities and you're easily in for R200 for a hunk of meat. 

 

For the two of us at home, I'm certain we've taken 20 - 25% off the food bill. (I used to eat A LOT of biltong...)

 

I gotta agree with you there. As Veganuary or "Reductionary" rolls to an end. There was definitely a marked saving in the food bill. 

We didn't stretch ourselves in terms of the more exotic nuts, grains, etc. 

Everything was kept pretty simple - Alot of:

Rice, Broccoli, Cauliflower, beans, garlic, onions, Avo (for days), Sweet Potato

+ all the fresh salad stuff.

I can Honestly say I'm not missing the meat/chicken (which is weird and my wife can't believe it).

But I'm sold - so onward and upward. 

 

Areas I'm failing if you're a purist - Dairy.

Still do the yoghurt with fruit in the morning.

Still have cheese on my sarmies.

Still have milk in my coffee.

 

Guess we can't all be perfect.  ;)

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I gotta agree with you there. As Veganuary or "Reductionary" rolls to an end. There was definitely a marked saving in the food bill. 

We didn't stretch ourselves in terms of the more exotic nuts, grains, etc. 

Everything was kept pretty simple - Alot of:

Rice, Broccoli, Cauliflower, beans, garlic, onions, Avo (for days), Sweet Potato

+ all the fresh salad stuff.

I can Honestly say I'm not missing the meat/chicken (which is weird and my wife can't believe it).

But I'm sold - so onward and upward. 

 

Areas I'm failing if you're a purist - Dairy.

Still do the yoghurt with fruit in the morning.

Still have cheese on my sarmies.

Still have milk in my coffee.

 

Guess we can't all be perfect.  ;)

 

That's really good to hear. 

 

I was also on the titty juice for a couple of months after making the switch. Didn't really buy dairy yoghurt or cow's milk, but didn't blink an eye for baked goods (my Kryptonite) with dairy and/or eggs in. Took me a while to break that habit. 

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As an fervent Jordan Peterson fan, I found this video very interesting. This might cause some controversy with regards to the health aspect of veganism.

 

 

What's the Reader's Digest version of this? 

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You're awesome.

 

What you up to this afternoon? "Fixing" some lesbians with your manly manliness?

 

Oohrah marine.

Ai. My manliness would last 5 mins in the marines.

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What's the Reader's Digest version of this? 

 

What do you mean by that?

 

The video was posted at 11:46, your commented at 11:54. The video is 28 minutes long?

 

Have you actually watched it before, or are you going to dismiss it in its entirety because its an opposing view?

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What do you mean by that?

 

The video was posted at 11:46, your commented at 11:54. The video is 28 minutes long?

 

Have you actually watched it before, or are you going to dismiss it in its entirety because its an opposing view?

 

Calm your tits. 

 

I was asking for that exact same reason. I don't have time today to watch a 30min podcast excerpt. Throw in the other video and then it's an hour just to be able to understand what the post is about. 

 

Edit: Thus, for those who have watched it, what are the broad strokes? 

Edited by Odinson

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