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In reply to the discussion: Bill Clinton has become vegan, reversed his heart disease and is sharing his recipes! [View all]athena
(4,187 posts)On the contrary: when you're vegan, you tend to eat at home more often. Since switching to a plant-based diet seven months ago, my husband and I have been spending a lot less on eating out. If your job requires that you eat out frequently, then it may indeed be difficult to go vegan. As veganism becomes more popular, this is slowly changing, and more restaurants are offering healthy and cruelty-free choices.
I can completely sympathize with someone who cannot currently switch to a plant-based diet. What I find objectionable is the statement that you have no interest in being vegan and that you like eating steak and chicken. If you really knew what animals go through, then making such a statement is insensitive because all it does is encourage other people to feel good about eating animals. If you can't go vegan, then there is no point in feeling guilty, but it doesn't help to post about how great it is to eat animals.