• electric_nan@lemmy.ml
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    1 day ago

    Nice! I’ve been vegan for 25 years, so no longer the best judge of “just like cheese”, but I’m stoked at the improvements since I vegan.

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      20 hours ago

      Never been vegan, but would love to see vegan alternatives that are as good (subjectively) as real cheeses. I do try to make an effort to reduce my animal-based food consumption, but cheese is really hard for me to leave behind.

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        18 hours ago

        It’s a big sticking point for many, and I felt the same way making the transition from vegetarian to vegan. In the end, I found I didn’t miss it as much as I thought I would, but that’s just my experience.

        I appreciate your sentiments, and your efforts to limit your consumption. I will always applaud someone who eats a vegan diet 5 or 6 days out of 7. If everyone could manage something like that, it would make a huge difference :)

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          16 hours ago

          And I appreciate your non-dogmatic point of view as you hit the nail on the head - having a vegan diet 7 days of the week for sure has a bigger (positive) impact on the world than having a vegan diet on 5 or 6 days.
          But even 1 day a week is better than 0 days.
          We mustn’t allow ‘perfect’ being the enemy of ‘good’.

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            8 hours ago

            Agreed. I make an effort, though I’m not gonna pretend that I’ve ever been shamed for not being vegan, despite what the stereotypes suggest.