I have seen that peas, which are a great vegetable, have had their taste bred out so that meat substitutes can be made from them. Why does a vegan or vegetarian have to eat meat substitutes if they don't like meat? If I were a vegan or vegetarian, I would eat the great vegetables as they grow. That's what I do, by the way. I would be interested to know how much energy is used and how much CO2 is emitted by meat substitutes.
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Incidentally, meat eaters also eat meat substitutes, me for example. Why? You don't really care who eats what, do you? But the reason why I often cook meat substitutes is that there are vegetarians in my family of five who also want to eat something tasty. Or have to. After all, humans need proteins and not just vegetables. And because I don't want to cook two different menus, I sometimes cook with meat substitutes. It's great in this case! There are Wienerli, sausages, mozzarella schnitzel, ghackets, lemon squash schnitzel, cold cuts, etc. Sorry, the second sentence sounds nastier than it's actually meant to be🙂
Most vegans or vegans don't eat meat and/or animal products because of animal welfare and the climate etc. and not because they don't like it. In fact, almost everyone I know who is one or the other actually really likes the taste of meat and/or animal products 🙂
Hello Bubs53, thank you for your question. The user "vollundganz" has already summarized it quite aptly. In fact, people don't just eat meat substitutes because they don't like meat. Many consumers of meat substitutes don't want to cause animal suffering, for example, or want to eat in a more climate-friendly way, or as "Yolibolli" describes, there are other needs too. The easiest alternative for them to do without or switch to meat products is a product with a similar taste, which they can also use or prepare in a similar way. There is no generally valid statement on the subject of energy consumption and CO2; this depends on the individual substitute product and the comparable meat product. This cannot be generalized as every meat product and every meat substitute product causes different greenhouse gas emissions. However, to give you a first impression, we can make a statement regarding the raw materials used. This is also reasonably meaningful, but the analysis is not holistic. For example: Oat cultivation is much less harmful to the climate than milk production. However, the oats still have to be processed first. - The greenhouse gas emissions that occur during the production of raw materials for one kg of V-Love Delicious Pieces are up to 60% lower than for one kg of shredded chicken. - The greenhouse gas emissions that occur during the production of raw materials for one kg of [placeholder V-Love product below] are up to [placeholder %] lower than for one kg of [placeholder animal equivalent].
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You also have a skewed image of vegetarians or vegans... most people no longer eat meat for ethical reasons or because of the environment, it doesn't speak for you that you didn't think of it....he CO2 footprint is massively lower with meat substitutes, you just want to provoke, because your question is now answered on every corner!