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This article makes a false equivalence between being low calorie and being healthy. The challenge for many vegans (and vegetarians) is getting enough energy eac
by elil17 7y ago
This article makes a false equivalence between being low calorie and being healthy. The challenge for many vegans (and vegetarians) is getting enough energy each day, so it’s actually healthy for plant based options to be highly caloric.
- skripp 7y agoI agree with the first sentence, but the second one makes no sense to me. Loads of energy in pasta/noodels, rice, potato, plant based oils etc etc. Getting all amino acids and various nutrients in sufficient amount sure, that is a problem. Energy is not.
- elil17 7y agoThe issue is not that high calorie vegan and vegetarian foods don’t exist, it’s an issue of convenience. Fast food restaurants, for all the hate they get, are really important sources of food for people who are too busy to cook. Unlike normal people, vegans can’t just stop at a chain restaurant and order a filling meal. Most vegans I know have to be exceedingly deliberate to make sure they eat enough because it’s so hard to find affordable vegan food unless you cook it yourself.
- niklasolai 7y agoThat´s false, most people are overweight. It´s not that vegans/strict-vegetarians have a problem to get enough, its omnivore that have a problem with to much. The only diet that have a healthy BMI on average is vegans/strict-vegetarians.