The document is a list of 10 common excuses for not being vegan and brief rebuttals to each one. It addresses excuses such as not wanting to give up cheese or meat, thinking a vegan diet is boring or lacks protein, and claims that a vegan diet is too difficult to follow. The rebuttals emphasize that a vegan diet can be satisfying, healthy and provide variety without animal products.
2. I Can’t Be Vegan Because Tofu is Disgusting!!
Seriously, THAT’s your excuse?? First of all, there’s NO requirement that vegans
HAVE to eat tofu. Secondly…
BAM!!Mic
Dropped!!
3. We have to keep those cows in check!!
LOL!!Rememberhowinourhistorybooks,theytalkedaboutthattimethecow
populationgotsobigthathumansettlementsweretotallyoverrun??NOT!!The
onlyreasonwehavesomanycowsisbecausewefactoryfarmthemtomean
currentdemands.Infact,wefactoryfarmthembecausewewererunningoutof
meatsinceWorldWarI.So...ifpeoplestopeatingmeat,thosewhomakeprofitout
offactoryfarminglifestockwillsimplystopbreedingthem.Problemsolved!!
4. I’ll be hungry all the time, rabbit food is NOT satisfying!!
Dude,how’sthisfor
rabbitfood??
5. I can’t get enough protein on a vegan diet!! Can I??
Yep,yousurecan!Think
Nuts/seeds,
greens,beans,
Tofu/tempeh,
gluten,peas...
6. I could never give up cheese...
OK,soyou’rerightaboutonething...cheeseisaddictive.Noreally,
straightup,casein,amilkderivativefoundincheeseisactually
addictive.THAT’swhyitshowsupinsomanyproducts,even
vegetariancheeses-that’showtheyhookyou!Butaddictionscan
beovercome.Youcandoit!!
7. I’m an athlete...I NEED meat to build up my body!!
Domeafavor...Google“VeganBodyBuilders”willya?Irestmy
case!!
8. Don’t we need to eat fish to survive?
Close...weactuallyneediodine.
Infact,that’smoreofanissue
thantheproteineveryonekeeps
harpingabout.It’ssupplemented
iniodizedsalt,andsnacking
onseaweedoreatingvegan
sushi(wrappedinseaweed)gives
yaplenty!!
9. Everybody else eats meat, and I don’t wanna stand out.
Seriously??I’mnotevengoingtodignifythatwitharesponse.Go
ahead...beameaningless,invisiblecog…(smh)
10. A vegan diet is boring...I need lots of variety.
Howmanykindsofmeatarethere?Areyourunningaroundtrying
tosamplesnake,iguana,capybara,etc.?Ontheotherhand,how
manykindsofveggiesarethere?I’msurewecanagreewhereyou’ll
findmorevariety!!
11. What about dessert? You can’t bake without eggs!!
Letmepaintyou1000words
(withNOeggs!!)