Hi,
I have been lurking around reading some great threads on this forum. Very informative and I am learning quite a bit. New to veganism myself (about a month) I would like to get some advice/input on cooking in a mixed household. I do all the cooking for my family. 2 Teenage sons, a 4 year old and my wife. I went Vegan for both health and ethical reasons...all is well with me and my body and mind are adapting well. However, the rest of my family want to continue eating meat. Up until now, I have been preparing dishes that are easily "converted" to meat friendly dishes with a little finagling etc...if that makes sense...just so I dont have to prepare 2 different meals. Some of the stuff I have made, like vegan chili, went down without incident but, overall I guess I am thinking about the ethics of it as I am actually preparing and cooking the meat. Looking around the webs, I have seen a range of philosophical insights on the issue. Some won't even sit at the table where there is meat and some are perfectly comfortable doing what I am doing.
Id like to hear thoughts on the matter.
Thanks!
I have been lurking around reading some great threads on this forum. Very informative and I am learning quite a bit. New to veganism myself (about a month) I would like to get some advice/input on cooking in a mixed household. I do all the cooking for my family. 2 Teenage sons, a 4 year old and my wife. I went Vegan for both health and ethical reasons...all is well with me and my body and mind are adapting well. However, the rest of my family want to continue eating meat. Up until now, I have been preparing dishes that are easily "converted" to meat friendly dishes with a little finagling etc...if that makes sense...just so I dont have to prepare 2 different meals. Some of the stuff I have made, like vegan chili, went down without incident but, overall I guess I am thinking about the ethics of it as I am actually preparing and cooking the meat. Looking around the webs, I have seen a range of philosophical insights on the issue. Some won't even sit at the table where there is meat and some are perfectly comfortable doing what I am doing.
Id like to hear thoughts on the matter.
Thanks!