Non Vegan food already purchased?

[IndianVegan]

What do you do with non vegan food already purchased?

I purchased a small packet of chocolate chip cookies this evening, but I saw that milk was an ingredient only after I got home. I didn't see the point of throwing the cookies away, so I ate them.

What do you do with nonvegan food that has already been purchased and given to you by a friend who didn't know you're vegan?

 

[Emma JC]

if you really don't wish to eat it yourself then giving it away to someone that will would be less wasteful than throwing it away - if it was a slab of beef I would not eat it for sure, it was a pastry with a tiny amount of milk or egg then I would not be too upset to eat it although I would likely hope that my honey would eat it before I did

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[silva]

I think we all need to accept our comfort levels. The fact that this isn't going to cause any impact on animals or the production of animal products, but a personal purity issue. I agree with Emma, I would be happier to give it away, but I wouldn't go out my way. If it were meat, or something where eggs were a main ingredient I would throw it out if no one else were available. If it was just an ingredient like egg in a baked thing, gelatin or honey, or where milk is listed as allergen I wouldn't feel bad eating it myself. I am pretty good at reading every label but things still sneak by me, or sometimes I'll be given something someone doesn't like and thinks I will
You have to judge for yourself. In the early days I did avoid these things, it would really bother me, but now it just seems more performative and not beneficial to be so strict.

 

[Daxx]

In the early days I did avoid these things

That's probably the best time to be strict about it, otherwise you never actually 'start' being vegan. E.g. if you've got a tub of margarine or worcestershire sauce in the cupboard that you don't want to waste, in some people's eyes you'll be the vegan that eats milk and anchovies for a longggg time.

 

[PTree15]

Agree about our different comfort levels. For me, I wouldn't eat it. I would give it away. I can usually find someone who will take it. I don't look at it as trying to attain personal purity, per se, but if I see eggs, milk or honey in a baked good, I won't eat it, as those are ingredients I avoid, but that's me.