Tips-Cooking for a Vegan

[shyvas]

Bonus points for the vocabulary word.

some vegans have an issue with the word flexitarian because it is so vague. But its just another word based on the intent of a person. In this case, the intent is to eat mostly plants.

A flexitarian diet is becoming very popular in the UK. Here is BBC's GF definition which isn't vague at all :

Following a flexitarian diet highlights an increased intake of plant-based meals without completely eliminating meat

 

[thinman]

Flexitarian has become the new marketing trend here in Canada, supermarket boxes/packets having the word flexitarian on them. Of course they're gonna charge twice the price than their 100% beef, just for adding carrots, corn, kale, peas. Healthy people already follow a balanced clean diet.

These mouth-watering lean beef burgers are packed with carrots, corn, kale, peas and a blend of herbs and spices – a great way to beef up a flexitarian diet!

 

[Lou]

A flexitarian diet is becoming very popular in the UK. Here is BBC's GF definition which isn't vague at all :

Following a flexitarian diet highlights an increased intake of plant-based meals without completely eliminating meat

An "increased intake of plant-based meals" - is that once a week or 20 times a week. a 2% increase or a 200% increase? Occasionally buying a bottle of plant milk or never buying a bottle of cow's milk.

Although I really don't have an issue with the vagueness. Its sort of like how I feel about self-labeling vegan. If you want to call yourself flexitarian that is fine with me. Again in my mind its more about intent.

I still like the haiku. "Mostly plants" seems like a good description.

 

[silva]

Flexitarian has become the new marketing trend here in Canada, supermarket boxes/packets having the word flexitarian on them. Of course they're gonna charge twice the price than their 100% beef, just for adding carrots, corn, kale, peas. Healthy people already follow a balanced clean diet.

To me that's blatantly shameful! The burger itself is mixed with vegetables? I don't anyone who would want that!
Even being veg I like a distinction between a Beyond Burger and a veggie burger!
My co worker is exactly what I'd refer to as a flexitarian, as she only occasionally eats meat, mostly fish when she does. She doesn't use the label, just says mostly plant based. I admit, when I hear the term flexitarian I'm distrustful. Like that burger, it's more for show.

 

[shyvas]

An "increased intake of plant-based meals" - is that once a week or 20 times a week. a 2% increase or a 200% increase? Occasionally buying a bottle of plant milk or never buying a bottle of cow's milk.

Although I really don't have an issue with the vagueness. Its sort of like how I feel about self-labeling vegan. If you want to call yourself flexitarian that is fine with me. Again in my mind its more about intent.

I still like the haiku. "Mostly plants" seems like a good description.

I don't think that it really matters as long as people are consuming more and more pb'd products.