Vegan Myths
Vegan Myths: Avocados aren’t vegan
If you haven’t heard the ‘news’ that’s been circulating the vegan network and social media, it’s likely that you will stumble across it soon. The recent hiatus has been focused mostly on the millennial-favourite, the avocado, but has also condemned almonds, kiwis, and several other fruits and vegetables, claiming that they are not vegan.…
Read MoreVegan Myth: “Animals Wouldn’t Exist if We Didn’t Eat Them”
We take some of the biggest lies and misconceptions around veganism and tackle them head on “Animals wouldn’t exist if we didn’t eat them.” This is always a popular argument on the ‘defensive omnivore’ bingo board-the idea these animals are lucky to be alive, because if we didn’t rear and slaughter them, they would simply never…
Read MoreVegan Myth: “Vegans Are Too Preachy”
We take some of the biggest lies and misconceptions around veganism and tackle them head on “How do you know someone is vegan?” Ho ho ho. “Don’t worry – they will tell you.” Ha ha ha. For many vegans this unfunny – and thoroughly unoriginal – joke is the bane of their existence. Partly…
Read MoreVegan Myth: “Vegan Diets are Dangerous for Pregnant Women”
We take some of the biggest lies and misconceptions around veganism and tackle them head on If you’re nurturing a new life it stands to reason you need to be consuming the corpses and secretions of animals. Right? Right? Well actually, no. It is very much possible to have a healthy plant-based pregnancy, as many…
Read MoreVegan Myth: “But Vegans Only Eat Grass”
We take some of the biggest lies and misconceptions around veganism and tackle them head on Food isn’t the only element of veganism, but it is a really big part of it. When people are considering adopting a vegan lifestyle one of the first things they will think about is what they are going to…
Read MoreVegan Myth: “Vegan Diets Are Dangerous For Children”
Vegan Myths
Read MoreVegan Myth: “One Person Being Vegan Won’t Help
We take some of the biggest lies and misconceptions around veganism and tackle them head on Out of all the horrible things defensive omnivores say to vegans, the accusation that the vegan isn’t doing anything of worth and isn’t making a dent in the overwhelming suffering of animals, is probably one of the worst. “After…
Read MoreVegan Myth: Lions Eat Other Animals… So Humans Should, Too
We take some of the biggest lies and misconceptions around veganism and tackle them head on Many meat eaters defend their diet by comparing themselves to natural predators. “We’re at the top of the food chain,” they say. “Look at lions!” they say. Ok, let’s look at lions. An excellent example–let’s compare the way…
Read MoreVegan Myth: “Vegans are Destroying the Rainforest”
We Take Some of the Biggest Lies and Misconceptions around Veganism and Tackle them Head On Soya is often associated with a variety of dairy-free and meat-free vegan products. It’s believed a football pitch-size area of rainforest is razed down every second to grow this crop. Changing a rich and vibrant rainforest into a monoculture…
Read MoreVegan Myth: “All Vegans End Up Stranded on Desert Islands”
We take some of the biggest lies and misconceptions around veganism and tackle them head on. Surely the most terrifying proposition facing a wannabe vegan is the overwhelming danger of becoming somehow stranded on a desert island. The more militant omnivores will race to convince you this danger is very, very real. And…
Read MoreVegan Myth: “Vegans Don’t Get Enough Protein, So They’re Weak”
We take some of the biggest lies and misconceptions about veganism and tackle them head on. This time, we look at the argument that vegans are weak because they don’t get enough protein The protein myth is one that has long annoyed vegans. Many meat eaters suddenly become nutritional experts when faced with a…
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