• flicker@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    Love this post, love the follow up!

    “Try this vegan butter! It tastes so much better than regular butter!”

    Later; “What is this? I have to buy it!”

    “It tastes better because it’s significantly worse for you!”

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      1 year ago

      I mean, butter from animal products would be even worse than the vegan version - but that doesn’t make the vegan version healthy in any way.

      However, I would always default to vegan alternatives, as living and feeling animals are not exploited in the process of making them. And when I can make dishes vegan and more nutrient dense and tasty by using whole food ingredients, it’s a win-win for me. 😇

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        1 year ago

        I’m vegan, that’s where the convo in my example came from (letting my friends try my vegan butter). The vegan butter I use has like 10x the cholesterol of the dairy-based. I still eat the vegan kind by principle, but the nutrition is significantly worse.