Belinda wrote: ↑Sun Aug 14, 2022 7:16 pm
I find it easier to become more vegetarian in stages, rather than all at once.
Of course. Any conscious change is both easier and more effective to achieve in planned increments.
I cook vegetable food such as risotto or dal with a really good umami taste.
You also learn as you go. People have been down this road before. They wrote books and posted recipes. The learning and experimenting is part of the fun of making a change - and it adds to our appreciation of food, as well as culture. Who says any half-assed attempt to save the world and your soul shouldn't also be fun?
It's easy to have oat milk instead of animal milk and olive oil instead of butter.
Modern science makes a whole lot of things easy. Why should it not help us be kinder to our planet without sacrificing our health and happiness?
Gradually you can get into the habit of not particularly wanting to eat animals' muscles and internal organs.
There comes a time when they actually repulse you. (They really are rather icky, close up.)
It's obvious we must all eat very small amounts of animal products. It is a matter of fact not ethics.
Which can be obtained with a minimum of cruelty.