I think veganism is the most principled position one can take when it comes to eating; there is no need to eat animal products at all, and - aside from processed food - they are the most damaging foods produced, both from a personal and a global perspective.
Having said that, I think veganism is a very tough sell. And I would rather see millions, tens of millions of people significantly reduce their consumption of animal products than see tens of thousands eliminate them.
As an aside, let's also remember that one can be a vegan and still eat junk. So my advice remains - eat plants above all else, eat unprocessed or minimally processed plants whenever possible, and eat these foods at the expense of everything else, particularly animal products and junk.
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I read this interview a week or so ago, and have been feeling ambivalent about it ever since. I agree with Mr. Bittman that veganism may be a hard sell to the masses, and that much would be accomplished by the majority of people reducing their meat consumption. That being said, I feel that many animal rights activists (PETA, for example) cloud the picture with similar statements. The way I see it, either mistreating and slaughtering animals for our taste and convenience is an ok thing to do, or it isn't. But the message that is often publicized is that it's an ok thing to do, if you just can't resist.
ReplyDeleteI wonder how the "public at large" would feel if we attached similarly flexible standards to other important rights issues...