r/DesiVegans

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Is being vegetarian a Sin?

As a non-vegetarian, I’ve noticed that my vegetarian friends are usually very relaxed about my food choices. They don’t question or guilt me. But I’ve noticed something else too. Some of my non-vegetarian friends often poke fun at or question vegetarians, like asking, ‘Why don’t you eat meat?’ or jokes about their food choices. I’ve noticed people rarely ask a Muslim why they don’t eat pork. But they often ask vegetarians why they don’t eat meat. That double standard stands out.

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u/SlightCry3406 — 1 day ago

High protein-to-calories ratio food options (like boiled egg whites)?

What are some available healthy high protein content food items that have low calorie content? To me, after doing a lot of research, here are no replacement to eggs. Please give me some options to explore.

Thanks in advance.

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u/maxemile101 — 1 day ago
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The type of animals Vegans kill everyday. Hypocrites!!

Vegans claim to be morally superior to the rest of the world because “they don’t kill”. Little do they know they kill single cell organisms everyday. Yeast is a single-celled fungus that vegans consume almost daily.

Other single cell organisms include micro algae, bacteria, and Protozoa. Remember this the next time a vegan criticizes you for eating a cow. They are liars and hypocrites!!

u/Maximum_Ratio_3286 — 2 days ago
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Veganism should not just be a diet or a lifestyle, it has to become our central value...and all our actions should be coming from a centre of compassion.

Veganism fundamentally arises from sensibility and compassion. That same sensibility and compassion requires us look closely and reconsider our other personal choices as well.

Bringing a child into a world which is already overpopulated and facing a massive challenge like climate change is a crime. This tendency of reproduction is the fundamental driver of extinction of animals, habitat loss and pretty much every other issue we see in the present world.

Deciding to be childless is massively massively more impactful towards removing animals exploitation than just switching our diets.

So I ask you:

If someone really wants to raise a child...why not adopt? Why should one biologically reproduce? As a vegan, what are your thoughts on this? Are you willing to decide to go child free?

u/Anju_singh27 — 3 days ago
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Let’s build a vegan community where we can actually help each other

Hello, all dear vegans.

Ever wished you had more people around who truly get why you're vegan?

Sometimes you just want to talk about food, figure out nutrition, find vegan products, share your experiences or vent. I want a safe space for our fellow vegan friends.

With that hope we working on a discord server! We have spaces for food, fitness, philosophy, activism, rants, memes and different hobbies. The server is brand new and we're still figuring things out. But, any support, feedback, or ideas would genuinely mean a lot.

The goal is to build a helpful and engaging community for vegans of our country. Even though this is primarily a desi community, any vegan from around the world is welcome as well!

You maybe thinking why discord? My major reason is it lets us organize things into dedicated spaces instead of having everything mixed together. And if you haven't used Discord before, I'd really recommend giving it a shot. It's very community friendly.

☆ Soy, are you in? Or have further questions?

You may Comment below or DM me and I'll send you the invite link.

u/star10111 — 3 days ago
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🐄🥩💔The Food We Call Sacred: Are We Willing to See the Suffering Behind It? 🥇

🐄 The Hardest Truth to Share Is the One People Were Never Taught.

What If Your “Normal” Food Is Someone Else’s Suffering?

How do you tell someone that something they have considered normal all their life may involve suffering?

That is where the conversation about animal cruelty becomes difficult.

Someone raised in a meat eating family may have grown up believing that eating animals is simply part of life. Someone raised in a traditional Indian Vaishnava family may have grown up with milk, curd, ghee, and kheer as symbols of purity, nourishment, and devotion.

Then suddenly comes an uncomfortable fact:

What if the milk we consider sacred is connected to suffering?

For such a person, this is not merely new information. It can feel like an attack on their family, culture, memories, and even their sense of being a good person.

And when we present the truth as an accusation, the mind naturally becomes defensive.

The purpose of bringing awareness to animal cruelty is not to make someone feel guilty.

It is to help them see.

There is a huge difference between saying, “You are cruel,” and asking, “Have you ever looked closely at what is involved in the food you consume?”

The first attacks the person.

The second invites the person to investigate.

This sensitivity is especially important because many people genuinely do not know.

They have inherited habits, traditions, tastes, and beliefs without ever being encouraged to examine what lies behind them. They may sincerely believe that because something is traditional, it must therefore be harmless.

But tradition cannot be the final test of truth.

Neither can taste.

Neither can convenience.

If our pleasure depends upon suffering that we refuse to see, then perhaps the first step is not guilt. It is simply the courage to look.

And when we truly look, the question changes.

It is no longer, “Am I a good person or a bad person?”

It becomes:

“What is happening to another sentient being for the sake of my pleasure, and am I willing to see it honestly?”

That is where real transformation can begin.

Not through accusation.

Not through shame.

But through awareness.

Because sometimes compassion does not begin with changing what we eat.

It begins with finally being willing to see what is on our plate. 🌱🌱🌱

If we are uncomfortable looking at the suffering behind our food, what exactly are we protecting: our taste, our tradition, or our own sense of self?

u/TrueSpeaker1 — 4 days ago