r/VeganIndia

I have been cutting down on dairy and eggs recently. I was able to switch to tofu as it's cheaper than paneer. I was glad

But the vegan milks are so expensive?? Why? Does even make sense.

Hey folks, or rather, specifically the vegans folks in Mumbai -

It would be nice if we can have a get together of sorts where we try out vegan cafe's/dishes in Mumbai. I think it'll help create a small community of vegan peeps in Mumbai and would also allow us to explore the budding vegan food scene in the city. If any of you guys are interested, let's plan something out. If something like this already exists, I would love to join!

The title is pretty much it, I am a beginner and new to the protein powder stuff and my digestion is weak, any plant protein that will be easily digestible?

This question specifically targets mosquitos as they are the only insect that most people typically try to kill consciously and also they do bite us (only female mosquitos), so this raises the revenge argument.

Apart from this , what I have researched is mosquitos so have a brain and sensory system but whether they actually feel pain or not is still questionable, so if they don't feel pain is shortening their already short lifespan(14-28 days) justifiable?

I recently watched a conversation between Acharya Prashant and Poorva Joshipura, President of PETA International.

They were discussing animal exploitation—particularly how chickens are selectively bred and fed so that they become physically “top-heavy” very quickly, because the faster they grow, the sooner they can be used for profit.

Then Acharya suddenly brought up a completely different example: an Indian parent putting their 8–10-year-old child into English classes, coding, personality development, dance, tennis, extra literature, etc., until the child becomes “top-heavy” mentally.

His argument was that the important thing isn't that the two situations are literally identical. He was asking whether the agency behind them can be similar: developing or shaping another being primarily because we expect something in return.

He then takes this even further—talking about the “ROI” we sometimes expect from our children, relationships and other people.

Does veganism need to go into these deeper roots of everyday life?

does looking at these connections strengthen the ethical case for veganism, or does it take the discussion too far away from the specific issue of animal rights?

I have been living in Germany for years and I have been vegan here for 1 year now. I will be going back to India soon.

It has been very easy to shop for vegan products and easily find substitutes that are cheap as well.

My question is "How hard it is to be vegan in India?"

What milk, yoghurt, cheese, protein substitutes are widely available that taste good and are easy on the wallet?

I used to take vita marie gold coz it had b12 and meets craving to some extent. I want others' choices or go to snacks too. I feel like having little hearts too but it's high refined sugar content stops me

I am vegan for 3 and half years plus now. 25M. Bangalor. I don’t know how to perceive life anymore. I enjoy being vegan but it’s very lonely tbh. I constantly hear from my family about how bad veganism is. I constantly seem them buy new animals and not take good care of them. When confronted I get yelled at. The worst part is I started avoiding people. This year someone close to me despite knowing very well that I don’t like cake which is not vegan they went ahead and ordered it, expecting me to cut it at least and not consume it. The hollowness in that act infuriated me. I don’t wish to be celebrated but I don’t understand this apathy I have. I don’t want to get married or fall in love because I feel that if I struggle this much why bring and don’t if this is right wording, impose, rules on my child. This is more like a rant tbh.

I see so many posts in this community about people wanting to transition to veganism but can’t find good milk alternatives. I thought I’ll share my personal experience as a strict twice a day chai drinker for 24 years of my life.

Before I turned vegan I tried to stop consuming milk several times but as any addiction goes it never really was easy. Once I decided to stop buying milk altogether and a day later I found myself ordering a carton, making that chai and dunking that vita marie biscuit. It felt good.

Cut to a few videos later, watching the forced impreganation of cows, I was naturally devastated. And just like that, that very day, I stopped. There was half a carton of milk in my fridge and I just couldn’t consume it anymore. I never looked back. Sometimes I still feel like an adrak chai would fix my day. But is it worth the cruelty? And my answer was always a no. I haven’t tried oat milk with chai mostly bcos it’s outside my budget for daily consumption also bcos if I like the taste I know I’d want it every single day.

But if you’re someone who finds it difficult to transition, I would say it’s ok. Be half vegan. It can feel too much to give up a diet u were used to all ur life. I feel we’d rather have more people as partially vegan than none at all. And perhaps if we take smaller steps, it’ll get easier down the road where u won’t find the need to consume dairy after all. If all of us really did witness the cruelty of the dairy industry, maybe it wouldn’t be so hard? Idk.

Vegans who live in PGs, how do you manage your protein along with work and workout everyday? Like it seems too difficult

Hello, fellow vegans! I'm a newbie transitioning to veganism, but my biggest challenge has been with stopping dairy milk completely 💔 This is solely because of homemade oat milk curdling with hot beverages (tea/coffee) and the high costs of getting a packaged barista oat milk which is 5x higher for 1L. It really breaks my heart how cheap cow's milk is compared to plant milk and how much we devalue a life of a sentient being.

For context, I usually foam milk using espresso machine at high temperature to make fine microfoam for milk based coffee drinks (latte/cortado) which only oat milk with barista version can withstand. I've tried homemade oat milk using cold water however they always turn out slimy and when I boil it becomes like a halwa ;-;

Can anyone please suggest good homemade vegan milk recipes or alternatives that doesn't curdle and goes well with hot beverages? Huge respect to every vegan out there 🌱

**After digging in a bit, I found out that adding a 1 tsp of sunflower lecithin to oat milk as it acts as an oil/emulsifier/stabilizer system used in commercial barista oat milks. (Gonna give this a try, and provide a new update if it helps anyone ^^)