Plant-heavy ‘flexitarian’ diets could help limit global heating, study finds

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Plant-heavy ‘flexitarian’ diets could help limit global heating, study finds
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Exactly, in the last decade or so I went from pescetarian to vegetarian to vegan and for the last few years I have been "flexitarian". My own adoption of it is different to others in the sense that most of what I eat at home is still vegan but on average I probably have 1-2 vegetarian meals at home a week and I don't have many issues eating vegetarian (sometimes meat) outside of the house.

I still avoid a lot of meat, especially things like veal, but I find being "flexible" also helps talk to people about it. It is much less intimidating asking someone to try having 2 veggie meals a week than telling them they need to universally drop all animal products from their diet.

My spouse is vegetarian for health reasons, so there are always vegetarian options at mealtime.

I eat primarily vegetarian, but I don't go out there and say "I am vegetarian." I found it easier to go to restaurants and merely say "I am not eating meat today" if I need to order something odd.

I suppose that I have been a flexitarian for a while, then.

Man "carnivores" have vegetarian meals all the time. This internet discourse is worth less than used toilet paper.

I think it's more about knowingly switching out a meal rather than just patting yourself on the back because you eat mac and cheese twice a week. For every conversation we have online there are a few people that learn something from it, myself included, I think the thread is interesting!

Its mostly horseshit.

I suppose that is meat free and you’d have to extraordinarily flexible, but sure, go for whatever works fr you