World Vegan Day: I gave up meat for a week and this is what happened
World Vegan Day is an opportunity for us all to think about eating less meat.
The original plan was to just go vegan for a week, two tops. But that’s quite difficult when you’ve just interviewed telly chef James Martin about his new book on butter, and then gone and filled your fridge with the yellow stuff.
While one in four of us have reduced our animal product consumption since the start of the pandemic, I fear I’ve instantly hit the main stumbling block people face with veganism – it seems so absolute, so inflexible: No animal products. At all. Vitamin B12 supplements mandatory. And while the reasons for going vegan are things we all – omnivores and carnivores alike – should pay attention to, they can feel totally overwhelming. Climate change and animal cruelty are colossal, seemingly insurmountable problems, enough to have you giving up, reaching for a cup of tea and a chocolate biscuit, or, let’s be honest, a burger.
