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[–] TheDoctorDonna@lemmy.world 10 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (1 children)

It's meat wiring. I don't know what it is actually called, but that's what I call it.

I used to be a meat eater- nary a meal was made that didn't have meat as a main and the rest of the meal built around that.I would say that I didn't understand vegetarians- we need meat, we evolved to eat it. Then meat started getting expensive. Then meat started losing its quality. Then meat (especially chicken) started having a rubber texture to it and was like $15 a pound and I had enough and went pescatarian/vegetarian. It was hard at first, but we really couldn't afford meat anymore so we made it work.

After a while I noticed that the smell of meat is absolutely nauseating. The idea of meat is sickening and I am dropping eating fish now in favour of full on vegetarianism.

As I went through a meat "detox" phase ( I know it's not a detox but I don't know how else to put it) my brain changed how it felt about meat while I wasn't even paying attention. I was focusing on finding new, enjoyable veggie meals and my brain was working away purging all the want for meats.

Either they've convinced themselves they can't eat less/no meat, or they simply do not care to.

[–] JshKlsn@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 years ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)
[–] TheDoctorDonna@lemmy.world 1 points 3 years ago

I use some meat replacements for things where it is hard to get the consistency with just lentils- like for shepherds pie, and I like the one meatless sausage Gardien does, but for most things like burgers I don't want the authentic type meat, I want it to be as little like meat as possible, I just prefer veggies and beans. But I did use them regularly for about a year.

[–] ijeff 1 points 3 years ago

Have you tried sous vide cooking? Everything ends up cooked perfectly! Agreed though that Beyond Meat reminds me of a juicy medium-rare burger. Besides the price, it's a great option that I find myself eating more and more often.