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I don't have an emotional attachment to meat. I'd like non-meat stuff to be cheaper, and the real costs of meat to be accounted for.
You might be able to incorporate more lentils and beans. They're dirt-cheap and fill you up similar to meat.
I always get pre-cooked beans, and red lentils are my go-to for lentils, because they cook quickly and don't need pre-soaking for reducing their fartiness.
I do a lot of rice and (canned) beans, which is pretty cheap and satisfying.
I don't have any experience with lentils. My parents never had them because , the story goes, the last time they did my father farted himself out of the bed.
This. I could go vegan today if the fake meat stuff was more affordable. Right now I'm maybe half of the way there.
It already is... Also consider your health to be a motivator. Meat (especially processed) isn't good for health.
Now in Belgium, a fake chicken meal with 2 fake chicken fillets is <4€
The cheapest chicken fillets at aldi are 6.50 € for 2.
Here real meat has been increasing for years while plant based stays the same. Ground pork is still cheaper though.
The actual chicken fillet is like 1.5x the protein still, but not too bad. My girlfriend is not veggie and I feel financially bad now also when I get meat for her, but she needs very calorie dense foods sometimes because she can't eat a ton.