A lot of Americans cite foreign food as being “better” and note how much better they feel while traveling. The average American also probably walks 10-20x more while on a European vacation than they do at home. I don’t think it’s the food

Gullible idiots popularizing plant milks is great for people with dairy allergies.

I feel this. I've been a lacto-ovo vegetarian my entire life, though since about 2010 or so I've been basically entirely plant based. With the veganism fad that went big in the 201Xs, the ease of access to vegetarian and vegan options increased so much, and it's awesome.

Before then, I never went to restaurants because they simply wouldn't have food for me, and if they did, it was obscure items on the menu they never cooked, and I always ended up getting food poisoning. Now there are entire restaurants only doing plant based foods. Hell even fast food have entire menus dedicated to plant based options.

In the end I'm still cooking much the same way I did in the past, except I guess I buy plant milks, and have access to tofu that's already made.

I've a coeliac friend who echoes the same sentiments with the anti-gluten craze.

Silly pee isn't milk

Oat milk is the fucking bomb for making pancakes and regular cakes.

Personally I prefer soy milk in my coffee vs oat milk. It's got a subtle taste and the creaminess is closer to regular milk while only being slightly more creamy. Also goes well in overnight oats. (I've tried oat milk in my overnight oats, it was a bit much IMO lol)

Barley milk is also damn good in coffee but also stupid expensive. I haven't tried it in overnight oats though as last time I bought it it was like 4x the cost of soy milk. (I've only bought it once)

But that's the cool part, we've got so many options that everyone can have their preferred combo.

It’s a no win situation. Either you’re a ruthless BigAg megacorp treating a living being like a machine for financial gain, or you’re an independent farmer who’s built a relationship with your cow by looking her in the eye each time you reach down with a slow, firm, gentle hand. One’s cruel, one’s unusual.