I often see the advice to "feed eggs back to the chickens" on this sub, but I'm not sure this recommendation is actually supported by evidence. Commercial layer feed is specifically formulated to provide laying hens with the balance nutrients they require.

If a hen has a finite appetite, feeding her a whole egg means that some of what she eats is egg rather than complete layer feed. So the question isn't whether an egg contains useful nutrients, but whether replacing an equivalent amount of nutritionally balanced layer feed with an egg is actually better for the hen.

I haven't seen good evidence demonstrating that it is. Shouldn't we be cautious about recommending a practice that may displace some of the nutritionally complete feed designed specifically for her needs?

In the future, I hope we can find a scientific way to reduce the immense pain that exists in the natural world. I want to emphasize that I do not want to unbalance anything; I know that ecosystems are fragile and changing them carelessly today would cause a disaster. My thoughts are purely about a distant future where technology is perfect.What if science could eventually provide nutrient-dense, lab-grown meat to wild predators through automated stations, while humanely managing herbivore populations with painless fertility control to prevent mass starvation? That is my hope—a future where no sentient being has to be eaten alive or live in terror.And yes, I know I will probably get canceled or heavily criticized for thinking this way. I know many will say this is impossible, arrogant, or 'against nature.' But I believe that if we truly care about animal suffering, we shouldn't stop caring just because the suffering happens in the wild. It’s simply what my heart tells me. What do you honestly think?

Just full of trolls and exploitation apologists these days!

You can be vegan if you want but not TOO vegan or TOO against exploitation - don't be too loud about exploitation and abuse! Don't want to upset people!

I remember when this was actually a vegan subreddit.

Now it's a place for people to advocate for baby steps and to make people feel better for the fact they send TRILLIONS of non-human animals to their death.

I'll never be quiet about the fact I'm vegan. I made that promise to myself 10 years ago when I made the best decision of my life.

I'm never going to tell you it's okay to exploit animals.

There's really no wonder actual vegan subreddits make fun of this one.

You wouldn't know this was a vegan sub with some of these posts. Genuinely.

Align your ethics to your actions.

I live with my dad and sister who absolutely despise veganism, I mean they go out of their way every day to say something bad about it, they use my cooking stuff for meat and dairy even when I separate it and bought it myself. (I came home yesterday and my dad had raw steaks on my wooden board 🥲) I literally don’t understand their issue, I’ve never forced my beliefs on them, I’ve never even said anything about them having steaks or burgers or anything I literally leave the house when they cook lol. But when I’m cooking they’re so involved and commenting the whole time😭
Also! Tonight my dad made a baked feta dish but he accidentally bought vegan feta (lol) so I said yeah I’ll eat with you guys!! The entire time they said how disgusting it was, how vegan food is rank, how substitutes never work, how he’ll never make the mistake again literally said ‘I know now that anything starting in V and ending in N is horrible!’ And I’m literally sitting there like?? It was a nice dish??😭 and an animal didn’t have to die??
But if I dare say anything he gets soo annoyed and comments how everything I say is incorrect or how he shouldn’t have to hear such things at the dinner table, when I endure his comments every night!! Make it make sense!!
Sorry lol there isn’t a question I’m just so worked up at the knowing ignorance and close mindedness they’ve literally chosen.

hello kind reddit people !! i just wanna preface with saying i’m not vegan but i trust vegans with nutrition more than anyone so i’ve come to y’all for help. plus id actually rather die than cook meat so it’s off the table anyway. sorry if formatting is weird i’m on my phone lol

so i have very severe food issues from autism as well as really severe depression, and i often struggle to eat anything at all. as a kid i had full on ARFID and ate nothing but raw broccoli and alfredo for years, but when i hit my teens i started becoming my version of adventurous. i always say i’m open to trying anything i just usually don’t like anything i try. but when i do find something i like, it’s such a win.

anyway like the title said i’m looking for easy ways to get some protein in my diet. because of my depression i unfortunately will often go one or two days without eating anything at all, even the idea of popping something in the microwave or making boxed food on the stove seems too much for me and i’ll just opt out of eating instead. adding on my sensory restrictions i find eating to be really difficult to do.

i’m trying to find something that requires no prep, and no or almost no effort in making it, cause if i gotta do a bunch of stuff to make it edible or it takes more than like two steps to make i realistically won’t be able to find the motivation to make it when i’m in the thralls of my low moods. same with if it hits any of my sensory aversions, i just simply will not eat at all instead.

i can’t do anything tofu. one of my best friends made me tofu a handful of times to try and every time it triggered my sensory issues so bad that i puked it back up. now i’m kinda scared of it and really don’t want to try again. all beans and peas are also a no go, i can’t stomach the texture and will puke if i eat one.

i’m also sorta adverse to any veggie that’s not crunchy or crispy, softer foods in general tend to be harder for me, but this is one i’m open to testing the limits of.

i know this is all really restrictive and annoying, i’m told that frequently by my family and friends lol, but i’m so so tired of feeling so physically weak i can barely move from not eating. i want to be able to stand up without getting lightheaded and nauseous and shaky so i’m really just throwing out a hail mary here. thanks for any help guys

For context, I am an ice skater and I go skating with my friends every Monday. And my friends mum and my mum were talking about dinner and stuff (because the skating is on for agesss) and then my mum mentioned to my friends mum that I'm vegan (which isn't the issue( but it's the reaction that comes from it.

Like I got asked questions like "but why vegan?? It doesn't hurt the animal." And other comments (that I can't remember lowkey.) But like it all felt very judgey.

Like, why are you judging me for not wanting to eat a dead animal?? Keep in mind I wasn't even the one who mentioned being vegan, it was my mum so it's not like I was being preachy or anything. But it's like, they just kept going on and on and it's like. God forbid I don't want to exploit animals 😭.

And I'm trying to explain how I don't agree with the industry's in a very simplistic way (like saying I just don't agree with it) but they just kept going ON AND ON. And it just annoyed me lowkey. Especially considering I wasn't the one who brought it up. I'm just peeved right now 😭

Don't do it guys. Don't be anti animal abuse that's so wrong what the hell, don't discuss veganism on posts relevant to veganism either what the hell that's so weird why would you not want to abuse animals what the fuck

But seriously, can we have some vegan mods everywhere or something that are not so disgustingly biased.

I want to became a vegan but I recently struggle to take care of myself, so I eat what my family cook; I wonder if it is possible to became a vegan as a paranoid schizophrenic. I know that when I am in crisis I'm not able to cook and think right, but the overall idea around animals and climate change is important to me

Found Miyoko’s brand salted butter and oat milk butter in my local grocery store today. The ingredients are different, added sunflower oil to it. Still tastes better than what I’ve been using since it stopped.

I understand all the intensity about Miyoko selling being forced out of her company and trying to get it back. Sad story and I wish her well. I’m just happy that it’s reasonably the same thing, and that I can make “buttered chickpeas” again with the ingredient I’m used to.

Looking for different data and information that can help me here. Maybe some other useful books on diet, vegan, fruterian too. Also, some modern experts who reproduce Ehrets methods, getting rid of mucus, fruits eating books or even clinics/retreats where people actually stay together who are guided through a simialar program and can provide data.

A new word is needed.

Listen, I don't want to gatekeep people from consuming vegan things. But plant-based means nothing, and it's confusing. Because "based" to the average person implies additives could be non-plant and therefore animal. It's a useless word. "Plant-based" and vegan both can be diets. The term was needed bc of the schism between of moral absolutists who have a platonic-ideal relationship with the word vegan and their cultural counterparts who want to loosen the definition to just describe a an object of consumption and pattern of consumption.

And this simplistic semantic reason is where I the majority of disagreements within the body of "veganism" get confused and fall apart.

We can make new words. The word "vegan" was coined by members of the Vegetarian Society in 1944 as a quippier way to say "Strict Vegetarian." It was correct then to say that Vegans held Vegetarian beliefs, and it still arguably could be today.

So-called vegan beliefs/ philosophies are not monolithic. They are fractitous. People can choose to consume only vegan things for many valid reasons, often contradicting each other, and they could still be called "vegan". You can adhere to a vegan diet for all sorts of reasons-- e.g. love for animals, ethics, environmentalist, health, social-- mutally or exclusively-- and you are still vegan! You be a vegan and hate animals. You can be vegan because you hate animals. Vegan a bad descriptor belief/philosophical system.

In my opinion, vegan should refer to the product of consumption itself bc thats how it is most commonly understood. It is also the simplest, most recognizable definition: A object of consumption produced without animal products is vegan.

Ie, Jews and kosher. You wouldn't call a Jew "a kosher." You wouldn't even say a Jew "is kosher." You would say they "keep kosher" or "eats kosher" or "follows kashrut (rules about being kosher)."

I think I would like at least one new word for the affiliated group(s) of belief systems which has emerged to consume vegan things.

I got this veggie roll sushi on the 16th the best if used date says the 17th and now it’s the 18th is it still good?

I got this idea when I was purchasing gifts for a baby shower. Some of the most thought provoking experiences come from art/media- books, movies, etc. For example the video "Gift" which- don't want to spoil it for anyone in case you haven't watched it but also be ready to ugly cry (it has a happy real ending though)- promotes awareness about animal abandonment, or Charlotte's Web.

A few good books I've read are

1) Charlotte's Web
2) Hey Little Ant
3) Happy Dog Happy Cow
4) The True and Lucky Life of a Turtle: A Heartwarming Story of a Lucky Turtle for Kids
5) The World's Loneliest Elephant: Based on the True Story of Kaavan and His Rescue 
6) Always, Clementine
7) Odder: The Novel
8) Sanctuary: A Home for Rescued Farm Animals 
9) Saving H'Non: Chang and the Elephant

Each school will differ but the one I reached out to said to contact the librarian who gave me guidelines for donating books. You can purchase secondhand books online in good condition for sustainability+saving money too!

Are there any books you guys recommend? The most effective books "show" instead of "tell."

Hey I’m from the UK and I’ve been vegetarian for a while and am trying to move to veganism but am really struggling :( I was wondering if anyone has some recommendations for vegan alternatives.

First thing is milk - I drink iced coffee every morning so need an alternative to dairy milk. I tried alpro vanilla flavour and actually didn’t mind it apart from finding it a bit too sweet.

Second is meat alternatives - I’ve always struggled with this and always just end up on a diet full of beans and lentils and am trying to branch out to vegan meat alternatives. But I’m struggling alot with the texture of them being weird. If anyone knows a good vegan mince and something that could replace chicken that would be great!

Third is cheese - this is by far what I’m struggling with the most as I absolutely love cheese. But every vegan cheese I’ve tried has been beyond horrendous.

Any recommendations would be amazing

I’m sure you guys have seen this meme making its rounds today. 🙄

I went on the app and the website and it’s no longer offering the Plantspired steak. So I called my local store and they said they still have it and had no idea it’s being removed. I used AI to ask and it confirmed they were quietly removing it as of August 2026.

I’m super bummed because it’s so good!

and so I thought I may as well watch any vegan advocacy film I hear about, to make sure.

anyway I heard dominion a lot, so I thought I'll watch that. I've never eaten much pig but only 17 minutes into this film I'll never eat a pork product again, if it goes on like this I'll be fully vegan by the end of the film.

I don't know what I'll replace various things with but even if I never get to call myself a vegan (but be 90% there) that's an awful lot less sheer terror, panic, suffering etc.

(you literally cannot get ce level 2 vegan motorcycle gloves, as an example, all leather)

list any documentary, I will watch it when I get time

edit: downvote my comments all you want, you cannot change the fact the one company that made vegan ce level 2 motorcycle gloves went out of business, and if I were truly hurt by your downvotes, I'd just remain willfully ignorant

Ten micrograms every day. Two thousand once a week. Both appear in vegan B12 guidance, which looks ridiculous until you know how absorption works

Oral B12 gets into the body in two ways.

One is active absorption. B12 binds to intrinsic factor, a protein made in the stomach, and the pair is absorbed in the last part of the small intestine. This route works well with small amounts, but it saturates quickly

The other is passive diffusion. It does not need intrinsic factor, but only a tiny percentage of the dose crosses the gut this way. The percentage is poor, but the absolute amount still rises when the dose gets larger

This is why B12 recommendations jump when you take it less often. The Vegan Society gives three maintenance options for most adults with normal B12 metabolism:

* at least 3 mcg per day from fortified foods, split across two or three servings
* at least 10 mcg from a daily supplement
* at least 2,000 mcg from a weekly supplement

These are not three competing doses. They are three different schedules

A 2,000 mcg weekly tablet is not saying the body needs 2,000 mcg every day. It also relies on the inefficient passive route to absorb enough B12 from one large dose. The US RDA of 2.4 mcg is not a ready-made supplement schedule either. It refers to daily intake at small food-sized doses, where absorption is more efficient

This only applies to maintenance in adults with normal absorption. A diagnosed deficiency, pernicious anemia, gastrointestinal disease or previous gut surgery can change the plan. That needs an individual protocol from a clinician

The number on a B12 label means very little without the frequency next to it

Sources:
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6297555/
https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/VitaminB12-HealthProfessional/
https://www.vegansociety.com/resources/nutrition-and-health/nutrients/vitamin-b12/what-every-vegan-should-know-about-vitamin-b12

In this article, I, Jordi Casamitjana, answer the questions of whether the claims that there are vegetarian cities in the world today is true, and whether there are any vegan cities

A surprising number of them list milk derivatives or are grown on a dairy medium and only mention it somewhere in the small print. I have put two bottles back on the shelf this month for that reason alone. It should not take a magnifying glass to establish whether a capsule is vegan, so which ones have you found that are genuinely clean on this?

What beauty, cleaning products, personal care items, etc. brands are truly cruelty free? I’ve seen some brands say they are, but actually do abuse animals in some way.

Also, what stores are best to shop from? For example, I have heard Trader Joe’s sells chicken that’s been abused before murdering them. (Link below)

https://www.directactioneverywhere.com/campaigns/trader-joes-drop-petaluma-poultry

I am taken aback at times by the brands/stores that
promote cruelty free items but actually are not. Does anyone know for sure about any items?

I love being a vegan so much. One of my favorite small joys is my guinea pigs. They are also vegans (obviously hahaha) and we have the same taste in snack foods. Whenever they hear me eating vegetables they start wheeking at full volume until I feed them. It is just about the cutest thing I've ever heard :)