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Originally Posted by ticktockclok  I tried being vegan for a couple days, and then decided that its not worth reading labels my whole life, always cooking/preparing special foods, and never being able to eat out at all. It seems to me like the runner who runs for 3 hours a day and brags about the extra five years of life he's getting for all his efforts.
I don't regret becoming vegetarian however. Its easy, healthy, and cheap. And its funny to hear all the stupid comments about how fish isn't really meat or that you have to have chicken noodle soup if you have a cold. |
You don't have to read labels your entire life.
It does start out that way, but once you know what's vegan and what isn't you just settle into a pattern of buying the same foods. You also get much faster at reading labels as a new product comes out.
Also you get to a point where you're not cooking or preparing "special" foods. They become your "normal" menu. I would be lost if I had to prepare a roasted chicken, but grilling or sauteing some tempeh is easy for me now.
As for never being able to eat out ... hahahaha, I would be very unhappy if that were true! We eat out all the time, including mainstream restaurants like Cheesecake Factory, California Pizza Kitchen, PF Changs, not to mention all the vegetarian and vegan restaurants popping up all over the country.
Transitioning can be tough, but if you really want to be vegan, it's worth the effort. Plus, you can take advantage of all the people who transitioned before you and are now vegan. Much of the legwork has been done.