British Newscasters Can't Handle Veganuary | Reaction

Paul Rhode-Adrien attempts to share some vegan options and talk about Veganuary. These British news anchors and their guest Alex Phillips aren't having any of it.
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[@davidmichelson671]

If I wasn't eating such a healthy WFPB diet, I'd be worried this video could give me high blood pressure.

[@ClearKnowingFeelingHearing]

😂😂

[@user-no2mz9hl4f]

Well played, my friend. 👏

[@d.rabbitwhite]

I am so disturbed by people who eat others, and speak of others as if they are a stack of books. I am tired of these supposedly "fun" bits. I'm supposed to be used to it because I grew up with it. The older I get and I'm getting there, the more disgusting it is to see EVERYWHERE, images of dead animals on plates, images of happy pigs on a flesh delivery truck, the smell of it everywhere.

[@flyingfig12]

and especially when they use kids in their ads 😒 alongside winking cows and the rest of it.

[@user-lu6cy7hm2t]

im always on the edge of puking crossing the meat isle in our local grocery store...the stink of corpse is so creepy awful.the older i get the more it disgusts me

[@deepakhiranandani6488]

Yes. It's not funny. Cruelty to thinking feeling beings. Here too in supposedly vegetarian India, actually just about 30% of the population is vegetarian though heavily into bovine milk, people make fun of vegetarianism: "Oye ghaas phoos he he he". Ghaas means grass in Hindi, phoos is a meaningless word maybe used to vaguely evoke straw, 'bhoosa', or indicate something silly or slightly disgusting or worthy of contempt. Amazing how people can be so callous. They come up with their trump card as they imagine it to be : "plants have feelings". Illogical and lousy lame excuse.

[@suicune2001]

It's what people grew up with. It's like slavery or abuse towards women. It was the "natural" thing to do. Now most people see it as the hate and violence it is. At least in the U.S., it was only 30 years ago when it became illegal to r@pe your wife. So to go from not r@ping your wife to not being a jerk to animals is a big step for most people. Not everyone r@ped their wife but very nearly EVERYONE eats animals and is constantly told they HAVE to for one BS reason or another. It's an uphill battle but cultured meat should become more available in a couple years and once cowless cow milk is cheaper than standard milk, the dairy industry will crash and burn spectacularly.

[@monicahepler4314]

Apparently none of you has visited a vegtable/crop farm and got to witness the cruel deaths of the thinking, feeling animals that call the feild their home. Dismemberment, drownding, poisoning, buried alive, ran through the thrasher, and suffocation in the collection bins are just some of the ways these being spend their final moments. I feel much better about the animals I eat, knwing their are laws inplace that address their suffering. When I eat plants, I always feel a little guilty knowing that vast numbers of beings who value their lives as much as I do, not only gave thier lives but often suffered the most horrible deaths so that I could enjoy that meal.

[@st.peterunner8758]

The “pro vegan” woman is buddy buddy with Piers, definitely not trustworthy and I don’t think she’s even vegetarian. She works as a contributor for the show 2 days a week

[@hugomarquez3189]

She’s a plant, no pun intended

[@RodKruz]

Still, she was trying to give valid points on veganism.

[@davidmichelson671]

Where did she think those cow parts were "processed"? Not a factory? Slaughterhouses are the most industrialized part of the industry. Also let's not forget all the blood and feces, and the fact that those parts were from a dead and disassembled animal corpse. But oh no, scary mycelium molded into a shape!

[@m.g.3913]

She doesn't think.

[@snailmailmagic]

That requires a brain and no bias

[@julienfroidevaux1143]

​@@m.g.3913Mainstream tv .

[@stshnie]

This is not mainstream British TV. ‘Piers Morgan Uncensored’ is a show screened on Talk TV in the UK, Fox Nation in the US and Sky TV in Australia. Talk TV is Rupert Murdoch’s television offering in the UK. It is streaming only, I think. It launched in 2022 and hardly has any viewers. The guy is Richard Tice, a right-wing businessman who helped found the Brexit Party (which was actually a company). It changed its name to the Reform UK party and Tice became leader when Nigel Farage resigned. Tice became a Brexit Party MEP. The woman in pink is Tice’s partner, Isabel Oakeshott, a political journalist. She has apparently written a book called Farmageddon about the true cost of cheap meat but you wouldn’t guess that from this programme, The woman in the cream outfit was introduced as a former Brexit Party MEP. Paula Rhone-Adrien is also a Talk TV contributor who’s obviously just there to give the appearance of a balanced discussion. Richard Tice is an extreme right-wing nationalist and these are his buddies - don’t expect anything sensible or factual to emanate from these programmes.

[@じゃみっと]

Thank you for sharing. Paula definitely deserves a few responses by mail or to her personal email. It's actually extremely irresponsible for her to pose as the vegan here.

[@stshnie]

@@じゃみっと Don’t bother - she’d probably just find it hilarious. Another commenter has said that Paula Rhone-Adrien is buddy buddy with Piers Morgan. Thankfully this channel (Talk TV) doesn’t have many viewers. The ones it does have probably don’t give a hoot about the truth - they’re too far gone.

[@じゃみっと]

@@stshnie Sad, really. Public opinion affects animals' lives

[@spiral-m]

thx for the infos.

[@cosmicvoid6202]

Of course they would get a spokesperson for a vegan diet that isn't vegan themselves. Maybe she doesn't claim to be vegan herself, but the idea they push in this is that she is and they can conveniently add in the "eating bugs" thing for the gross factor. People will continue associating eating bugs with veganism.

[@jeanneamato8278]

Bugs are living things so it would be wrong and stupid eating them. Get your facts right Brits.

[@jeanneamato8278]

Have you seen what Brit’s have for breakfast? They’ll eat meats and fats until they die. (Younger than they should).

[@shivo4659]

@Jeanne Amato they really don't on the whole. I'd say more people eat cereal or toast in the UK. UK is still super processed diet but no where as bad as USA

[@eric-jr2nf]

@@shivo4659 The UK has one of the highest rates of meat consumption. Western Europe has a similar composition of diet as America and similar obesity rates. The idea that America is extra extreme with their diet and obesity is a myth.

[@Sandra_Robinson]

Vegan for the animals here. Just adding context (apologies if someone already has). When Richard Tice says “landlords”, he means pub landlords. Most pubs in the UK are gastro pubs (or at least sell some meals) now and they were hit financially during the pandemic. He’s not talking about landlords of people’s homes. Great vid as always, thank you 🙏🏻

[@MictheVegan]

Got it, definitely not how we refer to them in the US. I was confused on the connection lol

[@alfredroberthogan]

As a science journalist and media historian and an ethical vegan since NYD 1993 (who is compiling and curating the Vegan Videos Web site) I love your engaging witty style and meticulous detailed research as a fellow vegan science journalist! EP Sonya McKay in NSW Australia and I would love to interview you sometime for Fridays 4 Future Online monthly programs! Hope we can connect soon.

[@MusicByJC]

I hate when the "fun" police say you need to have consent before having sex with a women. Losers.

[@RyanDeall4]

These same presenters would have eaten plenty of vegan ingredients on their Christmas dinners, I'd wonder if they reacted the same to the roast potatoes.

[@majoritypatella2503]

Uh roast potatoes!? Disgusting. The only way to eat potatoes is tortured, mashed, boiled and put in a stew.

[@RyanDeall4]

@@majoritypatella2503 peeled alive preferably, it's the humane thing to do.

[@hugomarquez3189]

This is kinda infuriating, the way they set that whole segment up, so deceitful, even the “vegan” person was giving them material. They made it look as if you’re vegan, you’re sacrificing for the planet and have no enjoyment in your food, you end up eating bugs. It’s ridiculous, and as we well know not true, I love the food I eat, I’m eating better than ever before. I have a hard time watching these videos, even if you debunk em, I can’t take the dishonesty.

[@RapunzelASMR]

exactly I have been vegan for 18 years or so now, and vegan food is just in general more delicious and appetizing to me.

[@hugomarquez3189]

@@RapunzelASMR and there’s so much to eat, pretty much everything meat eaters eat we have a vegan version of, plus all our wonderful fruits, veggies, beans, whole grains, nuts, seeds and mushrooms. There is no limit. I eat tacos, lasagna, pizza, burgers, hot dogs, ice cream, plus the more healthy whole foods, I’m not missing anything. I certainly have no need to eat bugs (which isn’t vegan) or that ugly looking sausage roll they presented.

[@GnarlyCharlie6969]

I agree. 3 people all ganging up on the "vegan" who yeah we dont even know if she is legit. she isnt giving alot of fight and focusing on the save the planet aspect to avoid contradicting the other 3. and mostly advocating to eat less is what the meat industry uses to technically tell people the truth without telling them scientist discovered links between cancer, diabetes, obesity, and heart problems. brush it under the rug all you want eventually someone will notice the giant mound of shit stinking up the place.

[@GarudaLegends]

The diet is gross, unhealthy and does nothing for the environment

[@shawndarling5855]

@@hugomarquez3189 I know I do a lot of grilling out during the spring and summer months. I used to grill meat but I have vegan activists for neighbors. We live a couple hundred yards from them. And they would come over to debate with my wife and I. Finally after losing multiple debates with them. We got a bunch of vegan grilling cookbooks. We don't have our friends come anymore. My wife and I when we grill they come over just to see what we are doing. They ask us what we are grilling when they find out we are grilling vegan. They ask to join us but we only fix enough to feed our family for the rest of the day.

[@art.of.verser]

"Is Veganuary A Mis-Steak?" Just the title of that clip really baffled and cracked me up. But hey, those correspondents can have their fun mocking non-dairy and faux meat products while eating their meat. Yeah, let them savor that moment until all the freshwater is depleted and plants lose all moisture and hydration. 🥴 Nice work on the reaction vid, Mic! ✌🏾

[@letransformateur6477]

Hey im a vegan and also share your feelings. Just want to correct that there will not be a moment when "all the freshwater is depleted". Perhaps in some aquifers like in California or spain yes.

[@NevilleWran6666]

Stop being so melodramatic.

[@angelm.bouchard3722]

Fungus and bacteria, did she say? So they don’t eat mushrooms, or know how real cheese is made? Hypocrites.

[@evafontaine3440]

The lack of knowledge a lot of meat and dairy consumers have about how the majority of food is made (processed) is insane.

[@achatmaster95]

Poor landlords and animal farmers, society's heroes are having a rough time!

[@biancat.1873]

Love, how your pfp fits with your comment 😂👍

[@user-lu6cy7hm2t]

ye heros like hitler

[@GaryLuKOTH]

Calling people who contribute to climate change and world hunger heroes tells me a lot about you.

[@Eman_Puedama]

@@GaryLuKOTH What does your inability to recognise irony say?

[@GaryLuKOTH]

@@Eman_Puedama Not much because it happens a lot that I see something so ignorant that I thought there is no way it is serious but it turns out that it is.

[@thistlestovines]

LOVE the way you always back your videos up with such insightful research!

[@ima7333]

Do those newscasters never heard of veggies & fruits? That was how i made the switch. I never like the taste of fake meat but i love the taste of cooked veggies.

[@majoritypatella2503]

Bean there, ate that.

[@jannacoyote4246]

I've read that Japanese rice farmers collect grasshoppers, off the rice paddies, by dropping them into jars of pickling juice so they can eat them later. It's their traditional way of keeping their rice crops safe from being devoured by the locusts (grasshoppers). So, I guess it saves them some healthy grain & gives them an extra food source at the same time. 🤷🏻‍♀️💜🌱🍙🌱💜🤷🏻‍♂️

[@kiwifeijoa]

Great video, its just so frustrating to watch them be so manipulative of the viewers, and how damaging that kind of reporting can be for all of us. Really useful to watch it as you comment though, keeps those feelings of helpless irritation at a more moderate level. Thanks Mic. Your 'alpacanot' jersey is very nice. Looks comfortable. As a vegan knitter, would like to have some details about the makers of it in your description if you'd be so kind.

[@CLBellamey]

Great reaction. I stumbled across a channel of a conservative Christian and "carnivore" yesterday, which was a pretty infuriating experience but I had to keep watching her videos out of morbid fascination. The channel is "Melonie Mac Go Boom" and she has a video called "Veganism is a scam" in which she just reads and expands on statements from someone else's Twitter thread. It would be interesting to see you respond to this video if you are interested.

[@linzertube]

These types of news programs are so frustrating to watch. The news people, for the most part, are very close-minded and uninformed. Those against veganism always seem to be the loudest, stating wild “facts” with no basis in truth. If only they knew about all the benefits of a whole food, plant-based diet.

[@ClearKnowingFeelingHearing]

Hey Mic, I just wanna say I love you and everything you stand for and thanks for continuing to make these videos all these years. I started watching when I was 18 and trying to decide the best path to take my diet and your super informative videos helped me wade through all the disinformation out there and land with a strong conviction that a vegan diet is not only the best way, but the only way. I became a vegan overnight after I just turned 19 and I’m about to turn 25 in a couple of months. I don’t watch every single one of your videos (though I used to) because I’m not always nose deep in vegan content anymore, but I love the homely sense I get every time I come back to your channel. Whether you’re doing a skit or a reaction or just shoving some science down my throat, your channel is a safe place I can always count on for some content I relate with. I’m still not the healthiest I could be because I’ve been eating a shitload of gluten throughout the years and I only recently realized how terribly allergic to it I am. It’s (I assume) been making my body swollen, bloated, sluggish, and I think it even started manifesting in small, white/red, itchy bumps sparsely scattered all over my skin. I stopped eating it completely about a week ago and I’m starting to feel better already. It’s weird because, I’m hardly eating right now but I feel out of my mind FULL. My body will hardly let me get a bite of food down-but it will accept smoothies and soups lol. As well as some kimchi and sometimes olives. I even accidentally had put a sauce I didn’t realize used wheat gluten in it on my food the other day and started feeling sick, VERY sick, after just a couple of bites. It’s crazy how intelligent the body is-it feels like it knows I’m listening now so it’s making the cues louder and more obvious. I’m pretty sure you had some videos on gluten so I’m gonna go refresh my memory on them. I know it won’t be the same for everybody-I just can’t believe how outlandishly allergic I am to the stuff without even having realized. I used to eat it day and night, for almost every meal, and now I don’t even feel like myself if I ingest any at all. Cool stuff. Sorry for the essay. Love you, bye!

[@nehalilisays]

I wish the guy in my profile pic would finally realize that he would probably feel so much better (less fatigue, tummy pain, knee pain) with a 100% gluten free diet (beer has gluten, too - regular oats might have traces of gluten). I've heard Phil Hates Gluten makes some funny/relatable content (not vegan though). Dr. Tracey Marks has made a video about gluten sensitivity & mental health (generally highly recommend her channel).

[@ClearKnowingFeelingHearing]

@@nehalilisays ooo okay, thanks for the recommendations!

[@themax2go]

Well said! I started following a healthy vegan (whole foods plant-based) diet myself 6 years ago, and don't look back. There is a huge downside though being vegan: finding a life partner who is also vegan seems impossible, especially one who otherwise also matches and complements my personality (being vegan is the first criteria, but not the only one) and future ambitions... there just don't exist enough healthy vegans yet, and even less (zero?) in the south of the US (Texas). But I rather suffer loneliness, than ever putting anything that came from a non-human animal into my body!

[@ClearKnowingFeelingHearing]

@@themax2go Ahh yes that’s very relatable. I met someone I tried on a relationship with about 4 years ago and he became a vegan just weeks into knowing me because he realized it would be better for his health (he has a strange type of diabetes) without any coercing at all by me. However despite our similar diets making things easier, I just didn’t feel the spark for him. We’re still friends and I’ve thought about getting into different relationships since then, but people that eat meat are... just... a huuuuuge turnoff. And those I’ve spoken to were not exactly the types to up and change their diets like my friend did, lol. I know I’ll find myself some love eventually, though, and so will you; the higher standards just help filter out the trash :)

[@11235Aodh]

@@ClearKnowingFeelingHearing Let your friend know about Mastering Diabetes, they help a lot of people.

[@juliewake4585]

It’s great to see your take on this Mic. I’ve seen it before and it was shocking that these people thought this was what veganism was about. It really is shocking.

[@isabellezablocki7447]

All this resistance will fall one day. Young generations will bring the change for the animals and the planet.

[@ClearKnowingFeelingHearing]

I hope so.

[@11235Aodh]

Aye, i just hope it's not too late, so many species of animals are currently going extinct.

[@isabellezablocki7447]

@@11235Aodh I know, we will have to rebuild with what is left. The young generation is quite concerned about climate change and that we will be the next big incentive to go vegan.

[@annerigby4400]

I remember a tv program back in the late 80's early 90's called Food and Drink. One year the person who did the cooking and food part of the show was pretty much talking mainly about vegetarian meals and foods - which was one of the reasons why I watched the show, without mentioning either vegetarianism or meat in any great way. The following year, he was actively promoting meat products and dairy products, so what occurred to me is that the program was perhaps told they were not allowed to promote non-meat food because it would be bad for the meat and dairy industries. So, the people on this tv show may well all be quite happy with the vegan alternatives but are perhaps encouraged to promote meat and dairy and discourage anything that would be a danger to those industries.

[@silentfriend369]

I'm mostly numbed to the silliness of those who are biased against veganism. People are plain old silly. Adults are simply older children who take themselves too seriously, and blind themselves to their silliness out of pride and fear... It is of course unfortunate the consequences to this delusional silliness...

[@GG-vq6ro]

I really don't care what's more sustainable. I'm going vegan first for animal ethics and second health. Animal ethics is by far number one for me.

[@christianz8020]

He loved the vegan cheese. He seemed quite delighted by it!

[@Shane-zl9ry]

Would they rather blend veggies and put it in the shape of a patty, or dismember a cow on live TV? 🤔🥩🍖

[@GarudaLegends]

Kill the cow. Vegan food is unhealthy

[@Shane-zl9ry]

@@GarudaLegends What is vegan food?

[@jonsnow3176]

cow

[@timhanser1943]

Ridiculous couple of toffs. Thanks for calling this out Mike .

[@tspicks4360]

What is this strange food I see? I'm going in ... It's plastic! Gee, maybe try a different strange vegan food ... maybe a potato ... or an apple ... or a carrot ... or ... ^_^

[@davidthescottishvegan]

Supporting butchers during the cost of living crisis is the last thing I want to do. I would rather support the vegan plant based companies because I think the animal based products industries are responsible for the crisis because I think the crisis would still exist even without the Ukraine war, brexit because it is the cost of animal based foods that are increasing the most( so if you are eating a non vegan diet you can't be struggling with the cost because if you were you would be vegan). Love 🥰the video and thanks for debunking this anti vegan video.

[@erelpc]

Yep Brexit has nothing to do with it. The UK isn't the only European country outside of EU.

[@byronmurphy1977]

Yep, our media is as crazy as yours Mic lol

[@hidden909]

Some people will never try something new, it’s all about fear. So many people resisted that newfangled thing called electricity, telephone and the locomotive trains! I remember when in vitro fertilization was touted as the work of the devil, and would spawn a devil child! It’s a wonder we make any advances

[@rollsaroundindirt]

really liking these reaction videos

[@joshyg4260]

That was disgusting etiquette by that woman and the man wrapping the show at the end.

[@racheldanie]

Hello [disclaimer vegan here in support of your channel], just wanted to make a correction on something you said about the Amazon being 80% deforested for cattle production... I studied cattle pasture land use change in the Amazon for my PhD. The total deforestation rate is actually estimated around 20%, with cattle pasture conversion accounting for ~68% of that. As a result of fragmentation, the cumulative ecological effects (increased fire risk, habitat fragmentation, species loss, diminished evapotranspiration, etc) are somewhat higher, but it's important to report these numbers correctly, because the negative effects observed- particularly to the hydrologic cycle of eastern Brazil- have resulted from ~20% deforestation 9(i.e., where will we be as deforestation inevitably progresses?)

[@deepakhiranandani6488]

Thanks. Really that tv programme was loaded, negatively from beginning to end: a foregone conclusion, obviously they set out with an agenda to play to the huge gallery of veganism scoffers, having decided that logic, fairness and common sense would be tossed out whenever needed to prop up their 'veganism is silly, funny, absurd, not doable' or some such mindset. Yet some gesture must be made, some effort put although it seems a well nigh hopeless task, to point out the flawed reasoning: if that fluffy airy agenda driven discussion could be called reasoning. So thanks for the video. I saw Happy Healthy Vegan's video on the same tv programme, which expectedly seemed to be on similar lines as this video. More power to, Ryan and to Mic.

[@johnshinski2994]

thanks for the great video mic.

[@scubadiva666]

The "fun police…" [facepalm] What is "fun" about eating a cold, congealed, bloody steak? Or drinking a glass of pus, with hormones and glue?

[@RiverstoneSHC]

So easy to put veganism in the fad/trend box. How can they be so uniformed of the science in this day and age 🤦🏻‍♀️ The willingness to dissociate is shocking. Hard to watch 🙈

[@magicalsimmy]

I don’t know if you’ve done a reaction video to the What I’ve Learned channel’s video on why “Eating less meat won’t save the planet,” but I would love to hear your thoughts on that one Mic.

[@marzettik]

Love how they cut her off when she was about to talk about type 2 diabetes. Not like that’s a huge problem in the world.

[@slartibartfast2452]

The hosts: Neither of them are remotely close to what one might call *healthy in appearance*

[@aeh323]

Just to add that when the presenter said landlords he was referring to pub landlords ie bar owners, who are presumably impacted by Dry January but… they make far more profit from food and soft drinks and Veganuary is a great marketing plan for them selling vegan food

[@RodKruz]

Great video as always, Mic. Crazy how they cut her off when she was giving a very valid point. Btw, your headphones are cool, but they look too big on you 😅

[@rachelgoodkind6545]

Thanks for sharing, you are terrific. Imagine the logging industry!. They need to be supported by cutting down every rainforest that is sill standing from decimation to grow soybeans to feed cattle.

[@bgrune1]

I'd like to know what you really think about Dr. Rao's position paper on animal agriculture. I noticed you never cite his statistics. Maybe you do another video about it where you examine his claims.

[@NatuProg]

The vegan representative was certainly not very knowledgeable or skilled. The whole thing was a set up. The basic television shows are required to be very supportive of the traditional and recent historical farming practices. The position upfront is that they should always paint the farmers as the sweet loyal defenders of culture. Farmers need to see the light and when they do there should be help for them to transition to making a profit with their land in a different way.

[@paulaqueirosz]

I myself don't understand why eating shrimp is considered normal, but a grasshopper is "exotic"

[@masisam]

Not really surprised by the direction the UK media are moving tbf; it’s in line with the rise of far right rhetoric, where anything that challenges the paradigm is strongly delegitimised

[@audiogarden21]

Hey Mike. You should consider adjusting that headset you got on. One side is longer than the other pushing the whole thing out of "round".

[@gg2950]

We don’t really use the word newscasters in uk. Bell ends would be a more appropriate way to describe them.

[@mcc5295]

thanks for covering this topic Mic . theyre closed minded people who lack critical thinking . also they dont care about freedom and animals rights

[@kajalexander]

"Veganism is a cult" I just moved to Canada over here I’m getting dairy ads. Literally just advertising cheese or milk, not even a specific product. That’s so weird and manipulative.

[@11235Aodh]

They do that here with chicken too, "chicken the most versitile piece of meat"

[@kajalexander]

@@11235Aodh can't say im suprised 🤦‍♂

[@kassiharris2159]

Hi from BC 🇨🇦 Welcome to Canada! I know what you mean about the dairy ads. The dairy industry here is very proud. They are everywhere. Us vegans are called out for our "propaganda" yet you never see an ad for just beans.. I hope you make some great Canadian vegan friends 😊

[@JasonJrake]

It's not the worst idea for the large vegan food sellers/manufactures/preparers to offer training for butchers in alternative food careers. The publicity alone would make it a good advertising campaign, and it might help fix the perception that vegans are people who "love animals and hate people."

[@shawns4354]

Great video. Love that they will eat bugs before vegetables.Beans or bugs? Hmmm...

[@natbarron]

Steak! Steak before everything

[@s0ph1e56]

They should have had the Cathedral City vegan cheese. I think anyone would be hard pushed to tell the difference. Channel 4's food unwrapped show featured This isn't bacon brand, and showed how it was made. Safe to say there was no nasty chemicals like some people keep saying are in mock meats!

[@じゃみっと]

Happy Healthy Vegan also responded to this. Every big vegan KZbinr should... the TV snippet is absolutely irresponsible and disgraceful.

[@TangoMasterclassCom]

Cool veaction! You have so much ready facts & knowledge! Paula Rhone-Adrien is not a vegan activist. Strange that she is talking about eating insects that most omnivores find gross, and that she suggests this vegan junk food that is easy to criticize, instead of offering some nice, tasty vegan food.

[@shivo4659]

They didn't have a decent vegan person to comment on the conversation. So biased 🤬

[@juliecooper6628]

That is a very nice looking sweater-jacket, Mic! Do you happen to have another channel, maybe, where you do music videos? I think a fair number of us would like to hear you playing some of those instruments sometime. Or, are those your wife's? 😯❓🎸🤷🏻‍♀️🎻❓😯

[@krishnaveganathar]

“What is a monster?”

5:02 Actually, most cheeses are made with cow’s mammary-gland secretions (a kind of excrements) and bacteria, not fungi.

[@WaddyMuters]

Lots of cheese is made with fungi too though.

@@WaddyMuters, as far as I know, only blue cheeses are made with mould, and even those have been initially fermented with bacteria and then inoculated with other bacterial cultures alongside the mould. On the other hand, the characteristic cheese flavor has little to do with lactic acid (present in most other fermented dairy products) but with other organic compounds resulting mostly from the fermentation of fat such as propionic acid and butyric acid. That’s why most cheeses are high in fat.

[@fayem4091]

I am vegan for 3years now (i just had my v-birthday) but i still fart quite more with beans and broccoli... I had the unlucky gene lottery *I am eating a whole food plant based diet so don't come at me about eating more WF

[@welcomeback2mychannel]

fructose malabsorption? V easily manageable but do get it checked out so you don't physcially damage your gut

[@Lb-ri5wr]

these reactions are so entertaining lol

[@BoogieBoogsForever]

I'm glad they had at least one reasonable one there.

[@soubhikmukherjee2982]

Non-vegans are in serious crisis 😳 🤣 😂

[@ottitudes]

my brain hurts with these people ... also, why don't these people invite you to one of these shows? they afraid you're gonna dismantle all of their BS? why is lecithin weird? we used to take lecithin supplements recurrently when we were young since it supposedly boosts brain health to help us learn faster more at school. dunno how true that was but nonetheless its not a new extract.

[@jackkadaka9020]

It seems liver disease is a requirement of employment in the UK, kinda like Japan I guess. 5:00 Thx for your courage, Mic. Can't watch any longer. Plant based being made from weird swill and fungus? Has that woman every caught a whiff of bile from any mammals digestive system? WTF? Blood and bile turn my appetite in an instant, somethings wrong with you, Luv.

[@shawns4354]

Even as a meat eater previously I'd rather eat more beans and legumes than bugs. Come on people!

[@AlbuquerqueBandit]

Carnists are so fragile on this subject. I've had many tell me they are 2 steaks last night to make up for me. They have no response when I reiterate "you made up for the harm I didn't cause by causing more yourself?"

[@jannacoyote4246]

One thing I've noticed about all of the vegan cheeses I've tried - *none* of them taste that good when *cold* . They all taste a lot better once they've been melted onto some bread, or onto a veggie burger. That always seems kind of weird to me. 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@helendean]

I’m in the uk and the coverage is always appalling, totally bias, they always chose the worst vegan food, mainly the unhealthy stuff to compare and ‘debunk’!

[@welcomeback2mychannel]

It's like these people don't even realise how shit we think they are, so they're doing more to make people go vegan than if they'd said veganism is good!

[@11235Aodh]

You have access to the brand Wicked though, still waiting for that across the pond (maybe we do a bit better with the rest, but the Netherlands is such a dairy and cheese country.. ugh).

[@JasonWood100]

Hey I've got a question, I've started tracking my meals on chronometer and found I'm consuming over the recommended intake of folate. I was wondering what happens if you consume an excess of folate?

[@marley7659]

do you mean folate??

[@kuusinho]

The upper limit of folate refers specifically to the folic acid form found in supplements. As long as youre supplementing b12 theres little risk if you slightly overeat folate from food sources.

[@JasonWood100]

@@marley7659 yes! Whoops, folate not florate!

[@JasonWood100]

@@kuusinho okay thank you! I take a b12 supplement regularly! I think the upper limit of recommended daily intake was 1000 micro grams and I was consuming around 1200-1500.

[@knockingseeker]

It’s not a mistake but it may not be the 100% optimal diet for health. The fact humans in nature would never rely on a vegan diet provides sufficient evidence that we likely depend on at least some animal food for certain nutrients and more bio available amino acids. Sure with things like tofu and b12 taurine omega algi supplements etc we can fill in the blanks but the optimal diet for most probably is 75%-90% whole foods plants

[@ronniegeorge3152]

great ve-action!

[@TrendiEats]

Did you guys take your vitamin B12?

[@cloro1238]

You do know b12 is not naturally found in animal products, it’s due to the animals being supplemented or eating fortified food.

[@BenHuttash]

So I eat 99% vegan. My girlfriend is the real vegan. I occasionally sneak a cube of cheese at a party wondering if I’m missing out. The truth is the boutique vegan cheese we have access to here in Texas from Rebel Cheese is is much better then the “real cheese” I find at parties. The high end vegan cheeses are crazy good and everyone vegan it not enjoys them at a potluck. Real cheese to me now that I almost never eat it is no better then cheap vegan cheese, it all just tastes like oil to me. If you are in Austin treat yourself to some Vegan Rebel Cheese and I promise your mind will be blown, you will be having it shipped across the country to enjoy it.

[@erelpc]

Well plant cheese unfortunately doesn't contain casein, so it will never satisfy that addictive craving in the same way.

[@welcomeback2mychannel]

Then you aren't vegan. One can't be a "percentage against animal cruelty and abuse", you are either against it or you are not.

[@AB-ft7ng]

You’re vegetarian. If “99% vegan” is a phrase you commonly use, please stop. You’re 99% plant-based, not vegan. We have words for a reason, when people like you start attaching the wrong label to your actions, you only harm the cause. Vegans don’t eat cheese, ever. If you tell people you’re basically vegan you’re selfishly making it harder for us to campaign for change. If you want to use the label “vegan”, go vegan. Otherwise, be vegetarian or 99% plant-based while supporting veganism. You can do both without regressing vegans’ progress. Veganism isn’t about food, it’s not a diet, it’s a philosophy. Not eating animals is only a consequence of holding a vegan belief. The term you’re looking for is vegetarian or “99% plant-based”, which describes your diet specifically.

[@BenHuttash]

All of y’all telling me I’m plant based as if that means I eat 99% vegan food need to start checking labels again. Plant based labels don’t mean anything other then meat free. Some things labeled plant based are vegan and others are vegetarian. If you think plant based exclusively means vegan you probably aren’t as vegan as you think you are. I’m going to continue to use the term vegan for food that is vegan because it is the only word that actually means vegan. Y’all just need to get over it.

[@1notoriousnomad]

Wow, they invited that guest onto the show and she couldn’t even get a full sentence in the entire interview. Pathetic journalism.

[@daisyslater2886]

That’s not a mainstream news channel just so you know.

[@hellywelly5887]

Honesty, they represent the worst of British journalists believe me, anti eu too. You can’t change cognitive dissonance I’m afraid. As for Piers Morgan, the best thing about him is unity diner’s( earthling Ed restaurant) cocktail “ Piers Morgan’s tears “.

[@annala2956]

It's hard enough to hear Americans trash a vegan diet but to hear the same things in a British accent sounds more condescending. Also, they always go to sausage rolls. Few things are more processed than sausage.

[@welcomeback2mychannel]

*South/South-east English accent. Hundreds of British accents

[@eric-jr2nf]

It's Sky News. Of course they are tooootally unbiased

[@theironfox2756]

Insulin producers gotta get those bags, amirite?

[@BevansVault]

Wow mic the vegan has been here for forever and he looks healthy still!! I gave up when my health went to crap

[@cloro1238]

You weren’t eating the right things

[@BevansVault]

@@cloro1238 haha bull crap!!! Let’s see how long the diet works for you it’s not natural

[@cloro1238]

@@BevansVault been ten years lmao, feeling and looking great.

[@BevansVault]

@@cloro1238 well when sexual stuff stopped working. I ran as fast as I could!!! Not worth that happening sorry animals, clearly not healthy fir me

[@cloro1238]

@@BevansVault like I said, you weren’t eating the right stuff. Did you consult and PB dr? Or a PB dietician? There is 0 proof that a vegan diet will hinder sexual performance, it normally improves it.

[@Bugginses4]

Omni’s like this make me cringe soooooo much 🙈 My family have tried vegan meat alternatives and they praise it and think it’s really tasty. I’m sure a lot of meat eaters reaction to trying vegan meat is satire 😂

[@SBrown94]

What is vegan alpaca?

[@AtypicalPaul]

Love the we're all animals art:)

[@sirgaymeerkat1994]

these morning show segments are to propagandise the average viewer who is usually a clueless consumer.

[@whoeverofhowevermany]

Eating bugs may cause less sentient suffering than more complex animals. Hopefully. But it definitely causes massively more individual death.

[@11235Aodh]

You're probably right though I don't know for sure, the size of ones brain might not even matter too much. I've seen a small clip of a ladybug playing with a little rock.. Who would think insects can be playful??

[@natbarron]

There’s less death eating steak than eating bugs

[@whoeverofhowevermany]

@@natbarron there's definitely less outright slaughter

[@11235Aodh]

@@natbarron There is 0 need to eat bugs; starches, fruit and vegetables have all the nutrients we need as long as you eat somewhat varied (sup. b12 though, it comes from soil).

[@natbarron]

@@11235Aodh or just eat beef and fish - simple

[@SuperBookdragon]

I eat a more varied diet as a plant based eater than I ever did as a meat eater. My peers who eat the sad diet are all on medications for lifestyle illnesses and complain of arthritis pain quite often. I have been able to maintain my weight with this diet . Best of all I no longer support the dismal factory farming business with my dollars.

[@KC-or1ic]

Why can't they have a nice pea soup with some cut fruit? They always find the worst type of foods.

[@greggibbs3639]

Not Piers - a replacement I think temporarily.

[@mayito8531]

Butchers and people who make a living out of selling parts of dead animals or products coming from animals should start working on finding a new way to make money and live on before they start struggling financially. The change is happening slowly but is happening.

[@roxanavoicu2207]

I couldn't finish watching this video. You have great responses, but those people really annoy me. They're clearly uneducated, not done any research before doing this segment. They won't even let the guest speak.

[@36ELRIC]

Couldn't believe he mentioned Landlords. Oh the poor landlords overcharging people ridiculous rent prices and putting people into debt. Never mind the people that have to pay the rent. Also the Vegan Fart myth is exactly that. I fart way less than when I ate meat

[@Melanie-xp8vp]

He meant pub landlords

[@welcomeback2mychannel]

As a London renter, I say 😤

[@monicahepler4314]

Not sure why he isnt calling out the alcohol they talked about, alcohol is very destructive to the environment.

[@simonalexandercritchley439]

Best discussion with Piers Morgan yet; I. E none.

[@diannessewingroom7]

These people are so ridiculous! I am English so I was cringing watching this, do they not understand about cooking fresh food and that it is not all about fake meat products.