Do My Kids Want to Eat Meat? (Q&A!)

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0:00 Intro
0:21 Do my kids want to try meat?
1:04 When should parents let their children eat meat?
1:37 Are we prepared for teen rebellion?
2:01 Supplements and Mary Ruth’s
3:00 Most awkward moment declining food?
3:24 Why am I so awesome?
3:59 Do I call myself plant-based?
4:29 Plant-based vs vegan labeling
5:39 Some people don’t thrive on a vegan diet?
6:07 Adrenal cocktails (but not really)
6:22 Does evil exist?
8:09 Vegan values I don’t agree with
9:01 Most expensive t-shirt (lol)
9:24 Do I want pets again?
9:53 Top 5 favorite vegan youtubers
10:56 Honey in gymnastics
12:10 Best vegan joke?
12:37 Workouts
13:56 Should veganism focus more on human exploitation?
14:44 Is lube vegan?
15:22 How to handle the need to eat animal products
16:18 What video am I most proud of?
16:55 Pros and cons of living in Portland
19:46 Will I eat animal products again?
20:08 Outro

[@ieatbookz]

obsessed with how you said, “my neighbors are having work done, i think it’s gonna look very nice” as opposed to the youtubers who curse at the camera bc of lawnmowers and shit like they’re the only people in the world.

[@MichaelPennMath]

Great q/a: For another data point: I have a 12y/o and 7y/o vegan kids. They still have no interest in not being vegan.

[@frankchen4229]

Carnists will spread the narrative that vegans are "forcing" their kids to be vegan when there are non vegan families with children who cry about having animals slaughtered for their dinner plate

[@pstuddy]

thats because you brainwashed them

[@Bexstarartist]

@@MdoubleHBxxx.she acknowledges that veganism is not a natural diet. Humans evolved as omnivores. Please look at history and anthropology for a more realistic view on a species diet.

[@Bexstarartist]

@@MdoubleHBxxx. reporting your hate comments. It’s not ok

[@pushingdaisies954]

@@MichaelPennMath you are vegan?! Omg that is great! One more reason to like you 😁❤️❤️ already have been following your channel for years ( I'm a former math major but have switched to theoretical physics in the mean time )

[@treefrog1018]

Celiac here. 😂 "Gluten free is seen as healthier" Me watching this while eating GF White Bread with an ungodly amount of Spreadable Fat.

[@steviee.4918]

i also have celiac and i was thinking “uhhh me and my 450 calorie muffins disagree with that statement”

[@katfoster845]

In terms of pets, I generally think (some) small animal pets are more ethical to keep so long as you do it well. My sister keeps rats, for example. They're omnivores, but mostly eat plants. They do well in captivity and enjoy human company, plus they're really cute. One of her rats likes to climb onto my shoulder and cuddle into my scarf. They do need much more space than is provided in many commercial enclosures though. Rabbits are another good vegan pet that actually does well in captivity if cared for appropriately. As much as I'd like to have rabbits, my partner has a jack russell terrier. He wouldn't mean to hurt them, but they'd be terrified and it just wouldn't be fair. You can get rescue small animals too. My sister's rats are rescues. She fosters them, although none seem to ever end up getting adopted by someone else.

[@triptripp1873]

Ignore the spam, and I totally agree! Rescuing an animal and welcoming it into your home is at least to me a very caring thing to do, and if you can afford it and you are educated enough to keep the little one happy and healthy, go for it. Personally speaking, I am waiting till I have enough space to adopt a hamster. They really need a lot more space than those pet shops tell you!

[@bestaqua23]

Some lizards are also good vegen pets. And the one who are omnivorous uselly only eat bugs and there food don't need to pay for any animal agricultural .

[@pushingdaisies954]

I foster cats. As a vegan I struggle with preparing them meat but unfortunately they are obligatory carnivores. I don't support breeding animals I do a lot of TNR as the most humane way of controlling population and all my cats are rescues, few of them were literally saved from plastic garbage bags as newborns after someone dumped them in the trash... :( unfortunately sometimes there are no clear black and white situations and the best we can do is to minimize harmful actions and choose lesser evil. Hopefully one day we'll progress to a society where people won't keep animals as pets and we won't have abandoned stray animals.

[@tilasole3252]

​@@MdoubleHBxxx.Maybe she lost her mind eating raw vegan

[@Beastgirl222]

I have a pet rabbit I adopted from someone who had rescued but no longer wanted her. I had never had a rabbit before but fell in love with her. She is a bit of a sassy brat, and from what I've heard it is common for rabbits to be abandoned for not being cuddly or sweet enough. But if we take the time to understand them and meet them at their level they can be affectionate and make great pets.

[@yopyop5546]

Crazy I've been watching your content since before you met oyur partner or had kids. Love the journey, keep up the content!

[@nw3172]

@@MdoubleHBxxx. you are obsessed. it's cringe. stop.

[@MayimHastings]

Thank you, Swayze, you are always such a comfort and the only one i trust with these topics. I've recently had to switch back to eating some animal products because of my crazy immune system, but trying to figure out what is safe still. I've been so upset over it. Just hearing you talk about it so logically and compassionately helps so much! Big hugs and smooches 💚🙏🕊

[@triptripp1873]

Ignore the weird spam messages. Also, if you ever find it hard to complete meals, huel is a nice brand that makes a lot of products for people with IBS, crohns disease and other conditions that make it difficult for one to get enough food. I personally found this brand from Joey Cardstrong when he mentioned it in a video about ibs. Maybe it could help you!

[@twitchy_bird]

​@@MdoubleHBxxx.Dude, bro, for your own sake get a life lmao

[@SaintSabre]

I'm so sorry you're having such a hard time. ♥️ We don't blame a cat and snakes for not being able to be vegan due to their anatomy, you deserve that same compassion. I'm sure you'll do your best to reduce harm where you can.

[@MayimHastings]

@@SaintSabre Aw, thank you, Jean, that is so sweet! It means so much 💞🙏🕊

[@claireweihs8857]

I have lived in Portland now for a year and moved from Iowa, I LOVE it here! The vegan food options, the neighborhoods, the distance to incredible nature (mountains) and the coast and road trip distance to SO MANY incredible places to explore! Could never leave PNW and I love Portland despite it’s issues!!

[@ummmmmmmmmmmnmmmm]

Yep, that's the best vegan joke. Perfect delivery.

[@blank468]

just gonna jump in here and say, I personally despise the term "plant based" only because in my personal experience it is wildly confusing (as well as not necessarily aligning with the ethics the way i see veganism doing). For example, not that long ago, I was at a sports game with my partner who likes sports. There was a "plant based" burger option which my partner pointed out and was like "oh cool, a veggie burger we can eat (he is not vegan but eats 99% vegan with me, and does not eat meat unless it is kosher). Me, a vegan was like, um wait, lets check to make sure it is actually vegan. I asked the workers, who were like umm we don't know, and upon checking the ingredients of the "plant based" burger, it became clear that this was a BEEF burger with plant ingredients in it, advertising itself as "plant based" since the burgers base was largely plants or something. I have seen shit like this before. idk, i just really don't truest it and really don't like that it sometimes could literally be a beef burger with peas or whatever in it, and othertimes its used interchangeably with "vegan" or used instead of vegan to not offend people's sensitivities and problems with "vegans" so ya. not a fan lol

[@kelsie7109]

I found a "Dairy Free" protein drink.... that was made with milk 😅 like what. If it doesn't say the words vegan, I don't believe it until I look

[@_.-ana-._]

Could have fooled me that you’re not calm in real life. You speak so soothingly and peaceful ❤

[@lindalarue1722]

Weird. @@MdoubleHBxxx.

[@Gumbi4ever]

Former male (college, not elite) gymnast. What a great question! For context, grips stretch and wear out with daily use generally every 6 mo to 2 yrs and men have separate grips for high bar and rings. Higher levels need more frequent and reliable changes and backups, etc. I never found synthetic grips to be as long lasting or effective and neither have many athletes I competed with, but that was over 15 years ago - perhaps better alternatives exist now. And I never found honey to work well for my hands (cornsyrup or good old spit was fine and honey tended to cake on the bar and become slippery), but I was crap at parallel bars anyhow, so what do I know? I feel so useful in the comments now! :)

[@minime7375]

You are right about the distinction between plant based and vegan. However, the person asking that particular question is right, I never say I’m vegan, always vegetarian, the reason being simple: for most people “vegan” has a negative connotation because of the social media “vegan influencers”, most are honestly not the type of people I’d want to be associated with.

[@Mandy-dy7nj]

Sometimes kids go through a rebellious stage and then as adults, choose to drop it and go back to values they had previously. This is a general thing but could easily happen with veganism.

[@JK-Missy]

My best friend is vegan and she also said if her child once decide to eat meat it’s their choice. She won’t be having any non vegan food in the house and for sure not cooking non vegan. But she is aware it might happen. I’m not vegan(pescatarian) but love you channel.

[@JK-Missy]

@@MdoubleHBxxx. everyone can have their own opinion and what is best for themselves. If you strongly believe you have right make your own channel.There is no need for rude comments on hers.

[@triptripp1873]

Ignore the spam, no reason to respond to this account. They post these comments everywhere, kinda annoying, but eh, it's KZbin what can ya do

[@thomasboland540]

This is why I come to your channel. Honest, non-dogmatic takes.

[@samanthajomolina2502]

Thank you for answering my question! As I literally just received my Mary Ruth’s multivitamin from Amazon💁🏽‍♀️🤷🏽‍♀️🙂

[@lindalarue1722]

My kids are grown now, but they are still vegetarians and to my knowledge, have never intentionally eaten meat. And that's despite disrespect we suffered as parents. My son told me years later that a friend's mother offered him a hotdog at a sleep-over birthday party, saying "Your parents aren't here. You can have meat here." He was five at the time, and according to his story, he refused the hotdog. During their teens, some of their friends and parents of the friends would nudge them to eat meat with similar arguments. So, at least in my kids' cases, the social pressure was very strong. We raised them with full understanding of the plight of farm animals, and why we didn't eat meat. Neither of them are vocal activists, but they have influenced some of their adult friends by example. This may be controversial here, but we started my oldest off as vegan like his father and I were at the time. But, back then, it wasn't as easy to be vegan, and we morphed into a mostly vegan, but sometimes vegetarian family. I don't know what would have happened if I didn't give them a bit of grace to eat dairy (think cheese pizza) at the time. In any event, I never experienced any push-back or rebellion.

[@treefrog1018]

Also have Histamine Intolerance. I do what I can, advocate for the rest. Oysters are a huge histamine food.

[@triptripp1873]

Damn, hope you are doing ok! Histamine intolerance must be kinda rough to manage. And your mindset is very correct. We always do what we can. And that's all there is to it. If everyone were to think the way you did, the world would have already become a much greater place. As for oysters, there is some debate if they even have sentience, I avoid them cause might as well, but we don't know if and how much they can feel. Would be interesting to find an answer to that. Also, I don't know if this would be helpful for you, but there's many different brands that are specifically made with people who have IBS, crohns disease and other food limiting conditions in mind, that make packages to compliment your meals and get you to reach your nutritional requirements more easily. One brand that I know of is called huel, I've seen a lot of people use it. Maybe it could help!

[@tillydavvers]

I can't believe 'toddler' is now almost 7 😭

[@Eric..Cartman]

Hey, i have a few questions i have been contemplating about for a long time 1. I feel strong emotion for factory farming of birds and mammals. They have higher sentience and theur pain experience is as advanced as us. They suffer in life and painful death. I just can't ignore that. However, i personally have no issue with eating fish or any invertibrates due to their primitive brain, complex emotions and pain reception ( anything less than amphibians). I'm a pescetarian right now. 2. If someone keeps chicken or goats on his farmstead, provide free and healthy life to them and then kill them painlessly through nitrogen asphyxiation after they have passed about half of their average lifespans, would it still be wrong? 3. I rescue street animals and feed them. It's mostly dogs. I just don't want to force my human mind and ideology on them. They just get crazy over meat and if i force them to eat veg diet, they mostly ignore or eat it out of sheer hunger. I just can't do it. They have short lifespan and i think they should enjoy what their biology wants them to. Happiness matters the most, animals mostly get it from food, company and sex. I think it's nit fair to deprive them from their basic sources of pleasure for my own moral ideology. I want to keep them on fish diet as well. What you say?

[@katelijnesommen]

I don't think the current evidence suggests that fish have a lower pain reception than most mammals; is been shown that are sentient and they do feel pain. It's different for other invertebrates, molluscs f.i., that have no or a very primitive nervous system.

[@DM-ql6ps]

Dogs can live fine on a fish diet or even a vegan diet (if you can afford a quality vegan dog food). Honestly the best thing for dogs is a commercial diet that meets their species needs. Most are a mix of meat and plants. Many dogs also enjoy plenty of vegan foods as treats (peanut butter, pumpkin, & sweet potato are all liked by most dogs).

[@jcg03002]

My oldest tried chicken after waiting in line in the caf (for free school lunch) and feeling very left out that he was told he couldn't have it. We discussed and once he understood it was chicken, I told the school it was his call. I've gotten crap about this from like, reddit vegans who could be teens, but I'm not going to tell a picky autistic kindergartner that he can't eat food if he is informed and feels left out.

[@billiebluesheepie2907]

When my daughter started school she tried meat for the first time. She said “They gave me a toy and told me to eat it!” I found out later it was a Turkey dinosaur. When she was growing up I only ever made vegan food, but I didn’t stop her from trying other things when she was with others. Once she was old enough, she used to choose slices of cooked meat from the deli counter, so I didn’t have to go near it or cook it, and I didn’t have to have open packets of dead things in the house.

[@nom3nnescio]

"dead things" IT IS FOOD!

[@dBakaj]

Decisions are meaningful when they are made by choice instead of by force.

[@BioBioLove]

When I think about evil, I think about people like the serial baby killer nurse. She to me is truly evil. Knew what she was doing it, kept doing it, and feeding on parental grief.

[@korihendricks5158]

I found you from Knowing Better. He recommended your videos in his history of vegetarianism video. I love the minimalist vegan too!

[@Loissupes]

My understanding on the honey in gymnastics is that in many Asian countries at high level women gymnasts used honey to help them “stick” to the bar, essentially because they couldn’t afford grips. I think many of the Olympic gymnasts do have grips now but certainly you can see footage from poorer counties in past Olympic cycles where the gymnasts are doing bars and have no grips on. Those teams still tend to use honey to this day. High level gymnasts go through grips very quickly. There is also leather on the beam and vault.

[@tacotacopineapple]

Make gymnasts also use a honey mix on bars. It’s super useful on release moves.

[@meganngeorge]

Love your shirt!!! 😂❤

[@Lemonbowl1000]

Can't believe you used a quote from Only Lovers Left Alive, love it 😂 such a good movie

[@tomfondly5266]

I will say this as a person of color, I found the PNW to be very lacking in diversity compared to Houston, which was one of the main reasons I moved back. I'll take conservative racism over liberal racism any day of the week. At least Southern racist knows they're racist. I also believe in making terrible places better, cos if you're always moving to the better place, the better place will always be somewhere else.

[@pushingdaisies954]

I foster cats. As a vegan I struggle with preparing them meat but unfortunately they are obligatory carnivores. I don't support breeding animals I do a lot of TNR as the most humane way of controlling population and all my cats are rescues, few of them were literally saved from plastic garbage bags as newborns after someone dumped them in the trash... :( unfortunately sometimes there are no clear black and white situations and the best we can do is to minimize harmful actions and choose lesser evil. Hopefully one day we'll progress to a society where people won't keep animals as pets and we won't have abandoned stray animals.

[@SEAHawaii]

So excited for the Julio Torres shout out! I love his stand-up and Los Espookys too 😄

[@BrammetjeOoms]

My best friend is a professional gymist. Doing bars, hè goes through grips about once in 3 months. Problem is, it is best when worn and vegan leather doesn't wear the same way.

[@vivid62]

If you think pure evil does not exist; you are completely oblivious. Exhibit A: Gabriel Fernandez’s mom

[@Immigrantwriter]

f**k alignment 😂😂😂❤❤❤ INDEED

[@bluejeansonfirecrescent]

You talked about your stuff being less intense now but Caroline Girvan is no joke! Coming from a 20-something that has struggled through quite a few of her programs.

[@DOMONTHEINTERNET]

I’m not vegan, I was vegetarian at 15. I toy with the idea of doing it again but I’ve had weight loss surgery and I’m just nervous I’ll have a hard time reaching my protein goal if I were to go vegan or vegetarian. Anyway.

[@fractalfelt]

OMG the Sri Lankan restaurant is called Mirisata right? So expensive but sooooo delicious - honestly some of the best vegan mock meat I've ever had beside Van Hanh - dude pdx vegan food hitssss

[@kleinerplagegeistplagegeis5057]

What a lovely q and a. Also I love the f alignment shirt 😂

[@alexandriasanders9499]

Redlettermedia fan! I was just in Portland. Great weather compared to california. Especially with the heat wave.

[@hugomarquez3189]

With IBS, I don’t think it’s impossible to be vegan, you just gotta find the way you can do it. I have a hard time digesting insoluble fiber, but I understand that fiber is good for me, and I am vegan and not planning to quit, so yeah, it’s been uncomfortable, lots of gas at night, lots of trips to the bathroom in the morning, but I kept trying to find the way to do it. I finally found a system that works for me, psyllium husk, fermented foods, not eating in the morning until I have some time to go to the bathroom. It’s been great for a few months now. Like with everything in life, there’s probably a solution somewhere, you just have to find it. Now if it’s food allergies, that’s a different story.

[@ddsbread5673]

I've successfully been reintroducing some legumes in my diet, so I hope you're right!! However, you shouldn't assume that your IBS is the same as the next person's. People's bodies react differently, some experience more pain, some experience more psychological symptoms, etc.

[@hugomarquez3189]

@@ddsbread5673 for sure, I don’t even think I have intolerances (maybe raw tomatoes and garlic), if someone has a histamine intolerance, for instance, fermented foods would be off the table, or would have to be reintroduced very slowly. And some cases are more severe than others, maybe for some people it is indeed infeasible to be vegan, but I’d wager it wouldn’t be but for a very small minority. Things usually have solutions, and human anatomy and physiology has evolved over millions of years relying mostly on plants, we’ve developed a microbiome of trillions of bacteria and viruses that subsists on fiber. Health outcomes data also consistently favores a plant based diet with lots of fiber, so my bias is that our bodies will do better on plants, even if some of us have to un-kink it first.

[@nom3nnescio]

​@@hugomarquez3189sometimes the solution is to be not vegan. Accept it.

[@hugomarquez3189]

@@nom3nnescio I didn’t say the contrary, but sometimes also people think the solution is to not be vegan, when the solution could include being vegan. If I hadn’t known any better, I would have thought that my problem was tied to being vegan, but i knew that wasn’t the case, since I had IBS for almost 20 years, and I’ve been vegan for only 3. Yes being vegan made my bloating worse, my diarrhea worse, until I found a solution (which is still working for me btw). Sometimes you think the problem is related to being vegan, when it’s not. Being vegan can make it worse until you find the solution.

[@thepkism]

Love your videos! You rock. Thanks for doing this

[@Cancellator5000]

Not being able to eat legumes is rough. There are plenty of other plant based protein sources, so I wouldn't think that makes veganism impossible. I guess instead of soy go for seitan and higher protein nut milks, but even then adding in some dairy and eggs might seem necessary. I do think those are possible to get ethically sourced. I just don't because there's no need and it isn't really an alternative to factory farms as the industrialization is necessary to meet current demand.

[@triptripp1873]

Yeah, also huel is a nice brand that is made for people with IBS and crohns disease. Other brands do this too. They make special packages that are easy on the stomach that are full of nutritious ingredients, so that people who struggle to complete meals can reach their nutrition goals more easily with less discomfort. And if that works for some people, maybe the eggs and milk wouldn't be required.

[@bestaqua23]

I know a few vegetarians from birth and most of them either didn't want to try non vegetarian food or want back to it very quickly . And im almost 40 and most of them are thet age as well

[@Beastgirl222]

I live in a town near Portland and the only thing I worry about disaster-wise is The Big One earthquake that's supposed to happen at some point. Other than that I feel pretty safe living in the PNW. Whenever I go to Portland for a concert or event though I always bring along another person and we worry about the car getting broken into because of all the crime that's been happening!

[@austinman1712]

Omg I can’t stop crushing on her

[@kimberlycaritas]

I didn't know you were in Portland! I promise to not be weird if I ever see you around. 😂 Everything you said about living here is really accurate. I actually didn't know about the climate change pro-that's really interesting.

[@jaclynrachellec]

Awe! I didn't know that you moved to Portland! I was born and raised there. It's always funny, as a San Diegan hearing Portlanders complain about the cost of housing though, hahaha.

[@TUG657]

You left my question out 🥲

[@jensmith5994]

Vegan KZbinr that is great (besides you, obv)... Pick Up Limes!!! Love her so much.

[@katelijnesommen]

Yes, she's lovely and I really enjoy her recipes :)

[@TheQuietMidden]

My favourite vegan joke: Why does vegan cheese taste so bad? Because it wasn't tested on mice! 😂 I love it because it's one of the reasons I was able to stop eating cheese when I first went vegan 18 years ago, even though the one or two vegan cheese options were really bad back then. I would just think of all the testing being done on animals (and the poor cows crying for their babies) and it was easy not to eat cheese. Now I tell it to any non-vegan who says "I need my cheese and vegan cheese doesn't taste good! Wah!" 🤪

[@treegleek3565]

I work at a sex shop and I can confirm most lubes are vegan. Decades ago there were such little regulations that they would use animal fat and as you would expect women got sick. There are regulations and laws to prevent that now. The glycerin in lube is a very specific sugar product. Ph balanced is a great reference for the quality of products in a lube but if you want to avoid the glycerin all together wickeds simply line and all of sliquid is vegan and glycerin free

[@sivacrom]

I note that you didn't answer my question about whether or not you've ever had to kick a dude square in the nuts. I can only imagine the reason is because 1) you're honest and 2) the only honest answer is "Yes," so if it ever got out you'd be facing assault charges. I just want you to know, I have been a loyal subscriber since 2015 and your secret is safe with me. Looking forward to your video on adrenal cocktails.

[@samanthagwynne]

When you have boobs there's a high chance a teenage boy tried to grab them in high school and had to face the consequences 🤷‍♀️

[@UnnaturalVegan]

Nope, I've never kicked a dude in the balls.

[@KaitlenSokel]

Me with major food allergies and IBS feeling proud! You CAN do it!!! 🌱💗✨

[@baconcraving3259]

Bad news. That IBS is going to get a lot worse as veggies, soy, nuts, etc are horrible for the gut microbiome.. Go carnivore and heal your gut before you destroy it with plant oxalates and anti nutrients. It took me years to begin recovering from the horrible digestion and gut issues a vegan diet caused me

[@nom3nnescio]

Just because you can, not everyone can. Don't generalize.

[@seekingtruthandcompassion1707]

How do you get in school with vegan food ? Ect

[@sherylmarshall1444]

I’m a plant based meat eater and love your content.

[@Mezog001]

I’m okay with pets but someone needs to be around to take care of them. If they are going to be alone all the time then it is not okay. If I was home more I would have a dog or a cat.

[@manderse12]

If the Sri Lankan restaurant that you're referring to is Mirisata on Belmont, OOHHHH, I HIGHLY recommend it! Wowsers! Delicious!

[@alaefarmestatesllc]

Of course they do and it’s not even debatable

[@anothernumber9753]

Idk about you but in Seattle it’s become a thing that every year for a week or two the air outside is not breathable because of Canadian wildfires. So yeah maybe the Pacific Northwest is less effected by climate change and maybe we are doing a pretty good job of being green but it’s still noticeable. Like to the politicians who are like “I don’t believe in climate change” just go outside and take a deep breath during one of those weeks when we have air worse than Beijing. Also the homelessness/crime issues are an exactly the same in Seattle and tacoma too.

[@theunicornrainbow363]

Does clicking the bell in itself make any difference for you or is it just that people don't miss videos? I watch all of your videos, I just don't like notifications.

According to “Not Just Bikes”, the best city to raise children is Amsterdam, NL.

[@kiwio3o387]

I didn’t know you lived in Portland now. I moved here about two years ago!

[@Johnny-P-Good]

I don't know if you know, but Dr John McDougall lives in Portland too!

[@elluxury698]

Another vegan Influencer is Anjali Harkumar I love her vegan shorts & she does/did classess I think on cooking.

[@tamlcrucey]

Well hello neighbor! I'm from across the river but now live closer to Seattle

[@mewo_mewo]

Have you read any studies about how to improve focus? Any vegan foods or just any studies in general?

[@mewo_mewo]

Also 12:13 is one of my favorite bits of all time 😂

[@happyhighlighter2726]

Is that shirt merch ???? I love it.

[@ariz8538]

my partner is not vegan and probably won't become vegan, unless something, maybe my behaviour, convinces him otherwise. What do I do? I sometimes feel like I do not have the integrity other vegans hold because I have been fine dating non-vegans, but if this relationship progresses and we move in together, should i demand a separate fridge? I wouldnt feel comfortable cooking with non vegan ingredients either.

[@No-ux2te]

Let him live his own life and respect it, it'll save your relationship

[@aikosiddall7716]

I heard you say you are on medication. I am as well. How do you consolidate the fact the big pharmaceutical tests on animal?

[@KarlaMontgomery]

took me 48 sec to notice the shirt. pretty aggressive lol. glad you're able to make calm videos, living in our world is a shit show. i love the word Plantbased. I think it's interchangeable on Menu Items but not for describing someone's diet or lifestyle. -loved the show "evil" can't wait for another season. -can't stand the smell of goats...lived on a goat farm long enough that goat cheese smells exactly like sweaty goat. -I'm thinking it's misleading to say 'donate to an animal charity to offset the impact' what kind of charity are we supporting? petting zoos? what should we call the right type of animal charities? 'humans are animals' quote fits into this one well. -interesting take on the Pacific Northwest climate change impact. I always thought this, but the wildfires have scared scare me recently. there are no trees left to burn in a lot of places mentioned. I moved from Hawaii only a year ago so this topic is fresh on my mind. -home improvement gang...the work truly never ends. thank you another great video.

[@asimplewanderer6101]

Thank you for your thoughts aloud

[@tacotacopineapple]

Respectfully, if observing people experiencing homeless is bothersome to you, you're absolutely free to leave. I've been housed and homeless in Portland growing up, and the only thing that was different about me was where I slept. Same for loads of people.

[@mairzydoats4879]

Just because you chose it as a lifestyle doesn't mean many people don't suffer greatly by being involuntarily homeless. It's not just "bothersome" to them, every day is traumatizing.

[@tacotacopineapple]

@@mairzydoats4879 and just like that nothing to say? The audacity and entitlement of white women fangirls. So predictable and yet so disappointing.

[@mairzydoats4879]

@@tacotacopineapple Say to what? Are you okay?

[@mairzydoats4879]

@@tacotacopineapple If you can turn a blind eye to suffering and go about your day unbothered I feel sorry for you. I hope someday you feel loved and safe enough to be able to feel compassion for others.

[@tacotacopineapple]

@@mairzydoats4879 further, to say homelessness in PDX is due to a lack in available housing is a wild oversimplification. Shoddily written legislation regarding rent caps, increase caps, and income-restricted housing have led to a sizable number of luxury housing units that are sitting vacant and have for years. Multiple attempts to shore up those gaps have failed in the past decade. Portland had and has the ability to house a large number of those experiencing homelessness, and realistically if they did so it would cost less than what the current reality is since it all comes down to cost from a govt. perspective. If you care enough to get on the internet and come to literally the most inaccurate interpretation of my original comment, then perhaps you care enough to hit up some city commissioners. Would you like a list? Or does your “compassion” extend only to the nearly 500 comments you’ve left on this channel since you created your YT profile? I’m sure you’ll take this to a wildly inaccurate conclusion, as is clearly your hobby from this thread.

[@christelleruperti6120]

love all your videos I have a 16 and 12 years old and my 16 has gone vegetarian and my 12 years old say she is vegetarian but I think she is not and has been vegetarian for her whole life and vegan since 5 years old but none of her friends are I'm very sad I have been vegetarian for 22 years and vegan for more than 10 it's sad but nothing I can really fo about it they go to school .

[@micki0finn430]

Describing Enrique T as one of the most dangerous people while there are actual serial killer running is kind of ridiculous. The guy drank some crazy koolaid, but he hasn't killed anyone. Weird example to pick.

[@tracistrasser7127]

Cool. I'm a strict carnivore; my kids are no longer allowed to bring their quinoa into my house. No apples or JustEgg in MY fridge! ;)

[@ebbyc1817]

The simple reason why "vegan" is used less and less now is it has become synonymous with "Christian" in its connotation. I had a conversation with colleagues online (work meeting but killing time ) and everyone bristled when veganism came up, one person wouldn't even refer to a colleague who is vegetarian (because he's South Asian) who wasn't on the call, by name, like there's this vegetarian I don't want to say his name but... Like, what ? It was really weird. I'm not vegan just a fan of Swayze's but I totally get it. (some) Vegans remind me of the religious people around me growing up, who thought I was going to go to hell for, well, everything.

[@beccasteele6874]

Thanks

[@euphaurahealingarts7622]

I live in Portland. I have a six year old. We should hang out. lol.

[@gequitz]

Def agree on the "Veganism is the moral baseline" point. Moral baselines always have *some* level of arbitrariness.

[@user-zt2cn5in2h]

I neeevveeerrr say vegan anymore because peoples hackles go up and I get my buttons pushed, I say plant based because it gets less pushback and I’m in it for the animals not to have 100 micro aggressive confrontations everytime I try to eat in public

[@taintmueslix]

you say you can't use a person without exploiting them, yet you say capitalism is necessary for veganism. please explain how the term 'human resources' does not admit blatantly inherent exploitation in capitalist production and services

[@veganforthem76]

She said the opposite. Her exact words were that she does not believe that use is always abuse and that you can use an animal or a person without exploiting them.

[@masterfy24]

2:40

[@nom3nnescio]

Out of all countries in the world you would still live in usa 😮

[@mediamass1404]

1:14 Every age

[@Espresso_plz]

Must be nice living in a state where your state officials believe in climate change... I unfortunately live in Florida lol

[@michaelajoseph6856]

🙏❤️🌷

[@jenniferjuneau7329]

You're a great open minded mom regarding your kids maybe wanted to try animal products, but don't jump the gun...Nina and Randa, Emma Chamberlain, and I'm sure others were raised vegan/vegetarian and never thought of animals as food.

[@mariemaier5630]

Nina and Randa happily took part in a mc Donald's commercial promoting meat. They from a rich family so it was not even desperation for survival. They are not vegan bit planet based.

[@RobertStiles]

Did she just call a political-protestor "evil"? How about Chris Watts instead?

[@-danny.]

I think vegans should be more strict about veganism being a philosophy or belief system, and plant based being the diet. Enough that the difference is apparent in the mainstream I’m so sick of people being like veganism is not that deep/ it just food it doesn’t matter because it’s actually so much more than that. Most people wouldn’t try to get someone to eat something over religious reasons but people will try and “prank” their friends with animals products because they don’t take it seriously

[@andreistirbu2733]

Puke

[@susanwjoh0re735]

wow you are killing your children.