My question is more directed to health, it’s not that I don’t care about the moral standpoint being stated but there are probably a lot of discussions on it already I assume so I was more interested in terms of health, like what kind of nutrients would be missing from someone only eating fruits and/or what about if the person is combining fruits with plants on daily basis? I know fruits are rich in vitamins and we actually don’t need vitamins in high dose but all food has a mix of nutrients AFAIK correct me if I’m wrong I’d be happy to learn :) also I learnt about Kañiwa recently which is a superfood but its not something you can easily find around
Comment on Can we have a healthy life only with fruits or fruits and plants combined alone, and if not why?
Perspectivist@feddit.uk 4 hours ago
Going entirely vegan isn’t the easiest thing to pull off for everyone, but you absolutely could cut out the vast majority of animal products that we consume. I think there’s an argument to be made for a certain level of consumption of animal products - perhaps not from a moral standpoint but arguably from a health point of view.
shashi@piefed.social 4 hours ago
jol@discuss.tchncs.de 4 hours ago
I don’t know where OP lives, but for the vast majority of people in the world, it’s cheaper to cook plant based meals than eating meat, eggs and dairy foods. The exceptions is in places that have poor access to fresh food. But even then usually rice and dry beans is the cheapest food and very shelf stable.
The main reason it might be hard to pull off is if OP is not able to cook due to lack of skill, time, space, time. Many people end up depending on frozen meals or cheap take out because they have 2 jobs or something. But if you have time to cook and access to a supermarket, there’s nothing hard about vegan cooking.
shashi@piefed.social 4 hours ago
I lack skill and space though I do have access to fresh food however mostly fruits
jol@discuss.tchncs.de 4 hours ago
During summer I like to just make salads with many ingredients. Leafy vegetables, seeds, fruits, nuts. Add a can of beans and you have a great meal.
shashi@piefed.social 3 hours ago
Thanks :)