Comment on Why are vegan and gluten free items more expensive?
Bgugi@lemmy.world 2 months ago
It’s worth noting that vegan and gluten free foods are not more expensive… Substitute foods are
which is what most people need to transition to a vegan diet without having to spend a massive amount of time and energy to relearn how to cook.
i’m really not a fan of this semi-elitism that goes “just eat beans and rice!!”, living on only that is utterly fucking depressing and that should be obvious.
It’s not elitism… It just costs more to turn food into something it isn’t than it does to turn it into something it is.
If I wanted to make a bag of beefroccoli to help vegans transition into eating meat, it would cost a fortune!
AdNecrias@lemmy.pt 2 months ago
Beans and rice are pretty cheap by the bag. It’s all about marketing.