Kudos to you, but I don't think I could do it.  It is just too tasty to me.  I actually eat a lot less red meat and pork than I used to, but I still eat my fair share of chicken and turkey.  I will also have a burger or a steak occasionally.  I am really big into grilling and bbq'ing so for me it just wouldn't be the same without meat.  I do agree we all probably eat way to much of it though.

If there was an alternative to meat that as you say is indistinguishable, I certainly would prefer that than having to needlessly slaughter an animal. Having said that, I have not eating anything that does compare (a few mushrooms can be close). I simply love meat too much, perhaps the way I was brought up.

I've tried quorn but think it tastes awful, they just don't have that umami taste I crave. Having said that, I don't eat meat everyday. Probably 4 to 5 times a weak and I never eat processed foods, so no nuggets for me lol.

Nice piece, I think my meat eating brain did try to block out some of the very good arguments there.

I love animals and too keep chickens for eggs, but I don't think I could go without meat. Of course I'm pretty selective OF my meat and here in England I love that I can use a local place that humanely and kindly raises or hunts things, like I love game and grouse and quail and pheasant. I think if an animal has had a chance to live free, it's the best part of their life before coming to my plate. 

And in many ways I think of us as animals as well and our closes friend, the dog, certainly has the 'hunter' sensibility. He'd eat his own kind if he felt the need, I suppose why dog and man have been such fast friends for so long.
I do HOPE we can get better rules about how we treat our food animals, though, because if it cost more then people would naturally eat less of it and we'd only need to kill fewer etc.

I'm not sure I want to eat anything that was made in a lab, myself. And quiet honestly, I believe soy is rather bad for you in excess. I have a vegetarian Niece who has to know be on medicine for thyroid and her doctors tell her it may have been caused by an excess of soy in her diet, as she turned vegetarian at age 12, and basically most of her food was soy based. So be careful with your soy intake :)

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I'm been vegetarian for about 6 years. Don't really miss meat at  all. You're right, there are some great meat alternatives out there.

@steevc I have many friends who are Vegetarians and vegan. I am not, but I am, as of late reducing it and adding more veggies. Being diabetic, I cannot consume anything too high in carbs. I have really been  researching more herbs and superfoods - lots to learn still. :-)

I don't eat meat that often anymore, I have the occasional sushi roll, usually salmon or tuna. Then I occasionally have chicken.

I actually tried (and still have partially) a 100% [nutritionally complete meal replacement](https://uk.huel.com/pages/nutritional-information-and-ingredients) called [Huel](https://uk.huel.com/) for a year, 3 meals a day. With the occasional snack. It's 100% vegan. It basically just this powder which you add to water, or milk. You can even cook it into things like cookies or pancakes or whatever you can think of that would suit it.

I had to have it with milk though, it doesn't taste nice with water. They have a bunch of natural flavourings to add to it too. 

I had stomach issues for years, went to doctors, even had an ultrasound and tests for various things, but nothing was found. That all went away when I started on this. Since then I'm adamant it was meat and sugar that was causing it.

> a company called Solar Foods who have developed a way to make protein from air, water and electricity

But this sounds insane. 😮

My wife and I have been going back and forth with meatless diets. It's the most moral choice, objectively.

I [appreicate this article greatly](https://www.yours.org/content/can-we-make-killing-plants--unnecessary-murder--f96964d48907).

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I do love my meat but I do try to mix up my meals and go vegetarian or pescetarian 2 or 3 days a week.  Many of my meaty meals come from laziness - that is picking up a sandwich from the supermarket instead of preparing something fresh.

I wonder how much the increasing popularity of convenience meals has driven up meat consumption, if at all.  I find veggie meals even more convenient and they are often quick and simple.

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Good on ya mate. I've been slowly reducing my meat consumption over the last couple of years for the same reasons as yourself. Now I eat meat only a few times a month and this will be zero soon enough. I cut off bread and milk a year ago which trimmed me down and I felt better. Two months ago I experimented with milk again to see the difference. I gained a stone in weight and had constant phlegm problems. I then cut the milk again a week ago and have no phlegm and lost 2lb. Homemade almond milk for me.

We are eating a lot less meat than we used to, and that's mostly my fault I think.

I need more food to fuel my running, and I started craving fruit and vegetables. indeed my treat after a long run is a fresh fruit salad. (and ice cream)

It's also interesting seeing some of the top ultra runners are wining races on a vegan diet. So you can certainly go for the long haul without meat.

There is something very different about eating meat that has come from a happy and well cared for animal than something farmed in a factory.

You might compare it to the difference between eating fresh juicy fruit and eating cardboard.

We tend to try and keep out meat portions to small amounts of high quality meat, so it is a treat and we enjoy it knowing that for the meat to be this good, the animal had to have been well cared for.

I don't think I'd go fully vegetarian or vegan,  but I do think that had been far too much focus on eating meat and meat products in the western world.

I also think that as more alternatives become available, then the easier it will be to dial back meat consumption. 

What will we do with all of our sheep then? ;-)