Do vegans even eat that much soy?
One thing I always hear is that the rainforest is killed to make room for soy agriculture. And because vegans eat a lot of soy they kill the rainforest.
That that soy is mainly used to feed animals for meat/dairy production is conveniently ignored.
Kirp123@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
infinitesunrise@slrpnk.net 3 weeks ago
Vegan here, no not really. The energy industry just needed a scapegoat for soy subsidies and overproduction.
NotEasyBeingGreen@slrpnk.net 2 weeks ago
That’s all true… although I’m a shitty vegan who eats a Fuck ton of soy. 😅
Carnelian@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Not vegan per se but I eat a block of tofu a day as well as another several servings of roasted edamame most days. Like 6-8 servings per day on average
Zorque@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
How does that compare to the average bovine?
sangeteria@lemmy.ml 3 weeks ago
Girl that is like so much soy 😭😭😭 you’re like the potato guy* I met but for soy
*potato guy: decided to eat only potatoes for 6 weeks, slight amount of milk and salt being a treat on the weekends. He heard that potatoes had all essential nutrients. He gave up bc he became ill in that last week. Yes he’s heterosexual.
JackbyDev@programming.dev 3 weeks ago
Those gluttonous soy enjoyers!
MajorMajormajormajor@lemmy.ca 2 weeks ago
It’s just soy good, I can’t help myself.
rmuk@feddit.uk 2 weeks ago
Honestly if I’m feeling a bit peckish and fancy a sneaky snack I’ll burn down a rainforest, grow a load of soy (…beans?), eat them, then find a gentle gorilla with eyes that reveal deep wisdom as it tearfully surveys the smouldering ruins of it’s ancient homeland and just punch the fucker in the face. Sometimes I don’t even log it in my calorie counter.
Ephera@lemmy.ml 3 weeks ago
Am vegan. Certainly don’t eat nearly as much as @Carnelian@lemmy.world. But it is a pretty flexible food. Like, I can get soy yoghurt that tastes like the real deal. I can get TVP, which is chewy like a steak. I just had fucking noodles out of 85% soy + 15% chickpeas, and they actually tasted good. And of course, the all-time classic: Soy sauce.
I don’t stan for it nearly as much as many others, because other legumes and nuts are awesome, too, but you just can’t deny that soy covers a lot of bases quite well.
deus@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
In Brazil the forests are mostly cleared to make way for cattle or soy, and most of the soy goes to become animal food. If anything, vegans are less responsible for the deforestation than non-vegans.
Ephera@lemmy.ml 3 weeks ago
Perhaps also worth adding that here in Europe, lots of soy is now actually being grown regionally, as it can withstand the higher temperatures we now have from climate change…
huppakee@piefed.social 3 weeks ago
The answer to why so many animals suffer their entire life so they can be eaten afterwards.