Veganism Research Paper

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Healthy, cleaner eating has been the focal point of American society. There has been a long debate on whether eating a strict herbivorous diet is healthier than eating an animal-based diet. When you look at them at first glances an herbivorous diet also known as vegan diet and an animal-based diet are complete opposites. When you dive deeper and look into meal diversity, nutritional benefits, and cost/availability there are more similarities than differences in the two. First, let us examine veganism. From what we know, vegetarians do not eat meat, fish, or poultry products. However, in contrast, vegans do not consume animal products as well as animal byproducts. These byproducts could consist of milk, eggs, honey, and even cheese. With so many restrictions in the vegan diet, it leaves the…show more content…
Antonia Farzan, author of the article “The Cost Of Being Vegan” on Billfold.com, reports “Before I went vegan, I insisted on eating only meat and dairy products that were certified humane, hormone-free, grass fed, and locally raised…in other words, extremely expensive. Still, my average food bill was lower than $270 a month”. Now that he became vegan for the health benefits, he later writes in the article that his food bill for the month increased by $100. Vegan alternatives to your favorite foods may be a great convenience but they are not cheap. For example, a Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup cost around one dollar at your local store. Farzan says it vegan counterpart cost about $2.99. “you probably find that the soy/rice/almond/coconut-based alternatives are far more expensive than the real thing.” Granted that it varies where you live and what is avalible in your area but being a growing trend that people in our country are interested in more organic option for reasonable prices we may see the trend of high priced alternatives to decrease over
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