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Gen Z has the highest rate of veganism in history and it's reshaping the food industry (vegoutmag.com)
submitted 10 months ago by to c/positive_news@lemmy.ca
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[–] 11 points 10 months ago (4 children)

I wonder partially how much of that is cost induced vs environmentally conscious. My wife and I are mostly vegetarian and it was price motivated. It's just cheaper.

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  • [–] 5 points 10 months ago (2 children)

    I think one has to do a fair amount of cooking for a plant-based diet to be cheaper, given how heavily subsidized by taxpayer dollars animal products are. Plant-based fast food and prepared foods aren't cheaper than their omnivore comparators. Idk how much 'Gen Z' cook at home, but I'd guess home-cooking is trending downward across generations. I think we'll hit widespread affordability-related change in people's meal consumption habits and diet eventually, but we're not there yet

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  • [–] 3 points 10 months ago

    On the other hand, meal prepping with vegetables is way easier, stuff does spoil slower and is more forgiven for uneven cooking when you cook jn bigger batches. And many vegan meal prel recipes are "cook rice, throw all the stuff into the pan, success"

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  • [–] 2 points 10 months ago

    Although the article talks specifically about Americans, I wouldn't be surprised if the figures for Western Europe show even more vegans. Home cooking is the standard, meat isn't subsidized and eating less or no meat at all can save double digit percentages on your grocery bill. I'm barely eating meat myself because of the price. I only use it when it adds a lot to a dish or to get the vitamins only found in animal products.

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    • [–] 9 points 10 months ago

    I’m not a vegan but I find myself ordering vegan plates at restaurants about 60/40 vs meat now. When we bake about half the time we make vegan dishes for some vegan family and they’re getting to par with traditional egg and butter based dishes.

    Vegan recipes have gotten good, and it makes it a lot easier. But restaurants making veggie dishes actually dishes and not just sides is great.

    We had thousands of years honing animal based recipes and food prep, progress the last 10 years on vegan recipes has been great.

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    [–] 4 points 10 months ago

    Best generation to ever do it

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    [–] 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 child)

    Why is Yve's shutting down?

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  • [–] 5 points 10 months ago

    Yves kinda specialized in foods that fit into the "my 14 year-old decided to be a vegetarian" category. Something that you can swap out one thing for something else without too much effort, and still make a school lunch or tacos.

    Don't get me wrong the veggie dogs and sandwich slices were great, but I think the market has changed. The average Canadian doesn't seem to be scared of a block of tofu anymore, especially with how many kitchens have an airfrier.

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    • [–] 0 points 10 months ago

    That's fine, hopefully it'll bring the meat prices down for the rest of us.

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