The problem for my mom, I think, comes down to the fact that she hasn't had time to cook her own meals from scratch, is finding herself limited by what the grocery store provides-- especially now with trying to avoid going to Whole Foods, which I think is the most accessible natural foods store for them. My dad, on the other hand, has set foods that he enjoys, figured out which are vegan, and is eating them and happy because he is eating foods he enjoys. I think he is also thinking about it more from the health-conscious-choice perspective, which suits him because he is one of those people who has tried a lot of restrictive diets over the years.
My mom would also probably be happier eating soy and other vegan proteins if she were eating them in a not-fake-meat form. I think the fake meat thing is making her more aware that it's not meat than it is allowing her to appreciate the complexity of the food she is eating. She probably would have done better with some plain nutmeat or seitan or tempeh or tofu that wasn't "disguised" as meat.
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Date: 2009-08-27 01:13 pm (UTC)My mom would also probably be happier eating soy and other vegan proteins if she were eating them in a not-fake-meat form. I think the fake meat thing is making her more aware that it's not meat than it is allowing her to appreciate the complexity of the food she is eating. She probably would have done better with some plain nutmeat or seitan or tempeh or tofu that wasn't "disguised" as meat.