A lot of the luxury vegan items are 2-5x the cost of the non-vegan options. Americans have been culturally conditioned for around 100 years to eat meat with every meal and to always buy what is cheapest, so when it’s burgers for dinner and vegan burgers are 3x as expensive it’s an easy decision to just eat beef burgers.
People are becoming a lot more aware, though! Even 2-3 years ago veganism was far more obscure here than it is now. I have experienced increasing accommodation for people with dietary restrictions and restrictive diets; when food is catered there is generally a vegan/ vegetarian option available, and most people I have talked to know multiple people who are vegan, and many have tried to eat a more plant-based diet themselves.
Veganism, where I am in the US, still feels kinda like the most prominent of many “diet fads”, but I think it will become drastically more popular once vegan McNuggets are less expensive than meat McNuggets. I don’t expect many in my generation will ever be exclusive vegans, but I hope in 10-20 years most people will only be consuming meat and animal products 2-3x a week as opposed to 3 times a day with every meal.
A lot of the luxury vegan items are 2-5x the cost of the non-vegan options. Americans have been culturally conditioned for around 100 years to eat meat with every meal and to always buy what is cheapest, so when it’s burgers for dinner and vegan burgers are 3x as expensive it’s an easy decision to just eat beef burgers.
People are becoming a lot more aware, though! Even 2-3 years ago veganism was far more obscure here than it is now. I have experienced increasing accommodation for people with dietary restrictions and restrictive diets; when food is catered there is generally a vegan/ vegetarian option available, and most people I have talked to know multiple people who are vegan, and many have tried to eat a more plant-based diet themselves.
Veganism, where I am in the US, still feels kinda like the most prominent of many “diet fads”, but I think it will become drastically more popular once vegan McNuggets are less expensive than meat McNuggets. I don’t expect many in my generation will ever be exclusive vegans, but I hope in 10-20 years most people will only be consuming meat and animal products 2-3x a week as opposed to 3 times a day with every meal.