Vegetarian, Vegan and Animal Rights

When my wife and I first decided to cut way back on meat, we ate a lot of cheese (to get that satisfying wad of fat that comes with a carnivorous gut-bomb, I guess). When you've been conditioned your whole life that a "good meal" is one that leaves you feeling suffused with saturated fat, it's a new experience to have a leaner lipid profile.

When I started getting alarming results from my annual checkup blood work, I realized it was time to quit kidding myself. I'm to the point now where a meal of lentils, seaweed salad, chickpeas, dates, and quinoa (as I had for lunch) is both delicious and satisfying. So glad to have made the transition many years ago. I kind of like living, and would like to keep doing it for two or three more decades.