Countries Starting to Hoard Food, Threatening Global Trade

[Mister D]

Probably because a vegan lifestyle is not attractive to many even tho' it's a very healthy lifestyle to maintain. My wife is a vegan and for some reason is rarely, if ever sick. I think in part it is because of her vegan lifestyle. I'm not a vegan (I can only eat so much kale/mung beans) but do eat some of her vegan foods and I have to admit, they are pretty good.

It's not attractive because so many vegans look sickly. Extreme diets are never a good thing.

[Mister D]

The only itens my local markets are low on are canned goods, dried pasta and other non-perishables.

[Peter1469]

Probably because a vegan lifestyle is not attractive to many even tho' it's a very healthy lifestyle to maintain. My wife is a vegan and for some reason is rarely, if ever sick. I think in part it is because of her vegan lifestyle. I'm not a vegan (I can only eat so much kale/mung beans) but do eat some of her vegan foods and I have to admit, they are pretty good.

I eat vegan foods too, the ones I like.

I think some people can do fine on a vegan diet, so long as they get B vitamins through supplementation.

I think other people cannot do well on a vegan diet.

[gamewell45]

It's not attractive because so many vegans look sickly. Extreme diets are never a good thing.

I think that's true in many cases. It's important to maintain a good balanced diet, taking vitamin supplements as the case may be and exercising on a regular basis. All a good combination for a healthy lifestyle and looks.

[countryboy]

If you have access to fresh water, which we presently do, ramen noodles make a decent SHTF food.

We have a spring which comes out of the side of a hill, and flows year round. I've never had the water tested, but I assume it comes from the same aquifer as our well.

[Collateral Damage]

Probably because a vegan lifestyle is not attractive to many even tho' it's a very healthy lifestyle to maintain. My wife is a vegan and for some reason is rarely, if ever sick. I think in part it is because of her vegan lifestyle. I'm not a vegan (I can only eat so much kale/mung beans) but do eat some of her vegan foods and I have to admit, they are pretty good.

With all due respect to your wife, I cannot see how the body can fully function on basically one type of protein. I am very conscious of what I eat, and will indulge occasionally in things that are nothing put sugar and preservatives. I do so knowingly, and that is my choice. But, for the most part the majority of my diet is chicken, eggs, seafood, fish, veggies and fruits, with starchy veggies thrown in for variety. I would have to be desperate to ever eat tofu again. I am willing to try just about anything once, as long as it's not staring at me or trying to crawl off my plate at the time, but several of the substitution foods are not on my menu willingly. Ever.

Sometimes health is the luck of the draw, regardless of diet. I've always eaten relatively healthy, but an autoimmune hit me in my early teens and it's compounded into 3 different autoimmune conditions. My spouse who ate horribly, smoked like a chimney and partook in recreationals, is rarely sick. Go figure.

[carolina73]

We have a spring which comes out of the side of a hill, and flows year round. I've never had the water tested, but I assume it comes from the same aquifer as our well.

Nothing is better. No chlorine. No fluorine. I'd say I can almost taste it thinking about it but the opposite was true. No taste at all.

[carolina73]

They never ran out, not even close, of fish here. Same with vegan "meat."

Plenty of vegan meat. I wonder why? LOL The secret is that you have to cook it in hamburger grease with bacon on top.

[Peter1469]

Plenty of vegan meat. I wonder why? LOL The secret is that you have to cook it in hamburger grease with bacon on top.

I save my bacon fat to cook in. Tastes great.

[Mister D]

I save my bacon fat to cook in. Tastes great.

Same here. This situation has taught me to save it long term.