You're here because something cracked. Maybe you watched a documentary. Maybe someone said something at dinner that you couldn't shake. Maybe you've been vegan for years and you're looking for ammunition that isn't wrapped in wellness platitudes and stock photos of kale.
Whatever brought you — this blog isn't going to coddle you. It's going to give you evidence, arguments, and the kind of uncomfortable truth that the $38 billion animal agriculture industry spends a fortune making sure you never hear.
I've organized the best of I Veganize by what you're actually looking for. Jump to what matters to you.
If You Think Veganism Is Extreme
Here's what's actually extreme: we breed, confine, and slaughter over 80 billion land animals every year for food we don't need, while the industry that profits from it has convinced most people that questioning any of it makes you the radical. The math alone should make you uncomfortable. The ethics should keep you up at night.
Start with these. They don't pull punches.
- If I Barf, You'll Let Me Live? — You love dogs and eat pigs. The only difference between the two is the story you've been told about which ones count.
- Every Excuse You've Ever Heard (and Why None of Them Work) — "But protein." "But tradition." "But my uncle's farm." I've heard them all. Here's why they collapse under the slightest scrutiny.
- The Hypocrisy of Christianity — If your religion says "thou shalt not kill" and you eat factory-farmed meat, you've got a contradiction worth examining.
- Tyson, JBS, and Cargill: Meet the Three Corporations Burning Your World Down — Three companies control 80% of American beef processing. Here's what they do with that power.
If You're Worried About Nutrition
I've spent years reading peer-reviewed research on plant-based nutrition — studies from the National Library of Medicine, position papers from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, clinical data from The Lancet and BMJ. The conclusion is consistent: a well-planned vegan diet meets every nutritional requirement for every stage of life. The 2016 AND position paper said it plainly. Nothing published since has contradicted it.
Your real question isn't whether it's possible. It's whether the myths you've absorbed are true. They aren't.
- Stop Asking Where I Get My Protein — Every nutrient, every source, every study. The protein question is a distraction from the real conversation.
- The Power of Plant-Based Protein — Legumes, grains, seeds. More than enough. Here's the data.
- Fish Don't Make Omega-3. You're Eating the Middleman. — Fish get omega-3 from algae. You can too. Cut out the middle-fish.
- You're Not Going to Grow Breasts From Eating Tofu — The soy estrogen panic is junk science funded by dairy money. Here's what the actual research shows.
- Iron Deficiency Is a Meat-Eater Problem Too — They just don't talk about it because it doesn't fit the narrative.
- Your Doctor Doesn't Know Sh*t About Nutrition — The average physician gets fewer than 20 hours of nutrition training in medical school. That's not a credential. It's a gap.
If You Care About the Environment
Animal agriculture accounts for at least 14.5% of global greenhouse gas emissions according to the FAO, uses 77% of all agricultural land while producing just 18% of global calories, and is the leading driver of deforestation, water pollution, and biodiversity loss. A 2021 study in Nature Food found that food system emissions alone could blow past the 1.5°C climate target. Your plate isn't a personal choice. It's a planetary one.
- Your Tofu Isn't Killing the Amazon. Their Burgers Are. — 77% of soy production feeds livestock. The deforestation isn't for your edamame.
- Your Burger Isn't a 'Personal Choice' — It's a $500 Billion Subsidy — When the true costs are counted, nothing about cheap meat is cheap.
- The $38 Billion Lie: How the Meat Industry Buys Your Government — Your taxes subsidize the industry destroying your planet. Here's the line-by-line breakdown.
- We Grow Enough Food to Feed 10 Billion People — So why are 800 million starving? Because we feed the grain to cattle instead of humans.
If You're Sick of the Media Lies
The meat industry spent $175 million lobbying Congress between 2018 and 2023. They fund nutrition research with predetermined conclusions. They place industry-friendly experts on government advisory committees. And the media reports their talking points as news. I've tracked the money, the studies, and the revolving door between industry and regulators. It's not a conspiracy theory. It's public record.
- The Corporate Puppets — How news media launders meat industry propaganda and calls it journalism.
- Your Dietitian Is Funded by the Meat Industry (and Doesn't Have to Tell You) — Follow the money behind the nutrition advice you trust.
If You Want the Practical Side
I went vegan without a plan and spent the first month eating rice and peanut butter. Don't do what I did. It doesn't have to be expensive, complicated, or miserable. I've documented exactly what it costs, what the first month feels like, and what the food actually looks like — because the theoretical arguments only matter if the practical reality works.
- A Week of Vegan Meals for Under $25 — With Receipts — I tracked every item, every price, every meal. The "veganism is expensive" excuse dies here.
- What Nobody Tells You About Your First Month Without Meat — The bloating, the cravings, the social friction, and the quiet clarity that arrives around week four.
- Rice and Beans: The $2 Meal That Destroys Every Argument Against Veganism — Complete protein for pocket change. Billions of people already know this.
- 10,000 Years of Proof: Why Legumes Are the Most Underrated Food on Earth — Every major civilization figured this out. We forgot.
If You Want the Big Picture
Veganism doesn't exist in a vacuum. It intersects with race, class, gender, mental health, cultural identity, and art. These posts go beyond the plate and into the harder questions — the ones that don't have clean answers but are worth sitting with.
- Veganism Has a Privilege Problem. Here's What That Looks Like. — If your veganism doesn't account for food deserts, cultural traditions, and economic access, it's incomplete.
- Going Vegan Will Mess With Your Head (and That's Normal) — The psychological side of the transition that nobody prepares you for.
- Nobody Warns You About This Part of Going Vegan — Dating, friendships, family dinners — the social side is harder than the food side.
- The Art That Radicalized Me (and Might Radicalize You) — Paintings, music, film, and literature that made the invisible visible.
- The Future of Veganism — Plant milk is 16% of the market and climbing. Lab-grown meat is getting FDA approval. The trajectory goes one direction.
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