Lentils and mushrooms are high in protein and have a mealy texture with a give. They've been my meat-substitute best friends during becoming vegetarian :) Legumes in general are a good bet if you're a fan of them.

It's hard to find animal products you can be sure are cruelty free, unless you get them from a farm where you're familiar with the owners, and you don't consider animal products to be inherently unethical.

[–] illiteratepotato@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I work at a health food store chain and we have allegedly "extremely high standards" for eggs and meat BUT I always wondered how true that really is.

[–] usernamesAreTricky@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 year ago

The industry standard nearly everywhere for the egg industry is to shred male baby chicks alive regardless of if they claim to be "free-range", "organic", "cage-free", etc. Here's a good video about that

[–] Comment105@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

Most vegan food is awful if you don't like lentils tbh.