'You're vegan- you can eat all the Brussel sprouts?!'- Just because I'm plant-based doesn't mean I like and eat ALL plants.
Christmas on Female First
'What do you eat instead of pigs in blankets?'- As lovely as mashed up pig bits in intestine wrapped in pig skin sound, I'll stick with my sausages made from soya cheers.
'The potatoes are only cooked in goose fat not goose meat!'- Goose fat belongs on a goose- not on potatoes when there's such a thing as vegetable oil. Plus, the bird still had to die for the fat- it's not like liposuction for weight conscious geese.
'What do you eat if you don't eat turkey?!' Nut roast, mock meat roast, nut wellington, vegan sausages, Quorn, parsnips, carrots, roast potatoes in OIL, stuffing- the list goes on.
'But where do you get your protein if you don't eat turkey?'- see above.
'Can't you eat a bit of Turkey? It's Christmas!'- Oh I forgot- I'm vegan for 364 days of the year and Christmas dinner doesn't count. I must write that one down!
'No one will know if you have a bit of turkey!'- I will!
'That doesn't look very appetising!'- Really? You're going to criticize my nut roast while you sit there eating the flesh of a dead bird?
'What can I buy you if you don't wear leather, silk or wool?'- Synthetic fabrics and they're cheaper too- it's a better choice for you, me and the animals.
'What do you get in your stocking if you can't eat chocolate or gelatine?'- Dairy free chocolate, gelatine free sweets, accidentally vegan foods, fruit, nuts- my stocking is full to the brim on Christmas morning- thanks.