Ecologic diet

... who shall teach man to confine himself to a more innocent and wholesome diet. Whatever my own practice may be, I have no doubt that it is a part of the destiny of the human race, in its gradual improvement, to leave off eating animals, as surely as the savage tribes have left off eating each other… If one listens to the faintest but constant suggestions of his genius, which are certainly true, he sees not to what extremes, or even insanity, it may lead him; and yet that way, as he grows more resolute and faithful, his road lies. The faintest assured objection which one healthy man feels will at length prevail over the arguments and customs of mankind.”-From “Walden" by Thoreau

What people tend to overlook is that having one person in a family following a special diet affects all members in this family. This, as food is generally prepared in 1 to 4 large pots^[1] (these containing the food for upto 4 people. Making 2 seperate meals (and thus smaller food quantities in each pot) would still require upto 8 pots and is thus out of the question.

• Poultry: a more energy efficient alternative to meat
• Fish: a more energy efficient alternative to meat
• Game: wild animals hunted (rather then kept) for meat
• Entomophagy