This month is Veganuary, and those of us who are giving it a go will be spending the next few weeks cutting animal products out of our diets for the sake of our own health and the environment.
But not everyone is eager to switch up their eating habits and go plant-based, as one man has found out after he tried to sneakily feed his husband a vegan meal.
The man explained he's been vegan for around a year, but his husband is a meat-lover who isn't interested in trying out any of the vegan options that his partner has been trying to get him to eat.
He made a vegan lasagne (stock photo) (Getty Images)In a post on Reddit, the man said he wants his husband to eat more plant-based meals out of a concern for his health, so decided to "take matters into his own hands" by making a vegan lasagne and serving it to his husband for dinner - without telling him there was no meat in it.
And while his husband wolfed down the meal and even had seconds, he was absolutely livid when he discovered the truth.
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The man wrote: "I have been vegan for about a year now and my husband is a meat-and-potatoes kind of person. He loves his steak and bacon and generally isn't too interested in trying vegan options.
"However, I've been trying to get him to at least consider eating more plant-based meals for the sake of his health. I get worried for him sometimes because he is fat and his BMI is also quite high. I've been trying to cook healthy meals for him, encouraging him to exercise, and getting creative with the dishes I make, but my partner just doesn't seem interested.
"That's why, last Saturday night, I decided to take matters into my own hands. I made a delicious vegan lasagne for dinner, not mentioning to my partner that it was completely plant-based.
"To my surprise, my partner loved the lasagne and even asked for seconds. It wasn't until after dinner that I let it slip that the dish was vegan and my partner was less than pleased. I defended my decision by telling them that I've been worried for his health and wanted him to get skinnier and be better, but my partner said it was very immature of me and that I could have talked to him directly."
Commenters on the post were split, as while some said the man wasn't in the wrong for cooking a vegan meal, others pointed out that veganism isn't necessarily healthy by default.
One person said: "You didn't lie to him at all. I love eating meat too, but not every meal has to have meat or even cheese in it to be good. It sounds like he may have some issues to work through."
While another added: "This isn't like tricking a vegan into eating meat. You haven't violated his diet in any way. Though maybe it would have been better to let him know you're cooking a vegan meal. He can always go get himself some meat afterwards."
But someone else pointed out that vegan food can be unhealthy, just as meat-eaters can eat healthily, as they posted: "I fail to see how tricking him into eating something vegan is supposed to improve his health. Just because something is vegan it doesn't make it healthier than non-vegan options. Oreos are vegan."
And a fourth agreed, stating: "Eating vegan food won't make him thinner or healthier, necessarily. And you can't trick or force anyone into getting thinner or healthier. He's an adult and he's right - you should have talked to him directly and tricking anyone into eating anything is pretty immature.
"Treat your partner like an adult and have a serious conversation about his weight, or leave him and his diet alone."
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