Vegans also claim that getting vitamin D from the sun or mushrooms is all that is necessary, but during winter months, it is crucial to be
consuming animal based sources of vitamin D, else one is a sitting duck for flu and other wintertime illnesses.
If you want healthy fat calories from flax, nuts, olives, chia, and avocados then you have to reduce the fat from
animal based sources like eggs, meat and cheese.
Of course they have their distinctive characteristics such as plant based sources having more fiber and
animal based sources having more iron (especially red meat!)
Vegan protein powder got a reputation for being inferior to
animal based sources and it's still trying to shake off some of that unwarranted criticism.
Vegan protein powder is easily digested and leads to less gastric distress than
animal based sources.