Ya, it's funny how people usually see vegan as extreme, when really it's just avoiding the few things that are harmful. And then there's the whole wide world of everything else to choose from.

"I mean cmon youre mainly buying rice and beans! Rather than your $30 pack of meat!"

And that's even despite massive subsidies to the meat and dairy industry! If allowed to compete fairly, meat would essentially be priced out of the market and not really a staple of anyone's diet.