Ex-vegan, I'm sorry you had to go through such a horrible time, but I am very glad you saw the light, so to speak. Vegans are the absolutely unhealthiest group on the planet! I love a quote I heard one time: "I didn't fight my way to the top of the food chain to eat plants!" LOL

And to think, from what I've read and heard, beans and rice combined create a perfect protein. Truthfully, it isn't all about protein. A great many foods contain protein. Meats are rich in amino acids, which the body requires to fully digest and absorb certain types of foods. Without those amino acids, the other foods pass through the body without the nutrients being absorbed.

I personally feel like people shouldn't worry so much about whether some choose to kill an animal to eat it. My concern is more how the animal was treated during its life. And the fact that if animals weren't taken for food, there'd be no place on the earth for us! LOL