I'm not sure which I'd like more, beer-flavored cheese or cheese flavored beer. I have no problem with consuming animal by-products such as cheese, although I try to limit it because of the saturated fats. But some of our engineered substitues are even worse for you. As long s the animal didn't die to supply it, I'm OK with it. Personally I go with real butter rather than any of the chemical substitutes. Being Vegan is reall really difficult and you need a large commitment to that ethic (whatever works for you in that respect) as just about all the processed "food" has beef by products or dairy or eggs in it. I have been baking my own dairy-free bread and it's OK, but a challenge.
If you have an ethic about certain foods, you REALLY need to research where processed stuff comes from. Some vegetarians eat Jello and marshmallow, not knowing they are cow-processing by-products containing collagen from the bones and hides. YYUUUMMMM. When I was in the hospital for the one day after my hernia operation, the kitchen told me that it was on their vegetarian menu.
Some time ago I watched a documentary on one of the PBS stations and the food expert was saying that at the grocery store, you should only buy things from the areas along the outer walls, since all the real food (dairy, fruits, vegetables, produce, meat, baked goods) is always along the walls. The stuff in the boxes and bags in the middle of the store he called "edible food-like prodiuts". A survey of our local stores proved this to be very true.
Eat what makes you happy, you're going to die anyway, no matter what.
