Asking Voice Assistants "How to Go Vegan" - A missed opportunity

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Asking OK Google How to Go Vegan currently returns less than great results. This is a missed opportunity. What do you think the ideal response would be?


PS- If you know anyone who might be interested in collaborating on improving voice search results related to veganism and helping animals let me know.

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