if i eat texturized vegan protien mixed in seasonings and veggies like make it with amix of chili seasoing and broccoli beside it or with sloppy joe mix would that be okay good for a vegan diet and any idea on soy curls from vegan store are they good?Tvp a good use in a vegan diet?
TVP is actually quite versatile and lends itself very well to a vegan diet. You can buy it in granules or slightly larger chunks, and use where you would use meat in recipes. I have successfully used it in: stuffed cabbage, stuffed peppers, spaghetti "meat" sauce, mousakka, tacos, sloppy joes and "meat"loaf...
I will admit, it is a bit processed, so I don't eat it everyday. But, it does make a very satisfying alternative to meat without using some of the name brand fake meats, some of which do contain egg %26amp; dairy products.
Some stores, like Whole Foods Market, sell a reasonably sized bag of TVP by "Bob's Red Mill", and it is $2.49 in my area, and one bag feeds my family of five two or three meals.Tvp a good use in a vegan diet?
In order for it to taste decent, you need to heat it with a significant amount of fat.Tvp a good use in a vegan diet?
never heard of that stuff but have u ever used boca or morning star products?Tvp a good use in a vegan diet?
It is good, but as above person said, plenty of fat to make it platable.
Sunday, February 26, 2012
How did I do today of my vegan diet?
Opinions please!
Breakfast - Muesli with soy milk and berries on top. 1/2 grapefruit on the side
Lunch - Boca Burger on Ezekiel bread with lettuce, hummus, and sprouts. Strawberries, grapes, and an orange on the side.
Snack - banana with Lara Bar
dinner - Morning Star Sesame chik'n
How do you think I did today? If it makes any difference i'm 5'5 and half, 13 year old female. Thanks!How did I do today of my vegan diet?
Very healthy.How did I do today of my vegan diet?
haha I love it!! ^_^ I am vegetarian...well I guess except fish I like fish, anyway
I eat like this all the time.
you did great XD
Sounds like you eat better then a lot of other 13 year olds I know.
keep it up it's healthier for you.
Breakfast - Muesli with soy milk and berries on top. 1/2 grapefruit on the side
Lunch - Boca Burger on Ezekiel bread with lettuce, hummus, and sprouts. Strawberries, grapes, and an orange on the side.
Snack - banana with Lara Bar
dinner - Morning Star Sesame chik'n
How do you think I did today? If it makes any difference i'm 5'5 and half, 13 year old female. Thanks!How did I do today of my vegan diet?
Very healthy.How did I do today of my vegan diet?
haha I love it!! ^_^ I am vegetarian...well I guess except fish I like fish, anyway
I eat like this all the time.
you did great XD
Sounds like you eat better then a lot of other 13 year olds I know.
keep it up it's healthier for you.
What are good foods consistent with a vegan diet?
I'm vegan and these are some of my favorite things to eat:
Breakfast: bananas, cream of wheat with brown sugar and soy butter, cereal, pancakes or french toast with real maple syrup, vegan "sausage" patties, smoothies.
Snack: BRUSSEL SPROUTS =) no joke
Lunch: vegan "sausage" sandwiches, sandwiches with vegan deli slices(Tofurkey is the only one that's kinda funky), fruit, dinner leftovers, couscous salad, vegan sushi, potato or pasta salad.
Dinner: sloppy joes, "sausage" and gravy with homemade biscuits, Spaghetti and Trader Joe's "meatballs" or TVP, lasagna, Thai pad see ew, pad khi mao(drunkard's noodles), pad prig king, tofu+eggplant with basil sauce, yellow thai curry with tofu or vegan chikn and veggies and jasmine rice, Indian dal with homemade roti or dosai, channa masala, aloo gobi, vegetable or minestrone soup, pizza, STEAMED "PORK" BUNS with potstickers or spring rolls, sweet%26amp;sour/orange/lemon chikn, vegan pho or wonton soup, baked tofu, BBQ homemade seitan (tastes like BBQ'd ribs), kabobs
I use these sites to find recipes:
http://www.foodnetwork.com
http://vegweb.com
http://www.recipezaar.com
There have been vegan Olympic gold medalists and a vegan woman can create an ENTIRELY NEW,HEALTHY HUMAN BEING INSIDE OF HER. Many of these children stay vegan and grow up to be perfectly healthy adults. So just keep yourself educated about what you eat and don't let anyone tell you that a veg diet is lacking anything essential.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Lewis
http://www.eatright.org/cps/rde/xchg/ada鈥?/a>
Here are some more veg people:
http://www.mikemahler.com/index.html
http://www.vegetarianbodybuilder.com/ind鈥?/a>
http://www.veganbodybuilding.com/?page=b鈥?/a>
http://www.andreascahling.com/andreas-ab鈥?/a>
http://www.billpearl.com/career.asp
http://myespn.go.com/blogs/truehoop/0-23鈥?/a>
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac_Danzig
http://www.scottjurek.com/career.php
http://www.nfl.com/players/rickywilliams鈥?/a>
http://www.brendanbrazier.com/raceresult鈥?/a>
--------------------------------------鈥?br>
If you want to become a lacto-ovo vegetarian, the transition should be quite simple. Almost all meats have widely available commercial replacements. All that you have to do is replace any flesh in your diet (beef, pork, poultry, seafood) with meat analogs or just leave it out altogether.
You should keep in mind that a journey such as this can be quite short but should just be the beginning of a longer one to a plant-based diet with no animal products. This is because of the reality of factory farming in which animals that are kept alive to produce milk, eggs, etc suffer much more and longer than animals that are raised to a certain weight and then slaughtered.http://www.veganoutreach.org/whyvegan/
http://meat.org
Some people use the word "vegan" in reference to this idea, but be aware that applying that label to yourself should always come with the inclusion of wise activism and advocacy.http://www.veganoutreach.org/advocacy/in鈥?/a>
Two extremely important examples of this are that you should never speak to someone about vegetarianism/veganism without their consent and genuine interest or as a comment on what they are eating AND your dietary beliefs should never be used as an introduction or explanation of who you are as a person. Veg*ism should be something that comes up AFTER people get to know you and they offer you a situation that makes it confusing to withhold the information/discussion. Also, if you are presented something that you choose not to eat or you are
ordering food/eating together somewhere/picking the best place to eat.
When you you hold off on the subject until it's necessary and then act like it isn't a big deal at all, people are usually surprised and WAY more interested and curious than if you were to bring it up when someone's eating or just using it as a conversation starter.
A responsible vegan ALWAYS studies the subject of their own health and how to keep their body completely provided for in every sense. http://www.veganhealth.org/sh
To neglect their body is to define a plant-based diet as unhealthy and is the opposite of helping the animals.
Just to clear things up, the vegetarian/vegan diet is not composed of salads, vegetables, fruit and fake meat. Fruits and vegetables are always important but they DO NOT make up the largest portion of any healthy diet.
A balanced plant-based diet includes grains(breads, pasta, rice,cereal), legumes(soy, beans, peas, lentils), fruit and vegetables.
http://www.pcrm.org/health/veginfo/vsk/f鈥?/a>
http://www.peta.org/accidentallyVegan/
http://www.veganoutreach.org/whyvegan/ea鈥?/a>
Being vegan can be an art, one whose challenge is to take things that involve the suffering of the innocent and change them into something free of cruelty.
A vegan woman can create an ENTIRELY NEW,HEALTHY HUMAN BEING INSIDE OF HER. Many of these children stay vegan and grow up to be perfectly healthy adults. So just keep yourself educated about what you eat and don't let anyone tell you that a veg diet is lacking anything essential.
Technically the term "vegetarian" does imply that you don't consume anything that comes from the body of an animal that requires killing it. Many ingredients such as gelatin and glycerin are found in many candies, Fig-Newtons, and many of other foods as well as rennet found in many cheeses.
http://www.happycow.net/health-animal-in鈥?/a>
The best thing to remember is to take your time so that for example: when you are comfortable not eating beef and pork you can then give up chicken when you are sure you can make the commitment permanently.
Depending on your age or reliance on parents or regional options, it may not be best to give yourself a label. The important thing is to do your best to make progress and be committed to your compassion towards animals. Never put your focus onto what you or other people use to describe yourself.
If you meet someone that talks down to people for eating meat, dairy, etc or to you because they think they are "more veg" than you, laugh in their face and tell them they are a disgrace to the entire philosophy. People like this only hurt the idea of veg*ism AND the animals. The point of all of this is to live compassionately and and as free from cruelty as you can, all the while maintaining your health and a positive attitude. People who don't maintain either, need not open their mouths and represent our beliefs.
If you actually choose to read all of this, I hope it helps. If not, feel free to e-mail me if you have questions.What are good foods consistent with a vegan diet?
Fruits, vegetables, grains, beans/pulses, and nuts/seeds. Tofu, tempeh, seitan. The idea is to eat food that's minimally processed (although I'm a bad girl and like my vegan junk food!) with ingredients you can pronounce. There are tons of things you can eat; just read labels to make sure meat stocks, gelatin, dairy, whey, casein, and eggs aren't in the ingredients.What are good foods consistent with a vegan diet?
You can't eat anything that casts a shadow. Don't you watch the Simpsons?What are good foods consistent with a vegan diet?
Ashley and I juice a lot of berries and stuff.
another Micheal H? are you straight?russian translator
Breakfast: bananas, cream of wheat with brown sugar and soy butter, cereal, pancakes or french toast with real maple syrup, vegan "sausage" patties, smoothies.
Snack: BRUSSEL SPROUTS =) no joke
Lunch: vegan "sausage" sandwiches, sandwiches with vegan deli slices(Tofurkey is the only one that's kinda funky), fruit, dinner leftovers, couscous salad, vegan sushi, potato or pasta salad.
Dinner: sloppy joes, "sausage" and gravy with homemade biscuits, Spaghetti and Trader Joe's "meatballs" or TVP, lasagna, Thai pad see ew, pad khi mao(drunkard's noodles), pad prig king, tofu+eggplant with basil sauce, yellow thai curry with tofu or vegan chikn and veggies and jasmine rice, Indian dal with homemade roti or dosai, channa masala, aloo gobi, vegetable or minestrone soup, pizza, STEAMED "PORK" BUNS with potstickers or spring rolls, sweet%26amp;sour/orange/lemon chikn, vegan pho or wonton soup, baked tofu, BBQ homemade seitan (tastes like BBQ'd ribs), kabobs
I use these sites to find recipes:
http://www.foodnetwork.com
http://vegweb.com
http://www.recipezaar.com
There have been vegan Olympic gold medalists and a vegan woman can create an ENTIRELY NEW,HEALTHY HUMAN BEING INSIDE OF HER. Many of these children stay vegan and grow up to be perfectly healthy adults. So just keep yourself educated about what you eat and don't let anyone tell you that a veg diet is lacking anything essential.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Lewis
http://www.eatright.org/cps/rde/xchg/ada鈥?/a>
Here are some more veg people:
http://www.mikemahler.com/index.html
http://www.vegetarianbodybuilder.com/ind鈥?/a>
http://www.veganbodybuilding.com/?page=b鈥?/a>
http://www.andreascahling.com/andreas-ab鈥?/a>
http://www.billpearl.com/career.asp
http://myespn.go.com/blogs/truehoop/0-23鈥?/a>
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac_Danzig
http://www.scottjurek.com/career.php
http://www.nfl.com/players/rickywilliams鈥?/a>
http://www.brendanbrazier.com/raceresult鈥?/a>
--------------------------------------鈥?br>
If you want to become a lacto-ovo vegetarian, the transition should be quite simple. Almost all meats have widely available commercial replacements. All that you have to do is replace any flesh in your diet (beef, pork, poultry, seafood) with meat analogs or just leave it out altogether.
You should keep in mind that a journey such as this can be quite short but should just be the beginning of a longer one to a plant-based diet with no animal products. This is because of the reality of factory farming in which animals that are kept alive to produce milk, eggs, etc suffer much more and longer than animals that are raised to a certain weight and then slaughtered.http://www.veganoutreach.org/whyvegan/
http://meat.org
Some people use the word "vegan" in reference to this idea, but be aware that applying that label to yourself should always come with the inclusion of wise activism and advocacy.http://www.veganoutreach.org/advocacy/in鈥?/a>
Two extremely important examples of this are that you should never speak to someone about vegetarianism/veganism without their consent and genuine interest or as a comment on what they are eating AND your dietary beliefs should never be used as an introduction or explanation of who you are as a person. Veg*ism should be something that comes up AFTER people get to know you and they offer you a situation that makes it confusing to withhold the information/discussion. Also, if you are presented something that you choose not to eat or you are
ordering food/eating together somewhere/picking the best place to eat.
When you you hold off on the subject until it's necessary and then act like it isn't a big deal at all, people are usually surprised and WAY more interested and curious than if you were to bring it up when someone's eating or just using it as a conversation starter.
A responsible vegan ALWAYS studies the subject of their own health and how to keep their body completely provided for in every sense. http://www.veganhealth.org/sh
To neglect their body is to define a plant-based diet as unhealthy and is the opposite of helping the animals.
Just to clear things up, the vegetarian/vegan diet is not composed of salads, vegetables, fruit and fake meat. Fruits and vegetables are always important but they DO NOT make up the largest portion of any healthy diet.
A balanced plant-based diet includes grains(breads, pasta, rice,cereal), legumes(soy, beans, peas, lentils), fruit and vegetables.
http://www.pcrm.org/health/veginfo/vsk/f鈥?/a>
http://www.peta.org/accidentallyVegan/
http://www.veganoutreach.org/whyvegan/ea鈥?/a>
Being vegan can be an art, one whose challenge is to take things that involve the suffering of the innocent and change them into something free of cruelty.
A vegan woman can create an ENTIRELY NEW,HEALTHY HUMAN BEING INSIDE OF HER. Many of these children stay vegan and grow up to be perfectly healthy adults. So just keep yourself educated about what you eat and don't let anyone tell you that a veg diet is lacking anything essential.
Technically the term "vegetarian" does imply that you don't consume anything that comes from the body of an animal that requires killing it. Many ingredients such as gelatin and glycerin are found in many candies, Fig-Newtons, and many of other foods as well as rennet found in many cheeses.
http://www.happycow.net/health-animal-in鈥?/a>
The best thing to remember is to take your time so that for example: when you are comfortable not eating beef and pork you can then give up chicken when you are sure you can make the commitment permanently.
Depending on your age or reliance on parents or regional options, it may not be best to give yourself a label. The important thing is to do your best to make progress and be committed to your compassion towards animals. Never put your focus onto what you or other people use to describe yourself.
If you meet someone that talks down to people for eating meat, dairy, etc or to you because they think they are "more veg" than you, laugh in their face and tell them they are a disgrace to the entire philosophy. People like this only hurt the idea of veg*ism AND the animals. The point of all of this is to live compassionately and and as free from cruelty as you can, all the while maintaining your health and a positive attitude. People who don't maintain either, need not open their mouths and represent our beliefs.
If you actually choose to read all of this, I hope it helps. If not, feel free to e-mail me if you have questions.What are good foods consistent with a vegan diet?
Fruits, vegetables, grains, beans/pulses, and nuts/seeds. Tofu, tempeh, seitan. The idea is to eat food that's minimally processed (although I'm a bad girl and like my vegan junk food!) with ingredients you can pronounce. There are tons of things you can eat; just read labels to make sure meat stocks, gelatin, dairy, whey, casein, and eggs aren't in the ingredients.What are good foods consistent with a vegan diet?
You can't eat anything that casts a shadow. Don't you watch the Simpsons?What are good foods consistent with a vegan diet?
Ashley and I juice a lot of berries and stuff.
another Micheal H? are you straight?
What is a vegetarian/vegan diet good for the environment?
IT is good for the environment because the overpopulation of livestock especially in such concentrations as in factory farms creates a huge amount of toxic waste. We feed 70 percent of what we grow in the US to animals. That is a huge waste of resources that could be used to feed people. It takes about 10 pounds of plant food to produce just 1 pound of meat. That means all the resources used to produce that other 9 pounds is just wasted.
The UN study released in 2006 stated that livestock production is one of the top 2 or 3 things humans do that damage the environment and that livestock production produces more greenhouse gases than all forms of transportation combined.What is a vegetarian/vegan diet good for the environment?
Because large production of farm animals creates a lot of manure which runs off into ponds, lakes and rivers and creates an unnatural balance of nitrates in the water and causes normally benign microbes such as fisteria to reproduce at a tremendous rate and cause fish kills and even human infection and immune system problems.What is a vegetarian/vegan diet good for the environment?
Hi,
If you consider the cost to produce it, eating meat protein calories are roughly one-tenth the cost as eating vegetable protein calories. So for the energy costs to produce it being a VEGAN is less good on the environment.
BUT what is better for the environment is in preventing the tremendous costs for health care due to eating cheap meats supplemented with cheap high carb foods.
If I may let me explain.
Many years ago I found that the meat eating Atkins Diet Plan I was on made me healthier compared to my old high carb diet since it put my diabetes symptoms into remission, but I did not understand the consequences of eating a high protein meat diet for the long term.
After suffering the consequences of my Atkins diet regimen over several years, what now works best in order for me to keep my pruritus-Urticaria in remission, after my gallbladder-biliary-liver and heart disease problems, is a VEGAN diet that is low-carb low-fat and high-protein. Because of my gallbladder-biliary-liver disease I no longer can eat nuts or olive oil or dressings or other fats or any cholesterol because it causes immediate pruritus since my liver鈥檚 biliary system is plugged with cholesterol and calcium sludge, and I can not eat too many carbs because of yeast infections that break out after one, two, or three high carb meals.
What I now do is what they teach most students in high school nutrition classes - which is to add up the vitamins and minerals from my 鈥榙igestible鈥?foods and calculating the RDA's [Recommended Dietary Allowances] or DV's [Daily Reference Values] for each day to see if I am more than 100%. Things like bran is not considered since it is not digestible for humans, and is like a work horse or work oxen eating straw instead of digestible grass or alfalfa leaves. Also, after I accidentally poisoned myself with supplements, I leaned that supplements like iron and magnesium and colloidal silver etc are super toxic since they are 'metallic' minerals and oftentimes raw fertilizers with a 1000 fold markup. These 鈥榤etallic鈥?mineral supplements have not yet been converted into a non-toxic food when during photosynthesis the electrons in a fertilizer are stripped away making it the more positively charged 鈥榥on-metallic鈥?and non-toxic mineral element within the plant. Also, the highly profitable synthetic vitamin supplements I used to purchase have no unambiguous research backing them, and there is some obviously valid research concluding that they are more toxic than beneficial to any animal that has ever consumed them.
What now keeps my diseases in remission is mostly a diet of cooked lentils then mixed with tomato sauce and boiled celery to make a quick microwave super high protein veg-chili. I boil all my foods since my digestive system is in such poor shape and I need as many nutrients as I can get out of the semi-expensive foods I buy. I used to eat much more meat when I was an Adkins dieter, before my pruritus attacks became so obvious that the cholesterol and fats in the meat or eggs was the root cause. FYI - IF you know of people getting colon cancer, it was during my Adkins period I learned to always eat enough vegetables to be a minimum of 2 x the weight of the meat that I ate - in order to not have any constipation or worse. I used to have reddish stools since I was likely on my way to getting colon cancer myself from eating much more meat protein than I could ever digest properly in my stomach and colon.
After the Atkins Diet allowed my present health issues, I eventually learned to replace the beef and chicken and sometimes river trout in my chili with lentils, since the nutritional content of lentils ranks high alongside, and comparable to, very lean meat or lean fish if it is grown in well fertilized soil. [Note: e.g. the labels on store bought spinach sometimes have a 4 fold difference in nutrition based upon the fertility of the soils and the growing methods for the farms it is grown on.]
I also eat a-lot of boiled frozen broccoli and boiled organic or re-washed and re-boiled canned spinach with a vinaigrette of organic sugar with glass_bottled_cider_vinegar. The glassware is because of some friends that got lupus from eating too much plastic stuff, or inhaling it since they were house painters who used vinyl paints.
The nutritional DV numbers that I now eat are three times what most others in my family are eating every day. I keep at about 100% and they are about 25 to 33%, but they are all morbidly obese diabetics. Even though I was once morbidly obese myself and had a heart attack from too many carbs for too long, (which I think gave me all the symptoms of beriberi, scurvy and pellagra, along with the beginnings of my gallbladder-biliary-liver disease,) I am now more fit in comparison to most others I know.
I hope this helps you along your own journey, and I hope you will have learned something from my own 鈥榤istakes.鈥?br>
My best to you,
A1
[(-:]What is a vegetarian/vegan diet good for the environment?
It isn't. Vegetarians like to pretend that they are improving the environment by not contributing to cattle farming, but their "contribution" does little more than fuel their sense of self satisfaction.
The reality is that the commercial agricultural industry puts just as much carbon into the air and kills just as many wild animals harvesting wheat and vegetables (pesticides, combines killing field animals) as cattle farming does (besides, obviously, cattle).
Don't become a vegetarian. If you must, at least don't be one who thinks they are better than everyone because of it.What is a vegetarian/vegan diet good for the environment?
Not really. In principle it sounds good but with China's new found wealth, their meat consumption has increased dramatically. Every ounce you don't eat someone else will.
The UN study released in 2006 stated that livestock production is one of the top 2 or 3 things humans do that damage the environment and that livestock production produces more greenhouse gases than all forms of transportation combined.What is a vegetarian/vegan diet good for the environment?
Because large production of farm animals creates a lot of manure which runs off into ponds, lakes and rivers and creates an unnatural balance of nitrates in the water and causes normally benign microbes such as fisteria to reproduce at a tremendous rate and cause fish kills and even human infection and immune system problems.What is a vegetarian/vegan diet good for the environment?
Hi,
If you consider the cost to produce it, eating meat protein calories are roughly one-tenth the cost as eating vegetable protein calories. So for the energy costs to produce it being a VEGAN is less good on the environment.
BUT what is better for the environment is in preventing the tremendous costs for health care due to eating cheap meats supplemented with cheap high carb foods.
If I may let me explain.
Many years ago I found that the meat eating Atkins Diet Plan I was on made me healthier compared to my old high carb diet since it put my diabetes symptoms into remission, but I did not understand the consequences of eating a high protein meat diet for the long term.
After suffering the consequences of my Atkins diet regimen over several years, what now works best in order for me to keep my pruritus-Urticaria in remission, after my gallbladder-biliary-liver and heart disease problems, is a VEGAN diet that is low-carb low-fat and high-protein. Because of my gallbladder-biliary-liver disease I no longer can eat nuts or olive oil or dressings or other fats or any cholesterol because it causes immediate pruritus since my liver鈥檚 biliary system is plugged with cholesterol and calcium sludge, and I can not eat too many carbs because of yeast infections that break out after one, two, or three high carb meals.
What I now do is what they teach most students in high school nutrition classes - which is to add up the vitamins and minerals from my 鈥榙igestible鈥?foods and calculating the RDA's [Recommended Dietary Allowances] or DV's [Daily Reference Values] for each day to see if I am more than 100%. Things like bran is not considered since it is not digestible for humans, and is like a work horse or work oxen eating straw instead of digestible grass or alfalfa leaves. Also, after I accidentally poisoned myself with supplements, I leaned that supplements like iron and magnesium and colloidal silver etc are super toxic since they are 'metallic' minerals and oftentimes raw fertilizers with a 1000 fold markup. These 鈥榤etallic鈥?mineral supplements have not yet been converted into a non-toxic food when during photosynthesis the electrons in a fertilizer are stripped away making it the more positively charged 鈥榥on-metallic鈥?and non-toxic mineral element within the plant. Also, the highly profitable synthetic vitamin supplements I used to purchase have no unambiguous research backing them, and there is some obviously valid research concluding that they are more toxic than beneficial to any animal that has ever consumed them.
What now keeps my diseases in remission is mostly a diet of cooked lentils then mixed with tomato sauce and boiled celery to make a quick microwave super high protein veg-chili. I boil all my foods since my digestive system is in such poor shape and I need as many nutrients as I can get out of the semi-expensive foods I buy. I used to eat much more meat when I was an Adkins dieter, before my pruritus attacks became so obvious that the cholesterol and fats in the meat or eggs was the root cause. FYI - IF you know of people getting colon cancer, it was during my Adkins period I learned to always eat enough vegetables to be a minimum of 2 x the weight of the meat that I ate - in order to not have any constipation or worse. I used to have reddish stools since I was likely on my way to getting colon cancer myself from eating much more meat protein than I could ever digest properly in my stomach and colon.
After the Atkins Diet allowed my present health issues, I eventually learned to replace the beef and chicken and sometimes river trout in my chili with lentils, since the nutritional content of lentils ranks high alongside, and comparable to, very lean meat or lean fish if it is grown in well fertilized soil. [Note: e.g. the labels on store bought spinach sometimes have a 4 fold difference in nutrition based upon the fertility of the soils and the growing methods for the farms it is grown on.]
I also eat a-lot of boiled frozen broccoli and boiled organic or re-washed and re-boiled canned spinach with a vinaigrette of organic sugar with glass_bottled_cider_vinegar. The glassware is because of some friends that got lupus from eating too much plastic stuff, or inhaling it since they were house painters who used vinyl paints.
The nutritional DV numbers that I now eat are three times what most others in my family are eating every day. I keep at about 100% and they are about 25 to 33%, but they are all morbidly obese diabetics. Even though I was once morbidly obese myself and had a heart attack from too many carbs for too long, (which I think gave me all the symptoms of beriberi, scurvy and pellagra, along with the beginnings of my gallbladder-biliary-liver disease,) I am now more fit in comparison to most others I know.
I hope this helps you along your own journey, and I hope you will have learned something from my own 鈥榤istakes.鈥?br>
My best to you,
A1
[(-:]What is a vegetarian/vegan diet good for the environment?
It isn't. Vegetarians like to pretend that they are improving the environment by not contributing to cattle farming, but their "contribution" does little more than fuel their sense of self satisfaction.
The reality is that the commercial agricultural industry puts just as much carbon into the air and kills just as many wild animals harvesting wheat and vegetables (pesticides, combines killing field animals) as cattle farming does (besides, obviously, cattle).
Don't become a vegetarian. If you must, at least don't be one who thinks they are better than everyone because of it.What is a vegetarian/vegan diet good for the environment?
Not really. In principle it sounds good but with China's new found wealth, their meat consumption has increased dramatically. Every ounce you don't eat someone else will.
What's a vegan diet that tells you specifically what to eat and specifically how much?
I sounds as though you might need help starting on a vegan diet with specific info about nutrition, substitutions, and dietary needs. There are a LOT of cookbooks out there that outline what a vegan lifestyle entails. Everyone has different dietary needs but over all it's not complicated. Here are some online sources that might help:
http://happyherbivore.com/
http://blog.fatfreevegan.com/
http://www.thekindlife.com/
http://www.theppk.com/
Also, when you're hungry, eat. You don't need supplements or special "VEGAN ONLY" food. Much of what you already eat is vegan or can easily be made vegan.What's a vegan diet that tells you specifically what to eat and specifically how much?
There's no diet that can tell you that. Big people need to eat more than smaller people. Old people need to eat less than growing teenagers. People doing hard labor jobs need more calories than office workers.....
The vegan diet tells you what NOT to eat, but not what to eat or how much.
http://happyherbivore.com/
http://blog.fatfreevegan.com/
http://www.thekindlife.com/
http://www.theppk.com/
Also, when you're hungry, eat. You don't need supplements or special "VEGAN ONLY" food. Much of what you already eat is vegan or can easily be made vegan.What's a vegan diet that tells you specifically what to eat and specifically how much?
There's no diet that can tell you that. Big people need to eat more than smaller people. Old people need to eat less than growing teenagers. People doing hard labor jobs need more calories than office workers.....
The vegan diet tells you what NOT to eat, but not what to eat or how much.
Tips for switching to a vegan diet, best vegan recipes.?
Planning on making the switch any tips or advice for making the transition as easy as possible? I'd also like to focus more on local seasonal food any leads for the region of Ontario Canada?Tips for switching to a vegan diet, best vegan recipes.?
Lately my family and I have been experimenting with vegan cookery for no other reason than its nice to eat a meal where no other animal has ben used in the cooking of the meal. I have been busy googling and what I found was thousands of meals that dont require animal products. I found tis veb site called vegan wolf which I would highly recommend.
veganwolf.com
QUICK LIST
ITEMS to KEEP ON HAND
Bacos (or other bacon like bits)
Balsamic vinegar (great for a salad dressing)
Braggs Liquid Aminos (Made from soybeans, a concentrated protein, flavor enhancer, great for salads, sauces, etc...found in small bottles at health food stores)
Canned or dried Beans/ garbonzo, kidney, black, red...
Canned spaghetti sauce
Canned vegetarian/vegan Baked beans and refried beans
Canola oil
Fruits
Garlic
Garlic salt
Jam/ Jelly
Juices
Lemon juice
Meat analogs... burger, tofurky, whatever...
Mustard
Nutritional Yeast (A MAJOR product for vegans and vegetarians. A nutty/cheesy flavor Sprinkle on salads, popcorn, casseroles, pizza, sauces.... Found in all health food stores, bulk section) (NOT BREWERS YEAST!) (See side bar for more information)
Nuts/seeds
Olive Oil (For basic cooking and salads)
Pasta
Peanut Butter
Pickles
Popcorn
Ramin soup (Nissin brand, oriental flavor)
Rice
Salad makings
Soy Milk (sweetened for cereals and plain for sauces) See side for more information.
Soy Sauce
Spices
Spike or Vegit seasoned salt
VEGAN Sugar (unrefined) Like "Sugar in the Raw", Turbinado, or a brown rice syrup, unbleached cane sugar, etc....
Tahini (sesame seed paste) Used to make hummus, a great bread spread! or just buy some hummus....)
Tofu Firm and silken (See side for more information)
Tomatoes
Tortillas
Vegan bread (Most authentic / old fashioned French/Italian bread is vegan..) (Avoid honey as an ingredient.)
Vegan Margarine
Vegetable Broth powder
Vegetables: Potatoes, Mushrooms, broccoli, carrots, spinach, kale, etc… Edamame (soybeans)
Vegemite or Marmite:It’s a food spread extracted from brewers yeast that has a very unique hard-to-describe flavor. Frequently used as a topping on bread or toast, it has a salty taste that is quite strong, so – “spread thinly”Also adds flavor to soups, and gravies"
WhiteVinegar
Below are some web sites I would highly recommend randomgirl because she has a selection of vegan meal ideals I thought was amazing.http://www.randomgirl.com/recipes.html
www.veganwolf.com
www.ivu.org
vegetarian.about.com
www.knowledgehound.com
www.recipezaar.com
www.enotalone.com
www.cookingcache.com
http://greekfood.about.com/od/vegetarian…
http://www.webvalue.net/recipes/
Until recently I was not convinced of the selection available but there are such a lot of recipes. Also cakes and cookies that are made withou eggs and milk (replacement is soya) and these cakes taste amazing.
So good luck and have fun, although my family are not vegans the foods are truly amazing.Tips for switching to a vegan diet, best vegan recipes.?
http://www.fatfreevegan.com
http://www.vegcooking.com
http://www.peta.org/accidentallyvegan
http://www.vegetarianlunchbox.com
http://www.veganlunchbox.com
http://www.theppk.com
http://www.foodland.gov.on.ca/ - seasonal foods.Tips for switching to a vegan diet, best vegan recipes.?
Get the cookbook - Vegan with a Vegence. it really opened my eyes up to whole grains, root veggies, and baking with soy milk.
Lately my family and I have been experimenting with vegan cookery for no other reason than its nice to eat a meal where no other animal has ben used in the cooking of the meal. I have been busy googling and what I found was thousands of meals that dont require animal products. I found tis veb site called vegan wolf which I would highly recommend.
veganwolf.com
QUICK LIST
ITEMS to KEEP ON HAND
Bacos (or other bacon like bits)
Balsamic vinegar (great for a salad dressing)
Braggs Liquid Aminos (Made from soybeans, a concentrated protein, flavor enhancer, great for salads, sauces, etc...found in small bottles at health food stores)
Canned or dried Beans/ garbonzo, kidney, black, red...
Canned spaghetti sauce
Canned vegetarian/vegan Baked beans and refried beans
Canola oil
Fruits
Garlic
Garlic salt
Jam/ Jelly
Juices
Lemon juice
Meat analogs... burger, tofurky, whatever...
Mustard
Nutritional Yeast (A MAJOR product for vegans and vegetarians. A nutty/cheesy flavor Sprinkle on salads, popcorn, casseroles, pizza, sauces.... Found in all health food stores, bulk section) (NOT BREWERS YEAST!) (See side bar for more information)
Nuts/seeds
Olive Oil (For basic cooking and salads)
Pasta
Peanut Butter
Pickles
Popcorn
Ramin soup (Nissin brand, oriental flavor)
Rice
Salad makings
Soy Milk (sweetened for cereals and plain for sauces) See side for more information.
Soy Sauce
Spices
Spike or Vegit seasoned salt
VEGAN Sugar (unrefined) Like "Sugar in the Raw", Turbinado, or a brown rice syrup, unbleached cane sugar, etc....
Tahini (sesame seed paste) Used to make hummus, a great bread spread! or just buy some hummus....)
Tofu Firm and silken (See side for more information)
Tomatoes
Tortillas
Vegan bread (Most authentic / old fashioned French/Italian bread is vegan..) (Avoid honey as an ingredient.)
Vegan Margarine
Vegetable Broth powder
Vegetables: Potatoes, Mushrooms, broccoli, carrots, spinach, kale, etc… Edamame (soybeans)
Vegemite or Marmite:It’s a food spread extracted from brewers yeast that has a very unique hard-to-describe flavor. Frequently used as a topping on bread or toast, it has a salty taste that is quite strong, so – “spread thinly”Also adds flavor to soups, and gravies"
WhiteVinegar
Below are some web sites I would highly recommend randomgirl because she has a selection of vegan meal ideals I thought was amazing.http://www.randomgirl.com/recipes.html
www.veganwolf.com
www.ivu.org
vegetarian.about.com
www.knowledgehound.com
www.recipezaar.com
www.enotalone.com
www.cookingcache.com
http://greekfood.about.com/od/vegetarian…
http://www.webvalue.net/recipes/
Until recently I was not convinced of the selection available but there are such a lot of recipes. Also cakes and cookies that are made withou eggs and milk (replacement is soya) and these cakes taste amazing.
So good luck and have fun, although my family are not vegans the foods are truly amazing.Tips for switching to a vegan diet, best vegan recipes.?
http://www.fatfreevegan.com
http://www.vegcooking.com
http://www.peta.org/accidentallyvegan
http://www.vegetarianlunchbox.com
http://www.veganlunchbox.com
http://www.theppk.com
http://www.foodland.gov.on.ca/ - seasonal foods.Tips for switching to a vegan diet, best vegan recipes.?
Get the cookbook - Vegan with a Vegence. it really opened my eyes up to whole grains, root veggies, and baking with soy milk.
I need a Vegan diet plan?
I'm starting to be a vegetarian for a while but I was wondering where can know about a vegan diet? Like types of food to eat and find nutrients to eat? I'm planning to a vegan later on.I need a Vegan diet plan?
To miguel: All you can eat fish and vegetables? Are you serious? Vegetarians don't even eat fish, so vegans definitely don't.
Your decision to go on a vegan diet is one of the best ones you can make for your health, animal welfare, and the environment. Good for you! You will need to make sure that you take a supplement to get your B12 vitamins daily. You will also need to do some research to find healthy meal ideas and more:
http://vegetarian.about.com/u/ua/vegetar鈥?/a>
http://www.vrg.org/nutshell/vegan.htmI need a Vegan diet plan?
The Vegan Food Pyramid is very helpful:
http://www.chooseveg.com/vegan-food-pyra鈥?/a>
Vegans basically avoid processed food since most processed foods contain milk or dairy products. We usually just eat fresh foods such as fresh vegetables/fruits, nuts/seeds, beans, ect.I need a Vegan diet plan?
There are many cookbooks so I would advice you go to the library or book store and look through them and see what catches your attention.
I will also recommend these sites:
http://www.drmcdougall.com/
http://www.pcrm.org/
They are both by doctors who support and know about vegan diets.
Good luck.I need a Vegan diet plan?
what is the purpose in "going vegan"? You have to have some dedication to your food choices if you are to remain healthy on a vegan diet. People are, by nature, omnivores. this means we need both meat and veg to maintain healthy lives. If you are very careful, it is possible to survive without animal based proteins. there is not one single plant material that contains all the essential amino acids necessary to sustain your body. You need to eat a combination of plant materials, and know what combination, and be willing to research this. If you are doing this for "health" reasons, know that vegan is not healthy! If you are doing this to be cool or different or earth friendly, then reconsider.
I wouldn't go vegan, I mean all you can eat is fish and vegetables, kind of boring.
To miguel: All you can eat fish and vegetables? Are you serious? Vegetarians don't even eat fish, so vegans definitely don't.
Your decision to go on a vegan diet is one of the best ones you can make for your health, animal welfare, and the environment. Good for you! You will need to make sure that you take a supplement to get your B12 vitamins daily. You will also need to do some research to find healthy meal ideas and more:
http://vegetarian.about.com/u/ua/vegetar鈥?/a>
http://www.vrg.org/nutshell/vegan.htmI need a Vegan diet plan?
The Vegan Food Pyramid is very helpful:
http://www.chooseveg.com/vegan-food-pyra鈥?/a>
Vegans basically avoid processed food since most processed foods contain milk or dairy products. We usually just eat fresh foods such as fresh vegetables/fruits, nuts/seeds, beans, ect.I need a Vegan diet plan?
There are many cookbooks so I would advice you go to the library or book store and look through them and see what catches your attention.
I will also recommend these sites:
http://www.drmcdougall.com/
http://www.pcrm.org/
They are both by doctors who support and know about vegan diets.
Good luck.I need a Vegan diet plan?
what is the purpose in "going vegan"? You have to have some dedication to your food choices if you are to remain healthy on a vegan diet. People are, by nature, omnivores. this means we need both meat and veg to maintain healthy lives. If you are very careful, it is possible to survive without animal based proteins. there is not one single plant material that contains all the essential amino acids necessary to sustain your body. You need to eat a combination of plant materials, and know what combination, and be willing to research this. If you are doing this for "health" reasons, know that vegan is not healthy! If you are doing this to be cool or different or earth friendly, then reconsider.
I wouldn't go vegan, I mean all you can eat is fish and vegetables, kind of boring.
Followers of God and Jesus only: Did Jesus live on a vegan diet?
I believe we can say with certainty that Jesus was not a vegetarian.
John 21: 13 Jesus cooked fish for breakfast
John 6:11 fed fish to crowd
Jews ate the animals[bovine]they sacrificed
1 Timothy 4:1 those departing from the faith in the last days would be the ones forbidding to eat meat
these are just a few of many I found in a few seconds. Search is for yourself with a searchable bible.
TBN website has a searchable Bible in numerous versionsFollowers of God and Jesus only: Did Jesus live on a vegan diet?
He did eat fish on occasion. However, lots of things were allowed that was later changed. Such as Saturday being held as sacred. Having more than one wife.
In man kinds beginning he was told I give you green vegetation as food. Only after the flood was eating meat allowed. In some very early writings we see where eggs was allowed if the hen was not with the rooster. So it was not a fertilized egg. Which also saved wild birds from extinction.
It would have to be a caged bird. Also, laws on the eating of honey to take less than half because a worker was worthy of his wages and so the bee would not starve and be there to make more honey.
The same with taking milk from herding animals. Leave some for it's off spring.
shearing the sheep is vitally necessary for its health and survival. So you got lanolin and wool and then they scrubbed the sheep down from its winter coat killing the damaging bugs. It gave milk, cheese and still had plenty for the lamb. It was regulated and the took goats hair to make clothes also which was a benefit to the goat. So we have learned some primitive society's did not eat dead animals. Yet, they did use some animal products. It was even said when animals died they use the hides for sandals, bones and other things but they did not eat the dead animal but finding one dead they used what was left of it. So they were not vegan but vegetarians with strict laws on how to use animals.Followers of God and Jesus only: Did Jesus live on a vegan diet?
Jesus claims God's name, as seen here:
John 6:51:("I am) the living bread which came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever;"
John 8:23: And He said to them, "You are from beneath; (I AM) from above. You are of this world; I am not of this world.
John 8:12: Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, ("I AM) the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life."
John 8:58 Jesus said to them, "Most assuredly, I say to you, before Abraham was, (I AM.)"
John 10:9: ("I AM) the door. If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture."
John 10:11: ("I AM) the good shepherd. The good shepherd gives His life for the sheep.
John 11:25: Jesus said to her,( "I AM) the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live.
John 14:6: Jesus said to him, ("I AM) the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.
John 15:1:( "I AM) the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser.
John 8:57-58 (New International Version, ?2010)
57 “You are not yet fifty years old,” they said to him, “and you have seen Abraham!”
58 “Very truly I tell you,” Jesus answered, “before Abraham was born, I am!”
John 4:24-26 (New International Version, ?2010)
24 God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in the Spirit and in truth.”
25 The woman said, “I know that Messiah” (called Christ) “is coming. When he comes, he will explain everything to us.”
26 Then Jesus declared, “I, the one speaking to you—I am he.”
Jesus forgives sin:
Matthew 9:1-3 (New International Version)
Matthew 9
1 Jesus stepped into a boat, crossed over and came to his own town. 2 Some men brought to him a paralyzed man, lying on a mat. When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the man, “Take heart, son; your sins are forgiven.”
3 At this, some of the teachers of the law said to themselves, “This fellow is blaspheming!”
Matthew 9:6 (New International Version)
6 But I want you to know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins.” So he said to the paralyzed man, “Get up, take your mat and go home.”
Luke 7:48-50 (New International Version)
48 Then Jesus said to her, “Your sins are forgiven.”
49 The other guests began to say among themselves, “Who is this who even forgives sins?”
50 Jesus said to the woman, “Your faith has saved you; go in peace.”
Jesus claims equality with God:
John 10:30 (New International Version)
30 I and the Father are one.”
Sill want to say Jesus isn't God, when here is all the proof RIGHT FROM THE BIBLE, where He says He is!
And for those whi\o say that Jesus never asked to be worshiped-that is irrelevant.
He was, as seen here:
Matthew 2:11
On coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasures and presented him with gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh.
Matthew 14:33
Then those who were in the boat worshiped him, saying, “Truly you are the Son of God.”
Matthew 28:9
Suddenly Jesus met them. “Greetings,” he said. They came to him, clasped his feet and worshiped him.
Matthew 28:17
When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted.
Luke 2:37
and then was a widow until she was eighty-four. She never left the temple but worshiped night and day, fasting and praying.
Luke 24:52
Then they worshiped him and returned to Jerusalem with great joy.
John 9:38
Then the man said, “Lord, I believe,” and he worshiped him.
Only GOD is worthy to be worshiped!
You can give me all the thumbs down you want, but that isn't going to change what the Bible says right here!
And for those who say that this belief is from the Bronze or Iron Age, you are just showing your ignorance.
The Bronze Age was from 1200-3300 BC!
The Iron Age was from 900-1300 BC
Well before the time of Christ %26amp; His teachings!
Why all the thumbs down?
The proof is right before your eyes!
Unlikely, as meat was part of the meal at the seder.Followers of God and Jesus only: Did Jesus live on a vegan diet?
Jesus wasn't real.
luke 24, 41 - 43 says Jesus ate fish, so no, his was not a vegan.Followers of God and Jesus only: Did Jesus live on a vegan diet?
i can't think of any place in the bible that he didchucky cheese
John 21: 13 Jesus cooked fish for breakfast
John 6:11 fed fish to crowd
Jews ate the animals[bovine]they sacrificed
1 Timothy 4:1 those departing from the faith in the last days would be the ones forbidding to eat meat
these are just a few of many I found in a few seconds. Search is for yourself with a searchable bible.
TBN website has a searchable Bible in numerous versionsFollowers of God and Jesus only: Did Jesus live on a vegan diet?
He did eat fish on occasion. However, lots of things were allowed that was later changed. Such as Saturday being held as sacred. Having more than one wife.
In man kinds beginning he was told I give you green vegetation as food. Only after the flood was eating meat allowed. In some very early writings we see where eggs was allowed if the hen was not with the rooster. So it was not a fertilized egg. Which also saved wild birds from extinction.
It would have to be a caged bird. Also, laws on the eating of honey to take less than half because a worker was worthy of his wages and so the bee would not starve and be there to make more honey.
The same with taking milk from herding animals. Leave some for it's off spring.
shearing the sheep is vitally necessary for its health and survival. So you got lanolin and wool and then they scrubbed the sheep down from its winter coat killing the damaging bugs. It gave milk, cheese and still had plenty for the lamb. It was regulated and the took goats hair to make clothes also which was a benefit to the goat. So we have learned some primitive society's did not eat dead animals. Yet, they did use some animal products. It was even said when animals died they use the hides for sandals, bones and other things but they did not eat the dead animal but finding one dead they used what was left of it. So they were not vegan but vegetarians with strict laws on how to use animals.Followers of God and Jesus only: Did Jesus live on a vegan diet?
Jesus claims God's name, as seen here:
John 6:51:("I am) the living bread which came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever;"
John 8:23: And He said to them, "You are from beneath; (I AM) from above. You are of this world; I am not of this world.
John 8:12: Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, ("I AM) the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life."
John 8:58 Jesus said to them, "Most assuredly, I say to you, before Abraham was, (I AM.)"
John 10:9: ("I AM) the door. If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture."
John 10:11: ("I AM) the good shepherd. The good shepherd gives His life for the sheep.
John 11:25: Jesus said to her,( "I AM) the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live.
John 14:6: Jesus said to him, ("I AM) the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.
John 15:1:( "I AM) the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser.
John 8:57-58 (New International Version, ?2010)
57 “You are not yet fifty years old,” they said to him, “and you have seen Abraham!”
58 “Very truly I tell you,” Jesus answered, “before Abraham was born, I am!”
John 4:24-26 (New International Version, ?2010)
24 God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in the Spirit and in truth.”
25 The woman said, “I know that Messiah” (called Christ) “is coming. When he comes, he will explain everything to us.”
26 Then Jesus declared, “I, the one speaking to you—I am he.”
Jesus forgives sin:
Matthew 9:1-3 (New International Version)
Matthew 9
1 Jesus stepped into a boat, crossed over and came to his own town. 2 Some men brought to him a paralyzed man, lying on a mat. When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the man, “Take heart, son; your sins are forgiven.”
3 At this, some of the teachers of the law said to themselves, “This fellow is blaspheming!”
Matthew 9:6 (New International Version)
6 But I want you to know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins.” So he said to the paralyzed man, “Get up, take your mat and go home.”
Luke 7:48-50 (New International Version)
48 Then Jesus said to her, “Your sins are forgiven.”
49 The other guests began to say among themselves, “Who is this who even forgives sins?”
50 Jesus said to the woman, “Your faith has saved you; go in peace.”
Jesus claims equality with God:
John 10:30 (New International Version)
30 I and the Father are one.”
Sill want to say Jesus isn't God, when here is all the proof RIGHT FROM THE BIBLE, where He says He is!
And for those whi\o say that Jesus never asked to be worshiped-that is irrelevant.
He was, as seen here:
Matthew 2:11
On coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasures and presented him with gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh.
Matthew 14:33
Then those who were in the boat worshiped him, saying, “Truly you are the Son of God.”
Matthew 28:9
Suddenly Jesus met them. “Greetings,” he said. They came to him, clasped his feet and worshiped him.
Matthew 28:17
When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted.
Luke 2:37
and then was a widow until she was eighty-four. She never left the temple but worshiped night and day, fasting and praying.
Luke 24:52
Then they worshiped him and returned to Jerusalem with great joy.
John 9:38
Then the man said, “Lord, I believe,” and he worshiped him.
Only GOD is worthy to be worshiped!
You can give me all the thumbs down you want, but that isn't going to change what the Bible says right here!
And for those who say that this belief is from the Bronze or Iron Age, you are just showing your ignorance.
The Bronze Age was from 1200-3300 BC!
The Iron Age was from 900-1300 BC
Well before the time of Christ %26amp; His teachings!
Why all the thumbs down?
The proof is right before your eyes!
Unlikely, as meat was part of the meal at the seder.Followers of God and Jesus only: Did Jesus live on a vegan diet?
Jesus wasn't real.
luke 24, 41 - 43 says Jesus ate fish, so no, his was not a vegan.Followers of God and Jesus only: Did Jesus live on a vegan diet?
i can't think of any place in the bible that he did
What is a good vegan diet book to read?
That tells you exactly what to eat and when.What is a good vegan diet book to read?
NEW 21-Day Weight Loss Kickstart Book
http://pcrm.org/kickstartHome/resources/鈥?/a>
In 21-Day Weight Loss Kickstart: Boost Metabolism, Lower Cholesterol, and Dramatically Improve Your Health, PCRM president Neal Barnard, M.D., shows you how a plant-based diet will help you drop pounds, lower cholesterol and blood pressure, and improve blood sugar鈥攊n just three weeks. He also provides three weeks of recipes, nutrition information, and cooking tips, as well as inspiration from celebrities, including a foreword by Alicia Silverstone, tips from Biggest Loser鈥檚 Bob Harper, and advice from NBA champion John Salley.
http://pcrm.org/kickstarthome/
21-day Vegan Kickstart
Includes recipes, tips, 21-day meal plan, webcasts, forum, iphone app, etc.
Vegetarian Starter Kit
Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM)
http://www.pcrm.org/health/diets/vsk/veg鈥?/a>
Learn about the 4 New Food Groups:
* fruits
* vegetables
* whole grains
* legumes (peas, beans, and lentils)What is a good vegan diet book to read?
I've never read any vegan books since I have been vegan for over a year, but I do have one I bought that I would NOT recommend if that helps any. It's Obligate Carnivore by Jed Gillen and the whole book is basically him fighting with anti-vegans, using fancy vocab, and quoting famous vegans which is not helpful at all. He also seems to be inside of himself, scatterbrained, and switches topics too fast which further confused me enough to where I couldn't get even half way through. There's also too many of these * (star things for explanations at the bottom) that seem to promise to clear things up, but even THEY don't make sense!
I have heard Alicia Silverstone's book is pretty good though, but I got the impression it contains a lot of recipes and if you go to her website and look at her recipes they require some complicated (sometimes fancy) ingredients that don't seem worth the trouble. Apparently she even says at some point in the book that she sometimes slips up on cheese and eats pasta containing egg...What is a good vegan diet book to read?
There's a book called "Skinny B*tch" that is very funny + informative about the vegan diet. It's one of my favourites.What is a good vegan diet book to read?
I like The Kind Diet by Alicia Silverstone. Its great for beginners!
don't become a vegan! You lose muscle if you do your diet like that!!!!
A good book to read is "The Vegan Myth", by Lierre Keith
NEW 21-Day Weight Loss Kickstart Book
http://pcrm.org/kickstartHome/resources/鈥?/a>
In 21-Day Weight Loss Kickstart: Boost Metabolism, Lower Cholesterol, and Dramatically Improve Your Health, PCRM president Neal Barnard, M.D., shows you how a plant-based diet will help you drop pounds, lower cholesterol and blood pressure, and improve blood sugar鈥攊n just three weeks. He also provides three weeks of recipes, nutrition information, and cooking tips, as well as inspiration from celebrities, including a foreword by Alicia Silverstone, tips from Biggest Loser鈥檚 Bob Harper, and advice from NBA champion John Salley.
http://pcrm.org/kickstarthome/
21-day Vegan Kickstart
Includes recipes, tips, 21-day meal plan, webcasts, forum, iphone app, etc.
Vegetarian Starter Kit
Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM)
http://www.pcrm.org/health/diets/vsk/veg鈥?/a>
Learn about the 4 New Food Groups:
* fruits
* vegetables
* whole grains
* legumes (peas, beans, and lentils)What is a good vegan diet book to read?
I've never read any vegan books since I have been vegan for over a year, but I do have one I bought that I would NOT recommend if that helps any. It's Obligate Carnivore by Jed Gillen and the whole book is basically him fighting with anti-vegans, using fancy vocab, and quoting famous vegans which is not helpful at all. He also seems to be inside of himself, scatterbrained, and switches topics too fast which further confused me enough to where I couldn't get even half way through. There's also too many of these * (star things for explanations at the bottom) that seem to promise to clear things up, but even THEY don't make sense!
I have heard Alicia Silverstone's book is pretty good though, but I got the impression it contains a lot of recipes and if you go to her website and look at her recipes they require some complicated (sometimes fancy) ingredients that don't seem worth the trouble. Apparently she even says at some point in the book that she sometimes slips up on cheese and eats pasta containing egg...What is a good vegan diet book to read?
There's a book called "Skinny B*tch" that is very funny + informative about the vegan diet. It's one of my favourites.What is a good vegan diet book to read?
I like The Kind Diet by Alicia Silverstone. Its great for beginners!
don't become a vegan! You lose muscle if you do your diet like that!!!!
A good book to read is "The Vegan Myth", by Lierre Keith
What can you eat on the raw vegan diet?
can you eat oatmeal or homous or tortillas?What can you eat on the raw vegan diet?
A raw food diet means just that - raw food. Nothing that has been baked or fried or anything. I couldn't stay on a raw vegan diet for more than a day because I just didn't have the time to make the food and to germinate and sprout nuts and seeds.
Tortillas tend to be baked or fried so you won't be able to eat those on a raw vegan diet. You can try to make your own raw tortillas, you should look for a recipe, but you definetaly won't be able to find raw tortillas for purchase.
You would have to make raw hummus - you'd have to buy raw chickpeas, probably you'd only be able to find them in the dry form, and then germinate them so that they soften, and blend them with either raw tahini or cold-pressed olive oil and some fresh raw lemon juice right out of a lemon....
As for oatmeal - no, doubt it. In fact most oatmeal isn't even raw because of the intense heat and pressure used on the grains to process them (I read this in a book by Carol Alt on eating raw).
You should go to the library and take out some books on raw food and raw recipes. Most of the books I found were not exactly vegan though, Carol Alt, for instance, had stuff like raw fish and raw eggs and raw milk and raw cheese.What can you eat on the raw vegan diet?
A raw vegan diet includes raw vegetables and fruits, nuts and nut pastes, seeds, plant oils, sea vegetables, herbs, and fresh juices.
key word: RAW.
raw fruits, vegetables, seeds, nuts, etc. nothing cooked or processed.What can you eat on the raw vegan diet?
You can eat raw fruit, veges, nuts, seeds, etc. . .
It's the same as starvation. Bread rocks - just be a regular vegan.What can you eat on the raw vegan diet?
1st. You need to decided ~ What percentage of your diet is going to be RAW?
I do 75%- to 100% depending on what is happening in my life %26amp; how I feel.
Oatmeal can be eaten raw, just soaked, the other 2 things you mentioned are usually cooked products. Though I have recipes for them Uncooked. I eat them both(cooked) is tiny amounts, along with raw foods.
What I eat: Fresh Raw Juices, Fruit, Veggies, Nuts, Green Smoothies, fill in things like LaraBars(Raw Protien bar)
Slaint茅 (to your health)
you can make raw hummus and have raw oatmeal and make raw "tortillas" but none of them will taste like the cooked version.
go to eat.rawfood.com they have lots of good tips there on how to make raw foods
A raw food diet means just that - raw food. Nothing that has been baked or fried or anything. I couldn't stay on a raw vegan diet for more than a day because I just didn't have the time to make the food and to germinate and sprout nuts and seeds.
Tortillas tend to be baked or fried so you won't be able to eat those on a raw vegan diet. You can try to make your own raw tortillas, you should look for a recipe, but you definetaly won't be able to find raw tortillas for purchase.
You would have to make raw hummus - you'd have to buy raw chickpeas, probably you'd only be able to find them in the dry form, and then germinate them so that they soften, and blend them with either raw tahini or cold-pressed olive oil and some fresh raw lemon juice right out of a lemon....
As for oatmeal - no, doubt it. In fact most oatmeal isn't even raw because of the intense heat and pressure used on the grains to process them (I read this in a book by Carol Alt on eating raw).
You should go to the library and take out some books on raw food and raw recipes. Most of the books I found were not exactly vegan though, Carol Alt, for instance, had stuff like raw fish and raw eggs and raw milk and raw cheese.What can you eat on the raw vegan diet?
A raw vegan diet includes raw vegetables and fruits, nuts and nut pastes, seeds, plant oils, sea vegetables, herbs, and fresh juices.
key word: RAW.
raw fruits, vegetables, seeds, nuts, etc. nothing cooked or processed.What can you eat on the raw vegan diet?
You can eat raw fruit, veges, nuts, seeds, etc. . .
It's the same as starvation. Bread rocks - just be a regular vegan.What can you eat on the raw vegan diet?
1st. You need to decided ~ What percentage of your diet is going to be RAW?
I do 75%- to 100% depending on what is happening in my life %26amp; how I feel.
Oatmeal can be eaten raw, just soaked, the other 2 things you mentioned are usually cooked products. Though I have recipes for them Uncooked. I eat them both(cooked) is tiny amounts, along with raw foods.
What I eat: Fresh Raw Juices, Fruit, Veggies, Nuts, Green Smoothies, fill in things like LaraBars(Raw Protien bar)
Slaint茅 (to your health)
you can make raw hummus and have raw oatmeal and make raw "tortillas" but none of them will taste like the cooked version.
go to eat.rawfood.com they have lots of good tips there on how to make raw foods
On a scale of 1-10 how difficult is it to follow a vegan diet in the US?
The first month, 8.
After that, for me personally, 2.On a scale of 1-10 how difficult is it to follow a vegan diet in the US?
10On a scale of 1-10 how difficult is it to follow a vegan diet in the US?
10.
Curious question... If you bite your nails, are you truly a vegan?
I'm not sure about the US, but I'm in Canada and I find it extremely easy. It really depends on how strongly you feel about it though. So difficulty for me, 2/10.On a scale of 1-10 how difficult is it to follow a vegan diet in the US?
Probably a 10. Being vegan means no meat, no dairy (Milk, cheese, eggs, etc), anything made with that or anything not organic another words you have to shop in an organic shop. I personally dont know how anyone can live without real meat, dairy, etc
1On a scale of 1-10 how difficult is it to follow a vegan diet in the US?
I would say it was easier in most parts of the US with the research i have been doing compared to the uk with all the things you have available compared with the uk. like your nutrisional yeast flakes are fortified with milk you have a wider range of milks avaible and substatute cheeses most uk substatutes are soy. The major problem in the US is the sugr its very hard to know what sugars are vegan. but there is alot more available in the US if i'm comparing it to the uk i would say about a 6-7.
It depends where you live.
If you live in an area where there are food deserts- 10 - You're going to be buying the little fruits and veg they have at convenience stores.
If you live in the burbs, near farmer's markets - 1 - You've got it made
Anywhere else and we're talking about personal commitment so I'd go with 2.
1 being the easiest and 10 being the hardest
'll give a food regiment of no diet a 2 ---
Being that you don't have to watch anything at all, you just eat what you like or are given, but it still depends on what you can afford.
Now I'll give a diet of where you have to watch something - whether it is meat or not or just carbohydrates a 3 to 4 ---
The same values apply as an unwatched food regiment plus you have to actually look at what you are eating and you have to ab able to commit to it.
As for a vegan diet I'll give it a 5 to 6 ---
You have to be able to afford it, you have to look at what you are eating(I'll give this two points, because if you don't know what to look for you could be eating animal products on not even know it), you have to be able to find it, you will more then likely have to be able to cook to make it taste good (If you aren't going to restaurants), you have to commit to it and you have to be smart about it, humans are designed to eat certain things so be sure to get all of your nutritional needs and with a vegan diet it is easy to overlook them, you don't want to become malnourished.
I would of added another point to veganism, but it has recently become very popular in the US. You will find products everywhere designed specifically for it almost everywhere, and even a few restaurants are popping up.
exp(1)^(2/3)
Vegan diet: 6
Vegan lifestyle: 10 (virtually impossible)
Why would it be harder to follow a vegan diet in the United States? The United States is a first world country. Food is everywhere.
On a scale of one to ten, I'd say a 3. It is hard to find restaurants and supermarkets that provide vegan or even vegetarian entrees, but fruits, vegetables, cereal, and pasta is sold in every supermarket. The only hard part would be to find vegan mock meats which can be found at whole food markets, Asian Markets, and large mainstream supermarkets that sell organic foods(Pathmark, Shop Rite, Stop %26amp; Shop). Vegan restaurants can be found by googling the town or city you live in and typing vegan restaurants next to it.
I'd say it's a 2. Some words of advice to those who wish to become vegan. Learn how to really cook, begin reading labels, and learn the basics of dietary nutrition.
It depends on where you live, really. In some parts of the US it's almost impossible if you're not really dedicated. Some places it's really easy. Where I live, it's neutral. Not extremely hard or easy...so for me I'd say like a 4.5 or something.
10!
i only lasted 3 days.
:(
10
I tried being vegetarian and would suddenly start smelling meat:
- Sausages
- Steak
- Chicken
Plus being a Vegan is not good for you, you think your being healthy but your actually damaging your body more than if you weren't one.
If you don't want to eat meat go for a vegetarian diet instead, it's much better for your body.
We as humans aren't built for a Vegan diet.
After that, for me personally, 2.On a scale of 1-10 how difficult is it to follow a vegan diet in the US?
10On a scale of 1-10 how difficult is it to follow a vegan diet in the US?
10.
Curious question... If you bite your nails, are you truly a vegan?
I'm not sure about the US, but I'm in Canada and I find it extremely easy. It really depends on how strongly you feel about it though. So difficulty for me, 2/10.On a scale of 1-10 how difficult is it to follow a vegan diet in the US?
Probably a 10. Being vegan means no meat, no dairy (Milk, cheese, eggs, etc), anything made with that or anything not organic another words you have to shop in an organic shop. I personally dont know how anyone can live without real meat, dairy, etc
1On a scale of 1-10 how difficult is it to follow a vegan diet in the US?
I would say it was easier in most parts of the US with the research i have been doing compared to the uk with all the things you have available compared with the uk. like your nutrisional yeast flakes are fortified with milk you have a wider range of milks avaible and substatute cheeses most uk substatutes are soy. The major problem in the US is the sugr its very hard to know what sugars are vegan. but there is alot more available in the US if i'm comparing it to the uk i would say about a 6-7.
It depends where you live.
If you live in an area where there are food deserts- 10 - You're going to be buying the little fruits and veg they have at convenience stores.
If you live in the burbs, near farmer's markets - 1 - You've got it made
Anywhere else and we're talking about personal commitment so I'd go with 2.
1 being the easiest and 10 being the hardest
'll give a food regiment of no diet a 2 ---
Being that you don't have to watch anything at all, you just eat what you like or are given, but it still depends on what you can afford.
Now I'll give a diet of where you have to watch something - whether it is meat or not or just carbohydrates a 3 to 4 ---
The same values apply as an unwatched food regiment plus you have to actually look at what you are eating and you have to ab able to commit to it.
As for a vegan diet I'll give it a 5 to 6 ---
You have to be able to afford it, you have to look at what you are eating(I'll give this two points, because if you don't know what to look for you could be eating animal products on not even know it), you have to be able to find it, you will more then likely have to be able to cook to make it taste good (If you aren't going to restaurants), you have to commit to it and you have to be smart about it, humans are designed to eat certain things so be sure to get all of your nutritional needs and with a vegan diet it is easy to overlook them, you don't want to become malnourished.
I would of added another point to veganism, but it has recently become very popular in the US. You will find products everywhere designed specifically for it almost everywhere, and even a few restaurants are popping up.
exp(1)^(2/3)
Vegan diet: 6
Vegan lifestyle: 10 (virtually impossible)
Why would it be harder to follow a vegan diet in the United States? The United States is a first world country. Food is everywhere.
On a scale of one to ten, I'd say a 3. It is hard to find restaurants and supermarkets that provide vegan or even vegetarian entrees, but fruits, vegetables, cereal, and pasta is sold in every supermarket. The only hard part would be to find vegan mock meats which can be found at whole food markets, Asian Markets, and large mainstream supermarkets that sell organic foods(Pathmark, Shop Rite, Stop %26amp; Shop). Vegan restaurants can be found by googling the town or city you live in and typing vegan restaurants next to it.
I'd say it's a 2. Some words of advice to those who wish to become vegan. Learn how to really cook, begin reading labels, and learn the basics of dietary nutrition.
It depends on where you live, really. In some parts of the US it's almost impossible if you're not really dedicated. Some places it's really easy. Where I live, it's neutral. Not extremely hard or easy...so for me I'd say like a 4.5 or something.
10!
i only lasted 3 days.
:(
10
I tried being vegetarian and would suddenly start smelling meat:
- Sausages
- Steak
- Chicken
Plus being a Vegan is not good for you, you think your being healthy but your actually damaging your body more than if you weren't one.
If you don't want to eat meat go for a vegetarian diet instead, it's much better for your body.
We as humans aren't built for a Vegan diet.
My 15 year old daughter has opted to follow a vegan diet. Is this safe?
Should she be taking supplements or vitamins?She seems to be overly conscious about calorie counting, too. Thanks for your help.My 15 year old daughter has opted to follow a vegan diet. Is this safe?
It is very safe for your daughter to continue with her vegan diet. My only concern would be the reason she is going vegan? Most girls in this age group want the slick thin look and veganism has been one way to actively work towards this goal. The whole idea of veganism gives the girl an almost altruistic goal. But true veganism is about the concern for animal welfare primarily over your own looks which are secondary (American Vegan Society). Since she is counting calories, I would start to question if she were into the "appearance" aspect of veganism.
If this is the case, the varied eating that veganism requires(i.e. more and varied greens, nutritional yeast (B12 source), sesame seeds (calcium source), tofu, soy milk) might not get the highest attention from her as it needs to. I would suggest that she stop the calorie counting (pointless unless she eats only french fries) and look into getting some information from Peta about a good vegan diet and the benifits for both herself and animals.My 15 year old daughter has opted to follow a vegan diet. Is this safe?
Well, I'm not a vegan, but I am a vegetarian, if my answers at all helpful. I don't take any vitamins. A lot of people say that vegetarians lack protein, but most vegetarian food products are soy based, and there's a lot of protein in soy.
If she's really interested, I think she should check out this website: http://www.goveg.com/
She might be too fat for it thoughMy 15 year old daughter has opted to follow a vegan diet. Is this safe?
just make sure she eats soy or wat ever even vitamins. she cant only go on veggies..
Anyone over the age of 13 is safe to become a vegan, in my opinion. I would reccomend, however, that she do some research. Supplements are not required for becoming a vegan; it's perfectly possible to have a balanced and nutritious diet while still being a vegan minus supplements. My biggest concern is being anemic, because most iron and such comes from meat, poultry, and dairy products. Let her be a vegan, but also encourage strongly for her to research how to have a balanced diet.
Good Luck and Hope I Helped. 鈾モ櫏My 15 year old daughter has opted to follow a vegan diet. Is this safe?
Since Vegan diets do not use any animal bi-products, I would consider a vitamin. She needs to be getting enough calcium and vitamin D and that can be hard without any dairy products. Below are two websites that contain a variety of food that can provide the balance of nutrients she needs. If she does not consume all the foods needed to give her that wide array of vitamins and minerals, then she should use a supplement.
She can (I think) include renettless cheese which is available in most health food stores. And, of course, soy and other kinds of beans are good protein sources. Also all nuts have good protein in them. The general American diet is quite protein-heavy which makes people mis-calculate how much protein the body needs. At 15 she is still growing, but as long as these kind of foods are included then she should be fine.
She needs B12 and iron and zinc and calcium, possibly from suppliments. Feed her a lot of fruits, veggies, bread, and salad.
If she eats enough, and gets a balanced diet, it is perfectly safe to follow.
It is very safe for your daughter to continue with her vegan diet. My only concern would be the reason she is going vegan? Most girls in this age group want the slick thin look and veganism has been one way to actively work towards this goal. The whole idea of veganism gives the girl an almost altruistic goal. But true veganism is about the concern for animal welfare primarily over your own looks which are secondary (American Vegan Society). Since she is counting calories, I would start to question if she were into the "appearance" aspect of veganism.
If this is the case, the varied eating that veganism requires(i.e. more and varied greens, nutritional yeast (B12 source), sesame seeds (calcium source), tofu, soy milk) might not get the highest attention from her as it needs to. I would suggest that she stop the calorie counting (pointless unless she eats only french fries) and look into getting some information from Peta about a good vegan diet and the benifits for both herself and animals.My 15 year old daughter has opted to follow a vegan diet. Is this safe?
Well, I'm not a vegan, but I am a vegetarian, if my answers at all helpful. I don't take any vitamins. A lot of people say that vegetarians lack protein, but most vegetarian food products are soy based, and there's a lot of protein in soy.
If she's really interested, I think she should check out this website: http://www.goveg.com/
She might be too fat for it thoughMy 15 year old daughter has opted to follow a vegan diet. Is this safe?
just make sure she eats soy or wat ever even vitamins. she cant only go on veggies..
Anyone over the age of 13 is safe to become a vegan, in my opinion. I would reccomend, however, that she do some research. Supplements are not required for becoming a vegan; it's perfectly possible to have a balanced and nutritious diet while still being a vegan minus supplements. My biggest concern is being anemic, because most iron and such comes from meat, poultry, and dairy products. Let her be a vegan, but also encourage strongly for her to research how to have a balanced diet.
Good Luck and Hope I Helped. 鈾モ櫏My 15 year old daughter has opted to follow a vegan diet. Is this safe?
Since Vegan diets do not use any animal bi-products, I would consider a vitamin. She needs to be getting enough calcium and vitamin D and that can be hard without any dairy products. Below are two websites that contain a variety of food that can provide the balance of nutrients she needs. If she does not consume all the foods needed to give her that wide array of vitamins and minerals, then she should use a supplement.
She can (I think) include renettless cheese which is available in most health food stores. And, of course, soy and other kinds of beans are good protein sources. Also all nuts have good protein in them. The general American diet is quite protein-heavy which makes people mis-calculate how much protein the body needs. At 15 she is still growing, but as long as these kind of foods are included then she should be fine.
She needs B12 and iron and zinc and calcium, possibly from suppliments. Feed her a lot of fruits, veggies, bread, and salad.
If she eats enough, and gets a balanced diet, it is perfectly safe to follow.
Which form of icecream fits in with a vegetarian diet, as well for a vegan diet?
I want to stay away from sugar and whole milk%26gt; Thank you for any input.Which form of icecream fits in with a vegetarian diet, as well for a vegan diet?
Try Turtle Mountain
http://www.turtlemountain.com/products/p鈥?/a>Which form of icecream fits in with a vegetarian diet, as well for a vegan diet?
Finding ice cream without whole milk is easy--buy soy, rice, or coconut milk ice cream (Purely Decadent makes it). Finding ice cream without sugar is a lot harder. So Delicious does have fruit-juice sweetened varieties, but I've never tried them. Still, fruit juice is a form of sugar. Look, it's ice cream. Go ahead and get Purely Decadent, even if it does have sugar, and eat a small portion.
If you're worried about the bone char, Purely Decadent/So Delicious use evaporated cane juice; it's vegan.
I make my own vegan ice cream, it's easy and really good...
1 ten oz. bag of any frozen fruit you like
6 oz. silken tofu, drained
1/2 soy creamer(plain or vanilla)
1/2 cup maple syrup
1 Tbs. vanilla extract
1 Tbs. Lemon zest
Puree fruit and tofu in blender or food processor until smooth.
Add remaining ingredients, puree until smooth.
Place in machine and follow the manufacturer's directions.
(I have a Cuisinart ice cream maker, which you just plug in and requires no salt or any of that nonsense. Very simple)Which form of icecream fits in with a vegetarian diet, as well for a vegan diet?
There are several companies now making dairy-free ice cream from soy, rice, and coconut and sweetening it with fruit-based sweeteners. Rice Dream, So Licious, Turtle Mountain, Tofutti. Check your local supermarket or you may have to go to a health food store. Try getting your local supermarket to order some of these. With most of them, you'd never know it was not made from a cow.
the kind without dairy.
simple as that. unsure of which outlet carries these icecreams and what brands don't have casein. (casein is an enzyme from an animal)
most icecreams that claim to be vegan aren't... i don't even touch the stuff anymore.Which form of icecream fits in with a vegetarian diet, as well for a vegan diet?
There is a company that makes vegan ice cream. It's called, "Temptations." They don't even make their ice cream in a facility that processes dairy. They're awesome and the ice cream is SOOOOO deeeelicious!!!
Rice Dream. but jeez, if it doesn't have sugar it ain't ice cream!!! You can look for some with honey but have you seen what honey does when it is chilled? Yuk!
i love Tofutti! they make mint, chocolate, and vanilla ice cream sandwiches among their other products
soy ice cream is best for vegans either tofutti or soy delicious is good.
as for just ice cream w/o whole milk i have no clue
How about coconut icecream made with Stevia?!
Tofutti is a brand of ice cream which is made from soy.monroe muffler
Try Turtle Mountain
http://www.turtlemountain.com/products/p鈥?/a>Which form of icecream fits in with a vegetarian diet, as well for a vegan diet?
Finding ice cream without whole milk is easy--buy soy, rice, or coconut milk ice cream (Purely Decadent makes it). Finding ice cream without sugar is a lot harder. So Delicious does have fruit-juice sweetened varieties, but I've never tried them. Still, fruit juice is a form of sugar. Look, it's ice cream. Go ahead and get Purely Decadent, even if it does have sugar, and eat a small portion.
If you're worried about the bone char, Purely Decadent/So Delicious use evaporated cane juice; it's vegan.
I make my own vegan ice cream, it's easy and really good...
1 ten oz. bag of any frozen fruit you like
6 oz. silken tofu, drained
1/2 soy creamer(plain or vanilla)
1/2 cup maple syrup
1 Tbs. vanilla extract
1 Tbs. Lemon zest
Puree fruit and tofu in blender or food processor until smooth.
Add remaining ingredients, puree until smooth.
Place in machine and follow the manufacturer's directions.
(I have a Cuisinart ice cream maker, which you just plug in and requires no salt or any of that nonsense. Very simple)Which form of icecream fits in with a vegetarian diet, as well for a vegan diet?
There are several companies now making dairy-free ice cream from soy, rice, and coconut and sweetening it with fruit-based sweeteners. Rice Dream, So Licious, Turtle Mountain, Tofutti. Check your local supermarket or you may have to go to a health food store. Try getting your local supermarket to order some of these. With most of them, you'd never know it was not made from a cow.
the kind without dairy.
simple as that. unsure of which outlet carries these icecreams and what brands don't have casein. (casein is an enzyme from an animal)
most icecreams that claim to be vegan aren't... i don't even touch the stuff anymore.Which form of icecream fits in with a vegetarian diet, as well for a vegan diet?
There is a company that makes vegan ice cream. It's called, "Temptations." They don't even make their ice cream in a facility that processes dairy. They're awesome and the ice cream is SOOOOO deeeelicious!!!
Rice Dream. but jeez, if it doesn't have sugar it ain't ice cream!!! You can look for some with honey but have you seen what honey does when it is chilled? Yuk!
i love Tofutti! they make mint, chocolate, and vanilla ice cream sandwiches among their other products
soy ice cream is best for vegans either tofutti or soy delicious is good.
as for just ice cream w/o whole milk i have no clue
How about coconut icecream made with Stevia?!
Tofutti is a brand of ice cream which is made from soy.
Going vegan from an unhealthy diet? I love steaks and terrible greasy fried foods that are derived from animal
products ... i have a terrible lifestyle, consume a lot of alcohol and other chemicals and I'm still very thin. I don't consume a lot of calories - rather my diet mostly consists of smart ones tv dinners and canned soups, and I eat fast food about once a week or once every two weeks. I want to detox my system and start getting healthy, but I think it's going to be hard to go vegan. Mind you, it's not a politically oriented decision because I believe in the concept of the food chain and eating other animals, but I know it's a tremendously healthy diet and I need some tips to help me change my lifestyle. Anyone have any insight?Going vegan from an unhealthy diet? I love steaks and terrible greasy fried foods that are derived from animal
Go buy the book Skinny B**ch. It will tell you in a no nonsense way how to convert from awful eating habits to a vegan lifestyle. I am reading it now =)Going vegan from an unhealthy diet? I love steaks and terrible greasy fried foods that are derived from animal
A vegan diet can be unhealthy, too. You want to be sure you're not replacing your meaty junk with veggie junk. I think winenut has a point--you might want to start eating less fatty foods, working your way down to vegan so it isn't as much as a shock to your system.
And frozen dinners and canned soups are ridiculously high in sodium! You're going to have to learn to cook, my dear, whether or not you go vegan. "Skinny *****" will list some fabulous vegan convenience foods that will help with your transition. But you can't base a diet off those foods. You need to eat your fruits, veggies, grains, beans, and nuts.
I had your problem. o;
Heres a solution:
Alcohol: Shoprite + Walmart sell GOYA Malta.
It's delicious. It's alcoholic, But they DO have a NON-ALCOHOLIC version, and it tastes just as great! (It will be printed on the bottle in blue, 'NON-ALCOHOLIC)
Also, If you're craving some wine, ALDI'S sells Non-Alcoholic Wine! I have yet to try it. [:
It goes for about 2, Maybe 3 dollars, But is in a regular 'Wine bottle' and decorated nicely. [:
Also, you can ask your local Supermarket or Gas Station if they carry Non-Alcoholic Beer.
Greasy foods? %26gt;_%26gt; Thats ew anyway. [:
If you want to fry your food, Try using:
Peanut Oil, Olive Oil, or Canola oil. They're healthy, and pretty cheap at certain stores. I Go to ALDI's and buy Canola Oil. It's about $2. [:
About the meat. Chuck it! There are so many ways you can get the savoury flavor of your beloved foods without the cholesterol!
BOCA BURGER, AMY's And YVE'S Sell a variety of Non-Meat dishes, 'Meats', And Breakfasts and so much more!
www.BocaBurger.com
www.Amy's.com
Though I'm not sure about the Yve's site, They do sell Yve's dishes in walmart on the side of the produce section. [:
(Most walmarts are designed the same)
Amy's also sells 'TV Dinners' That are ALL Organic! They are very lovely.
If you're craving some steak, Grab some Tofu!
People say it is nasty by itself, And I agree- but it can be quite delicious with the right cooking and seasoning. [:
I buy my tofu at Walmart and Shoprite, on the side of the Produce Section. If you can't find it, just as someone who works there. [:
You can get recipes at
www.VegWeb.com
If you're not satisfied, Just Google: ' Vegan Recipe Sites '
[:
I really hope this helps you!
By the way, Please be sure to get all of your vitamins and minerals.
Stay Healthy!
Peace and Love %26lt;3Going vegan from an unhealthy diet? I love steaks and terrible greasy fried foods that are derived from animal
I see no reason to swing the pendulum so far the other way. How about simply changing from bad fast food dinners or prepackaged junk from the freezer to a baked chicken breast, steamed vegetables and some brown rice? None of those types of things require a lot of cooking skill and are far healthier than what you are currently doing.
just do it slowly so you can get used to it . . . try cutting out the bad foods and switch to leaner meats and fish and more vegetables and then ease into not having meat, but using beans and lentils and tofu for your protein. it doesn't have to be an overnight decision and if you aren't sure you even want to be a vegan, there are ways to still turn your life around and feel better.Going vegan from an unhealthy diet? I love steaks and terrible greasy fried foods that are derived from animal
It sounds like you have a wonderful life. Why do you want to turn into a loser?
Go buy the book Skinny B**ch. It will tell you in a no nonsense way how to convert from awful eating habits to a vegan lifestyle. I am reading it now =)Going vegan from an unhealthy diet? I love steaks and terrible greasy fried foods that are derived from animal
A vegan diet can be unhealthy, too. You want to be sure you're not replacing your meaty junk with veggie junk. I think winenut has a point--you might want to start eating less fatty foods, working your way down to vegan so it isn't as much as a shock to your system.
And frozen dinners and canned soups are ridiculously high in sodium! You're going to have to learn to cook, my dear, whether or not you go vegan. "Skinny *****" will list some fabulous vegan convenience foods that will help with your transition. But you can't base a diet off those foods. You need to eat your fruits, veggies, grains, beans, and nuts.
I had your problem. o;
Heres a solution:
Alcohol: Shoprite + Walmart sell GOYA Malta.
It's delicious. It's alcoholic, But they DO have a NON-ALCOHOLIC version, and it tastes just as great! (It will be printed on the bottle in blue, 'NON-ALCOHOLIC)
Also, If you're craving some wine, ALDI'S sells Non-Alcoholic Wine! I have yet to try it. [:
It goes for about 2, Maybe 3 dollars, But is in a regular 'Wine bottle' and decorated nicely. [:
Also, you can ask your local Supermarket or Gas Station if they carry Non-Alcoholic Beer.
Greasy foods? %26gt;_%26gt; Thats ew anyway. [:
If you want to fry your food, Try using:
Peanut Oil, Olive Oil, or Canola oil. They're healthy, and pretty cheap at certain stores. I Go to ALDI's and buy Canola Oil. It's about $2. [:
About the meat. Chuck it! There are so many ways you can get the savoury flavor of your beloved foods without the cholesterol!
BOCA BURGER, AMY's And YVE'S Sell a variety of Non-Meat dishes, 'Meats', And Breakfasts and so much more!
www.BocaBurger.com
www.Amy's.com
Though I'm not sure about the Yve's site, They do sell Yve's dishes in walmart on the side of the produce section. [:
(Most walmarts are designed the same)
Amy's also sells 'TV Dinners' That are ALL Organic! They are very lovely.
If you're craving some steak, Grab some Tofu!
People say it is nasty by itself, And I agree- but it can be quite delicious with the right cooking and seasoning. [:
I buy my tofu at Walmart and Shoprite, on the side of the Produce Section. If you can't find it, just as someone who works there. [:
You can get recipes at
www.VegWeb.com
If you're not satisfied, Just Google: ' Vegan Recipe Sites '
[:
I really hope this helps you!
By the way, Please be sure to get all of your vitamins and minerals.
Stay Healthy!
Peace and Love %26lt;3Going vegan from an unhealthy diet? I love steaks and terrible greasy fried foods that are derived from animal
I see no reason to swing the pendulum so far the other way. How about simply changing from bad fast food dinners or prepackaged junk from the freezer to a baked chicken breast, steamed vegetables and some brown rice? None of those types of things require a lot of cooking skill and are far healthier than what you are currently doing.
just do it slowly so you can get used to it . . . try cutting out the bad foods and switch to leaner meats and fish and more vegetables and then ease into not having meat, but using beans and lentils and tofu for your protein. it doesn't have to be an overnight decision and if you aren't sure you even want to be a vegan, there are ways to still turn your life around and feel better.Going vegan from an unhealthy diet? I love steaks and terrible greasy fried foods that are derived from animal
It sounds like you have a wonderful life. Why do you want to turn into a loser?
Is the vegan diet an environmentally friendly diet?
Why/why not?Is the vegan diet an environmentally friendly diet?
Very much so! Check out reasons why here:
http://www.veganoutreach.org/whyvegan/en鈥?/a>
http://www.vegan.org/about_veganism/envi鈥?/a>
http://www.vegansociety.com/resources/en鈥?/a>
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environment鈥?/a>Is the vegan diet an environmentally friendly diet?
Yeah there is, Don't try and cover up for the non-vegans who call themselves vegans and anti vegans. I deal with people attacking veganism all the time. I see it here I see it talking with folks and reading other websites. The definition is constantly get misinterpreted as doing whatever.
In this day and age, where everything is produced via mass farming, not entirely, no. It is less detrimental to the environment than an omni diet because raising livestock uses a LOT of resources. It takes a lot of land, a lot of water, a lot of feed, etc to raise livestock, which makes a bigger impact on the environment than plant farming alone.
So, if you're going for environmentally-friendly, a vegan diet is the best option but it doesn't take your impact to 0.Is the vegan diet an environmentally friendly diet?
Its not anymore environmentally friendly than my diet.
It really depends on the vegan. If you are a vegan that grows much of your own food and or buys local organic produce then yes maybe. If you are a vegan that eats produce from a grocery store that ships in all of their produce from large produce companies, that use insecticides, clears more land for more produce farming, and uses slave labor then no.
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freeyour... Veganism maybe more than just a diet but the diet is a BIG part of it.
Maybe. But not always. Today you can walk into a supermarket and buy fresh produce, veggies/grains from around the world. Vegans love to promote those exotic (quorm, quiona) foods without giving a thought to the environmental cost of getting them from their exotic locations to their local supermarket. Not to mention the socal cost to native peoples as their dietary staple gets popular with vegetarians in wealthy countries and they can no longer afford them. This lady gave up being vegan because of health issues, but she has a point on eating locally raised/processed pork and tofu:
"The pork I buy is taken from pigs raised by a couple named Keith and Kate. They run a family farm on Lovers Lane, about five minutes from my house. Keith has a beard like my partner's. When I met him at the market, and asked if we could visit the farm, he said, "Oh sure, we do potlucks once a month or so."
The pigs they raise roam freely over their land, munching on acorns (which are very fat this year -- supposedly that says something about how much rain we'll see), mushrooms, shrubbery, scraps, and other treats. Pigs consume waste while producing soil fertility, making them an advantageous addition to a sustainable farm. These pigs are heritage breeds, which is the animal equivalent of heirloom vegetables -- they haven't been genetically-modified to be so enormous that their feet can't support their weight (as is the case for many of the animals I've seen at farm sanctuaries).
Kate tells me that when it's time for the pigs to die, they're slaughtered on-site, in the middle of a meal, in such abrupt circumstances that they don't feel fear or pain. Then, as is required by USDA standards, the animal is transported to a packaging center in Eureka (three hours away) or a smokehouse in Ft. Bragg (on the coast). Then the meat is returned to Lovers Lane and distributed thusly.
Now let's look at the tofu. Vast quantities of land are razed in the production of soy. This means that every living thing is removed from that place, including microorganisms. This is the case, by the way, even in organic production. Soybean plants are monocropped and then harvested each year. Because there are very few integrated soybean farms (meaning that not much else is grown on that land except soy), soil fertility is wasted and nothing else is allowed to flourish on that land -- of plant or animal origin.
After the soy is harvested, it's... transferred to a processing plant, I assume. The beans are dried and turned into tofu using... well. I'm not sure how it's done, except that it includes boiling, a coagulant, and pressing into squares. I wouldn't be able to identify such a station and I don't know what happens there. I don't know how much the workers are paid. I don't know who owns that operation or how much plastic is used to process the tofu. I really don't know very much about this process at all.
Prepared tofu is transferred into plastic containers, covered with plastic wrap, and transported to a distribution center by air freight? or refrigerated ground shipping? from somewhere in the Midwest -- I have no idea where. From the distribution center the tofu is packed into boxes and sent out to the co-op where I buy it and recycle the plastic container, which is probably shipped off to China for processing.
So what I see, when I look at this quantitatively, is a preservation of life as a result of choosing the pork. When I choose to eat bacon or sausage from a local farm, one animal dies. When I choose to eat tofu from the Midwest, countless beings are destroyed, and soil fertility and topsoil are blown away on the winds of industry."
http://www.chicken-tender.com/2010/11/he鈥?/a>
Plus most beef in the US is raised on land that is not suitable for farming. Giving up beef won't give us much more land for crop production, but it would take a lot of healthy calories out of the food supply.Is the vegan diet an environmentally friendly diet?
Veganism is not a diet:
"The word 'veganism' denotes a philosophy and way of living which seeks to end the idea of animals as property and exclude all forms of intentional exploitation of, use of, and cruelty to, animals for food, clothing, research or any other purpose; and by extension, promotes the development and use of animal-free alternatives for the benefit of animals, including people and the environment.
In dietary terms it denotes the practice of dispensing with all products derived wholly or partly from animals."
However yes by definition it has to be better for the environment because exploiting animals and using animals is not good for the environment and animal free alternatives should benefit everyone including the environment.
There is never anything good that has come from using animals and killing them for food, clothing, research, sport, entertainment or any other reason. It is all stuff we don't need or can harm us in the end. You mess with others and it will come back on you eventually.
Stupid people like to argue that "vegens eat all dat soy and corn duuuuuuuuuuuuh" but you look at the animal agribusiness, those animals are eating most of the soy and corn and plus all the stuff that is in the processed foods that a lot of meat eaters eat plus all the soy and corn going to feed other animals we use not for food but other sick reasons. Basically those who use animals for any purpose are going to be in general using more corn and soy and natural resources to do the horrible things they do.
They also like to use the PVC argument which doesn't hold up because leather production is so much worse and also PVC is not really vegan and not really worn that much most vegan are going to go with more natural non animal based fibers when they can.
However everything humyns do is environmentally unfriendly, we are not friends of the earth, we are her enemies and yes we can lessen our harm by being vegan and not exploiting those who live upon her and also doing what little we can to help stop some of the environmental destruction but in all reality we are the problem. No animal or natural disasters could cause the harm we have caused. However killing each other won't help and just saying "screw it" makes it worse, we just need to stop making children stop exploiting animals and the environment and make ourselves extinct naturally through not breeding any longer.
Oh and Locavores are full of B.S. the whole food miles thing is a total load. It is just a scam to make more money and higher priced same cruelty and exploitation foods. Most of the locavores will import anything they cannot get local they will fly on planes and ship all sorts of stuff around the country and the world. They don't care about anyone but themselves and are just in it to be trendy. Vasile St膬nescu did a great piece taking their whole movement apart and exposing their B.S.:
http://www.upc-online.org/thinking/green鈥?/a>
Edit: Veganism is not a diet, diet is a part of veganism but it goes much further than that. Your question implies that veganism is a diet and simply just a diet when it much more than that. What I said above is not besides the point it is the point. People keep assuming veganism is this or that when it has a clear definition. It has always had a clear definition and saying it is something it is not is silly and needed to be addressed. Someone out there has to stick up for actual veganism instead of just vegetarian diets.
By its nature, any diet that utilizes sustainable agriculture as its basis is environmentally friendly. Its use of organic agriculture doubles its friendliness.
yes
Very much so! Check out reasons why here:
http://www.veganoutreach.org/whyvegan/en鈥?/a>
http://www.vegan.org/about_veganism/envi鈥?/a>
http://www.vegansociety.com/resources/en鈥?/a>
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environment鈥?/a>Is the vegan diet an environmentally friendly diet?
Yeah there is, Don't try and cover up for the non-vegans who call themselves vegans and anti vegans. I deal with people attacking veganism all the time. I see it here I see it talking with folks and reading other websites. The definition is constantly get misinterpreted as doing whatever.
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In this day and age, where everything is produced via mass farming, not entirely, no. It is less detrimental to the environment than an omni diet because raising livestock uses a LOT of resources. It takes a lot of land, a lot of water, a lot of feed, etc to raise livestock, which makes a bigger impact on the environment than plant farming alone.
So, if you're going for environmentally-friendly, a vegan diet is the best option but it doesn't take your impact to 0.Is the vegan diet an environmentally friendly diet?
Its not anymore environmentally friendly than my diet.
It really depends on the vegan. If you are a vegan that grows much of your own food and or buys local organic produce then yes maybe. If you are a vegan that eats produce from a grocery store that ships in all of their produce from large produce companies, that use insecticides, clears more land for more produce farming, and uses slave labor then no.
EDIT
freeyour... Veganism maybe more than just a diet but the diet is a BIG part of it.
Maybe. But not always. Today you can walk into a supermarket and buy fresh produce, veggies/grains from around the world. Vegans love to promote those exotic (quorm, quiona) foods without giving a thought to the environmental cost of getting them from their exotic locations to their local supermarket. Not to mention the socal cost to native peoples as their dietary staple gets popular with vegetarians in wealthy countries and they can no longer afford them. This lady gave up being vegan because of health issues, but she has a point on eating locally raised/processed pork and tofu:
"The pork I buy is taken from pigs raised by a couple named Keith and Kate. They run a family farm on Lovers Lane, about five minutes from my house. Keith has a beard like my partner's. When I met him at the market, and asked if we could visit the farm, he said, "Oh sure, we do potlucks once a month or so."
The pigs they raise roam freely over their land, munching on acorns (which are very fat this year -- supposedly that says something about how much rain we'll see), mushrooms, shrubbery, scraps, and other treats. Pigs consume waste while producing soil fertility, making them an advantageous addition to a sustainable farm. These pigs are heritage breeds, which is the animal equivalent of heirloom vegetables -- they haven't been genetically-modified to be so enormous that their feet can't support their weight (as is the case for many of the animals I've seen at farm sanctuaries).
Kate tells me that when it's time for the pigs to die, they're slaughtered on-site, in the middle of a meal, in such abrupt circumstances that they don't feel fear or pain. Then, as is required by USDA standards, the animal is transported to a packaging center in Eureka (three hours away) or a smokehouse in Ft. Bragg (on the coast). Then the meat is returned to Lovers Lane and distributed thusly.
Now let's look at the tofu. Vast quantities of land are razed in the production of soy. This means that every living thing is removed from that place, including microorganisms. This is the case, by the way, even in organic production. Soybean plants are monocropped and then harvested each year. Because there are very few integrated soybean farms (meaning that not much else is grown on that land except soy), soil fertility is wasted and nothing else is allowed to flourish on that land -- of plant or animal origin.
After the soy is harvested, it's... transferred to a processing plant, I assume. The beans are dried and turned into tofu using... well. I'm not sure how it's done, except that it includes boiling, a coagulant, and pressing into squares. I wouldn't be able to identify such a station and I don't know what happens there. I don't know how much the workers are paid. I don't know who owns that operation or how much plastic is used to process the tofu. I really don't know very much about this process at all.
Prepared tofu is transferred into plastic containers, covered with plastic wrap, and transported to a distribution center by air freight? or refrigerated ground shipping? from somewhere in the Midwest -- I have no idea where. From the distribution center the tofu is packed into boxes and sent out to the co-op where I buy it and recycle the plastic container, which is probably shipped off to China for processing.
So what I see, when I look at this quantitatively, is a preservation of life as a result of choosing the pork. When I choose to eat bacon or sausage from a local farm, one animal dies. When I choose to eat tofu from the Midwest, countless beings are destroyed, and soil fertility and topsoil are blown away on the winds of industry."
http://www.chicken-tender.com/2010/11/he鈥?/a>
Plus most beef in the US is raised on land that is not suitable for farming. Giving up beef won't give us much more land for crop production, but it would take a lot of healthy calories out of the food supply.Is the vegan diet an environmentally friendly diet?
Veganism is not a diet:
"The word 'veganism' denotes a philosophy and way of living which seeks to end the idea of animals as property and exclude all forms of intentional exploitation of, use of, and cruelty to, animals for food, clothing, research or any other purpose; and by extension, promotes the development and use of animal-free alternatives for the benefit of animals, including people and the environment.
In dietary terms it denotes the practice of dispensing with all products derived wholly or partly from animals."
However yes by definition it has to be better for the environment because exploiting animals and using animals is not good for the environment and animal free alternatives should benefit everyone including the environment.
There is never anything good that has come from using animals and killing them for food, clothing, research, sport, entertainment or any other reason. It is all stuff we don't need or can harm us in the end. You mess with others and it will come back on you eventually.
Stupid people like to argue that "vegens eat all dat soy and corn duuuuuuuuuuuuh" but you look at the animal agribusiness, those animals are eating most of the soy and corn and plus all the stuff that is in the processed foods that a lot of meat eaters eat plus all the soy and corn going to feed other animals we use not for food but other sick reasons. Basically those who use animals for any purpose are going to be in general using more corn and soy and natural resources to do the horrible things they do.
They also like to use the PVC argument which doesn't hold up because leather production is so much worse and also PVC is not really vegan and not really worn that much most vegan are going to go with more natural non animal based fibers when they can.
However everything humyns do is environmentally unfriendly, we are not friends of the earth, we are her enemies and yes we can lessen our harm by being vegan and not exploiting those who live upon her and also doing what little we can to help stop some of the environmental destruction but in all reality we are the problem. No animal or natural disasters could cause the harm we have caused. However killing each other won't help and just saying "screw it" makes it worse, we just need to stop making children stop exploiting animals and the environment and make ourselves extinct naturally through not breeding any longer.
Oh and Locavores are full of B.S. the whole food miles thing is a total load. It is just a scam to make more money and higher priced same cruelty and exploitation foods. Most of the locavores will import anything they cannot get local they will fly on planes and ship all sorts of stuff around the country and the world. They don't care about anyone but themselves and are just in it to be trendy. Vasile St膬nescu did a great piece taking their whole movement apart and exposing their B.S.:
http://www.upc-online.org/thinking/green鈥?/a>
Edit: Veganism is not a diet, diet is a part of veganism but it goes much further than that. Your question implies that veganism is a diet and simply just a diet when it much more than that. What I said above is not besides the point it is the point. People keep assuming veganism is this or that when it has a clear definition. It has always had a clear definition and saying it is something it is not is silly and needed to be addressed. Someone out there has to stick up for actual veganism instead of just vegetarian diets.
By its nature, any diet that utilizes sustainable agriculture as its basis is environmentally friendly. Its use of organic agriculture doubles its friendliness.
yes
I am a type A, so what's my blood type diet for my blood type? Will I go vegan?
Please list all the needs of my weight loss because I have disliked to eat meat and dairy products. May I take vegan diet for my blood type A? Thanks for response. Fighting!I am a type A, so what's my blood type diet for my blood type? Will I go vegan?
I can never remember if I'm Type A or Type B, but whichever it is the Blood Type Diet said I am best to eat vegetarian, and that coffee and red wine are beneficial for my blood type. Lucky eh?I am a type A, so what's my blood type diet for my blood type? Will I go vegan?
The blood type diet doesn't make any sense. Since you asked for info, though, here it is: http://www.mensfitness.com/nutrition/eat鈥?/a>
And here's a criticism of it: http://www.angrytrainerfitness.com/2011/鈥?/a>
Please do not take the bllod type diet seriously. It is merely a scam to make you part with your money, just like the aitkins diet, the paleo diet etc etc. If you want to be vegetarian then go ahead but don't be fooled by the myth that the foods eaten by our ancestors is reflected by your blood type.I am a type A, so what's my blood type diet for my blood type? Will I go vegan?
The blood type diet is a hoax. Weight loss depends on one thing: intake of calories versus calories burned.
Yeah... Do you even know what a blood type does?I am a type A, so what's my blood type diet for my blood type? Will I go vegan?
Blood type has nothing to do with a healthy diet. That idea was debunked years ago.
blood type doesn't mean anything.
I know no other way to say this...what in the hell are you talking about?
One time, i saw this documentary about called "earthlings, abut these animals who are tortured, then i got really hungry for some chinese food
I can never remember if I'm Type A or Type B, but whichever it is the Blood Type Diet said I am best to eat vegetarian, and that coffee and red wine are beneficial for my blood type. Lucky eh?I am a type A, so what's my blood type diet for my blood type? Will I go vegan?
The blood type diet doesn't make any sense. Since you asked for info, though, here it is: http://www.mensfitness.com/nutrition/eat鈥?/a>
And here's a criticism of it: http://www.angrytrainerfitness.com/2011/鈥?/a>
Please do not take the bllod type diet seriously. It is merely a scam to make you part with your money, just like the aitkins diet, the paleo diet etc etc. If you want to be vegetarian then go ahead but don't be fooled by the myth that the foods eaten by our ancestors is reflected by your blood type.I am a type A, so what's my blood type diet for my blood type? Will I go vegan?
The blood type diet is a hoax. Weight loss depends on one thing: intake of calories versus calories burned.
Yeah... Do you even know what a blood type does?I am a type A, so what's my blood type diet for my blood type? Will I go vegan?
Blood type has nothing to do with a healthy diet. That idea was debunked years ago.
blood type doesn't mean anything.
I know no other way to say this...what in the hell are you talking about?
One time, i saw this documentary about called "earthlings, abut these animals who are tortured, then i got really hungry for some chinese food
How can I make sure I'm getting adequate nutrition on a vegan diet?
Are there any online lists that list foods that contain nutrients normally in animal products?
ie. Iron, Calcium, protein, etc.
Anything would help.
Tips, recipes, anything!
Thank you! (:How can I make sure I'm getting adequate nutrition on a vegan diet?
Hello. I'm a long-term vegan, and have found it to be very healthy for me. In short, add a small vitamin B12 supplement to your diet, get some Omega 3 fats into your diet, and focus on good overall nutrition. Don't eat junk-- eat healthy, focusing your food on a variety of protein sources to ensure you get your essential amino acids, iron, zinc, calcium, and vitamin D from exposure to sunlight (read more about this, as different parts of the world have different UVB radiation from the sun during different parts of the year, and everyone including meat-eaters in those areas benefit from a supplement).
Here's a vegan-directed nutrition site from a registered dietitian, and other professionals:
How can I make sure I'm getting adequate nutrition on a vegan diet?
Wikipedia will give some good sources for most nutrients.
I would also recommend reading "Becoming Vegan" by Brenda Davis.
Eat more of your foods RAW that way you will have more living enzymes to help you make the most of what you eat.
Raw food is the original "fast food"How can I make sure I'm getting adequate nutrition on a vegan diet?
Protein, Protien, and Protein. To put this in short you need plenty of protein including many different types. On this new vegan diet it is alot harder look up Protein. Study it.
Protein isn't really a big deal. As long as you eat enough food, you'll get enough protein. If you need extra protein for bodybuilding or something, just eat lots of nuts and beans and whole grains, and you can supplement if you really need a lot of protein. For iron, eat lots of whole grains, spinach, apricots, nuts, seeds, and lentils. Eating foods rich in vitamin C, like fruit, at the same time you eat foods with lots of iron, will help the iron be absorbed. Some good sources of calcium are blackstrap molasses, collard greens, kale, tahini, sesame seeds, broccoli, almonds, okra, soybeans, fortified soy products, fortified orange juice, and certain tofu (read the label). Depending on where you live, you might not be able to get all the vitamin D you need just from sunlight, so take a supplement or eat fortified foods. Same with vitamin B12, you need to either take a supplement or eat foods fortified with it. Hope this is helpfulHow can I make sure I'm getting adequate nutrition on a vegan diet?
You will lose more calcium on a meat and dairy diet due to leeching from bones from the high blood acidity caused by the high protein in animal products.
Iron and all minerals are found in the ground, eat plants and you'll get your minerals...even iron!
Protein is everywhere, you can even eat grass and get it...
These sites should be of interset for you;
http://www.vegetarian-nutrition.info/vn/鈥?/a>
http://notmilk.com/
http://www.peertrainer.com/TeamDetails.a鈥?/a>
soy milk provides MORE calcium usually than dairy milk. and also rice, almond and etc milks offer calcium.
iron is found mostly in green plants spinach, lettuce, broccoli and even tofu.
protein - tofu (which comes from soy beans so also anything w/ soy in it) and beans, broccoli, carrots, oatmeal, wheat bread, nuts
b12: it seems hard to get, but when you are vegan you look for the most nutrious foods. Alot of fruit drinks as well as soy milks and food for vegans (vegan burgers, etc) is fortified with b12.
most of the world has low b12 even those who eat meat. the range is 200-1100 (some measurement) but w/o even trying after being vegan for one month and vegetarian for 7 yrs before, i was at 400. so its not hard. if need be take a b12 supplement to boost it up a bit. (I bought one, even though I am not deficient, but I keep forgetting to take it.)
Eat a variety of fruits, veggies,nuts,beans,and whole grains. Take a weekly B12 supplement.
By eating more soy, seeds, nuts, vegan friendly protein bars, and not just eating one or two kinds of vegetables but a large variety of vegetables. Eat as much raw and organic and always buy as fresh as you can.
I've been vegan for about a year and a half. For the beginning of my vegan life, I took a fantastic supplement, the Enzymatic Doctor's Choice for Female Teens. It's a complete dietary supplement, but, being as forgetful as I am, I kept forgetting to take it, and I haven't taken it in almost a year. And guess what? I feel fine. I eat supplemented foods, such as soymilk fortified with Vitamin B12 and iron, my main two concerns.
"Becoming Vegan" by Brenda Davis and Vesanto Melina is by far the best guide to vegan nutrition. It's fantastic, giving complete nutritional information on a ton of fruits and vegetables and synthetic products. It's a definite must-read for every vegan.
The most important thing is to eat a varied diet and get enough calories. I'm sure you'll be great. Becoming vegan was the best choice I've ever made.
Happy eating!
There is a very brief guide/list of the sources of nutrients available in a vegan diet here...
http://www.veganhealthandbeauty.com/arti鈥?/a>
Otherwise I'd recommend one of the books available from the Vegan Society called "Becoming Vegan" which is written by two Canadian Dieticians. The Vegan Society website is at http://www.vegansociety.com
ie. Iron, Calcium, protein, etc.
Anything would help.
Tips, recipes, anything!
Thank you! (:How can I make sure I'm getting adequate nutrition on a vegan diet?
Hello. I'm a long-term vegan, and have found it to be very healthy for me. In short, add a small vitamin B12 supplement to your diet, get some Omega 3 fats into your diet, and focus on good overall nutrition. Don't eat junk-- eat healthy, focusing your food on a variety of protein sources to ensure you get your essential amino acids, iron, zinc, calcium, and vitamin D from exposure to sunlight (read more about this, as different parts of the world have different UVB radiation from the sun during different parts of the year, and everyone including meat-eaters in those areas benefit from a supplement).
Here's a vegan-directed nutrition site from a registered dietitian, and other professionals:
How can I make sure I'm getting adequate nutrition on a vegan diet?
Wikipedia will give some good sources for most nutrients.
I would also recommend reading "Becoming Vegan" by Brenda Davis.
Eat more of your foods RAW that way you will have more living enzymes to help you make the most of what you eat.
Raw food is the original "fast food"How can I make sure I'm getting adequate nutrition on a vegan diet?
Protein, Protien, and Protein. To put this in short you need plenty of protein including many different types. On this new vegan diet it is alot harder look up Protein. Study it.
Protein isn't really a big deal. As long as you eat enough food, you'll get enough protein. If you need extra protein for bodybuilding or something, just eat lots of nuts and beans and whole grains, and you can supplement if you really need a lot of protein. For iron, eat lots of whole grains, spinach, apricots, nuts, seeds, and lentils. Eating foods rich in vitamin C, like fruit, at the same time you eat foods with lots of iron, will help the iron be absorbed. Some good sources of calcium are blackstrap molasses, collard greens, kale, tahini, sesame seeds, broccoli, almonds, okra, soybeans, fortified soy products, fortified orange juice, and certain tofu (read the label). Depending on where you live, you might not be able to get all the vitamin D you need just from sunlight, so take a supplement or eat fortified foods. Same with vitamin B12, you need to either take a supplement or eat foods fortified with it. Hope this is helpfulHow can I make sure I'm getting adequate nutrition on a vegan diet?
You will lose more calcium on a meat and dairy diet due to leeching from bones from the high blood acidity caused by the high protein in animal products.
Iron and all minerals are found in the ground, eat plants and you'll get your minerals...even iron!
Protein is everywhere, you can even eat grass and get it...
These sites should be of interset for you;
http://www.vegetarian-nutrition.info/vn/鈥?/a>
http://notmilk.com/
http://www.peertrainer.com/TeamDetails.a鈥?/a>
soy milk provides MORE calcium usually than dairy milk. and also rice, almond and etc milks offer calcium.
iron is found mostly in green plants spinach, lettuce, broccoli and even tofu.
protein - tofu (which comes from soy beans so also anything w/ soy in it) and beans, broccoli, carrots, oatmeal, wheat bread, nuts
b12: it seems hard to get, but when you are vegan you look for the most nutrious foods. Alot of fruit drinks as well as soy milks and food for vegans (vegan burgers, etc) is fortified with b12.
most of the world has low b12 even those who eat meat. the range is 200-1100 (some measurement) but w/o even trying after being vegan for one month and vegetarian for 7 yrs before, i was at 400. so its not hard. if need be take a b12 supplement to boost it up a bit. (I bought one, even though I am not deficient, but I keep forgetting to take it.)
Eat a variety of fruits, veggies,nuts,beans,and whole grains. Take a weekly B12 supplement.
By eating more soy, seeds, nuts, vegan friendly protein bars, and not just eating one or two kinds of vegetables but a large variety of vegetables. Eat as much raw and organic and always buy as fresh as you can.
I've been vegan for about a year and a half. For the beginning of my vegan life, I took a fantastic supplement, the Enzymatic Doctor's Choice for Female Teens. It's a complete dietary supplement, but, being as forgetful as I am, I kept forgetting to take it, and I haven't taken it in almost a year. And guess what? I feel fine. I eat supplemented foods, such as soymilk fortified with Vitamin B12 and iron, my main two concerns.
"Becoming Vegan" by Brenda Davis and Vesanto Melina is by far the best guide to vegan nutrition. It's fantastic, giving complete nutritional information on a ton of fruits and vegetables and synthetic products. It's a definite must-read for every vegan.
The most important thing is to eat a varied diet and get enough calories. I'm sure you'll be great. Becoming vegan was the best choice I've ever made.
Happy eating!
There is a very brief guide/list of the sources of nutrients available in a vegan diet here...
http://www.veganhealthandbeauty.com/arti鈥?/a>
Otherwise I'd recommend one of the books available from the Vegan Society called "Becoming Vegan" which is written by two Canadian Dieticians. The Vegan Society website is at http://www.vegansociety.com
Why is being on a vegan diet good? What are some reasons that it's bad for you?
Until we stop exploiting animals, billions will continue to be abused, neglected and killed.
When switching to a vegan diet, you will find yourself easily meeting the recommended servings of fruits and vegetables per day.
Hundreds of millions of people are going hungry all over the world because much of the arable land is being used to grow feed grain for animals rather than for people.2 Human hunger and poverty is increased by diverting grain and cropland to support livestock instead of people. "Slowly the realization is dawning that to feed plants to animals and then feed on the animals or their products is grossly inefficient.3
Tragically, some 80% of the world's hungry children live in countries with actual food surpluses, much of which is in the form of feed fed to animals which will be consumed by only the well-to-do consumers.4
Certain antibiotics are used to promote growth in chickens, cows and other food-producing animals, which can lead to strains of bacteria resistant to the antibiotics. Many of these bacteria can then infect people and cause fatal illnesses if antibiotics are no longer effective against them. The increase in bacteria resistant to antibiotics has been a growing problem over the past several years. The main bacteria of concern are salmonella, campylobacter and E. coli. The World Health Organization calculates each year approximately 14,000 Americans die due to drug-resistant infections. Other growth-promoting antibiotics that can lead to bacterial resisistance include penicillin, tetracycline, streptomycin and erythromycin, all of which are commonly used to treat infections in humans.5
Common foodborne pathogens are: Salmonella species, Campylobacter jejuni/coli, Escherichia coli O157:H7 and other related strains, Parasites Toxoplasma gondii and Cryptosporidium parvum, Norwalk virus. Immediate consequences -- an acute illness with abdominal pain, diarrhea and vomiting, Long-lasting conditions such as reactive arthritis, Guillain-Barr syndrome (the most common cause of acute paralysis in adults and children), and hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), which can lead to kidney failure and death, particularly in young children.6
The FAO of the United Nations reports problems created or significantly increased by animal excrement and growing animal feed: Decreased biodiversity through habitat loss and ecosystem damage, Soil erosion, Reduction in the availability of irrigation water, Greenhouse gas production (nitrous oxide and carbon dioxide), Aquifer depletion, Nitrogen, phosphorus, and pesticide contamination of water through run-off from fields. The report lists the following problems created by manure: Contamination of surface waters, Aquatic ecosystem damage, Greenhouse gas production (nitrous oxide and methane), Soil contamination with heavy metals, Acid rain and forest damage from ammonia emissions. The report also states that fossil fuel energy is a major input of industrial egg, milk, and animal flesh production, and that factory farms are inefficient at converting this energy into food for humans.7
It is the position of The American Dietetic Association and Dietitians of Canada that appropriately planned vegetarian diets are healthful, nutritionally adequate, and provide health benefits in the prevention and treatment of certain diseases. Vegetarians have been reported to have lower body mass indices than nonvegetarians, as well as lower rates of death from ischemic heart disease; vegetarians also show lower blood cholesterol levels; lower blood pressure; and lower rates of hypertension, type 2 diabetes, and prostate and colon cancer. Vegetarian diets offer a number of advantages, including lower levels of saturated fat, cholesterol, and animal protein and higher levels of carbohydrates, fiber, magnesium, boron, folate, antioxidants such as vitamins C and E, carotenoids, and phytochemicals.8
Research by Canadian experts has shown a vegan diet is as effective at reducing levels of the most damaging form of cholesterol as the new generation of expensive, fat-lowering drugs. Now people showing early warnings of heart disease can improve their health without medication, the study's authors say.9
A substantial body of scientific evidence raises concerns about health risks from cow鈥檚 milk products. These problems relate to the proteins, sugar, fat, and contaminants in dairy products, and the inadequacy of whole cow鈥檚 milk for infant nutrition. Health risks from milk consumption are greatest for infants less than one year of age, in whom whole cow鈥檚 milk can contribute to deficiencies in several nutrients, including iron, essential fatty acids, and vitamin E.10 The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that infants under one year of age not receive whole cow鈥檚 milk.11
In countries where dairy products are not generally consumed, there is actually less osteoporosis than in the United States. Studies have shown little effect of dairy products on osteoporosis.12 The Harvard Nurses鈥?Health Study followed 78,000 women for a 12-year period and found that milk did not protect against bone fractures. Indeed, those who drank three glasses of milk per day had more fractures than those who rarely drank milk.13
The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition published a series of papers14 describing the benefits of basing one's diet on plant foods: 1) High fruit and vegetable consumption is associated with a reduced risk for cardiovascular disease, several common cancers, and other chronic diseases (such as macular degeneration and cataracts); 2) Legumes (e.g., beans, peas, lentils, and peanuts) are excellent sources of protein, fiber, and a variety of micronutrients and phytochemicals that may protect against disease; 3) Regular consumption of nuts is lined with a lower risk for heart disease and lower mortality rates; 4) Whole-grain consumption is associated with a reduced risk for heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, and stomach and colon cancers.
Industrial fishing is seriously damaging ocean ecosystems.15 Moreover, an Institute of Medical Ethics (U.K) panel concluded that fish feel pain. Panel member Patrick Bateson wrote, "Few people have much fellow feeling for a fish even though many fish are long-lived, have complicated nervous systems, and are capable of learning complicated tasks."16
USDA APHIS' Wildlife Services and livestock producers kill wildlife to protect "farm animals." Having eliminated native populations of wolves and grizzly bears,17 federal government hunters now kill about 100,000 coyotes, bobcats, feral hogs, bison, and mountain lions each year. They are shot, caught in steel-jaw leghold traps or neck nooses, or poisoned with cyanide.18
Environmentally, turning animal hides into leather is an energy intensive and polluting practice. Since leather is intimately related to the exploitation of animals, it seems most desirable to buy man-made materials and encourage companies to develop more ecologically sound alternatives.Why is being on a vegan diet good? What are some reasons that it's bad for you?
You'll die prematurely and the quality of your life will suck.Why is being on a vegan diet good? What are some reasons that it's bad for you?
The previous poster is extremely misinformed and is making extremely stereotypical comments, typical of someone who would use the term "liberal" to describe someone. If you're going to assume all vegans are liberals, you're mighty mistaken.
I'm the only vegan I know and I am definitely not doing it to be "cool" because no one around here likes it. You know what ... screw them. I AM doing this for my health, and you close-minded *ssholes are the REAL problem in this country. You're a child if you're going to judge someone for being vegan without knowing the whole story.Why is being on a vegan diet good? What are some reasons that it's bad for you?
When you follow a strict vegan diet be careful that you get enough protein, easy to do though. It is good to be a vegan and be aware what you eat.Why is being on a vegan diet good? What are some reasons that it's bad for you?
its great it keeps you from being obese, saves animals, helps the environment! people die with an average of 6 lbs of decomposed meat in their colon... ew! there are no reasons its bad for you, there are millions of studies showing vegetarian diets are completely save and ideal for the human body, americans get way too much protein, its not hard to make up for what you dont get from meat..
Being on a vegan diet is never good. You don't get enough protein.
And vegans, don't tell me that you get it from soy. Soy protein is not the same as "meat" protein.
Most people are self-proclaimed "vegans" because they think it is the cool thing to do, not because they really care about their health.
This vegan thing is just a really corny (no pun intended) fad, for really corny, liberal people who need some sense of identity because they are unhappy with themselves.flight simulator games
When switching to a vegan diet, you will find yourself easily meeting the recommended servings of fruits and vegetables per day.
Hundreds of millions of people are going hungry all over the world because much of the arable land is being used to grow feed grain for animals rather than for people.2 Human hunger and poverty is increased by diverting grain and cropland to support livestock instead of people. "Slowly the realization is dawning that to feed plants to animals and then feed on the animals or their products is grossly inefficient.3
Tragically, some 80% of the world's hungry children live in countries with actual food surpluses, much of which is in the form of feed fed to animals which will be consumed by only the well-to-do consumers.4
Certain antibiotics are used to promote growth in chickens, cows and other food-producing animals, which can lead to strains of bacteria resistant to the antibiotics. Many of these bacteria can then infect people and cause fatal illnesses if antibiotics are no longer effective against them. The increase in bacteria resistant to antibiotics has been a growing problem over the past several years. The main bacteria of concern are salmonella, campylobacter and E. coli. The World Health Organization calculates each year approximately 14,000 Americans die due to drug-resistant infections. Other growth-promoting antibiotics that can lead to bacterial resisistance include penicillin, tetracycline, streptomycin and erythromycin, all of which are commonly used to treat infections in humans.5
Common foodborne pathogens are: Salmonella species, Campylobacter jejuni/coli, Escherichia coli O157:H7 and other related strains, Parasites Toxoplasma gondii and Cryptosporidium parvum, Norwalk virus. Immediate consequences -- an acute illness with abdominal pain, diarrhea and vomiting, Long-lasting conditions such as reactive arthritis, Guillain-Barr syndrome (the most common cause of acute paralysis in adults and children), and hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), which can lead to kidney failure and death, particularly in young children.6
The FAO of the United Nations reports problems created or significantly increased by animal excrement and growing animal feed: Decreased biodiversity through habitat loss and ecosystem damage, Soil erosion, Reduction in the availability of irrigation water, Greenhouse gas production (nitrous oxide and carbon dioxide), Aquifer depletion, Nitrogen, phosphorus, and pesticide contamination of water through run-off from fields. The report lists the following problems created by manure: Contamination of surface waters, Aquatic ecosystem damage, Greenhouse gas production (nitrous oxide and methane), Soil contamination with heavy metals, Acid rain and forest damage from ammonia emissions. The report also states that fossil fuel energy is a major input of industrial egg, milk, and animal flesh production, and that factory farms are inefficient at converting this energy into food for humans.7
It is the position of The American Dietetic Association and Dietitians of Canada that appropriately planned vegetarian diets are healthful, nutritionally adequate, and provide health benefits in the prevention and treatment of certain diseases. Vegetarians have been reported to have lower body mass indices than nonvegetarians, as well as lower rates of death from ischemic heart disease; vegetarians also show lower blood cholesterol levels; lower blood pressure; and lower rates of hypertension, type 2 diabetes, and prostate and colon cancer. Vegetarian diets offer a number of advantages, including lower levels of saturated fat, cholesterol, and animal protein and higher levels of carbohydrates, fiber, magnesium, boron, folate, antioxidants such as vitamins C and E, carotenoids, and phytochemicals.8
Research by Canadian experts has shown a vegan diet is as effective at reducing levels of the most damaging form of cholesterol as the new generation of expensive, fat-lowering drugs. Now people showing early warnings of heart disease can improve their health without medication, the study's authors say.9
A substantial body of scientific evidence raises concerns about health risks from cow鈥檚 milk products. These problems relate to the proteins, sugar, fat, and contaminants in dairy products, and the inadequacy of whole cow鈥檚 milk for infant nutrition. Health risks from milk consumption are greatest for infants less than one year of age, in whom whole cow鈥檚 milk can contribute to deficiencies in several nutrients, including iron, essential fatty acids, and vitamin E.10 The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that infants under one year of age not receive whole cow鈥檚 milk.11
In countries where dairy products are not generally consumed, there is actually less osteoporosis than in the United States. Studies have shown little effect of dairy products on osteoporosis.12 The Harvard Nurses鈥?Health Study followed 78,000 women for a 12-year period and found that milk did not protect against bone fractures. Indeed, those who drank three glasses of milk per day had more fractures than those who rarely drank milk.13
The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition published a series of papers14 describing the benefits of basing one's diet on plant foods: 1) High fruit and vegetable consumption is associated with a reduced risk for cardiovascular disease, several common cancers, and other chronic diseases (such as macular degeneration and cataracts); 2) Legumes (e.g., beans, peas, lentils, and peanuts) are excellent sources of protein, fiber, and a variety of micronutrients and phytochemicals that may protect against disease; 3) Regular consumption of nuts is lined with a lower risk for heart disease and lower mortality rates; 4) Whole-grain consumption is associated with a reduced risk for heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, and stomach and colon cancers.
Industrial fishing is seriously damaging ocean ecosystems.15 Moreover, an Institute of Medical Ethics (U.K) panel concluded that fish feel pain. Panel member Patrick Bateson wrote, "Few people have much fellow feeling for a fish even though many fish are long-lived, have complicated nervous systems, and are capable of learning complicated tasks."16
USDA APHIS' Wildlife Services and livestock producers kill wildlife to protect "farm animals." Having eliminated native populations of wolves and grizzly bears,17 federal government hunters now kill about 100,000 coyotes, bobcats, feral hogs, bison, and mountain lions each year. They are shot, caught in steel-jaw leghold traps or neck nooses, or poisoned with cyanide.18
Environmentally, turning animal hides into leather is an energy intensive and polluting practice. Since leather is intimately related to the exploitation of animals, it seems most desirable to buy man-made materials and encourage companies to develop more ecologically sound alternatives.Why is being on a vegan diet good? What are some reasons that it's bad for you?
You'll die prematurely and the quality of your life will suck.Why is being on a vegan diet good? What are some reasons that it's bad for you?
The previous poster is extremely misinformed and is making extremely stereotypical comments, typical of someone who would use the term "liberal" to describe someone. If you're going to assume all vegans are liberals, you're mighty mistaken.
I'm the only vegan I know and I am definitely not doing it to be "cool" because no one around here likes it. You know what ... screw them. I AM doing this for my health, and you close-minded *ssholes are the REAL problem in this country. You're a child if you're going to judge someone for being vegan without knowing the whole story.Why is being on a vegan diet good? What are some reasons that it's bad for you?
When you follow a strict vegan diet be careful that you get enough protein, easy to do though. It is good to be a vegan and be aware what you eat.Why is being on a vegan diet good? What are some reasons that it's bad for you?
its great it keeps you from being obese, saves animals, helps the environment! people die with an average of 6 lbs of decomposed meat in their colon... ew! there are no reasons its bad for you, there are millions of studies showing vegetarian diets are completely save and ideal for the human body, americans get way too much protein, its not hard to make up for what you dont get from meat..
Being on a vegan diet is never good. You don't get enough protein.
And vegans, don't tell me that you get it from soy. Soy protein is not the same as "meat" protein.
Most people are self-proclaimed "vegans" because they think it is the cool thing to do, not because they really care about their health.
This vegan thing is just a really corny (no pun intended) fad, for really corny, liberal people who need some sense of identity because they are unhappy with themselves.
Do you think that the Vegan diet is unhealthy ?
Please give your reasons as to why or why not.Do you think that the Vegan diet is unhealthy ?
Vegan and Vegetarian are two different things. When you're Vegan, you take it to the extreme and you don't drink milk or eat cheese, etc. Basically nothing to do with meat at all. Where as Vegetarians just don't eat meat, and for most fish or eggs as well. (some people don't consider them to count). So, Being Vegan, i absolutely don't think it's healthy, you're not getting the right vitamins and supplements that you're body needs. But being just a Vegetarian, you can take protein pills that will make up for what you're missing out on. I went Vegetarian for a week, and my body really started slowing down, i lost so much energy, i became pail and week and started to bruise really easy (but i wasn't taking the pills). My advice to you would be to get as much nutrients NATURALLY as you can.Do you think that the Vegan diet is unhealthy ?
i think it is unhealthy
you miss out on iron, calcium, blah blah blah
and yes, you can take a million pills a day to increase the quantities of all those things in your body, but its still not a balanced diet.Do you think that the Vegan diet is unhealthy ?
yes you dont get any protein because u can only get protein from meats and beans and peanut butter etc and you cant get omega 3's those are usually from fishDo you think that the Vegan diet is unhealthy ?
yeah you dont get any protein which you need to live. plus when people do that to save nature they dont realize that we are as much nature as the cows they are trying to save. nature is a vicious cycle of things eating, kiling, and mutilating other animals. and humans just happen to be animals. just in my opinion you probably shouldnt mutilate anything, just sayin.
All you need to do is look at a Vegan family or a baby born to a Vegan mother. They are small, pale and fragile looking. Humans were not meant to only consume plant life. However, I do agree we (especially Americans) eat too much processed food and red meat. A balanced diet is most healthy.
Vegan and Vegetarian are two different things. When you're Vegan, you take it to the extreme and you don't drink milk or eat cheese, etc. Basically nothing to do with meat at all. Where as Vegetarians just don't eat meat, and for most fish or eggs as well. (some people don't consider them to count). So, Being Vegan, i absolutely don't think it's healthy, you're not getting the right vitamins and supplements that you're body needs. But being just a Vegetarian, you can take protein pills that will make up for what you're missing out on. I went Vegetarian for a week, and my body really started slowing down, i lost so much energy, i became pail and week and started to bruise really easy (but i wasn't taking the pills). My advice to you would be to get as much nutrients NATURALLY as you can.Do you think that the Vegan diet is unhealthy ?
i think it is unhealthy
you miss out on iron, calcium, blah blah blah
and yes, you can take a million pills a day to increase the quantities of all those things in your body, but its still not a balanced diet.Do you think that the Vegan diet is unhealthy ?
yes you dont get any protein because u can only get protein from meats and beans and peanut butter etc and you cant get omega 3's those are usually from fishDo you think that the Vegan diet is unhealthy ?
yeah you dont get any protein which you need to live. plus when people do that to save nature they dont realize that we are as much nature as the cows they are trying to save. nature is a vicious cycle of things eating, kiling, and mutilating other animals. and humans just happen to be animals. just in my opinion you probably shouldnt mutilate anything, just sayin.
All you need to do is look at a Vegan family or a baby born to a Vegan mother. They are small, pale and fragile looking. Humans were not meant to only consume plant life. However, I do agree we (especially Americans) eat too much processed food and red meat. A balanced diet is most healthy.
Do you think that a vegan diet can be appropriate for a baby?
As you all have probably read in the news today, a couple from Atlanta is in court for starving their 6 week old baby boy for feeding him a vegan diet of soy milk and apple juice. They claim they did not know the baby was having trouble till it was too late. They are now accused of malice murder, felony murder, involuntary manslaughter and cruelty to children. I would like to know your opinion on these charages, and I would also like to know if any of you vegans out there do serve your babies vegan diets and tell us what would be fed so people can have a more understanding! Thanks.
Here is more info about it:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18574603/?GT…Do you think that a vegan diet can be appropriate for a baby?
This baby was not killed by a vegan diet; this baby was killed by murders. Even the judge knows they used veganism as a scapegoat to get out of going to jail.
These parents thought they could get away with it because they know that most meat eaters (and therefore most of the general public) are completely ignorant when it comes to veganism, and that said public, without any research whatsoever) will believe that veganism is terrible and kills people. That general public is represented quite well by all the answerers at the top of the page.
Would a meat eater feed a baby nothing but apple juice and cow's milk? Of course not, because it is understood that cow's milk is not a substitute for a balanced diet. All vegans know quite well that soy milk is a substitute for cow milk, not formula. And if they ever were not sure, they could read the big label on each container of soy milk that specifically states that it is not to be used as a formula for infants. And these "vegan" parents knew that quite well when they murdered their baby.
I am putting vegan in parentheses because just as someone would not be a vegan if they intentionally killed a cow, someone is not vegan if they intentionally kill a baby or any other human. Vegans believe in life and the right to life for all, not death.
At least the judge was educated enough to see beyond their ridiculous excuse. Apparently he understands that there are tons of people all over the world who were raised vegan since birth.
Sorry if I seem a bit short, every meat eater who reads the news has been asking about this today... but I answered because you were the first polite one.
:)Do you think that a vegan diet can be appropriate for a baby?
Thank you.
Your open mind and your ability to think critically are greatly appreciated.
:)
Yes, if the meals are nutritionally BALANCED and you make sure the diet has B12 and Zinc in it.
Babies absoluetly need formula. End of story. My baby is on lactose free soy formula. You can't get much more vegan that than. Some soy milks are fortified for children, he will be drinking those instead of cows milk when he is 1 year old. He also eat purees fruits and vegetables, and baby barley and rice cereal. He is vegan, and he is super, super chunky, lol. Very healthy baby, 98% percientile on everything, and doctor says he is perfectly healthy.
It isn't hard to keep him healthy, you just need an understadning of the nutritional needs of a child. Those people clearly did not. They might be vegan, but they were not adequate caregivers.
It is NOT necessarily always unhealthy. THe parents of the 6 week old fed the baby ONLY soy milk and apple juice. Children do need protein, but it can be given in eggs, tofu, and soymeat products. Vegan children also need to tell the doctor of their diet, and the doctor will tell you if the child needs more protein.Do you think that a vegan diet can be appropriate for a baby?
I agree with the court!
As for the Idiot adults,, they take drugs also at least pot.
Nothing we can do until they do harm.
yes i do, though the baby should be able to have a mothers milk, that is what it is there for...
this is a sweet video about raising vegan kids :) its easy to watch even if you arent for veganism. http://youtube.com/watch?v=JxBCEWMnsVg
Babies are naturally vegan - babies should be fed breast milk for at least the first year of their lives.
I think the prosecuter said it best here:
“No matter how many times they want to say, ‘We’re vegans, we’re vegetarians,’ that’s not the issue in this case,” said prosecutor Chuck Boring. “The child died because he was not fed. Period.”
It is not about a vegan diet, as they are healthy as an diet done properly. This is a pair of parents that neglected their child and then tried to find a scapegoat.
No baby should be on a diet of soy milk, or even regular milk for that matter. There are soy based formula's that are nutritious for growing babies. They are fortified with vitamin,minerals, iron, etc, just like regular baby formula. Brest milk is best for babies and if possible a infant should be getting breast milk.
Vegan parents do not put animals ahead of thier babies they choose to raise thier children free from the pestisides, hormones, etc found in meat. There is no difference between parents raising thier children vegan and parents that choose to raise thier children to eat meat. Either way you are forcing your child to consume what you do.
Just because eating meat is considered the norm, doesn't mean it is the right or even healthy. Childhood obesity is on the rise, and one of the major contributers is fast food. Eating at McDonalds seems to be the norm now adays, does that make it the right way to eat.
There are plentyy of vegan parents that are raising healthy vegan children. On the flip side there are plent of neglectful meat eating parents out there as well. Parenting has nothing to do with diet. These parent(if they can even be called that) were neglectful and more was going on than poor diet. Malnutrition does not just happen, it is slow. They were aware and chose not to seek professional help and advice.
These weren't vegans.... they're child abusers. Plenty of omnivorous parents starve their children in similar ways and it's appalling no matter what intentions are behind it. It's really important for babies to be breast fed for the first 2 years of life. Even more critical for vegan babies, because they need the specific proteins in their mother's milk to develop. Soy milk packages clearly state that they are not suitable as a substitute for infant formula. If the mother couldn't breast feed, they should have used a suitable soy based baby formula. I say shame on this couple for abusing their child, and shame on them for blaming it on veganism. And shame on the media for highlighting cases like this without showing all the happy and healthy vegan babies out there. Or the malnourished omnivorous ones. Like the prosecutor said, this case wasn't about a vegan diet, it was about tragically poor parenting.
Healthy vegan babies are breast fed (or given soy formula) exclusively for at least six months, and then have solid foods introduced--just like healthy omnivorous babies. They eat mashed up veggies, fruits, and grains, --just like healthy omnivorous babies. The only difference is instead of pureed meat, veggie babies get pureed tofu and beans. :-) Check out this website for more info:
I don't understand what would be unnatural for the baby to have breast milk, it's the most natural source of nutrition for them. If the mother is a vegan and she nurses the baby, doesn't that make the baby a vegan too? I honestly don't know a single vegetarian mother, vegan or otherwise, who did not breastfeed, or atleast attempt it.
I think the parents were willfully neglectful. At the very least, they could have asked a pediatrician if that type of diet was okay for the child, and the pediatrician would have told them the appropriate thing to do. Soy milk is NOT milk.
If a vegan diet is applied to a baby it must be done respoonsibly with great supervision. A baby's diet must be managed so as to ensure they are recieving the proper amount of Vitamins and nutrients which are vital in the early staged of development. There are several companies which offer suppliments which can be mixed with soy milk to ensure the baby is recieveing the proper nutritonal requirements.
Babies have a critical need for iron and other nutrients that regular soy milk does not supply.
There IS such a thing as soy-based baby formula, which does supply all the nutrition a young baby needs and is digestable by them. However, at one year of age they will need to be eating mostly table food, and they require iron, protein, calcium, and fat to thrive. A vegan diet is possible for children but extremely difficult.
The parents deserve what they got, because they did not pay attention to the baby as it wasted away, skinny and listless and starving. They should have gone to the doctor. They should have paid attention to the warning signs. No one should ever put their ideology above their baby's well-being. Never ever ever put the lives of animals over that of your own child.
I think veganism is fine and dandy for full-grown people who decide that's what they feel good about, but should not be imposed on children at the cost of their health.
This question is stupid! First of all, I know of no 6 week old even eating vegetables, let alone meat at 6 WEEKS OLDS! Being vegan had nothing to do with this child as he wasn't continually fed the proper nutrients provided by either breastmilk or formula. So quick to think vegans are malnoursihing their kids, because they don't do things like you!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/428225…
Some call a vegan diet for children 'unethical' and a threat to their health.
No. Babies and growing children - that means teens, too, should not be vegans or vegetarians. They need complete nutrition, and this means meat products, fish, etc. They can make alternate choices to their nutrition when they are adults.
No, a vegan diet is not appropriate for a baby. That story puts vegans in a very bad light and I personally don't think most vegans are that dumb just misguided. I bet that those two parents were just following what they thought was a vegan diet without doing any research for themselves or applying any common sense. Kind of like the little girls on Yahoo Answers who want to be vegan but aren't so serious about it that they think it only means avoiding meat and leather.
Absolutely not, a baby needs certain nurishment to grow in the beginning, for bones and organs as they are not totally developed at birth, I think a choice like that should be left for them to decide when they get much older,what may be correct for you may not for the child.
Um...NO...Babys need the nutretients that meat can provide for them. SORRY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yes every child should eat non veg. My baby cousin doesn't eat non veg and he has very little vitamins and nutrients but my other cousin who eats meat has so much vitamins and nutrients. When my baby cousin started eating non veg his body got so many nutrients.So I agree with you and the court.
yah umm i dont think only veggie is good cuz a baby need as much nutrients as it can get. protein is pretty important for a healthy baby. the baby can turn into a vegetarian in a later stage.
Here is more info about it:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18574603/?GT…Do you think that a vegan diet can be appropriate for a baby?
This baby was not killed by a vegan diet; this baby was killed by murders. Even the judge knows they used veganism as a scapegoat to get out of going to jail.
These parents thought they could get away with it because they know that most meat eaters (and therefore most of the general public) are completely ignorant when it comes to veganism, and that said public, without any research whatsoever) will believe that veganism is terrible and kills people. That general public is represented quite well by all the answerers at the top of the page.
Would a meat eater feed a baby nothing but apple juice and cow's milk? Of course not, because it is understood that cow's milk is not a substitute for a balanced diet. All vegans know quite well that soy milk is a substitute for cow milk, not formula. And if they ever were not sure, they could read the big label on each container of soy milk that specifically states that it is not to be used as a formula for infants. And these "vegan" parents knew that quite well when they murdered their baby.
I am putting vegan in parentheses because just as someone would not be a vegan if they intentionally killed a cow, someone is not vegan if they intentionally kill a baby or any other human. Vegans believe in life and the right to life for all, not death.
At least the judge was educated enough to see beyond their ridiculous excuse. Apparently he understands that there are tons of people all over the world who were raised vegan since birth.
Sorry if I seem a bit short, every meat eater who reads the news has been asking about this today... but I answered because you were the first polite one.
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Yes, if the meals are nutritionally BALANCED and you make sure the diet has B12 and Zinc in it.
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Do you think that a vegan diet can be appropriate for a baby?Babies absoluetly need formula. End of story. My baby is on lactose free soy formula. You can't get much more vegan that than. Some soy milks are fortified for children, he will be drinking those instead of cows milk when he is 1 year old. He also eat purees fruits and vegetables, and baby barley and rice cereal. He is vegan, and he is super, super chunky, lol. Very healthy baby, 98% percientile on everything, and doctor says he is perfectly healthy.
It isn't hard to keep him healthy, you just need an understadning of the nutritional needs of a child. Those people clearly did not. They might be vegan, but they were not adequate caregivers.
It is NOT necessarily always unhealthy. THe parents of the 6 week old fed the baby ONLY soy milk and apple juice. Children do need protein, but it can be given in eggs, tofu, and soymeat products. Vegan children also need to tell the doctor of their diet, and the doctor will tell you if the child needs more protein.Do you think that a vegan diet can be appropriate for a baby?
I agree with the court!
As for the Idiot adults,, they take drugs also at least pot.
Nothing we can do until they do harm.
yes i do, though the baby should be able to have a mothers milk, that is what it is there for...
this is a sweet video about raising vegan kids :) its easy to watch even if you arent for veganism. http://youtube.com/watch?v=JxBCEWMnsVg
Babies are naturally vegan - babies should be fed breast milk for at least the first year of their lives.
I think the prosecuter said it best here:
“No matter how many times they want to say, ‘We’re vegans, we’re vegetarians,’ that’s not the issue in this case,” said prosecutor Chuck Boring. “The child died because he was not fed. Period.”
It is not about a vegan diet, as they are healthy as an diet done properly. This is a pair of parents that neglected their child and then tried to find a scapegoat.
No baby should be on a diet of soy milk, or even regular milk for that matter. There are soy based formula's that are nutritious for growing babies. They are fortified with vitamin,minerals, iron, etc, just like regular baby formula. Brest milk is best for babies and if possible a infant should be getting breast milk.
Vegan parents do not put animals ahead of thier babies they choose to raise thier children free from the pestisides, hormones, etc found in meat. There is no difference between parents raising thier children vegan and parents that choose to raise thier children to eat meat. Either way you are forcing your child to consume what you do.
Just because eating meat is considered the norm, doesn't mean it is the right or even healthy. Childhood obesity is on the rise, and one of the major contributers is fast food. Eating at McDonalds seems to be the norm now adays, does that make it the right way to eat.
There are plentyy of vegan parents that are raising healthy vegan children. On the flip side there are plent of neglectful meat eating parents out there as well. Parenting has nothing to do with diet. These parent(if they can even be called that) were neglectful and more was going on than poor diet. Malnutrition does not just happen, it is slow. They were aware and chose not to seek professional help and advice.
These weren't vegans.... they're child abusers. Plenty of omnivorous parents starve their children in similar ways and it's appalling no matter what intentions are behind it. It's really important for babies to be breast fed for the first 2 years of life. Even more critical for vegan babies, because they need the specific proteins in their mother's milk to develop. Soy milk packages clearly state that they are not suitable as a substitute for infant formula. If the mother couldn't breast feed, they should have used a suitable soy based baby formula. I say shame on this couple for abusing their child, and shame on them for blaming it on veganism. And shame on the media for highlighting cases like this without showing all the happy and healthy vegan babies out there. Or the malnourished omnivorous ones. Like the prosecutor said, this case wasn't about a vegan diet, it was about tragically poor parenting.
Healthy vegan babies are breast fed (or given soy formula) exclusively for at least six months, and then have solid foods introduced--just like healthy omnivorous babies. They eat mashed up veggies, fruits, and grains, --just like healthy omnivorous babies. The only difference is instead of pureed meat, veggie babies get pureed tofu and beans. :-) Check out this website for more info:
I don't understand what would be unnatural for the baby to have breast milk, it's the most natural source of nutrition for them. If the mother is a vegan and she nurses the baby, doesn't that make the baby a vegan too? I honestly don't know a single vegetarian mother, vegan or otherwise, who did not breastfeed, or atleast attempt it.
I think the parents were willfully neglectful. At the very least, they could have asked a pediatrician if that type of diet was okay for the child, and the pediatrician would have told them the appropriate thing to do. Soy milk is NOT milk.
If a vegan diet is applied to a baby it must be done respoonsibly with great supervision. A baby's diet must be managed so as to ensure they are recieving the proper amount of Vitamins and nutrients which are vital in the early staged of development. There are several companies which offer suppliments which can be mixed with soy milk to ensure the baby is recieveing the proper nutritonal requirements.
Babies have a critical need for iron and other nutrients that regular soy milk does not supply.
There IS such a thing as soy-based baby formula, which does supply all the nutrition a young baby needs and is digestable by them. However, at one year of age they will need to be eating mostly table food, and they require iron, protein, calcium, and fat to thrive. A vegan diet is possible for children but extremely difficult.
The parents deserve what they got, because they did not pay attention to the baby as it wasted away, skinny and listless and starving. They should have gone to the doctor. They should have paid attention to the warning signs. No one should ever put their ideology above their baby's well-being. Never ever ever put the lives of animals over that of your own child.
I think veganism is fine and dandy for full-grown people who decide that's what they feel good about, but should not be imposed on children at the cost of their health.
This question is stupid! First of all, I know of no 6 week old even eating vegetables, let alone meat at 6 WEEKS OLDS! Being vegan had nothing to do with this child as he wasn't continually fed the proper nutrients provided by either breastmilk or formula. So quick to think vegans are malnoursihing their kids, because they don't do things like you!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/428225…
Some call a vegan diet for children 'unethical' and a threat to their health.
No. Babies and growing children - that means teens, too, should not be vegans or vegetarians. They need complete nutrition, and this means meat products, fish, etc. They can make alternate choices to their nutrition when they are adults.
No, a vegan diet is not appropriate for a baby. That story puts vegans in a very bad light and I personally don't think most vegans are that dumb just misguided. I bet that those two parents were just following what they thought was a vegan diet without doing any research for themselves or applying any common sense. Kind of like the little girls on Yahoo Answers who want to be vegan but aren't so serious about it that they think it only means avoiding meat and leather.
Absolutely not, a baby needs certain nurishment to grow in the beginning, for bones and organs as they are not totally developed at birth, I think a choice like that should be left for them to decide when they get much older,what may be correct for you may not for the child.
Um...NO...Babys need the nutretients that meat can provide for them. SORRY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yes every child should eat non veg. My baby cousin doesn't eat non veg and he has very little vitamins and nutrients but my other cousin who eats meat has so much vitamins and nutrients. When my baby cousin started eating non veg his body got so many nutrients.So I agree with you and the court.
yah umm i dont think only veggie is good cuz a baby need as much nutrients as it can get. protein is pretty important for a healthy baby. the baby can turn into a vegetarian in a later stage.
How important is the food you eat to you? (Organic | Veggies | Vegan| Diet)?
90% important to me... most of the time i think of health first, rather than give in to cravings... take organic whenever possible, eat a lot of veggies and drink lots of water :) don't believe in being a vegan because we need red meats, but that's just what i believe in :) not much dieting since i love to eat!!! just exercise, hehe :D
how about you???How important is the food you eat to you? (Organic | Veggies | Vegan| Diet)?
i try to make it important...and it should be!!....but its not important at all.... :-(.... o well im 16How important is the food you eat to you? (Organic | Veggies | Vegan| Diet)?
I like a good well balanced diet and as long as I am happy with the quality of food that I buy will enjoy it and not worry if it is organic or not.
how about you???How important is the food you eat to you? (Organic | Veggies | Vegan| Diet)?
i try to make it important...and it should be!!....but its not important at all.... :-(.... o well im 16How important is the food you eat to you? (Organic | Veggies | Vegan| Diet)?
I like a good well balanced diet and as long as I am happy with the quality of food that I buy will enjoy it and not worry if it is organic or not.
What are alternatives for red meat and dairy in a Raw vegan diet?
I make my own almond milk, I make burgers out of walnuts and Brazil nuts, and I make a cheese sauce from cashews and nutritional yeast.
How is a vegan diet more "ethical" than a lacto-ovo vegetarian diet?
its generally said if you drink milk, you support veal farms, since cows have to give birth to calves regularly to keep their milk production up... these calves are generally butchered.
if you see an egg farm, where they have hundreds of cages stacked on top of each other with little to no room and chickens on top crapping on ones below, you can see why many don't consider this ethical.How is a vegan diet more "ethical" than a lacto-ovo vegetarian diet?
because vegans use absolutely no animal products and a lacto ovo vegetarian uses dairy products and eggs or food with eggs in itHow is a vegan diet more "ethical" than a lacto-ovo vegetarian diet?
Corvato is right- except they left out that in egg factories/farms, when male chickens are born, as they serve no purpose (they cant lay eggs), theyre either thrown in the garbage to die or ground up alive (usually for hotdogs, I believe).
I just don't think it's right to impregnate a cow against her will, steal her calves, pump her full of hormones and antibiotics, attach her to a painful machine, and steal her milk that was intended for her babies. Anyway, I think drinking milk is disgusting. I wouldn't drink some woman's breastmilk, so why would I drink a cow's breast milk? Isn't it odd that humans are the only species on earth to drink the breastmilk of another animal?
Same with eggs. Chickens live in little tiny cramped cages without enough room to even spread their wings and their feet often grow around the bottom of the wire cage. Then they are also given hormones to increase their egg production. Cage free usually isn't any better, unless you are buying eggs directly from a local farm where you can see the conditions of the chickens. Once again, why would I want to eat the egg of a chicken? That's just gross to me.How is a vegan diet more "ethical" than a lacto-ovo vegetarian diet?
Here are your answers:
Eggs (Battery cages, ground up baby chicks)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXuY8rK3k鈥?/a>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJ--faib7鈥?/a>
Dairy: (All baby male cows are killed or made into veal)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lI7_bX6dk鈥?/a>
A vegan diet is more "ethical" in relation to the abuse that is forced onto the animals being used in the dairy and egg industries. In this excerpt you can see why it is "ethically wrong" to support the egg industry.
"Sickness and disease are inherent problems in factory farms where birds are forced to live in filth and extreme confinement. In an attempt to minimize costs, even the sickest of hens are denied veterinary care. Hens are left to die a slow, and often agonizingly painful, death from sickness and injury. An undercover investigation done by Mercy For Animals uncovered birds suffering from raging eye and sinus infections, mechanical feather damage, pasturella, paralysis, vitamin deficiency, enlarged vents, wing hemetones, and blindness." -http://www.exploreveg.org/issues/eggs.html With just this excerpt alone, can you honestly say you'd want vitamin deficiencies, disease, and bacterial infections linked directly to the egg you eat in the morning?
Then there's the dairy industry that some of the other Yahoo answers have provided evidence to "ethical" issues of dairy consumption. I have no problem with meat, dairy, or eggs but unfortunately our country's farming industry cares more about quantity than quality in concerns to antibiotics, steroids, hormones, pesticides, and deadly heavy metals... Good luck with finding out what you need to know. It's a scary topic most people would rather be ignorant about.How is a vegan diet more "ethical" than a lacto-ovo vegetarian diet?
It is not more "ethical" except in some peoples mind.chrome download
if you see an egg farm, where they have hundreds of cages stacked on top of each other with little to no room and chickens on top crapping on ones below, you can see why many don't consider this ethical.How is a vegan diet more "ethical" than a lacto-ovo vegetarian diet?
because vegans use absolutely no animal products and a lacto ovo vegetarian uses dairy products and eggs or food with eggs in itHow is a vegan diet more "ethical" than a lacto-ovo vegetarian diet?
Corvato is right- except they left out that in egg factories/farms, when male chickens are born, as they serve no purpose (they cant lay eggs), theyre either thrown in the garbage to die or ground up alive (usually for hotdogs, I believe).
I just don't think it's right to impregnate a cow against her will, steal her calves, pump her full of hormones and antibiotics, attach her to a painful machine, and steal her milk that was intended for her babies. Anyway, I think drinking milk is disgusting. I wouldn't drink some woman's breastmilk, so why would I drink a cow's breast milk? Isn't it odd that humans are the only species on earth to drink the breastmilk of another animal?
Same with eggs. Chickens live in little tiny cramped cages without enough room to even spread their wings and their feet often grow around the bottom of the wire cage. Then they are also given hormones to increase their egg production. Cage free usually isn't any better, unless you are buying eggs directly from a local farm where you can see the conditions of the chickens. Once again, why would I want to eat the egg of a chicken? That's just gross to me.How is a vegan diet more "ethical" than a lacto-ovo vegetarian diet?
Here are your answers:
Eggs (Battery cages, ground up baby chicks)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXuY8rK3k鈥?/a>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJ--faib7鈥?/a>
Dairy: (All baby male cows are killed or made into veal)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lI7_bX6dk鈥?/a>
A vegan diet is more "ethical" in relation to the abuse that is forced onto the animals being used in the dairy and egg industries. In this excerpt you can see why it is "ethically wrong" to support the egg industry.
"Sickness and disease are inherent problems in factory farms where birds are forced to live in filth and extreme confinement. In an attempt to minimize costs, even the sickest of hens are denied veterinary care. Hens are left to die a slow, and often agonizingly painful, death from sickness and injury. An undercover investigation done by Mercy For Animals uncovered birds suffering from raging eye and sinus infections, mechanical feather damage, pasturella, paralysis, vitamin deficiency, enlarged vents, wing hemetones, and blindness." -http://www.exploreveg.org/issues/eggs.html With just this excerpt alone, can you honestly say you'd want vitamin deficiencies, disease, and bacterial infections linked directly to the egg you eat in the morning?
Then there's the dairy industry that some of the other Yahoo answers have provided evidence to "ethical" issues of dairy consumption. I have no problem with meat, dairy, or eggs but unfortunately our country's farming industry cares more about quantity than quality in concerns to antibiotics, steroids, hormones, pesticides, and deadly heavy metals... Good luck with finding out what you need to know. It's a scary topic most people would rather be ignorant about.How is a vegan diet more "ethical" than a lacto-ovo vegetarian diet?
It is not more "ethical" except in some peoples mind.
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