Today I put a sticker that said Vegan on a watermelon at a popular grocery store. I bought a roll of little food label stickers and I stick them on random plant-based foods while shopping. 500 stickers are $11.19.
Sourced from What The Health (2017)
I know three people who wouldn't ever have considering switching to plant based who are now after watching this giving up meat, dairy, and eggs.
I've been vegan for 6 years but am still finding it informative.
Though nature has given sensibility to pain to such living organisms as have the power of movement, in order thereby to preserve the members which in this movement are liable to diminish and be destroyed, the living organisms which have no power of movement do not have to encounter opposing objects, and plants consequently do not need to have a sensibility to pain, and so it comes about that if you break them they do not feel anguish in their members as do the animals. ~ Leonardo da Vinci
Source : https://www.amazon.com/Leonardo-Vincis-Note-Books-Arranged-Rendered/dp/1406729264
Your definition of milk is wrong. There are multiple definitions of milk. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/milk
Also since almond milk, coconut milk and so on has been called milk for thousands of years, there is no logic in changing it now.
Since cows milk can't be called milk, since there are milk from other mammals too, and there are plant milk and so on, the only logical solution is to call milks for "xxx milk" where xxx is the milk source, such as cow and almond.
The alternative solution is saying that cows milk is the only milk and the rest like human, goat and plant milk can't be called milk, which is a bad solution, don't you think?
EDIT: woah, first time gold! Thanks u/harpingon!
"Normally", they wear these nose rings. Or used to. And yea, it's the owner of Whole Foods selling these calf torture devices.
There is! Vgan. On Android at least. Costs a few bucks, but I find it useful. It pulls the data from barnivores website.
Edit: Link. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gaulter.android.vgan.paid
Looks like there are several more options for Barnivore than when I looked a few years ago.
I think Carnage is the best take on this. If people haven't seen it, it's a mockumentary set in 2067 where everyone is vegan and is explaining to the youth of the day how we went from eating other animals to being a compassionate species. It's also hilarious. Available on iPlayer for those in the UK or with a VPN: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p04sh6zg/simon-amstell-carnage
I take all my Omega-3, Vitamin B12 and D :) I get all my nutrients my body needs. My analysis came out perfect since i started being 100% vegan, better than before. I have even more protein than before, when i was eating meat. I no longer am deficient in Calcium :) My PH levels are perfect. (I also like to play with https://cronometer.com/)
Hello, friends! We're a 2-person mini game dev company and we just released our first game! It's a free, all-ages concentration-style app for animals lovers, filled with compassionate animals facts. It would mean a lot if anyone interested would give it a try and review it on Google Play (Android only for now).
Any other vegan creatives out there? We'd love to connect!
Download Animal Memory Match on Google Play. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.KnoodleGames.AnimalMemoryMatchBrainGame
I love the Black Bean Patties from the How Not To Die Cookbook!
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001KW8VRQ/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
The cheapest price I've ever found for good nooch, which is important to me since I use so much of it and there's no store near me that sells it in bulk.
As I write this there's only 8 left in stock and they don't always have it, so snag one if you can!
Source. Inspired by a similar post on this subreddit!
To get the Demeter certificate, the farmers are forced to also do animal farming, even for vegan products. Of course animal farming is also common at "traditional" organic farming but as a vegan who wants to stop animal farming, supporting Demeter feels like a step backwards. I don't go so far to call all Demeter produce not vegan (like some do with plant based foods at Burger King) but I always go for the comman organic when I have the choice between organic vs Demeter.
You also mentioned the esoteric yourself. While I did not write it, this article gives an overview of the issues connected to Demeter. It's in German but DeepL usually does a good job.
Sure. If you are health conscious, here is an app by Dr. Greger of nutritionfacts.org that has all the foods you should aim to consume each day.
Check out Nutritionfacts.org for the latest and most accurate nutritional research in easy to digest and thoroughly cited videos/articles
As for supplements I recommend:
250mcg/day or 2,500mcg/week of CYANOCOBALAMIN Vitamin B12
2000IUs minimum daily of lichen-based Vitamin D3 (lichen based is vegan)
150mcg of iodine daily. I got a 1,000 day supply for $10 at Natural Grocers. Shop around.
If you are not health conscious and want good delicious vegan options then go to your nearest "natural/health" grocer and try out their vegan options of lunch meats, cheeses, frozen goods, etcetc. You won't know what you like until you try it. Goodluck and thanks for being ethically consistent
Your sister is a mean person who causes you emotional turmoil on purpose. Stop hanging out with her. See her at holiday functions when you have to or at your parents, but stop hanging out with her and doing fun things climbing. She doesn't deserve to spend time with you if she is going to treat you like shit.
You deserve better than to be treated like garbage. You matter. You are important. Your feelings matter. You don't deserve to be abused, you deserve to be loved.
You also need to find some vegan friends. Have you ever used MeetUp.com or maybe consider doing some vegan activism, that's a good way to meet people. Or volunteering at an animal shelter, not everyone is vegan there, but lots more vegans/vegetarians than other spaces.
http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/food/how-safe-is-your-ground-beef
Excerpt from article:
"All 458 pounds of beef we examined contained bacteria that signified fecal contamination (enterococcus and/or nontoxin-producing E. coli), which can cause blood or urinary tract infections. Almost 20 percent contained C. perfringens, a bacteria that causes almost 1 million cases of food poisoning annually. Ten percent of the samples had a strain of S. aureus bacteria that can produce a toxin that can make you sick. That toxin can’t be destroyed—even with proper cooking."
First of all, as I addressed elsewhere, the nutrition facts video specifically talks about kitchen sinks versus toilets study and why these bacteria are problematic.
Second, you're right that non-meat sources make people sick more often -- but meat-borne bacteria are particularly lethal. https://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/food-poisoning/food-poisoning-causes
And many cases when people get sick from plants is actually because the plants were contaminated by water contaminated by animal farms bacteria. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/19580447/
I highly suggest you take a look into reading Jonathan Safran Foer's "Eating Animals." It directly addresses this cultural/emotional component you're bringing up.
You're going to get more than enough protein and iron, and any other micro/macro nutrient if you plan your diet right. Eat plenty of whole-foods and have a varied and rich diet. Focus on legumes, cereals, vegetables and fruits. Some tips to improve iron absorption: mix iron rich foods with vitamin C rich foods (beans+tomato, lentils+lemon juice). You'll need to supplement B12 in some way though (buy a supplement or fortified food). You can use apps like cronometer to keep track and make sure you're getting everything you need from your diet. It might seem overwhelming now, but you'll get a handle on this quickly.
Follow a plan that covers your caloric needs. If you feel hungry after a meal, make bigger portions. Don't be afraid to use oils. Quick snacks: fruits and nuts. Other ideas: smoothies, toasts with hummus, toasts with avocado, oatmeal, chia pudding, peanut butter... check out /r/vegangifrecipes, /r/veganrecipes and /r/VeganFoodPorn for more!
I think that's just a baseless notion, tbh. Have you checked out https://cronometer.com/?
Check out this study: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3967195/ Just above table three - "The vegan diet obtained the highest total score and the omnivorous diet the lowest total score for the [Healthy Eating Index]-2010."
> the more restrictive your diet, the larger the chance that something's missing
So I think the problem with this logic is that just because you haven't explicitly restricted something doesn't mean you're eating it. So yes, if you don't eat dairy, eggs, or meat, there are technically fewer options for you to choose from (still way more options than any human will ever exhaust), but if you only eat cheeseburgers, chicken strips, and fries despite technically not having any restrictions, you have an even more limited availability of nutrients, if that makes sense. A vegan diet is restricted but so is a shitty diet, the former is restricted as a rule while the latter is restricted in practice.
One of the best investments a vegan can make. Quickly and easily gets lots of water out of tofu so it can absorb more flavor. I've had this one for about 7 years, use it multiple times a week and it's still in perfect condition (though the homemade one in this post is definitely nicer): https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007LLGMG2/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title
when the meat is ground a lot of filthy bits of contaminated meat and skin are tossed in, and the end result is a hamburger with trace amounts of fecal matter/other nasties in it. with steaks and stuff you can usually wash it off, and most surface bacteria gets killed during cooking, but when the meat is ground, its not quite as simple to clean off as washing a vegetable.
more info: http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/food/how-safe-is-your-ground-beef
I think that the fact that you're practicing the same religion might end up being really beneficial to your argument.
It is! It is very detailed. Most calorie trackers should be fine, but cronometer makes tracking your specific nutrients a lot easier. Here's a link: https://cronometer.com/
I also suggest watching this video since it gives some great insights and tips on cronometer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7d9j_z04uMI
It's a small step but I invested in reusable shopping bags, and reusable produce bags. I feel like the produce bags keep my veg fresher longer, and it definitely has reduced my plastic use with how much produce I buy as a vegan. I use the produce bags for most of my bulk buying as well, then just transfer the bulk stuff into big jars when I get home.
They must have changed the ingredients, here's one I saw at the store listed with confectioner's glaze; https://www.amazon.com/Oreo-Chocolate-Sandwich-Cookies-Birthday/dp/B00FRFRM2M
A serving size of peanut butter is 2 tablespoons, which has 7.8 grams of protein. And whole wheat bread has significant protein too. Using cronometer (a calorie and nutrient counter), and entering in two medium slices of generic store bought whole wheat bread and two tablespoons of natural peanut butter results in 16.8 grams of protein. A McDonald's hamburger had 12.2 grams of protein.
However, the misleading part of this post is that the peanut butter sandwich has more calories than a standard McDonald's hamburger (369 vs 243). If you scale up a McDonald's hamburger to have the same calories of the above described sandwich, the hamburger has 18.5 grams of protein per 369 calories. So I really don't think this is the best way to promote a vegan message.
He doesn't need to take B12 supplements because they supplement a large variety of vegan choices (like soy milk) with Vitamin B12 to protect retards like you from yourselves.
In areas where Vitamin B12 supplementation of vegan foods is/was relatively uncommon (like in Europe) there was a <em>great deal</em> of B12 <em>primary</em> deficiency among vegans(ignoring secondary deficiency), especially in newborn infants of vegan mothers.
It is very difficult to absorb Vitamin B12 as it is, your body does not absorb B12 from your colon (which is why it's found in shit and not retained, and also classified as a vitamin). It's actually produced by a wide range of bacteria by the way, and it's found on unwashed fruits/vegetables and it slowly aggregates in the environment (the higher you go up the food chain the more B12 you'll find in most things) because it is essential.
Here are some quotes from former slaughterhouse workers: https://www.instagram.com/p/B0garE1AsRj/
From the book, <em>Slaughterhouse: The Shocking Story of Greed, Neglect, and Inhumane Treatment Inside the U.S. Meat Industry</em> by Gail A. Eisnitz
EZ Melts B12 as Methylcobalamin, 2,500 mcg, Sublingual Vitamins, Vegan, Zero Sugar, Natural Cherry Flavor, 90 Fast Dissolve Tablets https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B00NV5UTIE/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_z5dcCbSWP1GM0
That's just what I ordered from Amazon. $17 for 90 tablets that you take once per week. At 52 weeks per year, you have enough B12 to last one year and nine months if I did my math correctly.
From what I understand, the effects of lack of B12 are severe and irreversible, however it's one of the few vitamins we actually store plenty of and most people have enough to last a few months. Most healthy people on an omni diet have plenty already stored in excess.(stuff like vitamin C get peed out right away if you take too much at once. But that's not the case with vitamin B12)
But plenty of people can't properly absorb it. So if you haven't had any blood work done recently, you have no way to know for sure if you're good.
I don't know where you're at so perhaps B12 isn't as cheap for you where you are, but hopefully it shouldn't be that much of a deal breaker. I used to spend more on cheese in one grocery trip than I spend on vitamin B12 for nearly 2 years.
First, thanks to The Edgy Veg cookbook. This meal was my first time using this book and if just some basics went this well, I'm looking forward to the rest of her recipes!
We made her "Become a Master of Seitan: Chicken Burgers or Schnitzel" from page 38-39, the only difference being instead of making her vegetable broth from scratch we used the Orrington Farms chicken base, and instead of using a Dutch oven we threw it in the Instant Pot for 20 minutes at high pressure and allowed it 20 minutes of lapse time before releasing.
For breading, we made the "Eggcellent Eggless Dip" from page 35 (unsweetened soymilk and cornstarch, heated and whisked). Standard katsu procedure: dipped the seitan pieces into potato starch, then "egg" wash, then panko. Fried in vegetable oil.
For the curry, we used S&B Golden Curry, which surprisingly came up when I googled vegan Japanese curry! Pleasantly surprised to see it didn't have dairy in it (unlike you, Vermont Curry!). Sautéed potatoes, onions, garlic, and carrots, then followed directions on the curry box. Rice was just made as usual in the Instant Pot: water and rice, nothing fancy.
You're being downvoted for incorrect science.
The “incomplete protein” myth was inadvertently promoted and popularized in the 1971 book, Diet for a Small Planet (this is the 20th edition), by Frances Moore Lappé. In it, the author stated that plant foods are deficient in some of the essential amino acids, so in order to be a healthy vegan, you needed to eat a combination of certain plant foods at the same time in order to get all of the essential amino acids in the right amounts. It was called the theory of “protein complementing".
They also retracted that in later editions of that book.
Where did the concept of essential amino acids come from and how was the minimum requirement for essential amino acids derived?
Answer:
In 1952, William Rose and his colleagues completed research to determine the human requirements for each of the eight essential amino acids. They set the minimum amino acid requirement equal to the greatest amount required by any single person in their study. Then to arrive at the recommended amino acid requirement, they simply doubled the minimum requirements. This recommended amount was considered a definite safe intake.
It is virtually impossible to design a calorie-sufficient diet based on unprocessed whole natural plant foods that is deficient in any of the amino acids. (The only possible exception could be a diet based solely on fruit).
It can take up to 5 years for your B12 reserves to become depleted, but it's really bad if they do become depleated.
Here's an Amazon link to the one I buy. $15 for 180 tablets.
Well, heck. How about Amazon? Here's a link to her cookbook, Artisan Vegan Cheese.
Hope you're having an awesome weekend :)
Cows are not anywhere near braindead, the book "the secret life of cows" is written by a bovine farmer and full of enlightening stories about their varied personalities and social structures. I'm sure everyone here has seen all the reddit gifs of them playing and whatnot anyway. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Secret-Life-Cows-Rosamund-Young/dp/0571336779
I still haven't seen a good cottage cheese or string cheese.
Editing to say that I stand corrected! Lisanatti Rice Cheeze Snack Sticks exist. The website is down, but they appear to be vegan. I'm going to have to try some!
Editing again to say they contain casein. FML.
It’s funny how carnists become so concerned about the well being of an omnivore when they hear it has meat removed from it’s diet, but endlessly fisting, torturing, and slitting their throats, that’s A-O fucking K because “meh tastebuds”.
It’s literally a different kibble. How can anyone in good faith say this is nutritionally worse than a generic dog food with who knows what kind of fillers?
See Proteinaholic: How Our Obsession with Meat Is Killing Us and What We Can Do About It. The idea that you need to eat meat is BS.
I know! I always thought they should be non-threatening farm masks like this one.
Why can't the cube of truth people have cow/pig/sheep/chicken masks. Same effect is achieved without the "I'm jerking off in my mum's basement to anime" vibe.
> shelter vets and workers who tell me the grand majority of the animals they see are completely purebred, healthy and just as good as anything you can buy from a breeder
Not really, there are quite a few times where purebreds come into shelters but for the most part 90% are mutts. "Oh look at this amazing rottweiler! His legs are a bit longer than normal though, probably mixed with something?" normally goes on but it is still listed as a Rottweiler (If your shelter lists the breed). A lot of times they are not seen as damaged goods but like you said, second rate and tons of people are hung up on the breed of dog instead of the love the dog can give.
Very rare cases a shelter will do a DNA test for the dog if they are really curious but no shelter I have worked with will do this unless someone raises funds for it.
I absolutely suck at rolling sushi, so my friend got this for me for Christmas. It's amazing!
No recipe really. Just did regular white rice, and put a splash of rice vinegar and pinch of salt when it was done, and for veggies I used cucumber and avocado. Also made a vegan spicy mayo using Just Mayo and sriracha for dipping.
I dunno how common the understanding of catchment areas is or their importance for clean water and ocean life, but the Australian beef industry is responsible for 94% of land clearing in Great Barrier Reef catchment areas.
Not only does that deforestation that means less oxygen produced, less air cleaning services, and less habitat for endangered land animals, but it also endangers the reefs, since those trees are no longer available to clean water before to gets to the rivers or ocean, and now there's a massive increase in the livestock waste that is causing ocean dead zones to expand.
Well “i eat like a bird” and “started working construction” seem to explain it.
If you don’t give your body enough fuel (calories) then it just ....runs out.
Use cronometer to check what you need vs what you’re eating. A big smoothie of all the things might be a more realistic option than a sturdy meal for you
>How the hell do I get them to stop fussing
Eat enough so that you're not passing out from malnutrition?
From your description it really doesn't sound like you're eating right, and that you family does have a reason to be concerned about your eating habits.
You can tell them that veganism isn't the cause of your current state, but you're going to have to show them that you can live healthily on a vegan diet, for them to believe you.
Maybe use something like myfitnesspal.com to track the nutrients in your food to ensure you're getting everything you need.
Here's a link to more info on how to read this graph! Basically it shows that the largest percent of farms are ones with 1-24 pigs and hogs, even though the most hogs and pigs are on farms with 5000+ pigs and hogs (factory farms).
>I'm gonna show them What The Health (because they're more about fitness and health plus my mum really hates seeing slaughterhouse footage, kinda don't wanna guilt them into it)
I'd focus on something else like Vegucated or Forks Over Knives. What the Health has some serious issues with how it presents information, and is misleading. Even for someone with an open mind, if they've seen enough documentaries and TV shows to spot manipulative tactics they will hate WTH.
>What should go in the vegan kit? I'v got so far: Nooch Some recipes but more are welcome Not sure what else.
Cronometer. Really easy way to track nutrition.
Not an expert at all, but I've read/heard several times that including the child in the food-making progress can help it overcome pickiness as it is in direct contact with what it will later eat and will have more of a connection to it.
Also, apparently it helps to let children play with the food as well, before it's prepared and after.
>He tells me he doesn't want to be vegan
Does he know what veganism is? And what chicken nuggets are made out of?
Maybe if you can't get through to him on a food basis, take him on outings to go see farm animals and then explain to him what he's eating (there are some good children's books out there for that sorta thing. Like this one, or that.). Show him that veganism is more than just a dietary choice but a compassionate and kind outlook.
Gifts for new vegans break down into 2 main categories;
Help her navigate the new vegan landscape in front of her. For this, cooking appliances, cookbooks, and grocery trips are the way to go. If you think it might appeal to her, my GF's favorite vegan cookbook is the Seitanic Spellbook. The style of it definitely isn't for everyone, but it's a great book with some great recipes and some great blog-entry style musings about veganism. One of my favorite joke-recipes in the book is a page that just says "Eat some fruit" (in so many words).
Satisfy her cravings for something that she enjoyed but can no longer have because it isn't vegan. When my GF first went vegan, we were at the grocery store checkout and she made a passing comment about how she was really craving the almond joy in the candy tray, but obviously she couldn't take one. So I went and found some small-scale vegan shop near us that had specially made vegan almond-joys. Was a great gift. If you don't have any local stores that can fit those needs, I've had good luck perusing Etsy for things like homemade vegan fudge, which also works great. Just keep an ear out for when the GF inevitably vents about something she misses. Then go find a vegan version somewhere.
First I would ask them if they even know how much protein they need to eat in a day... then i'd ask them to cite the "missing" proteins that only exist in meat...good luck to them.
If they still annoy you, you can enter a protein rich meal into cronometer and shut them up.
Carnists cultivate a system of violence and oppression toward animals for their selfish desires. You were raised in the cult of carnism, so it doesn't seem like a cult to you. Here's a great book about the subject if you want to learn more:
Yeah, capitalism sucks. But take it away and people still abuse animals, that’s my point. Our current system has to go, but veganism will have to continue after capitalism is replaced.
history of vegetarianism list from amazon. . I’ve read heretics feast and I have vegetarianism: a history and bloodless revolution. I’m looking for more books on the subject but I’m just starting animal liberation rn. As an aside, the sexual politics of meat is a good book about veganism that links it to feminism.
Everyone's hating on this but if you look at the contents, it's all vegan recipes, just some (not all) have a tiny box saying something like "Non-vegans could also add a slice of cheese".
For me, I am vegan, but my boyfriend isn't. We like to eat together, and he eats vegan food with me, but he sometimes (not every day, before anyone says "imagine not being able to go one meal without dairy") will do something like add cheese to veggie burgers I make, or have ice cream with a dessert when I have sorbet. It's just a recipe book with things like that - sounds like perfectly reasonable to me.
Rice and beans are life. I love to just saute an onion and garlic in oil. Then throw in some cooked brown rice. Season the rice with your favotire spices. Then dump 1,2,or 3 cans of black beans in there. Mix it all up and your good to go. I like to eat mine with salsa tho and these chips. If you are feeling really fancy you can saute up some onion, peppers, and/or mushrooms. Maybe slice up an avocado.
There's nothing wrong with a little humility.
And you should take pride in knowing that you're intentionally avoiding participating in some of the most cruel industries in history.
There is a lot of stigma associated with being vegan, especially for men. It's considered "girly," feminine, and weak to be vegan. In reality we know that it's none of those things. Eating the flesh of an abused and terrified creature does not make you manly.
I'd highly recommend reading Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs, and Wear Cows by Dr. Melanie Joy. It touches on what you're experiencing and gives fascinating information on the social psychology of meat consumption.
Nice list, though I think
>Shove your fist up a cow's vagina and pump her full of semen: Artificial insemination
is inaccurate.
The hand and arm is shoved up a cow's butt to hold the cervix steady and allows the AI Gun rod to deliver semen straight into the uterus.
See https://www.wikihow.com/Artificially-Inseminate-Cows-and-Heifers
> I guess I was wondering if there was an app that I can use to help track all the nutrients so I can show I can get enough.
This is literally the purpose of Cronometer. Enjoy =]
You can get it at Indian grocery stores, or online.
It's really an amazing flavor boost for tofu scrambles, quiches, and all things faux-egg.
And the way they die is so awful, too! And these are just almost babies!
We rescued one that had fallen off a slaughter truck and never saw chickens the same way again. She was so sweet with a little personality. She used to follow me around, and I'd give her cheerios.
It was cold, so we kept her in the house and I had to clean up her dropping with disinfecting wipes. My friend's husband, a mutual fund attorney, said, "That's disgusting!" I wish I was as bold and informed as I am now, because I'd have said, "Well, not as gross as eating her carcass, especially when Consumer Reports shows says 97% of them are contaminated with bacteria from shit and other dangerous microbes." http://www.consumerreports.org/media-room/press-releases/2013/12/consumer-reports-potentially-harmful-bacteria-found-on-97-percent-of-chicken-breasts-tested/
no prob. just a quick google search pulled up this article on human brain evolution: http://berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/99legacy/6-14-1999a.html the persistence hunting theory is explained in a book called "born to run" by christopher mcdougall. he explains it in a lecture here: http://www.ted.com/talks/christopher_mcdougall_are_we_born_to_run.html but a google search for "persistence hunting" will bring up some interesting ideas and scholarly articles. like all evolutionary science, this is all speculation, but something that makes sense to me.
According to NPR, an American company put out a recipe booklet in 1917 that included a recipe for sweet potatoes with marshmallows, and it was a hit.
It sounds really weird, but sweet potatoes with marshmallows are soooo good! My mom's potatoes ended up being amazing.
I don't know what kind of doctor they went to but that doctor is an idiot. Recommending keto during pregnancy is probably highly dangerous. There is no science on keto pregnancy so it is literally turning yourself and your baby into a guinea pig.
The mayo clinic recommendation is a diet as high in fibre as possible to maintain glycemic control. They are not a vegan institution which goes to show how far your doctor's recommendation is outside the mainstream. Personally I'd fire a doctor so incompetent but that's just me.
You can flip through a few pages on amazon here.
It’s a lovely hardcover book even if you don’t have kids to keep in your house for visitors.
I’ve seen it at the library in some cities and there are used copies available online at a lower price.
Rendang curry is PACKED with flavor and heat. Traditionally, beef is simmered for hours in coconut milk and a blend of spices such as ginger, galangal, turmeric, lemongrass, garlic, shallots, and chilies. But this is the hacked vegan version which incorporates already prepared curry paste which I picked up at the local Asian grocery or can be found here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B009FSPX7S/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_1ZtPBbBQY4Z60
1.2 oz package of Rendang curry paste
9 oz package of Gardein Homestyle beefless tips, thawed and cut in halves
13.5 oz can of coconut milk
In a sauté pan, heat vegetable oil over medium-high heat. Add Gardein beefless tips and brown on all sides. Remove from pan and set aside.
Using the empty curry paste from package and stir fry over medium heat for about one minute. You want it to dark and be aromatic.
Gradually add coconut milk and stir with curry paste to fully combine. Raise to high heat to bring to a boil.
Decrease temperature and add “meat”. Cook for 45-60 minutes over a low boil until sauce has thickened to a dryer consistency.
Serve with steamed rice and raw tomatoes and greens to balance the heat.
Note: This is also delicious using lentils and potatoes in place of faux meat.
I recommend this book, mate. If you really care about yourself and your own health, you would give up meat right away.
As for the outcome of a vegan society? Only time will tell. Veganism is rapidly rising while the meat and dairy industries are in decline. Change is coming and it is inevitable.
Show me a market where meat is cheaper than rice, vegetables, beans, and legumes. It's not.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vegan
>Definition of vegan : a strict vegetarian who consumes no food (as meat, eggs, or dairy products) that comes from animals; also : one who abstains from using animal products (as leather)
You're a horrible troll btw, you gave it off in your first comment. Learn to be subtle. I'm impressed people are falling for it.
Buddy, I'm about to change your life. This is going to be a dividing moment for you.
Get ye hence to the RES website and install the Reddit Enhancement Suite on your browser of choice.
Once done, go and edit the macros; I generally do this by hitting "reply" on a message, then opening the "macro" dropdown that appears there, and clicking "+add shortcut". When you enter "text" items, use "label" to give you a reminder about what that reply is, and use "category" to sort the replies into different buckets (e.g. recipe, diet, health, animal rights, etc.). This is my secret sauce, and it tastes awesome.
Further, I advise taking full advantage of the ability to "tag" users. Getting trolled by someone? Click on the tag-icon next to their name, add the label "Troll", and choose the red color. When next you see them, you'll know in advance what you're dealing with! Similarly, you might tag people as "vegan", "snarky", "helpful", etc.
There are ton of other great features in the suite, and it's worth it to sort through them to enable or disable these as suites your use case. Good luck!
She is from the Toronto Pig Save. They have a patreon page where you can donate a small amount to them monthly if you'd like to support them.
Like I said, I have been vegan for 5 years. I have cooked my fair share of tofu, beans, rice, and corn. I would like to limit my soy intake though, and achieving athletic levels of protein can quickly become expensive without the massive carb load that comes with beans and rice.
this ted talk is a good place to start
As far as the ethics go, few people are eating 100% organic pesticide-free food. How is this less vegan in any way?
I hate the "don't tractors kill mice in soy fields" argument that omnivores bring up just as much as the next vegan. I am also not saying that if you can't cause no harm, you are best off with a steak. I am merely exploring the possibility that veganism may not be the end-all of minimal impact eating.
Honestly, you'll kill a hundred insects on your next road trip.
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A good starting point would be to watch some vegan "What I Eat in a Day" videos on YouTube. They should give you a pretty balanced set of meals right off the bat.
I'd also highly recommend using something like cronometer.com to track your nutrition. That way you'll know if you're still missing something.
Also, Mic the Vegan makes some really great videos about nutrition that seem better sourced than a lot of the other stuff I've seen on YouTube.
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It's a little over hyped. It's just red dulse. The "tastes like bacon" was just a method of preparation. When cooked in a salty, smokey, crispy way, it can be used like fakin' bacon. The researchers actively gave reporters bacon'ed pieces so that they could shamelessly ride the internet hype train into convincing people to do what's delicious and good for them. You can order dried dulse online and rehydrate it really easy. Like this stuff on amazon. It's great in soups and salads, and has a great fishy / oceany flavor that some people who were seafood junkies might miss. When crispy, it's a little bacony, and there are recipes to guide you in that.
TL;DR It's good, and super healthy. Everyone should eat more sea vegetables. There is no special strain of bacon-flavored dulse though. It's a recipe on a more common (ish?) product.
For your partner: doing keto doesn't have to mean you can't also be vegan, because there is such a thing as /r/veganketo.
For that boss: Send him a link to the app Bunny Free,
with a note something like
"Our conversation the other day where you mentioned in passing how disturbing animal testing can be made me think you might be interested in this.
Choosing products or learning about brands which don't test on animals is an easy starting point for some people, and there are some apps like this one which can make it much simpler to figure out."
> In the past, I’d be able to vent about such things with my partner. She’d do the same with me. I don’t have that anymore.
I know it's not always easy to make friends, or exactly the same as having someone physically close to you being vegan, but making even a few vegan friends online who might understand where you're coming from can make a huge difference. There are tons of ways to connect with vegans over the internet especially (vegan meetups, vegan discussion groups, vegan gaming guilds, etc).
Hi, an appointment with a nutritionist with vegan guidance wouldn't be bad. On the other hand, I leave you the following Dr. Greger's android app that can serve as a guide for daily rations: Daily Dozen
To be honest your post sounds a bit apathetic. To be so ready to give up because you miss certain foods and have certain cravings - I can't help but wonder if you've not really made the connection between meat/dairy and animal suffering?
I do empathize with you. I know that there are a lot of emotional and social complications from being vegan, and those can be difficult. But at the end of the day - the difference between Veganism and a Plant based diet is that we do it for the animals.
Also, it's important to track your diet with something like cronometer to make sure you are getting adequate nutrition - because if you aren't that can leave you feeling tired, hungry, or even depressed.
3k calories a day as a vegan is no sweat man. Dates, bananas, avocados, nuts/seeds, nut butters. What you listed (peanut butter, oats, bananas) are all calorically dense. You can hit 3k calories with those types of foods pretty easily. Add some dates though, they're very calorically dense and taste great. 100g dates has nearly 300 calories. Compared to 100g bananas, only 90 calories. 100g peanut butter has 600 calories :) All of that stuff makes for very delicious smoothies, too, and that's a good way to get down a ton of calories quickly and easily.
For strength, you want to eat protein rich stuff, so focus on nuts/seeds for their caloric density, and eat some beans/lentils and protein rich grains like buckwheat, quinoa, oats, wheat/pasta. Protein powders are always a good, convenient way to get in some protein, too.
> is there a way to "shrink" my stomach?
Yeah, eat very calorically dense stuff, so you're eating less volume and you'll get used to eating "less" food while maintaining your nutritional needs. For example, don't eat strawberries and celery (or do, whatever). Celery is bulky and has virtually no calories. 100g strawberries only has 50 calories, compared to (above) bananas that have 90 calories, dates that have 300 calories, peanut butter that has 600 calories, etc.
Check out https://cronometer.com/ if you want to put together some meal plans and look at nutrient density.
Many major professional health organizations agree that it's possible to be perfectly healthy on a vegan diet (show your mom the link). A vegan diet is possibly even healthier than the Standard American Diet, as vegans have decreased risk for many chronic diseases.
Ask your mom what nutrients she thinks are in animal products that you can't get from plant foods? Definitely educate yourself on basic nutrition and good vegan sources of protein, iron, calcium, omega 3s, etc.
Track food on cronometer and prove you're getting all your essential macro and micronutrients.
And idk why previous poster recommended creatine supplementation, as that's not an essential nutrient. Unless you are some mega athlete or into bodybuilding, don't worry about that.
Protein combining is kind of a misconception. All plants have all the amino acids we need, but some amino acids are in smaller ratios than in our muscle.
If you eat a balanced diet and get enough calories, you don't have to worry about combining.
But if it's a concern for you, grains and legumes make great pairs and soy (especially tempeh) is packed with protein just on its own. There are also tubers that contain a whole cocktail of nutrition since its basically the storage system of certain plants.
You could also use this website. It has amino acid breakdowns for most foods.
This is the Animal Farm with which more people need to become familiar.
But, more seriously, some seriously evil shit happens on farms. Stop blinding yourself to it.
If you haven't read it already and would like to be depressed about the sketchy details on studies like this - the book, Meatonomics goes into a lot of detail about the funding and shortcomings of various studies the meat industry relies on to influence consumer opinions.
A meat only diet would be horribly unhealthy, I sure hope for your sake that you can eat something other than meat.
Are your issues with plant foods, dairy & eggs because of some kind of immune reaction to them? I don't suppose it's the fiber, because there's no fiber in dairy & eggs.
If so, have you ever tried plant foods that aren't related anything you've eaten before? For example, true yam? It's not the same as sweet potatoes, and not related to them.
It sounds like you are having a really rough time. I'm sorry about that.
It's unlikely that you aren't getting enough protein, unless you aren't eating enough calories or you are having a digestive disorder that prevents assimilation of nutrients (like celiac, chrons,etc.)
Can you get lentils? These are easy to digest.
Are you able to order protein powder, like pea protein? (Just for peace of mind when you feel like you aren't getting enough protein?)
Have you seen this book? Japanese Cooking: Contemporary & Traditional [Simple, Delicious, and Vegan] https://www.amazon.com/dp/1570670722/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_oh6oBbTTC3ZDV
I am sure there are other people who live in Japan that can comment better (I think there also might be a subreddit)
Good luck!
> I miss the red paint days
The DSM Animal Nutrition Compendium is of great help here. It specifies how much each vitamin, mineral or other nutrient should be consumed by each animal for optimal growth. It specifies whether supplementation is commercially available and what the common method of supplementation is (in the case of B12 it is pelleted B12 added to the feed). Commercial B12 supplementation can be bought on Alibaba both pelleted and as powder for approximately 4000-5000 USD per metric ton.
Note that B12 supplementation in ruminants (cows, sheep, goats, etc.) is not done with B12 but with cobalt because these animals have microbes in their rumen which produce B12 and cobalt is the major limiting nutrient of this process. Conversely B12 supplementation with pallets hampers production of other vitamins in the rumen so this is not the preferred method.
It should also be noted that the DSM Animal Nutrition Compendium states that not all animals need B12 supplementation namely when they have abundant access to feces. Since microbes produce B12 and poop is full of microbes it is also full of B12. Animals standing in their own poop all day do not need additional B12 (which imo doesn't make the argument better for carnists but hey..)
https://www.reddit.com/r/vegan/comments/9622ou/vegan_parents/e3xnh7x/ - For more sources on how feeding a vegan diet to a child and eating a vegan diet through pregnancy is perfectly healthy. The German link you listed is 404 but is that even the offical health body of Germany, because it would be baffling to me that the vegan capital of Europe could be so misinformed.
And yes, technically you did accuse vegan parents of child abuse. In your comment you stated how important milk (obviously you meant cow, tho soy milk offers just as much protein and is fortified the same as cow milk) is to a child and then went on to accuse abuse to people who don't "nourish" them. Veganism is NOT child abuse. The instances you see of vegan children being malnourished are not from vegan parents, but from idiots who think drinking nothing but soy milk and raw fruit is somehow "good for the soul". You can pretty much look up any of these cases and read beyond the headline and almost every single one involves parents that would have abused their kids regardless of their diet.
The WHO link lists pretty much every single thing you get in a prenatal vitamin, which every pregnant person should be taking regardless of if they're vegan or not. Let's not forget that the longest living groups of people all feed their children vegan diets (Okinawan's before they added meat to their diet and 7th day Adventists), and many Asian people eat mostly vegan at all stages in life due to cost of meat and lactose intolerance.
And regarding your cholesterol statement; you're so wrong. https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/high-blood-cholesterol/symptoms-causes/syc-20350800
Eating vegan doesn't risk anything, it's perfectly possible and easy to eat a nutritionally complete vegan diet, that's a fact supported by the American Dietetic Association. Calculating nutrients for a diet is extremely easy, just using a program like cronometer is enough, people should be doing that anyway since eating meat risks heart problems, it's better to not risk that and eat plant-based.
As someone who unfortunately has to balance gluten-free with vegan, I've always been pretty paranoid about making sure I get a good balanced diet because many of the nutrients that you can get low in with one diet, you can also become deficient in with the other. Since I was gluten-free I've used cronometer to help me keep track as painlessly as possible, and the funniest thing happened:
When I went vegan, I stopped having to take as many supplements! :p
I take fewer supplements, and slightly different ones now, simply because the food I'm eating is more nutritious. My biggest struggle is getting enough potassium, but the trick is to just eat plenty of potatoes and other high potassium foods, and in 3 years of mild deficiency, I'm still much healthier than I was 4 years ago (in my late 20s), when I'd just about given up on getting my health back.
Huh, TIL. It's not necessarily bad for you in small quantities, and the jury is still out on if the supposed benefits are legit, but it probably does the opposite of what people are hoping. Webmb link for the lazy
Kind of vague but I'd recommend using a nutrition tracking app like cronometer, might give you some insight into if you're not getting proper nutrients or consuming too little calories (a common problem).
Just after a quick skimming of your link, it seems people who are pro-greed are actually pro-ambition and aren't aware of the inherent selfishness of greed. Greed is not a synonym for ambition. Maybe this false equivalence comes from a similar place as the tired "plants have feelings too" argument. Thanks for the link!
This is screencap from the episode for anyone who hasn't watched it
Also, in case someone else wants the shirt,this is the place where I ordered it two days ago
Vegan protein powder... Dude, from a senior student of Physical Activity Sciences, almost two years weightlifting, four months vegetarian and six months vegan, who was taking protein powder until four months ago: you don't need it, it takes time to educate yourself, but it's worth it.
If you're very skinny and weak with that diet, you're simply not eating enough calories (and you'll have to check what veggies you're eating, add a handful of nuts, and some fruit). Definitely check your calories for some days on Cron-o-meter.
Oh, yes, I didn't mention protein because, and listen to me carefully there is no way you're eating less protein than you need. I've been researching and listening Phd's talk about protein since I started college, and if I've learnt something, is that advertising has won the battle to Science on this, read "The China Study", by T. Colin Campbell whenever you can to learn more about this, and please, please, don't worry about protein, and ignore protein powder, vegan options can be more environmentally-friendly and cruelty-free, but they're not magically more nutritious.
I've had fun putting everything I eat in cronometer. After about a week I got a pretty good idea that I was doing fine, but it may help you out. Remember to take the goals with a grain of salt though, as everyone's body is different.
Cool. Constant updates are best. Try and mix in some information about health, such as lower heart-disease risk from eating veggies, lower obesity rates, lower and then back-linking to the restaurant's website. If you can interview local doctors, PAs, nurses, etc, can link those on Facebook, youtube, twitter, Instagram. Hootsuite can link all the social media platforms for you, so you just use that and post to all the sites at once and you can schedule posts out via Hootsuite, too. Basically, you can create a bunch of social media campaigns in one day and schedule them all out for like twice a week for the next few months.
Some advice from a long term vegan:
Learn to cook at home. It's not important at first, but eventually for optimal health you'll probably want tsro cut oil out of your diet (all oil causes cardiovascular disease) and focus on whole foods. I highly recommend you try and follow the Daily Dozen and be sure to get the right amount and right kind of b12. You'll also want to keep an eye on things like vitamin d, iodine (especially if you cut salt) and zinc (hard to get from plants). Multivitamins have been associated with an increased risk in cancer, and often contain junk you just don't need and end up peeing out in neon color. Get vegan versions and just take the couppe vitamins you may need (b12 is critical).
Once you get good at cooking, make sure you pre-eat (bringing your own meal can be rude, and NEVER trust anyone else's definition of vegan - there are so many hidden animal products in things) before parties and such, but also take a dish to eat there and share. Don't tell anyone it's vegan until after. Keep doing this. Eventually, they will beg you to bring your food. Then they will accept you as awesome. Do not try and preach or convert people. Instead, be an example of health and happiness.
As far as the meat thing, it just gets worse. I keep my head down and just try to avoid being around it. I promise, you never get okay with it or better at this part.
If you want to learn the best way to take care of yourself, read "how not to die" by Dr. greger. Or you can just follow the Daily Dozen diet for free on your phone and just trust that it works and that he did the science almost no other vegan doctors did.
It's on apple too but you're on your own finding it. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.nutritionfacts.dailydozen
As a vegan college student living in a shared apartment, the best advice I can give you is that YouTube is your friend. You'll probably be able to cook the same recipes in its vegan version.
Supercook.com will probably help too, especially if you like to be more creative with what you have around.
And last but not least, check Dr. Greger's daily dozen (available also for iOS) to meet your daily nutritional needs, if you half-follow this guy's advice (he's the founder of nutritionfacts.org and a very good researcher), you'll surely start feeling A LOT better in weeks.
Edit: Good luck, buddy, just ask if you need anything else!
Congrats on your one year vegan!
Nothing about being vegan prevents you from being healthy or having tattoos. I suggest in the future if you are concerned about your tattoo artists practices you do some research first before going there. It sounds like they used single use needles that are stored individually in a sterile package, like this. That's safe and standard practice and you should be fine, assuming they also used the little ink cups or individual inks (which they also probably did).
If you are concerned about follow up care, I suggest contacting the artist and asking questions. /r/tattoos is great, but they don't know the practices of your individual artist. /r/vegan really isn't the best place for tattoo advice, unless you are trying to find vegan inks. Even then, asking an artist or on the tattoos subreddit is probably more useful.
Congrats again on making the one year mark :)
Following Dr Greger's Daily Dozen gives you a good idea of what you should be eating.
Cronometer is a free online tool to track your daily nutrient, you might benefit from using it for a week.
The source isn't PETA. The source was animal handlers who were actually on the film who blew the whistle on animal neglect and deaths...Of course PETA is going to run a news story about it... From the Associated Press " Animal wranglers involved in the making of "The Hobbit" movie trilogy say the production company is responsible for the deaths of up to 27 animals"
Edit: >Also, if the AHA was involved... I just don't see how it would have been allowed - this film is just too big and mainstream.
One should not be so quick to jump to conclusions. From the AP article: "The American Humane Association, which is overseeing animal welfare on the films, says no animals were harmed during the actual filming. But it also says the wranglers' complaints highlight shortcomings in its oversight system"
Yes, and no. The name of the hotel was Pitman Vegetarian Hotel, but I have no idea what sorts of things were served there. I can't find anything on what "Nuto Cream" is, but it sure sounds like a dairy alternative. So, I'm guessing that since the daughter went on to be a lifelong vegan and the term "vegan" didn't exist until 1944 - it was probably a vegan hotel by today's standards.
edit 1: Spelling. (Pitman, not Pittman)
edit 2: It is a dairy alternative. Nuto Cream Newspaper Ad and the original link.
Does this one? How about this one
I remember reading a review paper on protein requirements (I can't find it) that also came up with the same figure of vegans presumably needing 1.0g/kg of protein rather than 0.8g/kg of protein daily if they were completely sedentary to prevent muscle and bone turnover.
I usually just link to wikipedia because I assume people have no knowledge on a subject whatsoever, it's easier that way for me.