Just Vegan Things

I definitely was a carb dependent vegetarian but as a vegan not so much (well pizza). I sub veggies for noodles or pasta often (either in spaghetti, fresh sauces, layered noodles (like lasagna), Asian noodles, etc). Cauliflower is great for subbing rice as well as chickpea pasta/rice. Tofu, beans, legumes, seitan, all veggie patties or loafs, nuts and nut butters, fruit, fruit spreads, fruit in anything from salads to salsa. 

Also, don’t be afraid of carbs. Get some whole wheat carbs and give your body some long lasting energy. If you’re just eating white rice you definitely need to invest in some recipes that get veggies in there. Be open to making and trying new things!

Minimalist Baker

Oh She Glows

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Eating Well

Vegan-Yums

Here’s a chain of posts that touches on the subject.

As always: It is possible to be vegan at any age. Maintain your health and the health of your family, do your research. 

Answers welcome! 

Think of it this way... which is more rude... raping a cow (over and over), taking her baby (so she doesn’t drink her milk), killing the males for veal (or if they’re lucky they’ll be sperm producers which are forced to release sperm in many invasive ways), a female calf will probably just go through the rape and trauma her mother went through. Though they will only have to endure this for about 4-5 years whereas in nature they can have a maximum lifespan of over 20 years. OOOR saying “hey man, thanks for the offer but I’m good.” Fruit, veggies, crackers, spreads, breads, even chips, cookies, nuts, etc...don’t contain dairy. 

Call yourself vegan or don’t... as long as you’re trying. I understand the social anxiety attached with being rude to someone hosting but... real friends will understand and not get upset you left them an extra non-vegan brownie to have later.

Also, maybe bring a vegan snack to share with them? Here’s a list Peta posted of accidentally vegan things. It is PetA so take it with a grain of salt. Or take a walk down the snack aisle and pick some stuff up and check for dairy or eggs. It’s always nice to bring the host a treat. 

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I try very, very hard to be understanding of people’s individual situations. I sympathize with people that live in places where they cannot produce their own food, cannot purchase their own food, are emotionally or physically controlled by others as well as people who have illnesses such as ED, people who need medications that contain animal derivatives and the extremely small percentage of those whose bodies would not survive on a vegan diet. However, these are not reasons or excuses for someone who is an environmentalist or has a deep compassion for animals to use if they are perfectly capable of going vegan.

I recently went into a vegan restaurant with a couple of friends (one omni, one vegetarian) and both seemed like they had a lot of questions as to why going vegan is better for the person as well as the non-human animal and environment. The bee and honey issue was their main concern that night. However, after coming to the same agreement... they still went home that night and made no change to their habits. This is frustrating to the point that it could bring me to tears. When you’re living in a time when science is being considered an opinion we really don’t have room for people to give up.

So am I judging the person if they’re vegetarian and don’t want to go vegan because “I COULD NEVER GIVE UP CHEESE”? I probably am. I’m probably sad and mad and all of those other things you feel when a movement is being ignored because of convenience or taste buds. Am I going to lash out at them and dump a load of red paint on them? No, because I’d rather discuss it and hopefully they get there eventually. I’ll keep calling them out on their hypocrisy if it continues to come up just like I do when people are sexist, homophobic, racist, transphobic and many other things.