Flirting with Veganism, (not Vaginas) and/or Eating Healthy/Organic (not Virgins).

[Tigerlily]

monday i started a possible love affair with being a vegan. i am not whole completely sold on it, but so far i'm liking what i see. i just decided it was time to start being healthier for myself and my family.

i baked vegan chocolate chip cookies this morning and they are as good if not better than reg cc cookies!

recipe-

for the vegan members, what's your favorite food?

 

[Stanton Moore]

Vegan is great! until the anemia sets in.

 

[SillySapienne]

I first read...

"Flirting with Vaginas"

 

[Feops]

I like the concept of veganism but I'm not sold on the human body being properly adapted to it, even with heavy supplementation.

I've had some pretty decent veggie burgers. They didn't taste at all like meat, but they were heavy and filling.

 

[gromit]

Vegan is great! until the anemia sets in.

If you eat well, it's possible to get your iron from leafy vegetables and fortified cereals. It's the B-12 that is tough. I'm not vegan, just vegetarian, but I take a vitamin that contains B12, C, folate, and iron a couple times a week (i.e. when I remember), just to be safe. I donate blood pretty regularly and only a one or two times have I been rejected due to low hematocrit.

 

[Nonsensical]

it's a great idea but wait until some of the consequences start to set in. it's hard to make it a reality. you're better off eating healthy balanced meals.

 

[Tigerlily]

i like fish and chicken. red meat now and then. i've replaced milk with almond milk because it has lower calories. i take a multi vitamin daily and drink a shake that is loaded with vitamins. outside of those things, how is not eating meat often, a bad thing?

 

[Laurie]

I first read...

"Flirting with Vaginas"

"Virgins" was my take on it.

 

[Tigerlily]

lunch today. vegan buffalo wings and organic brown rice. very good and a lot healthier than reg buffalo wings.

 

[Fecal McAngry]

It's your body, you can destroy it if you wish, but first read

Amazon.com: The Vegetarian Myth: Food, Justice, and Sustainability (9781604860801): Lierre Keith: Books

 

[Oberon]

In the summers I will sometimes go on a veggie kick. I can live for weeks at a time on good spicy beans and rice, enchilada soup, green leafies, fresh tomatoes, and all the chunky onion-and-garlic-laced hummus I can get inside a flour tortilla.

But then it's over, and I must. have. meat.

 

[Tigerlily]

It's your body, you can destroy it if you wish, but first read

Amazon.com: The Vegetarian Myth: Food, Justice, and Sustainability (9781604860801): Lierre Keith: Books

how dramatic.

anyway i am not going to become a vegan i said "flirting" and as mentioned above, i will continue to eat chicken and fish. as for beef, well every time i eat it i feel like there's a brick in my stomach so i only eat once in a while.

oberon, have you tried the roasted pepper hummus? it's ridiculously delicious.

 

[gromit]

Whole cultures have existed on vegetarian diets for generations...

 

[Laurie]

Whole cultures have existed on vegetarian diets for generations...

Heh.

p.s. thread title change is win

 

[sLiPpY]

Whole cultures have existed on vegetarian diets for generations...

Really? Do those cultures have distended bellies like chimpanzee?

I'm a fan of the Paleo concept. If early man hadn't eaten meat. We wouldn't have had the material for our brains to develop, and swung from trees.

 

[Oberon]

oberon, have you tried the roasted pepper hummus? it's ridiculously delicious.

YES! That and some sun-dried tomato hummus too, which was also very good.

My favorite, though, was from a vegetarian restaurant in Blacksburg, Virginia called Gillie's. They made it with chunks of fresh onion and bits of garlic so strong that it would make your eyes water. I LOVED it.

 

[gromit]

Really? Do those cultures have distended bellies like chimpanzee?

I'm a fan of the Paleo concept. If early man hadn't eaten meat. We wouldn't have had the material for our brains to develop, and swung from trees.

Is this a joke? I don't know you well enough to know your sense of humor...

 

[burymecloser]

Congratulations, Jen. Those cookies look great! Have you ever tried vegan mayonnaise? It's heavenly, better than the real thing. And of course, it's much healthier.

 

[Fecal McAngry]

Congratulations, Jen. Those cookies look great! Have you ever tried vegan mayonnaise? It's heavenly, better than the real thing. And of course, it's much healthier.

Given that egg yolks are one of the healthiest (and tastiest) sources of dietary fat on the planet, I highly doubt that either statement is true...

 

[burymecloser]

Given that egg yolks are one of the healthiest (and tastiest) sources of dietary fat on the planet, I highly doubt that either statement is true...

1 tbsp Original Vegenaise
Calories: 90
Cal From Fat: 80 (89%)
Total Fat: 9 g
Sat Fat: 0.5 g
Cholesterol: 0 mg
Sodium: 85 mg

1 tbsp Hellman's Real Mayonnaise
Calories: 90
Cal From Fat: 90 (100%)
Total Fat: 10 g
Sat Fat: 1.5 g
Cholesterol: 5 mg
Sodium: 90 mg

The vegan brand is demonstrably healthier, pretty much across the board. It also gets its fat from canola (rapeseed) oil, which is a healthier source than Hellman's soybean oil. And while taste is a personal matter, if you tried it, I suspect you'd like it. Vegan mayonnaise is wonderful.

"There is a principle which is a bar against all information, which is proof against all arguments and which cannot fail to keep a man in everlasting ignorance - that principle is contempt prior to investigation."