Vegetarian & Vegan - October 2007

OK. So, in the last few weeks I have been following a vegan diet..... It hasn't been a stuggle, like a lot of people talk about. However, today I am stuggling.

I have had a VERY BAD week.. And today it is not getting any better. In fact, it is getting worse because of a major B that I work with... But that is another rant all together.......

During my childhood my mother would make the most wonderful comfort food... of course most of these contained non-vegan-friendly foods.... Since today has been such a bad continuation of my terrible week, I am finding myself craving those home cooked, non-vegan comfort foods.

I don't want to "cheat", I told myself I would commit to this for a whole month before making any decisions or further diet changes.

If you have any really good, like OMG good - not just edible, vegan versions of comfort food classics I would really appreciate it!

If you are not vegan, please post a great joke to help brighten my day! I need some laughter!

2007-10-04 03:42:22 · 18 answers · asked by Chocoholic 4

Any suggestions? Thank you.

2007-10-04 02:35:50 · 14 answers · asked by ej105 3

if it wasn't for becoming a full blown atheist a few years ago i don't think i would ever have been able to open my mind up to veganisim.

in reading into the creationist/evolution debate i also learned alot about how the world works and how everything came about... This set some solid foundations for me realising that the exploitation of animals who are seemingly not as evolved as us, can't be justified.

"in a world older and more complete than ours, they move finished, and complete."

I was wondering how other peoples religiouse beleifs influence them on the subject of veg*nisim...

2007-10-03 23:09:20 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

someone touched on this in a question the other day... For me my veganisim helps cement my pro choice stance on abortion.

I don't think life, human life in particular is sacred and so i would weigh things up with suffering. I see no moral obligation in dragging a child with no catlaloge of experiances, hopes or memories into a world and family that mite not want it, just because it is human and should be given life.

If there was more suffering in having the child, if lives were wrecked etc... i would just as soon see the child aborted if that was the parents choice.

It wasn't until i became vegan that my opinion on this matter became clear....

What about you? How does your veg*nisim effect your stance on this political hot potato?

2007-10-03 22:59:29 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

Just wanted to share some of my favorite reasons for why it's okay to torture animals and eat them.

*God said so. (Since he was right when it came to owning slaves and denying women the vote, he must be the ultimate moral authority on this too!)
*They were put here for us to eat. (So I could say you were put here for me to butt rape and it'd be all good? Yay!)
*Animals kill each other all the time in the wild for survival. (Because of course, this is somehow comparable to the practices of modern factory farming.)
*Vegetarian lifestyles are unhealthy. (If you ignore the millions of people who have been vegetarian since birth outliving our fast-food gorging nation and the millions of obese carnivores fighting diabetes and heart disease, I suppose.)
*Where do you get your protein? (These people really think protein is more prevalent in Big Macs than in vegetables and fruits! Way to research!)
*MM! Burger! (No comment. Just pity.)

Any veg(etari)ans want to share your favorites?

2007-10-03 22:15:19 · 17 answers · asked by Elizabeth J 5

2007-10-03 19:25:08 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous

Does anyone out there know where I can get a really good veggie burger or a recipe on how to make one? The one that I made called for oats, carrots, bellpepper, garlic, onion. kidney beans, and ketchup and blend it all together. It tasted terrible.I'm trying out a few vegetarian recipes as I decide to go vegetarian . Even though my veggie burger recipe (found on the internet) did not turn out so well I do not want to give up on it because I hear that they taste really good. So please if anyone knows how or where to get a good veggie burger please let me know. Thanks

2007-10-03 18:22:16 · 10 answers · asked by amber j 1

That the shoes I wear (which happen to be Rocket Dog and Etnies Brands) have rubber on the bottom and do not contain leather and are okay for me to wear if I am a Veg?

2007-10-03 17:51:17 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

It was food day at work today and my department bought sandwiches for anyone but there were no veggie sandwiches. Someone told me I could just pick the meat off.

I told her that I know she is trying to be nice but that is disgusting and offensive to me. She asked me why I would find that offensive. I tried to explain to her that even if you could pick it up and remove all the grease it left behind the fact it was there in the first place turns my stomach. She didn't get what I was saying so I said let me put it like this. "What if I made you a sandwich and then sneezed all over it then wiped it all off off would she eat it?"

She said something like "well if your just going to make a joke about it then I'm done talking to you".

Do you think my answer was rude? I didn't intend it to be. I just thought I was putting it in a context she might understand.

2007-10-03 16:47:45 · 32 answers · asked by SilverKing 4

promotion of V & V lifestyles?

2007-10-03 15:00:08 · 10 answers · asked by Love #me#, Hate #me# 6

My 14 mo old baby has multiple food allergies, milk being one of them. Her doctor recommend Silk soy milk. We eventually found some other soy products including yogurt, mac n chreese, and rice cheese. I had always been told that soy is easier to produce, cheaper to produce, better for environment, etc compare to cow products. So why can I buy regular mac n cheese for $0.33 and soy mac n cheese for $1.79? Or can anyone tell me where to buy for cheaper? Any help is appreciated! Thank you!

2007-10-03 14:17:04 · 6 answers · asked by Stephanie W 4

Does chicken count as meat???

2007-10-03 13:58:42 · 30 answers · asked by Super Wicked Flippin Sweet! 5

2007-10-03 13:43:59 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

Where does this term come from, and are there any other fruits that capture the various mental states.

2007-10-03 13:38:57 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

1. Abscesses and digestive organs are punctured during slaughter, releasing pus, fecal material and ingesta all over carcasses. The law requires that affected meat and poultry be trimmed rather than rinsed. Plants repeatedly skip trimming and merely rinse the meat, which can force bacteria into the porous flesh. Up to 25% of slaughtered chickens on the inspection line are covered with feces, bile and feed.


2. Diseased (cancerous and tuberculoid) animals condemned during ante-mortem inspection are sent to slaughter in violation of the law.


3. Red meat animals and poultry that are dead on arrival or die in the yard while awaiting slaughter are hidden from inspectors doing ante-mortem inspections and hung up to be butchered. Severed heads from "cancer eye" cattle are switched to smaller carcasses, so less meat will be condemned.


4. Chickens and hams are soaked in chlorine baths to remove slime and odor, and red dye is added to beef to make it appear fresh.


5. Rancid meat is smoked to cover foul odor, or marinated and breaded to disguise slime and smell.

2007-10-03 13:32:12 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am a new Lacto-Vegetarian, but my mom will not accept me for who I am. She goes out and buys me meat and eggs and cookies and everything that has any bit of animal in it, and tries to get me to eat it. Since I have just changed into the Veg way of life, I crave meat VERY badly, and she isn't helping. What can I do to make her understand I don't want to eat meat due to my beliefs that it is cruel...?

2007-10-03 13:15:46 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

what do you think of it? is there something better? if so, what't the name? thanks all

2007-10-03 13:01:22 · 4 answers · asked by Allergic To Eggs 6

2007-10-03 12:21:24 · 17 answers · asked by Aree 1

i'm vegan which means i don't eat meat, dairy, eggs, and any other animal byproducts... are protein supplements effective? what are good ways to get protein while being vegan?

2007-10-03 12:10:28 · 11 answers · asked by Bill S 1

i was out to lunch with a friend and her mom and they asked why and i really didn't want to go into it because i know that everyone has different opinions and belifes under their belt so explaining something like veganism is always touchy. The mom also tried to tell me how there was a type of vegetarian that eats fish (i said no, there isnt but she insisted there was so i dropped it) how would you handle this?

2007-10-03 10:49:11 · 26 answers · asked by chikka 5

Funny thing is, it's the self-proclaimed 'scientists' who say this. Any scientist worth his or her salt knows that nothing natural was 'designed'. Living beings evolved from accidental mutations and natural selection. The human body adapted to digest meat more efficiently than a cow or ape. Unless the human body loses its capacity to digest vegetable matter, there is no biological reason to eat meat. The same thing goes for our canine teeth. They evolved as a response to increased meat eating and are not a reason to eat meat. Cause and effect should not be mixed up.

2007-10-03 09:47:25 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

Why do people feel the need to get into the V & V section and argue about how great it is to eat meat? Isn't there another section like hunting or something that is more suitable for them?

2007-10-03 09:36:15 · 18 answers · asked by Knome Lover 4

2007-10-03 09:06:21 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

both vegetables i suppose

2007-10-03 08:28:09 · 3 answers · asked by Krishna 3

why dont they just eat free range animals that werent kept in cages and stuff?

2007-10-03 08:12:29 · 17 answers · asked by Valkyrie 7

Pumpkin Swirl Cheesecake

25 NABISCO Ginger Snaps, finely crushed
1/2 cup finely chopped PLANTERS Pecans
1/4 cup butter, melted
4 (8 ounce) packages PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
1 cup sugar, divided
1 teaspoon vanilla
4 eggs
1 cup canned pumpkin
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
Dash of ground cloves

2007-10-03 07:57:02 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am allergic to eggs (and three times as allergic to the white as the yolk so substituting that really can't be done), and I deal with it, but, as the holidays approach, I really miss baking a few treats once in a while. I've tried various replacements ... and thrown a lot of food in the trash when it came out flat or runnny or whatever. So, I'm looking for people who truly have made items minus eggs that have come out just fine. I've tried substitutes with pancakes, too, and only end up with a runny mess that I scrape out of the pan. I figured this might be a great forum to ask this; thanks so much for your help.

2007-10-03 07:55:38 · 9 answers · asked by kiaradaze 2

i've been a vegetarian for 3 mos. now. about a month or so ago i began to have musty b.o. i've always used dove or degree for deodorant as its always worked. then i was told it was due to a change in diet & i realized that was the only change i had made. i dont want to cover up the smell with another scent. i want to adjust the problem! how do i stay veggie without the stench? if youre a veggie has this happened to you?

2007-10-03 07:54:00 · 6 answers · asked by onlyshinyjules 2

I am giving a presentation on a pretty impossible topic: I am working for an organisation that want to BAN eating meat in all public places. The idea of the presentation is not the logic, but the quality of the presentation itself.

My task in the presentation is to offer alternatives following the transition to a forced Vegetarian society (other than in the privacy of your own home).

So I ask you: What would be some good alternatives?

So far I've come up with the fact that we'd support and open up vegetarian restaurants and super markets that would provide a wide variety of foods other than meat. If you are the "low-life" that has to consume meat in your own home, you can buy it (rationed and by prescription, of course) only from our supermarkets.

Any more ideas? Due tomorrow!
Thanks so much!

2007-10-03 07:17:22 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

well my freind drinks soy milk everyday and so i wonder if i t can cause cancer cuse i looked it up and some say yes other sasy no so which is it?

2007-10-03 06:39:20 · 11 answers · asked by sparrow 1