I just thought of this, and I know that there is yeast in bread and yeast would be concidered an amimal; so in reality would a vegan be allowed to eat bread?!?
2007-01-19 14:55:09 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Vegetarian & Vegan
Yeast in bread is a fungi, but it is still a living creature
2007-01-19 15:03:25 · update #1
If You go that far in animal perspective U may as well call vegetables living creatures too!
Well yeast in most bread is from the morel mushroom and it's very little. Also there is such a thing as yeast free bread. Example: Pita bread! Vegans just don't eat Any Animals like cows, horses, pigs, frogs, chickens, birds, etc, and no dairy products
no cheese, no milk from animals. And no products that contain animal fats. Also vegans don't use animal soaps in cleaning such as Tide which is I understand made from animal hide! Lysol also contains some animal products so Vegans can't use that either. Ivory that was originally from elephant tusks but I don't think that's true any more.. they probably use animal teeth instead. They have
to settle for a chemical soap like zest or irish spring.. these are animal free last I read on the package. Well I'm vegetarian not a vegan
Vegan life is a little too strict but I'm very close to vegan but I like cheese and milk far too much! But I make sure the cheese is free of animal rennet!
2007-01-19 19:06:33 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Vegans are "allowed" to eat anything, even meat if they want, which would render them non-vegans, but I know what you're trying to say.
Yeast does not have any kind of nervous system, they have no sense of pain or suffering. They don't even have a brain. Yes, vegans eat breads, as long as they are not baked with anything coming from an animal (eggs, bacon, lard, dairy, butter, etc), and as long as it's not eaten with anything coming from animals.
2007-01-19 23:48:26 · answer #2 · answered by Dolores G. Llamas 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Yeast is not an animal -- it's a single-celled fungi. And yes, there are many kinds of breads which are acceptable in a vegan diet. Breads made without milk, butter, or eggs are just fine.
2007-01-19 15:01:09 · answer #3 · answered by Wolfeblayde 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Yes. First, I am a vegan, and I eat yeast. Second, even if I did not eat yeast, there are many breads that can be made without it.
2007-01-20 04:05:35 · answer #4 · answered by Dagny Taggart 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Vegans are "allowed" to eat whatever they want. However, what they choose to put in and on their bodies is another story.
As far as yeast, no, it is not an animal. They are a different Kingdom. Think back to 9th grade biology
Animalia
Plantae
Fungi
Protista
Monera (can be divided into two Bacteria categories)
Animals, like me, you, fido, flipper, nemo, rockin robin, bambi, thumper, simba, are all in one Kingdom - animalia
Fungi, like yeast, also include mushrooms and mold (think penicillin). If yeast were animal, then beer would also be out. If Fungi were animals, so would many anti-biotics, soy sauce, and tempeh.
And just to have our definitions clear, neither vegans NOR vegetarians consume the flesh of animals. If Fungi were considered animals, then neither vegetarians nor their stricter brothers would be "allowed" (to use your term) to consume them.
Back to your original question, vegans do consume bread, but only bread that does not contain any form of milk, lactose, buttermilk, butter, eggs, casein, honey, or similar product.
If you still don't see the difference, use the search box to search for all the stupid "Why do vegetarians eat plants - plants are living!" "questions" asked on here on a daily basis.
2007-01-19 16:39:32 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Yes, vegans eat bread, as long as there are no milk or eggs in it. Yeast does not really count as an animal. Animals are totally different from fungi. If anything, fungi are more like plants than animals. Fungi cannot feel pain or anything like that. =)
2007-01-19 15:15:49 · answer #6 · answered by lizzy_sama 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
"Vegetarian is just an old American Indian word for Bad Hunter!"
LOL! That was both hilarious and totally relevant to the question! Let's all go around spamming overused jokes wherever we think vegetarians will be! Because their choice to not eat meat is an insult to meat-eaters! LOL!
Oh, and to answer the question, I'm a vegan and I eat bread. As has been correctly stated before, yeast is a fungus, not an animal. They're in the same kingdom as mushrooms.
2007-01-19 15:05:52 · answer #7 · answered by PsychoCola 3 · 4⤊ 2⤋
yes. bread doesnt come from an animal. and yes vegans eat bread. my cousins are vegans and they eat bread so ya
2007-01-19 15:02:19 · answer #8 · answered by Random is my passion 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
oh caurse there is nothing wronge with bread
some people thing that vegans only eat veggies and that gets on my nerves!
2007-01-20 06:51:18 · answer #9 · answered by joy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeast is VEGAN..but some breads have milk & eggs. Check the labels.
2007-01-20 16:22:35 · answer #10 · answered by Celtic Tejas 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋