Im a vegetarian but wanting to go vegan can someone give me some insight :D preferably from a vegan :D?

Question

thankyou :D

SAVE THE ANIMALS :D xxx

Answer 1

Wanting to "go vegan" is like wanting to "go STD".

Answer 2

I managed to go vegan for three weeks last year but admittedly I didn't look after myself very well and I was constantly tired and cold. I think I mainly lacked vitamins as I've never been particulary keen on fruit and veg.

I had to give up Quorn which was a pain but things like butter and milk are easy to substitute and I still now buy the soya versions

My main problem was the cheese substitutes - the various vegan ones I tried were absolutely disgusting!!!

I will try again soon as I would love to be vegan and hopefully by then there will be a nicer cheese substitute!

Good luck and best wishes as I think it's a great thing to be xxx

Answer 3

I would like to provide some helpful hints but giving insight into the question you posted is dependent on your reason for becoming vegan. So, first I would like to ask (if you don't mind of course!) your reason for wanting to become vegan. I would not call myself a vegan but I follow a vegan like diet (at first this might not make sense but this is indeed possible) due to the environment I live in at present. That means I do not take dairy, fish, egg, meats or honey or any product that has any ingrediants derived from these (e.g. animal fats etc).

Maybe we can learn from each other. I hope you reply.

All the best,
Ama

Answer 4

I've been a vegan for a year or two now. As someone has already said, always check food packages to make sure there's no animal product in it. You wouldn't believe some of the stuff they sneak dairy into...
Early on you might get cravings for cheese and such things. When you do simply remember the reasons you stopped eating animal products. Most dairy cows are eventually slaughtered, so eating milk and cheese does result in the death of animals. And the life of a chicken used for its eggs is worse than the life of a broiler chicken (a chicken that will be killed for meat).
If you do end up getting cravings for dairy it might not be a bad idea to watch some videos of animals in farms. Nothing will keep you from wanting that slice of cheese more than watching where it comes from.
Here are some links to videos on youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KXZu65HpUA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q10hx8nS5DA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUZ0uxpfBWA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIjanhKqVC4&mode=related&search=


Also, some people will give you grief for deciding not support the killing of Innocent animals. But since you're already a vegetarian you've probably experienced that before. Just in case you haven't, here is the rundown. The common things people say are that it's not healthy, that it's not natural, that we are more intelligent and therefore should eat dead things, or that Vegans are wusses.
People saying it's not healthy is pretty easy to respond to. All you have to do is tell them the facts.
Usually if someone says it's not natural I say something along the lines of "neither are inoculations, vitamin supplements, and sun block. Just because something isn't natural doesn't mean it isn't good for you. And if you want to argue about MY diet not being natural, shouldn’t you be eating all your meat raw?"
When someone says I should eat meat because I'm more intelligent than an animal I usually say something to the matter of “Exactly. Human beings are (arguably) the most intelligent species on earth, and as a human being I feel that it is my job to take care of those who can not take care of them selves. I think that, as this planets dominant species, it's our duty to protect the other species."
And as for vegans being wusses... Well... Not many people say that to me haha.

Sorry that this was kind of long winded, and I hope it helped

-Randy

Answer 5

Your question is kind of vague ;-) What do you want to know?

If you want to save the animals, you do need to go vegan I think. Eating dairy products and eggs reduces animals to slavery as much as meat does. There is no milk without cows being held captive their whole lives, carves being sent to the slaughter house at their birth every year, and then the cows themselves being slaughter at age 5 to 10 (they would normally live to be 15 or 20).

Hens are also held captive in small cages and end up being killed and sold as meat. The male chicks are killed at birth (crushed alive in a machine).

I guess you want to know how to replace all this. Milk is easy, you can get soya milk, or more exotic milks like hazelnut, almond, rice,... I have a preference for rice milk, personally. You need to taste several really.
Butter can be replaced easily but margarine. Just check the ingredients, some of them contain milk, and sometimes even fish oil.
Eggs can be replaced in cakes and stuff by cornflour in a little water. You can also buy egg replacer from some health shops (try Holland and Barrett's).
Cheese is probably the hardest one to replace. You can get soya cheese in health shops, like Cheezly. Pural does some, so does Redwood. My personal favorite is Sheese, but it's hard to get hold of.

Good luck and send me an email if you have any more questions!


Go vegan!

Answer 6

hmm. some insight, eh?

i guess i can start by saying veganism is awesome. it's not as hard as some people will make it seem. if you hold true to your beliefs (in your case, animal reasons), nothing and no one can say or do anything to make you doubt your choice.

like previously mentioned, be sure to check the ingredients list. you'll be surprised to see what isn't vegan :)

the best tasting cheese sub i've tasted is follow your heart's nacho flavor. it's really good on some elbow macaroni. mmm, comfort food! vegnews did a tiny article recently on sheese, which can be found on buteisland.com and blackduckimports.com. not sure if you can buy direct on their site... i've been dying to try it out but can't find it at my local health food store.

best mayo sub is the organic vegenaise. best butter sub is earth balance's organic buttery spread.

here are a couple cool recipe sites; my favorite being the former:
http://vegweb.com/
http://www.veganrecipes.com/

don't let anyone put you down. you'll find that not everyone agrees with what you eat and will find some way to criticize you for it. be strong and keep your head up :)

i could say lots more, but this is already long enough as it is. if there's anything specific that you'd like to know about, feel free to email me! [also included book recommendations below]

best wishes! :)

Answer 7

alright well. first of all, vegans can eat :lentils, beans, whole grains, rice, fruits, vegetables, nuts and seeds and soy.

when you go to the grocery store, make sure you check labels ( animal ingredients tend to pop up every where.) just by not having non vega food in the house makes it a thousand times easier to live a vegan lifestyle. :) and there are alternatives to milk and eggs and meat. there are of course meat substitutes (some better than others), there are egg substitutes and for milk there are either : rice, soy or almond milks you can choose from (i love almond breeze. the chocolate taste just like regular chocolate milk!) there is even vegan 'buttery sticks' (which are made of vegetable oils rather than margarine. .. i am actually not sure what margarine is made of but i know its not good for you!)

a brand i like a lot is amy's. there are frozen meals and soups offered by them. the only thing that i suggest NOT buying from them is any vegan soup that have noodles in them. they are reallly gross!
if you need any help at all, just e mail me. i'd be more than happy to help you with anything :)

Answer 8

Try Realeat mince and chicken-style pieces instead of Quorn. Quorn uses egg whilte and whey protein from cows' milk.

Cheezly on pizza works quite well.

I've given up eating cakes. I haven't been able to to make a vegan cake successfully following recipes I got off the internet.

Oatly in tea and coffee works well. Or Rice Dream.

Vegan soap and washing-up liquid.

Answer 9

I don't know if I can give you insight, but I can give you some websites.

For recipes: www.vegweb.com. www.recipezaar.com also has a vegan section.

For shopping: www.veganstore.com, www.veganessentials.com, www.alternativeoutfitters.com, www.mooshoes.com

To find restaurants all over the world: www.happycow.net, www.vegdining.com

I hope you know about Amy's, Lightlife, Tofurkey, Soy Delicious/Purely Decadent, Yves, etc.

Watch out for casein and whey (I'm sure you already know to check for gelatin), carmine, honey, beeswax, royal jelly, and propolis.

If you have more specific questions, feel free to contact me.

Good luck on your transition.

Answer 10

my adivse, i think of coming a vegan but i realise it's too hard lol my diet would be practically 0 as i eat a lot of cworn etc. So Just stick to vegetarion there's nothing wrong with eating eggs, or dairy products. :) have a nice day x x