what exactly are you allowed to eat if you are vegan?

Question

i can understand vegetarianism,but what is left for vegans to eat once you eliminate everything you are not allowed?and can you adequatly nourish your body as a vegan?

dont you ever get hungry??????????

Answer 1

What is left is fruits, vegetables, grains, legumes, nuts and seeds - any everything made from them. It might sound limiting if you're accustomed to a large slab of meat occupying the center of every meal, but it's not.

Yesterday I had scrambled tofu (with onions, garlic, carrot, cumin, paprika, turmeric and nutritional yeast - for a sort of cheesy flavor - topped with salsa,) a slice of wheat toast and an apple for breakfast.

Lunch was leftovers - a pilaf made with quinoa, onions, red and green bell peppers, carrots and peas.

For dinner we had tacos with faux beef and no cheese. That still leaves "beef," guacamole, salsa, lettuce, olives and jalapenos, along with refried beans and spanish rice. (my omnivore boyfriend added some cheddar cheese to his tacos.)

I also snacked on some pumpkin seeds, a bunch of grapes and an oatmeal cookie (OK, two...) Oh, and bit of dark chocolate.

Does that sound like I eat nothing but lettuce and twigs? Or that I go hungry? I nourish my body with lots of good food, just like anyone else. There is one and only one nutrient that one must supplement on a vegan diet and that is B12, which comes not from animals, but from bacteria supported by the animals' bodies. I get mine from nutritional yeast, which like I said, adds a somewhat cheesy, nutty taste to things.

If you want to see wide range of delicious foods vegans eat, check out some of the recipes here: http://www.theppk.com/

Lots of us find that, as we explore new recipes and rethink our whole philosophy of meal-planning, we actually open ourselves up to a much wider range of foods than we used to eat.

Answer 2

It's a common misconception that vegans haven't got much to eat and are always hungry.

When I was a meat eater my diet was so boring... everyday I'd have the same thing for dinner... a slab of meat and a handful of vegetables (usually either brocolli, carrots or peas). Sandwiches just had meat and cheese in. Breakfast... scrambled egg on toast.

Now that I'm a vegan it's opened me up to a whole world of new recipes. I must have tried more vegetables in the past week than I did in a full year of my meat eating days. I've had to go to the effort to make things without animal products and every day I eat something different to keep my diet varied and healthy.

It was really easy to go from vegetarian to vegan becuse not many dishes called for milk or eggs anyway and those that did I just use soymilk or egg replacer... both taste just as good and are much healthier.

Just in the past week I've had wholegrain pasta with creamy tofu sauce, bean burgers, veggie sausage pie, stir fry and spring rolls, vegan spaghetti bolognase, vegetable and bean casserole and that's just for dinner... my lunches have been just as varied.

I really don't care what people eat but it's a fact that animal products are bad for you... they contain too much protein and cholesterol. It's easy to get all the nutrients you need from a vegan diet as long as you keep it varied. I feel 100 times better since becoming a vegan and all my friends have commented on how good I look and how much happier I am.

Answer 3

There are so many more types of plant foods than animal foods-why do so many assume a vegan MUST have problems finding enough to eat or getting enough nutrients? The list of things a vegan can't eat is so much shorter than the list of things they are "allowed" to eat that I will list that instead:
Red meat, poultry, fish, seafood, eggs, dairy, gelatin, honey and a few common additives like lecithin which are derived from animal parts.
Now, see if you can't easily come up with a couple dozen things to eat that aren't on the list-like beans,nuts,soy,bread(yes, many breads are vegan),pasta (most pastas are vegan), all vegetables and fruits, whole grains and the many specially made vegan foods such as soy,rice and almond milk, vegan cheese, even vegan frozen dinners.
And I'm not even a vegan.

Answer 4

Vegans can eat anything that is not derived from an animal, that include eggs, cheese, milk etc.
So its nuts, grains, soy, tofu, fruit, vegetables. There's a wide variety of soy products such as soy cheese, milk etc.
Yes, you can adequately nourish your body if you are a vegan. IF they eat a wide variety of all they are allowed, especially soy, nuts and tofu, which are all high in protein and especially B-vitamins.
I am a meat eater but have quite a few close vegetarian and vegan friends...

Answer 5

Vegans can eat anything a regular vegan can, it just can't be cooked over 100 degrees F or something like that. Basically, you're allowed to make your food warm, but not warm enough to kill the potential bacteria and viruses on it.... Doesn't sound very healthy to me, but hey what do I care if there's one less annoying vegan because they get sick and die...

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Answer 6

I eat food that doesn't have animal products or by-products. yes, there are way too many good vegan foods out there that has plenty of proteins and vitamins.

lol what do you mean do I ever get hungry? are you serious?
way to stereotype: vegans are always hungry. um, incorrect.

Answer 7

eggs are not vegan. Vegans do not use or consume animal products of any kind. Vegan diets can be low in levels of calcium, iodine, and vitamins B12 and D. Vegans are encouraged to take dietary supplements to remedy this. must pay special attention to B12.

Answer 8

You're "allowed" to eat anything you want. Vegans aren't on some sad restricted diet from all these things we *reeeeeally* want to eat but just caaan't. It's a choice.

Answer 9

Vegans eat no meat or anything that came from an animal. They also avoid animal products like leather, silk or things that have been tested on animals.

Answer 10

Tomatoe, lettuce, cauliflower, peas, cabbage, carrots, broccoli, pepper, onion, mushrooms, obergeen, sprouts, pumpkin, watercress, cucumber, sweetcorn, asparagus, celery, garlic, leek, bamboo, beetroot, ginger, parsnip, potato, radish - and every other vegetable there is.

Apple, pear, bannana, cherrys, pinapple, mango, passionfruit, melon, peach, apricot, oranges, grapes, grapefruit, avacado, stawberry, lemon, lime, blueberry, raspberry, blackcurrant, cranberry, plums, cloudberry, loganberry, gooseberry, tangerine, manderin, lychee & any other fruits.

Pasta, rice, cous cous, beans, nuts, seeds, lentils, fries, bread, soyamilk, vegan cheese, dark chocolate, cereal, waffles, popcorn, legumes, sugar, flour, muffins, donuts and there are hundreads of other foods vegans can eat.

(And to the guy who put why did god make chickens and cows edible - humans are also made from meat, it is also possible to eat humans - but it doesnt mean its right to kill them for food. They are made out of meat because its fat that keeps them warm and the organs help their body function)