07-11-2008, 03:59 PM | #21 |
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Re: Any vegans here?
Had steak tonight.
It was f**kin awesome. lol.
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07-11-2008, 05:49 PM | #22 | |
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Re: Any vegans here?
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Another aspect though, which is worth noting is that meat is, as a general rule acidic where fruit/veg will generally be alkaline in PH. I have found that people who eat mostly veg diets (or semi-veggie), even if they don't take the right supplements or go all-out on variety to compensate for that nutritional loss, they still remain alot healthier than meat-eaters because usually their PH is far more alkaline than your average person. This has been my observation only regarding people who otherwise follow a healthy diet between the two respectively (i.e. no junk foods, lesser sugars etc.) but home-cooked meals that are generally considered healthy whether they are vegetarian or not.
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07-11-2008, 05:56 PM | #23 |
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Re: Any vegans here?
That's so rich, coming from you. 'Easy to make'? This man would struggle making toast. I kid you not. Once he tried to microwave a pie - it came out like charcoal.
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07-11-2008, 06:19 PM | #24 | |
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I have followed a vegetarian (though not vegan) diet since the end of last year and haven't found that my diet has been radically altered at all - I still make things like pastas, curries, wraps, etc. but use beans or mushrooms and such as the protein source. Although, I was never someone to cook myself a steak - the meals I used to make including meat always had meat as a component rather than the major ingredient. I also don't need to take supplements as I have not found it hard to maintain vitamin and mineral levels, even iron, if anything I feel healthier than more energetic than before. I've also expanded the types of food that I eat - I would normally have never bothered with kidney beans and such but they are yummy! I also eat a wider variety of vegetables now too. What is hard is the hidden animal products like animal-based rennet and gelatin that you don't think of initially when you're trying to remove meat from your diet. Fortunately the brands of parmesan cheese and feta that I used to buy use non-animal rennet so I didn't have to transition too much. Don't buy blue cheese anymore though. Or jelly lollies . That's probably important for you, Kyrvias, to remember if you're making a vegan a meal. Like, don't accidentally use chicken stock instead of vegetable stock
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07-11-2008, 06:35 PM | #25 | |
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07-11-2008, 06:38 PM | #26 |
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Re: Any vegans here?
Vegan huh?
Eh, nobody's perfect I respect anybody that could do it personally, but I couldn't do it. We didn't get to the top of the food chain for nothin' |
07-11-2008, 08:23 PM | #27 | |
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You see, my reasons would be for health benefits as opposed to just not wanting to eat animals (even though that would be a plus for me). So, as far as healthy foods go I would avoid all foods that come from animals, especially dairy since the hormones and all the other pasturization BS that comes with it. Canned foods would be out for me also, due to heavy metals inside the foods (contamination) and the prepartion of these foods to ensure a long shelf-life at the cost of nutrition/safety. I would also go totally organic due to pesticide and hormone use in fruits/veg which is more expensive, and like I said I would go out of my way to find the speciality vegetarian foods which are indeed more expensive (understand I amn't talking about the veggie version of a TV dinner or a veggie burger in a fast-food joint). These would be niche market products that are usually found in the alternative/organic section of a supermarket and most of the time they are priced along the line that the organic is also (higher than "regular" food since it is prepared differently and tailored to a certain group). We're not talking hundreds of dollars more but I mean on your shopping list you'll notice the difference. Now, this is just how I would do it and of course you are totally correct in saying this isn't the only way but if I wanted to do it "right" for me, then yeah it would be a radical change in my diet not to mention shopping and spending habits.
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07-11-2008, 09:48 PM | #28 |
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Re: Any vegans here?
Instead of banging your head on the wall and tearing your hair off trying to figure out how to feed a vegan (vegetarian?). How about just making her a bowl of fruit/veggie Salad?
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07-12-2008, 11:59 PM | #29 |
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Re: Any vegans here?
I had thought of that, but the thing about me is I enjoy cooking, and I enjoy challenges. Cooking for a vegan seems to be a winning combination.
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07-13-2008, 12:21 AM | #30 |
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Re: Any vegans here?
Go vegequarian!
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