The Everything VEGAN Thread

[npmommie]

I second the Vegan Cupcakes take over the world book. delicious! everything I have made from there is very good.

anyone try the vegan turkeyless Turkey from trader joes?
i try to stay away from the faux meats now, but this looks interesting for the holiday table.

 

[westjones]

One day I would like to try being vegan. I have been a vegetarian for most of my life, so maybe one day I will make the switch also.

I will say one of the reasons I fell in love with Disney is how easy it is to find good stuff to eat at WDW and on DCL without meat.

 

[danijake]

I second the Vegan Cupcakes take over the world book. delicious! everything I have made from there is very good.

anyone try the vegan turkeyless Turkey from trader joes?
i try to stay away from the faux meats now, but this looks interesting for the holiday table.

it's absolutely yummy! my favorite fake-turkey so far.

 

[Teresa Pitman]

My daughter's e-book was just named one of the top five vegan e-books by Vegetarian Times! She's so excited.

Here's the link to the article:
http://www.vegetariantimes.com/blog/5-must-download-veg-e-cookbooks/

(My daughter is Lisa Pitman.)

Her blog is www.veganculinarycrusade.com.

With a great cook like Lisa in the family, being vegan is so much easier!

TP

 

[LauraR]

Whatever floats your boat foodwise but PLEASE doh't call yourself vegan if you're not, or encourage other people to do that (which it sounds like you're doing, though I'm not sure).

It makes it that much harder for actual vegans.

It's like people who lie about allergies when they don't like something.

I'm not a vegan, I'm a veg, but people who say they're vegan/vegetarian when they're not make it harder for the rest of us. People will argue with you that something is vegetarian or vegan even though it has chicken, fish, etc. because their friend Timmy is a vegetarian and he eats that all the time!

No, Timmy is not a vegetarian.

"Oh, but you eat _______, right?" "No, I'm a veg***" "They can eat _____! Leo does and he's..."

NO. By definition, no.

I've been out to eat with people who go on about they're a veg**** and proceed to order chicken or fish - it confuses waiters, other people, everyone, and ends up blowing back at the rest of us who get 'just have some, Amy made it special because I told her you're a veg****, so she bought shrimp!'

Wow, this is the kind of nasty attitude that makes people think vegans are inflexible ideologues who only care about animals and not people. I'm trying to adopt a vegan diet (after 35 years as a vegetarian) because I don't like the suffering of animals. I think I just figured out to stay away from other vegans!

 

[Teresa Pitman]

Wow, this is the kind of nasty attitude that makes people think vegans are inflexible ideologues who only care about animals and not people. I'm trying to adopt a vegan diet (after 35 years as a vegetarian) because I don't like the suffering of animals. I think I just figured out to stay away from other vegans!

I don't get why you see this as a nasty attitude? I'm not critical of what you want to eat or how you choose to identify yourself.

It's just that when words that have one definition (vegan: eating no animal products) are used differently, it creates some confusion among people who aren't familiar with the words. And that can add to the challenges for people who are vegan according to the definition. That's all. I don't understand how that is being nasty.

Teresa

 

[mombrontrent]

Wow, this is the kind of nasty attitude that makes people think vegans are inflexible ideologues who only care about animals and not people. I'm trying to adopt a vegan diet (after 35 years as a vegetarian) because I don't like the suffering of animals. I think I just figured out to stay away from other vegans!

Please don't judge all vegans negatively. I am a very nice tolerant person, I promise

Oh and I also identify myself as a vegan even though I still eat honey, I am not to sticky(no pun intended!) on that point. Some "real vegans" will say I am not a real vegan but that's ok because I still consider myself to be one. I restrict myself enough that if something is otherwise vegan I will eat a product that contains honey once in awhile but I am not out consuming it by the jarful either.

 

[The Mystery Machine]

I am not a vegan or a vegetarian for that matter but I am interested in your recipes and ideas.

My dh had a heart attack and triple bypass so I am on the hunt for protein replacement with no sat fat and no cholesterol. So I am making big dietary changes for life.

I hope you don't mind me reading here.

 

[mombrontrent]

I am not a vegan or a vegetarian for that matter but I am interested in your recipes and ideas.

My dh had a heart attack and triple bypass so I am on the hunt for protein replacement with no sat fat and no cholesterol. So I am making big dietary changes for life.

I hope you don't mind me reading here.

Beans are your friend, high protien, low fat, lots of fibre

Also only animal products contain cholesterol.

 

[Teresa Pitman]

I am not a vegan or a vegetarian for that matter but I am interested in your recipes and ideas.

My dh had a heart attack and triple bypass so I am on the hunt for protein replacement with no sat fat and no cholesterol. So I am making big dietary changes for life.

I hope you don't mind me reading here.

You might want to look at the Engine 2 Diet cookbook. The author, a firefighter, is the son of a former heart surgeon, who found he could actually turn around heart disease by having people go on a low fat vegan diet. It's amazing how quickly you can see improvements by changing what you eat.

Here's the website: http://engine2diet.com/

TP

 

[Hardy]

I just bought a new book to try...don't remember the exact name but it is a vegan slow cooker book, I'm excited to try it, I've found a lot of vegan cooking to be more time consuming but I guess I am cooking from more raw unprocessed ingredients overall

I would love more meals that I can start before work and be waiting and ready at dinner! Trying chick'n and dumplings today...using store bought seitan but I am going to try my own with the slow cooker too.

 

[The Mystery Machine]

Thanks for the help! Yes, I know about beans.

I am also looking to eliminate sat fat but at the same time I need to eat the mono & poly fats.

I am a newb at researching it from that aspect.

Thanks for the link, I will check it out! There are so many sources, opinions, it is overwhelming.

Beans are your friend, high protien, low fat, lots of fibre

Also only animal products contain cholesterol.

You might want to look at the Engine 2 Diet cookbook. The author, a firefighter, is the son of a former heart surgeon, who found he could actually turn around heart disease by having people go on a low fat vegan diet. It's amazing how quickly you can see improvements by changing what you eat.

Here's the website: http://engine2diet.com/

TP

 

[LSmith]

I don't get why you see this as a nasty attitude? I'm not critical of what you want to eat or how you choose to identify yourself.

It's just that when words that have one definition (vegan: eating no animal products) are used differently, it creates some confusion among people who aren't familiar with the words. And that can add to the challenges for people who are vegan according to the definition. That's all. I don't understand how that is being nasty.

Teresa

The term "vegan" is not a trademark word. It does not have just one definition. In fact, vegetarianism was first defined as someone who didn't eat any meat or dairy or eggs.

Different vegan socities world wide constantly squabble over the word. A person is free and clear to call themselves anything they chose. Zealots only hurt their cause by trying to define the term for everyone.

Dr. T. Colin Campbell, author of the China Study and Dr. Caldwell B Esselstyn, author of Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease refuse to use the term "vegan" because of the nonsense of vegan zealots and prefer the term "plant based diet".

Both doctors are featured in the documentary Forks Over Knives which is available on Netflix.

 

[LSmith]

You might want to look at the Engine 2 Diet cookbook. The author, a firefighter, is the son of a former heart surgeon, who found he could actually turn around heart disease by having people go on a low fat vegan diet. It's amazing how quickly you can see improvements by changing what you eat.

Here's the website: http://engine2diet.com/

TP

I agree that Rip Esselstyn's book, Engine 2 Diet is great. There is also his documentary, Forks Over Knives Presents: The Engine 2 Kitchen Rescue which is good if not a bit lacking in content.

The author has also won many triathalons. He really proves how healthy a plant based diet can be.

 

[Robindianne]

Wow, this is the kind of nasty attitude that makes people think vegans are inflexible ideologues who only care about animals and not people. I'm trying to adopt a vegan diet (after 35 years as a vegetarian) because I don't like the suffering of animals. I think I just figured out to stay away from other vegans!

Ditto. Who cares how someone self-identifies. They are SELF-identifying. 1st world problems . . .