Vegan Forum

I, too, would like to know how to make, or, find fish analogues. I adore the taste of seafood and fish, but, of course, haven't eaten any in decades. I didn't know that kellogs had made such an item, btw.

I wonder if trader joes has anything like this.

Vets contend that cats are better off indoors. I keep my big girl, ally, inside. :cat: They're safe from disease, fights, unleashed dogs, cars, etc. I don't feel people should own a wild animal. It troubles me when people own snakes, for example. Especially the manner in which they feed them. In the...

I've finally read that book, ' 'veganist' by Kathy freston. I'd learned a good deal more than I knew prior, by reading this most informative book. While I've been eating a primarily vegan diet for the last couple of years, the book made me recommit myself to  a vegan diet. I will stop buying icecrea...

Oh definately!!! I love the taste of fish and seafood. ( i havent eaten flesh in decades). It'd be great to find a vegan product which tastes a lot like fish.

I frequently consume the foods on both lists.

Lol, I laughed at good deal at this post. I have a strong sence of bathroom humor. But being gassy on a vegan diet is the nature of the beast for many people. Or even an omnivore who eats lost of produce, legumes,and whole grains. Um, your diet seems pretty low in calories. There's no need to starve...

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FatalError wrote:If the Iraqi regime wishes peace

Strange I thought that american people wish peace too.

Um, many of we Americans DO. as a matter of fact, I often join a peace vigil in my city which meets most Mondays at noon.

Btw, glad profane language can be used here.

Holy cow, there was a woman on the bus who was telling another woman that she had kids 24 and 26, then had another 23 years later! ( she looked to be in her 30's, herself. A friend told me of a woman in th drs waiting room who had grandkids and she didnt even look 30!!!)She had a grandkid who was 8,...

Indeed, welcome! Btw, do you have a Glaswegian accent? I adore it. While it may be a challenge for my American ears to always understand, I just love to hear it. Very musical. I love the movie, 'trainspotting', and the book it was based on, which was 'written' in a Glaswegian accent.

Tofurkey for the win!!! Great stuff. Very high in protein, too. Lol, I get a kick out of the way it squeaks on my teeth. The roast xomes with a lovely gravy, too.

Interesting to read the reply from the person who'd listened to political punk rock and took from that the desire to become vegetarian. I recall the band, Crass, and their consortium of bands, on the Crass label, promoting vegetarian diets. Speaking of Crass, I have the band logo, a stencil of linke...

You could eat fruit to get in raw food, and, too, raw nuts, as well as avocado. But cooking veg lightly makes them more tasty, and does release certain vitamins. I microwave broccoli for 2-3 minutes with 1 tsp of water. I steam bok choy for a few minutes, then drink the boil water. Bok choy is a top...

Some one had given me a book on the above eating plan. While I think it's important to eat lots of salads, and fresh fruit, I don't see how eating all raw fare is sustainable. I'd be so hungry not ever having cooked starches, such as whole grains, or root vegetables in my diet. I depend on brown ric...

^ eh? Talk about rhetoric: your response was chock full of the same. All that sloganeering gets old and screams 'lunatic fringe' to boot. Man, you come off as a major whack job. Speaking like that to people will hardly convince them to become vegan. To your point about 'speciesism: yes, it does make...

Anyone can be arrogant. However, there are those vegetarians and vegans that do walk around with an "attitude", and can be quite obnoxious when speaking to those that aren't. Although I'm vegetarian, and make sure a large proportion of my meals are vegan, I have been on the other end of t...

I meant 'rescued', not receded. My iPad will intuit what it thinks I want to write, and if I'm not careful, I miss mistakes. I can't correct the bottom paragraph as I can't scroll down that far. Oh, yes, and I also wish death to any critter such as mice that get into my apt. ( I hadn't had any in ma...

Agreed about the faulty logic. And, whilst eating primarily vegan meals and snax, I'm not a vegan, I agree. It's akin to people thinking vegetarians eat fish and chicken. Ive given up telling folks that a 'real' vegetarian doesn't eat flesh. Alas, I do have a hard time being totally vegan all the ti...

^But the primary reason I eat dairy at others' homes is because I want to be less of a 'pain' to my hosts. And, truth be told, I will eat some dairy on occasion at home, too. Oprah coined a term, 'veganist', to denote a person, who while eating a primarily plant based diet, will consume dairy and eg...

The only vegans I have met that were arrogant were straight-edge, and somewhat young. I don't doubt there are plenty of arrogant vegans, however, because I have met many arrogant omnivores. I doubt the trait is less abundant in herbivores. Agreed. For anyone to pontificate about why an individual s...

^indeed. I have a vegan friend who wears pre owned leather. By buying it at thrift shops, he isn't buying into the leather/meat industry. I do know of vegans who won't wear fake fur nor eat vegan meat analogues because they feel guilty doing so. Bah! That kind of guilt is foolish, really. Plus such ...

Anyone receive gifts they didn't care for? I did. But, overall, the gifts I'd gotten were items I'd wanted. I generally ask for food items. My friends and I will make gag gifts to one another of unwanted gifts in many cases, so getting unwanted gifts can be a source of great amusement when given to ...

^ eh? I'm greatly saddened by reading about the use of animal testing for Botox. For that reason alone, why use it? Not that one can avoid all vivisection, but glaring ones such as the botox would behoove vegans to forego it. It's terrible when vanity causes animals to suffer, such as mink ranches, ...

Ah, would be nice just to pop a pill and magically lose weight.


I don't think so.

No offense, but I'd be starving on the small amount you'd stated. Why worry about how much food? Eat when you're hungry and eat healthfully, of course. Instead of a white bagel, choose whole grain types or as close to that as possible. As well, the meals you'd mentioned had too little protein. While...

Cardiologist dean ornish has preached a very low fat, nearly vegan diet for many years and has done research to show that this diet does reverse plaque buildup. I've read 3 of his books and indeed, own 'the spectrum'. The most Spartan end of the diet is vegan with fruit, veg, legumes and grains. He ...

Indeed, this would be the ideal, but no one can make decisions for others' dietary habits. As for the smell of meat cooking, hell yeah, that smells great! Just because I'm morally opposed to eating it, doesn't make me like the smell of charred flesh any less. Sorry, but I'm not deluded that easily.....

Goblinroad: Oh, man, I feel your pain. I've been vegetarian for more years than I'd been a carnivore, but I, too, am zaftig. I've eaten primarily vegan the last year, but while my weight didn't increase, neither did it decrease a great deal. Due to having eaten more nuts,oils and nut butters as well...

It's always tragic when anyone relatively young dies, but I have to agree with this quote lifted from another bbs: "their sorrows at his death is kind of appalling. Sure, he was somewhat of a revolutionary businessman, but he also actively didn't contribute to charity, he thought being the rich...

Sometimes. Though most days my diet is vegan... Anyway, it's personal choice in the last analysis. Each to their own. It's not up to anyone to castigate others for not having the willpower to give up dairy, etc. Ideally it'd be great if all of us followed a vegan diet. But for some to pontificate an...

I'm glad to read the above. I feel that it's human irresponsibility which causes feral cat colonies. We have one on my street. A kind woman feeds the ferals and also gets them vetinary care, too. She makes only a modest income, so this is a great generosity indeed on her part. I do credit the feral ...