Can a person who becomes a vegetable understand you?
I dont believe calling them vegetables is offensive at all. My mom was a vegetable for 3 months but after lots of therapy she is back to normal although she is not so coordinated anymore. but the point is.. when my mom tells people her story, she says she was a vegetable.. So. Im sorry but I have to disagree with your opinion about that.
Can you tell me why you feel other people should become vegan?
I just had an odd idea about how to kill the vegan cult.Of course it isn’t practical… or even ethical… or legal…But what the hell, let’s entertain it.We create a law that if someone chooses to become vegan they have to register and are not allowed to be sold or given any kind of meat… ever.EVER…Stiff fines and even incarceration for cheaters. And a bounty for those that can entice a vegan into cheating.We keep track of the results and publish them.We make sure everyone knows about the failures, and the successes, and what the consequences are.I’m betting there is a sudden and precipitous decline in people choosing to be vegan.Sure, there will be some successes…But the failures will display such terrible outcomes over the long term that any sane person would decide to forego any official declaration.One can dream, eh?
How do I tell my parents I want to be vegan?
In the spirit of Vegan-ness, I decided to give you some options on this conversation.Greeting“Hello Mother and Father.”“What's up fam?”“Both of you just stay right there!!!”Ice Breaker“I've decided to make some changes in my life…”“Before I begin, let me just tell you that this has nothing to do with your cooking.”“You HEARTLESS CARNIVORES!!!”The News“So I've decided to live my life as a vegan.”“I'm going full Vegan, but it's not like I’m from another planet or anything.”“As a Vegan I vow to rise against your carnivorous ways.”Lightening the Mood“So I'd be happy to bring the groceries to our next family dinner.”“So who wants some eggplant? Eh?”“You both reek of salami!”Final ThoughtHopefully you've got some options. Truth be told, I'm not a vegan, but I've got friends who really know how to do Vegan the right way.It's not constantly on display.There are Vegans that make their choice so out in the open that it feels like an infomercial, or makes you want to deftly cover your chicken breast with your side salad.I don't feel guilty or judged by my buddy for not being a Vegan, and I treat him with the same courtesy.He knows there are choices, and we both have different ones.
What do you dislike about being vegetarian/vegan?
How hard it is to eat when travelling. Sometimes there are not many options available - and even when there are a few they often don´t have anything I want to eat. Also, people who will bug me to eat meat by saying things like, just this once won´t hurt, or you know you want to. Total lack of respect. I wouldn´t say I hate those things, though, I generally avoid using that word friviously. I like having a huge variety of fresh, tasty fruits and vegetables where I live (a lot of them grown myself) so I have total control over what I am eating. And I like how cheap it is to be a vegetarian.
How many vegans are there in the world and is the number growing?
Veganism is a rapidly growing movement- from just a few million in the early 90’s to around 550–950 million* world wide as of last year (stats via wikipedia).The search term for veganism has gone up by 550% according to google and veganism in the uk has risen over 300% in the last 5 years. It’s a rapidly growing trend that I hope becomes a permanent way of life.India 29% - 40% 360,576,000China 4% - 5% 54,428,000 - 68,035,000Brazil 7.6% 15,200,000United States 3.3% 8,000,000Sad to say that in the uk those starts are only 2% - 12% 1,292,000 - 7,752,000However, veganism is a specific lifestyle and is not a ‘plant-based’ diet.If we’re talking about plant-based diets in general… There are typically more vegetarians who eat a ‘vegan’ (plant-based) diet quiet regularly so on those ‘plant-based’ days would be classed as ‘vegan’ however if you’re not fully following the lifestyle of being animal cruelty free then you’re plant-based and not vegan so the numbers can be inflated by plant-based diet eaters to ‘true’ vegans (those who use cruelty free products too).My parents and partner are flexitarian, meaning they choose to eat what they want when they want to but often choose a vegetarian diet most days and my partner is plant-based most day’s and vegetarian on occasion. So he’d typically be classed as a vegan/plant-based vegetarian which would inflate the vegan data.On a whole I’d say more people are looking towards environmentally friendly, animal friendly and healthy ways to live.*The stats are a bit iffy as it’s ever changing and so are the dieters themselves but a quick guess of the wiki numbers would be as above (though if anyone has 5 mins to use a calculator would prove it could be way off - hopefully more!)
Always hungry after becoming vegetarian?
Being full is not about what you eat. It's about your body receiving what it needs. That's why people can overeat so easily and then they feel stuffed but not satisfied. Yes they filled the stomach but did not give the body the nutrients it needs to survive. I suggest you supplement your diet with the only all natural, organic, bio-available, enzymatically alive nutritional drink that has everything the body needs in it. Go to www.drinklifein.com and watch ZIJA TV in the lower right corner and then call me so I can tell you how to get it at 703-623-9981. Until then eat slower, chew your food really good and give you brain a chance to register that you have eaten or drink an 8 oz glass of water prior to eating. I wouldn't fill up on breads and pasta unless you want the access weight and bloating. Plus it's going to take time getting used to not eating meats, but you do need to ensure you are giving your body all it needs and the only way to do that without taking lots of indigestable supplements is the drink above.
Why are eggs considered vegetarian?
This question pops up over and over again on Quora.It all depends what you define as vegetarian . For example a lot of people in India claim to be vegetarian, and apart from the obvious use of plant derived foods, they often included dairy and eggs. However there are many other Indians, particularly followers of the Ayurvedic tradition living mostly in the South, who define vegetarian as plant products and also dairy that has been obtained “gently” - but not eggs. So ghee, curd, paneer and so on are fine.In the West, vegetarian as opposed to vegan is similarly defined by many of its followers as plant based but also including a limited subset of animal foods. Thus, as one sub-type, we have “ovo-lacto-vegetarian”.I mention India in particular because many vegans and vegetarians tend to use India as their “poster boy” for vegetarianism - if most Indians are vegetarian then a billion people can’t be wrong. Right? Well actually wrong. It’s a fallacy.If you look at some recent proper surveys, not touchy-feely romantic fantasies; for example a recent nationwide survey, conducted by the Office of Registrar General & Census Commissioner.According to the sample registration system (SRS) baseline survey 2014 released by the registrar general of India, 71 percent of Indians over the age of 15 are non-vegetarian. The following states of India are almost completely non vegetarian, with the percentage of meat / fish / poultry eaters being:West Bengal (98.55%) Andhra Pradesh (98.25%), Odisha (97.35%) and Kerala (97%).The clincher here being that if only 29 percent of Indians are vegetarian then it would be interesting to see how many of them eat eggs as part of their “vegetarian” diet, in common with the 71 percent of meat eating Indians.
Convincing parents to let you go vegan?
So I'm 15 and live in the UK. I have recently discovered the vegan diet and would live to try it. I have watched earthlings and forks over knives and really agree with the ethical side of veganism. The problem is, my parents are totally against the idea. Recently, my moms friend (a lifelong vegetarian) guy diagnosed with terminal bowel cancer. My mom is now even more against me becoming a vegan. I have researched it, written them both multiple letters and texts, told them facts, but they still won't let me be vegan. It really upsets me that my parents are not supportive of this idea. I have just said about trying vegan for like 2 days a week, then go for 3,4& then 5 and then the rest of the days in the week eat normal foods with meant, eggs etc. what do you think?? Was this a good idea?? How can I convince them to let me become a full time vegan?? Thanks
Veganism and hair growth?
My wife, my kids, and I are all vegan, and all of us have healthy hair, skin, and nails. In fact, my father is going bald, and while I'm likely to be loosing my hair (my mother's father was bald, as was my father's father), it is much fuller than it was when my father was my age. My skin was horrible when I ate meat, but in the last 15+yrs of being vegan, my skin and nails have been really great. Same for my wife. Her hair is thicker and nicer than all of her non-vegan friends, ever since she started in college. We just make sure to eat enough fats and enough calories and it all evens out. We use olive oil liberally, and eat plenty of grains and legumes and veggies and fruit in LARGE portions and we always end up doing well physically. It's not just our nails and skin and hair. We all get regular blood tests and they always come up stellar (even for the kids who love pasta).