Vegans only!!!?!
Vegans only!!!?
I am 13 years old and I want to start a vegan life style. But it's like every where I go people think vegans aren't normal or that we are stupid. I hate to deal with this, like when I am in restaruants and waiters have a huge problem with me being vegan and not wanting meat or dairy on something I order ! Are there some websites or books with recipes so that I can make home-food?
( And really I don't need any meateaters saying " HMMMM Meat, "
Answers:
Haha, just search VEGAN tips on the internet. Mmhm, and there's a packet you can get from WHY VEGAN? to help you with your daily lifestyle.
http://www.veganoutreach.org/whyvegan/...
http://www.afa-online.org/starterpack.ht...
^ Free vegan starter pack
And for the ignorant jerks out there who think that vegan isn't a life style, IGNORE them. There's bound to be people who don't agree with your lifestyle -- whether you eat meat, you don't eat meat, or you don't sleep. Do what makes you feel good, and if vegan is the way to go, then do it.
And if you get a rude waiter that questions your lifestyle, you better complain with the manager. It's your choice, and their job is to ask you want you want, and then give it to you. It's in the job description.
Find vegan restaurants online -- http://yelp.com
If you live near the Bay Area, downtown San Jose has a great selection of vegan restaurants. There is Good Karma, Toofoo Com Chay, Vegetarian House, and White Lotus. Search all of them on Yelp, and Yelp should help you find a good restaurant. If you live somewhere else, just search for VEGETARIAN and insert your area. Yelp does wonders.
Also -- I don't know if this helps. But for me, I slowly morphed in vegetarian mode. I know that at a young age if you completely go into vegan mode, and you had a diet where you used to eat a lot of meat, you'll go into shock. So slowly take away the meat, and then take away everything else. (ex. you eat meat 3 days a week, then 1 day a week, and then 0 days a week?)
sure there are, visit your local library, google vegan cook books,
You can do several things to address your issues:
? Make your own recipes!
Lots of veggies say that their veganism makes them better cooks!
-Google "vegan recipes"
-Go to http://www.vegcooking.com/
-Go to your library and get a vegan cookbook (they're abundant)
? Advice for restaurants
Do these things:
-Call the restaurant beforehand & ask what's vegan
-If nothing's vegan, get a little-meat item and ask for it w/out the meat
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This site may help...
http://vegweb.com/
You might consider joining this Yahoo Group :
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/considerth...
there are plenty of vegan recipe books you can pick up...they mostly involve using tofu and stuff
Just tell the waiters consuming animal products is against your religion, or say that you are allergic to an amino acid found in animal products and by-products. If they ask which one, say it starts with a T and you can't remember how it's pronounced. Nobody wants a dead customer so they will likely be very careful to honor your request!!!
I know, it's freakin ridiculous, I mean, do they act like that when people have food allergies? Barnes and noble have some really good books on vegan cooking, and I bet there are listings online of some vegan friendly resteraunts. A lot of places now offer black bean burgers and stuff like that. Good luck, and don't let it frustrate you away from being a vegan!
If you want to make the switch, dealing with the rest of society is all a part of it. Just focus on your reasoning for going with a vegan lifestyle, often others won't understand, or want to understand, but reminding yourself of why you're doing it will keep you going.
Making you own food is the easiest way for assuring your food is vegan friendly, and it saves dealing with others. www.vegweb.com , peta.com , vegfamily.com , veganchef.com , and www.vegan-food.net all will have plenty of recipes, and peta offers a free vegetarian starter kit, which really focuses on veganism, and it may help you out quite a bit.
As far as eating out goes, let the waiters and waitresses be frustrated--the more you nag, the more restaurants will start coming out with strictly vegan options. It'll take a while, but everything works in a supply and demand sort of fashion. 10 years ago, not many vegetarian options existed, but nagging vegetarians made it happen!
Good luck!
It is hard to do the vegan lifestyle but it can be done. Stick to your guns.
I have a child who is on the crazy wheat free/gluten free/dairy free diet. I'm telling you this because I have to watch every single thing that this child orders. So for you, it's going to be a little rough but it can be done.
BTW, good question and I loved seeing all the different websites.
Best of luck-
how it all vegan is a good cookbook. and just remember, your not weird or suffering from a defect. your standing by what you believe is right. :) plus those guys at the restaurants are getting paid to help you, so dont worry about it.
At http://www.vegetarian-restaurants.net/us... they list a bunch of vegan and vegetarian restaurants. Just click on your state and city to find the closest one to you.
The best cookbook is "Student's Go Vegan Cookbook: Over 135 Quick, Easy, Cheap, and Tasty Vegan Recipes"
Hey, I'm a 13 year old vegan too! People can be cruel sometimes, because you don't consume meat or dairy, but whatever, who cares what some waitress says! People who think it's weird or stupid to be vegan are just ignorant. Being vegan's great, and the number of young vegans is on the rise.
As websites go here are a couple:
http://www.vegetarianteen.com/
http://www.peta2.com
Some good vegan cookbooks:
Vegan Planet by Robin Robertson
Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World by Isa Chandra Moskowitz & Terry Hope Romero (mmm, cupcakes :-))
Good luck!
peta.com peta2.com petakids.com
See this great recipe site http://xrl.us/recipesecrets