I'm a brand new vegan, need tips?!
I also had one question: Is flour vegan?
Answers: I have been a vegetarian for the past year, but recently decided to go Vegan. Any advice?
I also had one question: Is flour vegan?
Sorry for all the uneducated responses you are getting here! Good for you for going vegan...it's a great choice and one that I hope you will enjoy and find rewarding. I've answered similar questions before, so I'm kind of copying some of my previous responses here, but here goes:
I am vegan and I didn't really find it very hard to make the transition from vegetarianism to veganism...but everyone needs to do it in their own way. I believe the most important thing is to do it in a way that will let you enjoy your new way of eating and a way that will let you stick with it. So if you're able to do it all at once, that's great...however, if that means making the transition a little more slowly, while you learn more about veganism and vegan foods, then that is okay too!
Even if you live in an area where it is difficult to find vegan substitutes, vegan restaurants, and so forth, you can still easily become vegan and have lots of delicious food to eat. I would recommend getting a good vegan cookbook. Two that I love are:
- "Vegan with a Vengeance" by Isa Chandra Moskowitz (lots of simple, delicious recipes, with relatively easy to find basic ingredients) AND
-"La Dolce Vegan" by Sarah Kramer (also fairly basic ingredients, although she uses some vegan substitutes, i.e. vegan cheese for macaroni and cheese)
Check out some websites that sell vegan products...One website that I love is veganessentials.com. They have lots of vegan food, clothing, vitamins, etc. There are many websites you can order from, I just particularly like that one.
And don't listen to all the people who are going to question you about where you get your protein. You absolutely can easily get plenty of protein on a vegan diet. The things you may want to pay more attention to are Vitamin B12 (found in many fortified foods, like cereals, soymilk, etc.), Omega-3s (easily obtained from flax meal), and iodine (from sea vegetables). Don't worry about protein! As long as you are eating a well-balanced diet full of veggies, fruits, grains, etc. you won't have a problem.
For me, after a while, non-vegan foods became not at all tempting anymore. If you have any questions, feel free to e-mail me! Good luck.
And yes, flour is vegan.
im vegetarian but not vegan?
can i ask why the change?
but flour is vegan yes,
vegan means, no egg cheese bread milk etc!!
lol i mean vegetarian is gud enuff no?
im vegetarian and i dont eat eggs or fish, only by choice,
but theres a limit that you can go to, you have to stay nurished, or theres no point? milk and bread is standard as should be cheese etc?
if you dont mind, why the change?
typer
David, have you run out of medication?
Yes flour is vegan, stay away from all dairy, animal products, this includes milk, eggs, butter, ice cream, yogurt,
Yes, flour is vegan. It's just milled wheat. White cane sugar is something you want to look out for since much of it is filtered through charred animal bones (to whiten it.) You can use beet sugar, though, or look for vegan cane sugar at Whole Foods and the like.
Advice? I read a lot so my advice tends to come out as a list of printed resources. :) "Becoming Vegan" by Brenda Davis and Vesanto Melina is an excellent book on vegan nutrition and now is as good a time as any to brush up on planning a balanced diet. "The Complete Idiot's Guide to Vegan Living" is pretty helpful as an all-purpose vegan reference; it has recipes, tips on ferreting out animal ingredients on labels, ordering in restaurants, sourcing cruelty free products, and dealing diplomatically with the naysayers you might encounter. "Vegan Freak" by Bob and Jenna Torres has similar content, but with a more "hardcore" spin on it. A couple of great cookbooks wouldn't come amiss either. "Vegan with a Vengeance" by Isa Chandra Moskowitz and her new one "Veganomicon" (written with Terry Hope Romero) are great. So. Much. Good. Food.
Basically, I'd say Good for you and Good luck. Give yourself at least 30 days to try it on for size before you decide it's too hard. I've been vegan 3+ months after 20+ years of vegetarianism and I haven't found it hard at all, but I thought I would. I haven't even missed cheese.
Do yourself a favor. Do the vegetarian bit if you feel compelled to do so, but vegan is just extremism and no matter what line they hand you, unhealthy and you will NOT get the protein you need. You will pay for this down the road. ALL vegans look like they're dying (or already dead).
congrats!
I went vegan 2 for New Years.
I recommend getting most of your groceries at the health food store.
And make most of your own food at home.