Veggies & Vegans -- How did you choose?!
Veggies, do you ever feel the urge to take that step? What keeps you content to remain vegetarian?
(I'm vegetarian, btw)
Answers: Vegans, what made you go that extra step beyond vegetarianism?
Veggies, do you ever feel the urge to take that step? What keeps you content to remain vegetarian?
(I'm vegetarian, btw)
After many years of vegetarianism I decided it was finally time to read John Robbins' "Diet for a New America." I was familiar with his work and aware that I was going to have to face up to some things that I'd been denying for a long time. "Diet" led to his newer book, "The Food Revolution" which led to Howard Lyman's books, which led to "The China Study by T. Colin Campbell. Before I was done I knew I was going to make the commitment to go vegan. Once you know how cruel the egg and dairy industries really are and how closely tied dairy is to veal, you can't "un-know." Coupled with the environmental bent of veganism and the health information I got from "The China Study" I really could no longer come up with a logical, ethically defensible reason not to go vegan. These books made me decide that I needed to go vegan, but Isa Chandra Moskowitz's cookbook "Vegan with a Vengeance" made me realize that I *could.* It's only been four months but I have learned so much about food and cooking and enjoyed so many new recipes. I eat a wider variety of foods than I ever have and haven't missed cheese one bit. For me, it was just the right decision at the right time.
I'm vegetarian. I couldn't be vegan, I have to have dairy .. i'm a messed up chick, and I'm not even supposed to be a vegeterian. The end.
I never want to be called a vegan, it sounds to much like the old chevy car like it could be a vega wagon or some thing. That car was a total castastrophe
I became vegetarian for health. I guess that I am selfish when it comes to vegan. I like playing baseball, football, golf(glove and shoes) etc. My wife has leather seats in her car for longevity and resale value. My couch is leather because my dogs have stained the last two we had that were made of cloth. This one stands up wonderful and my house looks nice because my furniture isn't stained. We have shar peis and they slobber and drip with those fatty lips they have. Also, I don't have cat hair in the furniture as my wife had to have persians and they get hair everywhere. So as I said, I guess it's just selfishness... I call it practicality but others can call it what they wish.
i always feel the urge to take the next step and at the moment im gradually cutting out foods that arnt vegan.
it will probably take five years or more before i become completely vegan becuase thats how long it took me to become completely vegetarian (im 17)
im not really content being vegetarian but at the moment i dont have the resources to become a vegan.
for me when it comes to dairy etc it boils down to what im comfortable eating!
Well I am an ovo-vegetarian, meaning I don't drink milk but I do eat eggs, though I usually substitute eggs most of the time that you could say I am a strict vegetarian. I would like to be a vegan, but being 14 school and parents pose a problem. Especially with the cooking when my schedule is packed and the fact that I can't wear wool or silk and anything like that. I guess its too restricting. Even though my lifestyle is already pretty much vegan and all my products are organic, local, and natural, but i suppose I just don't want that label.
Great question!!
Something I've been thinking about on and off for a while now.
I've been a vegetarian for..12 years now. It was easy for me (not cause I dislike meat). I know meat taste good and all. I became a vegetarian because I love animals and chose not to eat them.
I do eat eggs, butter, milk (no fish, nothing with a face).
I thought about becoming a vegan for the past coupel of years. Even though it was really easy for me to become vegetarian, it seems like becoming a vegan will be..not easy!
But once I decide, it's for good. I'm going to try sometime in the next couple of years. I wish I had a vegan friend so we could cook and eat together haha.
Great question! I love animals and struggle with that vegetarian/vegan thing all the time! I did go totally vegan at one time, but developed diverticulitis because the vegan cheeses and etc really blocked me up. :o( I spent time in the hospital! I, too had troubles with iron deficiency anemia, and a dietician in the hospital advised me to at least eat eggs. That was crushing to me but I did start to eat certified humane cage free eggs and take a non heme vegetarian iron supplement and have been good ever since. I only eat rennet free cheeses, like Horizon Organic or Cabot's cheddar, or several of the Whole Foods Market's cheeses. We drink soy milk, and only on occasion will have an ice cream from the local dairy where we know the cows are treated good...not much out of the "cow pool" as I call the tons of milk items out there on the market. So, I wish I were vegan, but I need to be healthy, and that's the reason why I, personally stay vegetarian. I'm trying to be the best I can be, but I need to stay healthy for myself and my family. Always read ALL food labels.
http://www.veganoutreach.org/whyvegan
I never thought I would, but I didn't know then what I know now and being vegetarian because you're against animal cruelty is a journey and shouldn't stop at lacto-ovo. The more you learn, the better you should do.
im fine being a vegetarian. when i see random things that i know arent vegan like vegan mayo or margarine or vegan cheese and stuff it just makes me feel like thats more gross then eating processed food. i think like what the heck did they do and put into that food to make it look and taste like cheese/milk/ice cream or wahtever.... i dont know, thats just my opinion...
Veganism never stop at eating habit alone. It is a continuous journey "beyond".
If you understand and feel good about yourself being a vegetarian, it become more simpler to follow the philosophy of veganism. I'm not going to repeat what others already said. But for an example, just speak about the pets alone.
Refer...
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;...
You would not necessarily change the world overnight, but at least you have the power to prevent yourself from partaking in those "games".
Veganism never stop at eating habit alone. It is a continuous journey "beyond".
I did not really choose, I was raised as a vegetarian. I am trying to cut out the milk and the cheese and go vegan for health reasons, but its hard.
LOL My body did it for me. I am allergic to Dairy, Eggs(plus 50 others) so the step from Veggie to Vegan was pretty much taken just avoiding foods that hurt me.
Slainté (to your health)
you wouldn't understand it's a deep metaphysical thing.
I'm constantly jumping from vegetarian to vegan.
I can't stay vegan for long because it is 1. very expensive on a students budget and 2. I'm constantly low on calcium and iron.
Instead I opted for free range eggs only, absolutely no rennet or gelatin, and I am dairy intolerant so that kind of helps ^^
im a vegeterian and the doctor wanted me to eat atleast chicken cuz i dont eat much veegies so i need more vitimens/protine but i stoped eating chicken for 2days and im fine. so im thinking about going vegan.