What kind of difficulties did you face when deciding to go vegan?!
What are your primary sources of nutrition, particularly protein and essential amino acids!?
How drastic of a change is it making the jump from a vegetarian diet!?Www@FoodAQ@Com
How drastic of a change is it making the jump from a vegetarian diet!?Www@FoodAQ@Com
Answers:
For protein, my main sources are legumes (beans, peas, lentils, garbanzo beans/chick peas, etc!.)!. I usually have these at least three or four times a week; they're naturally low in fat, sodium, and are a good source of iron (lentils are my favorite - they're fat free, sodium-free, contain 20% of daily iron, and taste the best in soups)!.
I wouldn't know how drastic of a change it is to jump from vegetarian to vegan!. I made the leap from meat eater to vegan and was sickly for about a week (I despised soy milk, but now I love the stuff)!. If you aren't too crazy about dairy products, the shift will probably be unnoticable!.
Difficulties I faced in becoming a vegan was becoming more accustomed to the different types of ingredients I couldn't eat (for example whey, gelatin, lactose, honey, lecithin, sodium caseinate, sodium stearoyl lactylate)!. Refined sugars and bleached flour are also big no-no's, so try to find products with evaporated cane juice and unbleached flour instead!. For help, you should probably reference this list of animal-derived ingredients:
http://caringconsumer!.com/resources_ingr!.!.!.
I thought junk food and snacking would also go downhill for me, but fear not, there is a wonderful list of suggested food items of all types for vegans:
http://www!.peta!.org/accidentallyVegan/
It was also difficult getting the people I knew used to my new diet!. You may hear your fair share of "We can't eat out anywhere!"s from friends and family!. also remember that being a vegan means no fur, leather, suede, or wool (so give away those leather belts or suede sneakers and opt for canvas instead)!.
Good luck on your new vegan lifestyle! :]Www@FoodAQ@Com
I wouldn't know how drastic of a change it is to jump from vegetarian to vegan!. I made the leap from meat eater to vegan and was sickly for about a week (I despised soy milk, but now I love the stuff)!. If you aren't too crazy about dairy products, the shift will probably be unnoticable!.
Difficulties I faced in becoming a vegan was becoming more accustomed to the different types of ingredients I couldn't eat (for example whey, gelatin, lactose, honey, lecithin, sodium caseinate, sodium stearoyl lactylate)!. Refined sugars and bleached flour are also big no-no's, so try to find products with evaporated cane juice and unbleached flour instead!. For help, you should probably reference this list of animal-derived ingredients:
http://caringconsumer!.com/resources_ingr!.!.!.
I thought junk food and snacking would also go downhill for me, but fear not, there is a wonderful list of suggested food items of all types for vegans:
http://www!.peta!.org/accidentallyVegan/
It was also difficult getting the people I knew used to my new diet!. You may hear your fair share of "We can't eat out anywhere!"s from friends and family!. also remember that being a vegan means no fur, leather, suede, or wool (so give away those leather belts or suede sneakers and opt for canvas instead)!.
Good luck on your new vegan lifestyle! :]Www@FoodAQ@Com
I really didn't find it a drastic change at all!. The only major part was that I cook a lot more now!.
I don't have a "primary" source of nutrition!. The key to a healthy diet is variety!. I eat a wide variety of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, legumes, nuts and seeds and get all my nutritional needs met that way!. If you're eating good foods and eating enough to meet your energy needs, protein is a non-issue!.
Good vegan nutrition information:
"Becoming Vegan" by Brenda Davis and Vesanto Melina
Good vegan cookbooks:
"Vegan with a Vengeance" by Isa Chandra Moskowitz
"Veganomicon" by Isa Chandra Moskowitz and Terry Hope Romero
"Yellow Rose Recipes" by Joanna Vaught
Anything by Sarah KramerWww@FoodAQ@Com
I don't have a "primary" source of nutrition!. The key to a healthy diet is variety!. I eat a wide variety of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, legumes, nuts and seeds and get all my nutritional needs met that way!. If you're eating good foods and eating enough to meet your energy needs, protein is a non-issue!.
Good vegan nutrition information:
"Becoming Vegan" by Brenda Davis and Vesanto Melina
Good vegan cookbooks:
"Vegan with a Vengeance" by Isa Chandra Moskowitz
"Veganomicon" by Isa Chandra Moskowitz and Terry Hope Romero
"Yellow Rose Recipes" by Joanna Vaught
Anything by Sarah KramerWww@FoodAQ@Com
I've been a vegetarian for around two years and I'm still learning!. I'm a vegetarian but not a vegan!. I've tried to go vegan but giving up dairy was very hard for me!. My biggest difficulty was dealing with my meat loving family!. My husband and I feel that there are enough foods to eat without animals having to be killed for food!. We think it's cruel and inhumane!. We live by a cow pasture and see the cows everyday and we just couldn't eat meat anymore!. I love veggie burgers!. I have a lot of bean!. Protein-enriched foods!. Protein shakes!. A very important vitamin for vegetarians is B-12!. Soy is great for vegetarians but I can't have a lot because I have sensitivities to soy!. I love being a vegetarian and I don't listen to what anyone says because I believe in what I am doing!. Now, the sight and smell of meat makes me so sick!. This is a change for life!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
It is becoming a lot easier to become vegan or vegetarian with all the substitutes available nowadays!. I'm vegetarian and I find it so easy to be one!.
Vegan is harder, not everything is easy to get etc!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Vegan is harder, not everything is easy to get etc!.Www@FoodAQ@Com