Do you think i should become vegan?!
Well i'm bout to turn 13 and i am vegetarian!. I have been for about half a year now and LOVE it hehe!. I have been interested in veganism lately and wonder if i should become vegan!. I wouldn't mind doing it at all, but idk what foods i can eat!.!.!.if i have to buy organic foods anyway i can do it cheap!.!.!.good vegan recipes!.!.!.basically i'm clue less bout how veganism works (i know that i can't eat meat and any dairy or food containing it) i just don't know the details!. also, i'm afraid i won't be able to get protein!.!.!.i'm vegetarian and i have to eat lots of dairy to get prper protien as it is, so i'm afraid i won't be getting any at all with being vegan!. So can someone (preferably an experienced vegan) answer my questions!. also, are there a lot of organic products for vegans!? Please give me tips as well i really wan to know and also!.!.!.how do vegans help animals!?!? I know they do somehow lolz but i'm just not sure how!. Well please answer my question!.!.!.thanx!!! :)Www@FoodAQ@Com
Answers:
Whether you choose to be a vegan or not, that's your choice!. I don't have much experience myself (I have mentioned before I'm not vegan but I do know some things and some of my friends are vegan)!.
Keep in mind the following things:
1!. You cannot eat, wear, or use anything with the animal ingredients listed here: http://www!.vegfamily!.com/lists/animal-in!.!.!.
Besides milk, cheese and eggs!. It's a big commitment, but label-reading is an iInevitable part of veganism!. From what I've heard, at first checking ingredients can be overwhelming, but it gets much easier as you get more experience with it!. After some time you'll be able to just glance over the ingredient label and know in no time if it's vegan or not!. Look for: milk, butter, whey, gelatin, eggs, and honey are the main ones!. (usually listed in health food in bold print)!.
2!. This is a list of vegan items!. It's on snacks, but you can browse around and look through some of the stuff: http://www!.peta!.org/accidentallyVegan/Ve!.!.!.
3!. Get lots of protein!. Look here at a list of good protein sources: http://www!.vrg!.org/nutrition/protein!.htm
And here is a vegan food pyramid:
http://www!.vrg!.org/nutrition/protein!.htm
4!. Before you start, talk to a dietitian about it to plan it all out more effectively!. You might even need certain supplements, but if you plan it out well, you won't need many, really!.
5!. Here are some nutritious meal plans: http://www!.veggiemealplans!.com/
Good luck!
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Keep in mind the following things:
1!. You cannot eat, wear, or use anything with the animal ingredients listed here: http://www!.vegfamily!.com/lists/animal-in!.!.!.
Besides milk, cheese and eggs!. It's a big commitment, but label-reading is an iInevitable part of veganism!. From what I've heard, at first checking ingredients can be overwhelming, but it gets much easier as you get more experience with it!. After some time you'll be able to just glance over the ingredient label and know in no time if it's vegan or not!. Look for: milk, butter, whey, gelatin, eggs, and honey are the main ones!. (usually listed in health food in bold print)!.
2!. This is a list of vegan items!. It's on snacks, but you can browse around and look through some of the stuff: http://www!.peta!.org/accidentallyVegan/Ve!.!.!.
3!. Get lots of protein!. Look here at a list of good protein sources: http://www!.vrg!.org/nutrition/protein!.htm
And here is a vegan food pyramid:
http://www!.vrg!.org/nutrition/protein!.htm
4!. Before you start, talk to a dietitian about it to plan it all out more effectively!. You might even need certain supplements, but if you plan it out well, you won't need many, really!.
5!. Here are some nutritious meal plans: http://www!.veggiemealplans!.com/
Good luck!
Www@FoodAQ@Com
You want to be a vegan, but don't know the details!? Before you take such a drastic step & adopt that philosophy, please be sure that it's even right for you!.http://www!.mayoclinic!.com/health/vegetar!.!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
whatever you do, do the research!. Read books and talk to other vegans!. Study it before you do it!. Know your nutrition, and know your body!Www@FoodAQ@Com
If not YOU, then who!?Www@FoodAQ@Com
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If you want to go for it!Www@FoodAQ@Com