What do Vegans eat-it's a mystery ?!


Question: What do Vegans eat-it's a mystery !?
I have just watched a cooking programme with a vegan menu!.
Where do they get their protein from apart from nuts and soya!.
My friend is a vegetarian and has brought her two children up this way from birth!.They are now 12 and are rake thin and quite sickly-always suffering from colds etc!.One has severe asthma!.
Do you think this is right!.!?
I know vegetarians eat cheese and eggs but I still think that lean low fat meat is best for building strong bodies-especially in young adolecentsWww@FoodAQ@Com


Answers:
I think vegans are basically just starving themselves!.!.I know one who's skinny as hell and is anemic whilst suffering from asthma!.!.!.

I think it's absolutely disgusting!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Why do you question protein!?!?!?!? Where did you learn protein is a big deal!?!?!?!?!? Commercials!?!?!?
turkeys and chickens didn't need to eat each other(or any meat) to develop the meat(muscle) they have!.

There are sickly omni's too!. I'm now 40!. Vegan for 14 years!. I eat 15 fruits a day - yum!!. I stopped getting colds and sore throats 6 years ago!. Haven't vomited in 23 years! I ACE every test I take!.

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You probably know all this information already, but I'll give it again anyway!.

Firstly, protein-deficiency is almost non-existent, apart from some Third World countries!.

Secondly, protein is found, in varying quantities, in almost all foods!.

The best vegetarian/vegan sources are in things that are seeds - in other words cereals, grains, seeds, nuts and legumes!.

The New World non-cereal (i!.e!., not from a type of grass) grains - quinoa, amaranth and chia - are excellent sources of protein - better (in terms of the percentage of protein and also the amino acid profile) than most other plant sources, with the possible exception of soybeans!.

Whole-grain cereals (whole wheat, brown rice, etc!.) of course, are a much better source than white rice, white wheat flour, etc!.

Peanuts (a legume, not a nut) are a very good source of protein!.

The best fresh fruit source is the avocado!. Some dried fruits are about as good as avocado!.

If you were vegetarian/vegan and also allergic or intolerant to gluten, soy, peanuts, tree nuts, sesame seeds, milk and eggs, then that would be about the only way that you would be at risk of not meeting your daily protein requirements!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Breakfast: Banana smoothie with soy milk!.
Cereal and soy milk
Tomatoes on toast
toast and jam
Baked beans on toast!.

snack: almonds, apple,
Lunch: salad/peanut butter/hummus sandwiches
salad with sesame dressing and bread with hummus!.
vegan sushi
vegan mac and cheese(no cheese)
vegan spaghetti (eggplant spaghetti and cubed tofu)
snack: banana
Dinner: Vegan burgers, bread and salad!.
Vegan curry and rice
Roasted nut loaf and other veges
Sweet and sour tofu!.
Chilli stif fry tofu!.
Lentil soup and bread!.
Hummus on toast with salad!.
Roasted veges with olive oil!.

Dessert:Wacky chocolate cake
any dessert without eggs, milk and butter!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Vegans eat anything that doesn't contain animal products!. It's just that simple and not at all mysterious!.

For instance, fruit, vegetables, nuts, seeds, grains, soup, pastry!.!.!. (and Bisquick, Pez, Jello chocolate pudding, Oriental Top Ramen, Shake n Bake!.!.!.!.)

I'm sorry that your friend's children have health problems, perhaps they deserve sympathy rather than condemnation!. An awful lot of omnivore children have colds and asthma!.

You think meat is best, and you're entitled to your opinion!. I hope you buy organic!. Personally, I don't think it is right for people to feed their children pesticides, antibiotics and hormones!.

Just a few examples of pale, sickly vegetarians:
Hank Aaron
Joe Namath
Ricky Williams
Surya Bonaly
Salim Stoudamire
Jared Leto
Barry White
Brad PittWww@FoodAQ@Com

they eat fruit, veg, seeds and fungus!.

i have a vegatarian friend who has a lot of allergies including lactose, she ate meat while she was pregnant and intends to give her daughter the choice to eat what she wants (within reason obviously, mars bars for every meal wont be allowed)!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

the four main vegan food groups are grains, fruits, vegetables, and legumes!. protein comes from the legumes group!. vegans that look "sickly" most likely aren't eating a balanced diet from the four food groups are are lacking vitamins!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

well!.!.!.maybe her kids just don't get enough food!.!.

i have been a veggie since i was 13!.!.!.and i do know u will lose weight!.!.i have lost weigh alot!.!.!.and am underweight!.!.but its my choice!.

some vegetarians and vegans are actually very healthy and have a perfect weight!.!.!.so really depends!.

to the person who said its stupid being a veggie , she is wrong!.!.!.!.so its alright to have animals in small cages ,THEY ARE EMOTIONS , FEELING !!! WOULD U DO THAT TO YOUR DOG !!! NO !! MAYBE IF THEY WERE TREATED PROPERLY IN THE FIRST PLACE!.!.!.

but i know i would never change being a vegetarian!.!.even if it means i am slightly underweight!.

vegans eat LOADS OF VEG , there is loads of stuff in Tesco that are vegan!.!.eg the vegan CHILI with rice!.!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

It is difficult to properly manage a Vegan diet!. I think that it is something that you have to really planed and prepare for!. There are so many innocuous foods, that actually contain animal products!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

leguemes are great for protein!. they probably dont have a healthy vegan diet!. oh and veganism and vegetarianism arent the same!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

My son is a veggie!.!.!.!.12!.!.!.!.healthy!. Not pale or malnutrition ed!. !.!.!.normal pain in the bum at this age!.!.(in a nice way)!. Was born a veggie and not dying from it!. Each 4 ownWww@FoodAQ@Com

i'm thinking bacon and eggs are the only two foods in the world that you've heard of!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

I think both of these ways of life is just daft!. Humans need a balanced diet and that includes diary and meat!. The argument that it is cruel to animals is just stupid, if we didn't eat them alot of them wouldn't be around any more!. Humans NEED these food types, and to bring your children up without them i think it a form of abuse!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

They eat window putty and steam recovered broccoli!.

This was clearly a 'toungue in cheek' answer!. So vegans have no sense of humour then!?Www@FoodAQ@Com

What do anti fruitarian vegatarian vegans eat!?Www@FoodAQ@Com

i personally think bringing up your child as a vegetarian should be illegal becos its a form of child abuseWww@FoodAQ@Com





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