Becoming a Vegan Help?!


Question: Becoming a Vegan Help?
I want to know what the proper age to start. Is it hard to keep at it? And expensive? Hows soy milk and soy ice cream. When I move out of my parents home I'll become one. I know its all about animal cruelty or health problems, not because "everyone" is doing it. I, personally am doing it for the animals.Can I be half vegan? Like no buying any meat buy growing my own eggs from free range chickens and maybe my own milk? Can I do that? I'm still pretty young so I can't see myself cutting meat completely from my diet.

Answers:

For protein (so you CAN cut out meat, protein is protein, it doesn't matter where its from:
-Beans
-nuts and seeds
-broccoli
-tofu
-imitation (not real; made to be a replica; harm free and not from an animal) meat

iron:
leafy green veggies, try to eat high iron ones if you're like me and only have them at dinner.
High iron veggies (and nuts/seeds, fruit):
-brussel sprouts
-broccoli
-Asperagus (this is a really good one!)
-pumpkin seeds
-Different squashes (I suggest butter nut squash)

Essential fatty acids:
-Nuts and seeds!

Yes, you can eat spaghetti and sauce, just look for a one that says "vegan" "vegetarian", or start looking on the back to see what they put in if you can't find it.

I suggest a few vitamin pills, I take multivitamin, calcium, super B complex, and optional is fish oil pills.

And getting your OWN chicken eggs from your own free range chickens would be considered vegan... The egg wasn't "helped" by a male chicken, and they're lifeless. They lay an egg every day, so its not really anything unless you buy roosters, too.
Your own milk? From your own cow? Man, think of how much a cow costs, hun. Even the chickens are expensive. But yes, you OWN milk would be vegan.
They're still considered vegan due to, you didn't hurt them or use harmful growth hormones, and none where in pain, and I'm sure you kept them happy. Vegan is not just a diet, its animal support and protection.
But a nother reason to go vegan is to cut those out... you can gain better health with out them.

I started COMPLETE veganism at age 12.
Good luck!



It's pretty common for vegetarians to be lacto-ovo vegetarians, meaning they consume dairy products and eggs. I suggest a gradual approach. Eliminate beef and pork first, then chicken and fowl, then fish, then eggs. Check your cholesterol along the way by donating blood at the local blood bank or a regular physical exam. Eat a wide variety of veggies and whole grain products and plenty of soy milk and other soy products like edamame, veggie burgers, and veggie sausage. So much of that these days is delicious and quite healthful. My children have been raised vegetarian and haven't consumed any meat their entire lives, even pre-birth. They're beautiful, strong, and brilliant. Eating meat wastes resources and does not support your health. Animal rights issues are a separate choice and more challenging to be consistent with I think. Leather shoes and belts? To me, it's enough to know I'll outlive the majority of omnivores and miss all the chronic disease they'll experience and I'm not polluting the world with factory farms and wasting limited clean water.



You don't mention how old you are but I can tell your not just a little kid or you wouldn't be ask such a question. I suggest you do as much research as you possibly can, so that you are truly aware of what is involved with becoming a vegan. Not eating meat has to be replaced by other protein food. And there are several, but if you have never had them (tofu, soy, soy produces etc.) you will need to broaden your list. Then see if your parents would consider helping you get started. If not at least you will be prepared.



To tell you the truth a vegan is someone who cuts out all animal products which includes eggs, milk many everyday things you wouldn't think about. However to see if you actually like it try going vegetarian first than vegan its an easier transistion and it won't hurt your body but make sure if you do either or that ur body still gets the proper nutrition it needs



It seems what you want is to become a vegetarian, rather than a vegan. Most vegetarians eat both eggs and dairy products.
Spaghetti with sauce is fine, as long as it doesn't contain meat.
It is not hard, and it doesn't have to be expensive.
No, vegetarians do not eat fish.



You shouldn't. Meat is very healthy.

Read the articles that the vegetarians and vegans don't want you to see:
http://chetday.com/vegandietdangers.htm
http://www.listen2yourgut.com/blog/dange…



I am in the process of becoming vegan, and this site is in english and it really helpful a least for me
http://www.vegan-nutritionista.com/ have lot of recipes



tofu, it is a good source of protein. not from animals.



There is no proper age. I went vegetarian when I was 12 and then vegan when I was 15. There are parents who raise their children as vegans. My friend went vegetarian when she was 9. Honestly it's not that hard as long as you stick with it. I quickly adapted within a couple a weeks. At first it's awkward, especially checking the ingredients and such. But after a while it becomes natural. It's not expensive as long as you're buying the right foods. If you buy fake meats and dairy products then yeah, it will be expensive. Try to buy foods in their natural state, not processed fake products. Eat a variety of vegetables, fruits, nuts/seeds, grains (bread, cereal, rice), and beans. The vegan food pyramid is very helpful: http://www.chooseveg.com/vegan-food-pyra…
There really is no such thing as a "half vegan". You basically are one or you aren't. I'd recommend at least giving it a try. I guarantee you'll be elated with the results. After going vegan I lost a few pounds, my nails look stronger, my face cleared up, and overall I have more energy. I swear I think my rapid hair growth is because I don't eat meat. I've been veg for 3 years and my hair grows about 1-1.5 inches per month.
I think if you just give it a try or at least cut out a good amount of your animal-derived products you'll see amazing results. Congrats on going veg!




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