Can someone explain what being Vegan is all about?!

Can someone explain what being Vegan is all about?

Being vegan is healthier, than any other diet possible and that isn't even touch the hormones and antibiotics, used in raising animals, and the possibilities and realities of meat borne illness, Mad Cow Disease etc. .

Better for your heart. Proven to reduce heart disease, and even reverse coronary heart disease.

Automatically lower s your cholesterol levels. The only foods that contain cholesterol are animal products, like meat and dairy. And since a three-decade-long study found that not a single subject with a cholesterol level below 150 has ever developed heart disease, that's hard to ignore!

Vegans have lower rates of obesity, coronary heart disease, high blood pressure, large bowel disorders, cancers and gallstones.

Reduces stroke risks and coronary artery disease.

Reduces symptoms of fibromyalgia.

Reduces food poisoning. 95% of food poisoning is linked to animal products.

Your bowels will work much better, therefore, keeping your whole system healthier.

Live longer healthier lives. One 21-year-long study that compared meat-eaters and vegetarians showed that the greater the meat consumption, the greater the death rate from all causes combined.

Increased vegetable and fruit intake reduces your need for taking a multi vitamin plus increases your antioxidant intake.

There is no proof, what so ever, that a person must eat animal flesh or any by products of animals to be healthy, yet there is overwhelming proof that it truely is best not to!

The vegan lifestyle believes the following:
1)Animal products are unnecessary.
2) What you eat is a learned habit.
3) Much healthier to avoid meat and dairy products.
4) Much more environmentally friendly to eat a vegan diet.
5) Feed more people on a plant diet than animal based one.
6) Using animals is incredibly cruel. Why force any pain?
7) Religion/ spiritual reasons "Thou shalt not kill."
8) Saves money....
9) Reduces National debt.
10) Vegan food tastes great!

A vegan would live by this view

"One can't be a true environmentalist and still be eating animal products.
Today's "modern agriculture", egg industry and dairy industry are just as cruel as the slaughterhouses, veal, pork, beef,turkey farms etc.

All are simple facts, so can anyone justify still eating meat??"

Having written the above which are exacts from Vegan Wolf - the vegan diet is very balanced if followed properly.

here are 113 recipes from the vegetarian society that are vegan and that just mains

Cheezy Bean Bake"
A Quiche to Build a Dream on
Aloo Mutter
Alu Kobi Kassa
Autumn pumpkin barley risotto
Bhutanese Barley in a Bowl
Broccoli with Peanut Sauce, Coriander and Basil
Burritos
Carrot & Leek Parcels with Garlic & Basil Sauce - Vegetarian only
CC's Tofu Stirfry - Vegetarian only
Chick Pea Curry
Chickpea & Sweet Potatoe Curry
Chickpea Curry
Chilli Beans
Chilli con vegout cocoa wine divine
Curry
Chinese Style Eggplant
Corn & Leek Soup
Creamy Sun-dried Pasta, Dahl,
Easy Dahl, Easy,breezy,no fuss,mum's fat-free dinner, eggplant stew, Erbacious Pizza, Fast and Tasty Sausage Curry - Vegetarian only, Fettuccine Pescara, fluffles (with avocado topping: optional), French Onion Quiche, Fresh Lime & Chilli Soy Slices with pickled cucumbers, Friday Night Video and Nachos - Vegetarian only, Gnocci with spinach, pine nuts and fetta - Vegetarian only, Goodmorning Couscous, Gorgeous tomato quorn onion quiche, Healthy Vegie Pizza Turnovers - Vegetarian only, Hiziki & Cucumber with Ginger Dressing, Honey Mustard Noodles - Vegetarian only, Iron Plus Pasta Meal, KR Autumn Couscous, Laksa, Lasagna with Feta, Spinach and Pumpkin - Vegetarian only, Latkes: Potato and Tofu Fritters, Lemon Tahini Rice and Beans, Lentil and Vegetable Casserole, Lentil Barley Loaf - Vegetarian only, Lentil Cottage Pie, Lentil Loaf, Lentil Shepherd's Pie - Vegetarian only, Lentil soup/mush with brown rice and tofu, Ma Po Tofu, Meaty Vegan Lasagne, Meowee's Lentil Burgers, Mexican Bean Dip, Mixed Vegetable Curry, Mushroom & Capsicum Stuffed Potatoes, Mushroom and Cranberry Pilauf, Mushroom, Nut and Herb Patties,

Oven-Fried Breast Of Tofu
Pasta with Coriander and Eggplant
Pasta with Mushroom-Hazelnut Sauce
Pasta With Oil
Pecan Nut Roast
Pineapple Curry
Pizza Bases, Potato Fritters Indian Style, Potato Nut Pie, Pumpkin & Spinach Cannelloni, Pumpkin & Tomato Rissotto, Quick Bean and Zucchini Stew, Rajna & aloo (kidney bean & potato) curry, Red Cooked Tofu, Mock Red Curry Duck and Bamboo Shoots, Red lentil ( dahl) casserole - Vegetarian only, Roasted Vegetable Pasta, savoury lentil spagetti - Vegetarian only, Sesame Soba Noodles, Shanes Bean and Tofu Tarts, Shepherds Pie,Shepherd's Pie 2, Spagetti Lentil Bolognaise, Spicy Potato & Spinach Casserole, Spinach and 'Ricotta' (ie tofu) Canellonni, Spinich & Ricotta Ravioli in a Rich Tomato Sauce, Split Pea and Potato Curry
Stir Fried Vegetable and Cashew Noodles, Stirfry tofu and vegie Noodles. Stuffed White Nut Roast, Sugo Pasta Bake - Vegetarian only. Sunday Roast, Superfast Saucy Bean Curd, Sweet & Sour Tempeh, Sweet Dahl, Tempeh ′Sausage′ Patties, Tempeh Teriyaki
Thai Curry
Thai Pumpkin & Broccoli Curry
Thick Buttermilk Porridge - Vegetarian only
Tofu with Shitake Mushrooms & Ginger
Tomato Rice
TVP Bologanaise
Vegan Fettuccine Alfredo
Vegan Lasagna
Vege Lasagne
Vegetable Curry Masala
Vegetarian Bolognaise
Vegetarian Shepherd′s Pie - Vegetarian only
Veggie burgers with sweet chilli mayo dressing - Vegetarian only
Veggie Curry
Veggie Roast w/- Herb & Garlic Dressing
Vietnamese Spring Rolls wth Soy/Lime Dipping Sauce
Wild Rice and Mushroom Stew
Zucchini pasta

Here is a sample food plan from the Seventh day adventist web site

Breakfast

2 Sanitarium Weet-Bix with sliced banana and a handful of walnuts
Sanitarium So Good Lite soymilk (1 cup)

Morning tea

A small handful of dried fruit and nuts e.g. prunes, dried apricots, almonds, cashews

Lunch

1 sandwich made with wholegrain bread spread with avocado and filled with a variety of colourful salad vegetables e.g. mixed green leaves, grated carrot, tomato, beetroot, cucumber, mung bean sprouts.

? cup baked beans

1 piece of fresh fruit in season e.g. apple or orange

Afternoon tea

Hummus dip with vegetable sticks or;

Fruit smoothie made with 1 cup Sanitarium So Good Lite soymilk and wheat germ

Dinner

Indian spinach tofu with rice (see recipe)

Wholemeal roti (an Indian flat bread, also known as Chapati)

Bowl of berries or fruit salad in season with low fat soy or dairy yoghurt

Remember to drink 6-8 glasses of water each day.

I would recommend accessing some web sites. I think its great you are wanting to know about the vegan diet instead of just
saying "No". Please read and research its not a crazy fad - there are lots of very healthy vegans and if done properly the vegan diet is great - it just takes research. The web sites are very help. Good luck.