#vegan ask

[petalproufaerie]

I’ve been considering transitioning to veganism and was wondering if you had any advice? I’m slightly at a loss of where to start but gosh darn it I am determined! My partner was raised veggie for a while as a teen but as I’m the one who does most of the cooking in our household I really don’t know where to start 😅

 Going vegan isn’t easy. I’ll just put that out there. It’s a privilege to be able to shop and eat and live as a vegan but if you can do it definitely go for it! I have never felt better or had more energy !!

Helpful tips: 

don’t break the bank - you do not need all those super fancy weird named ingredients. 

make sure you keep tabs on how you’re feeling- it can take a while to get used to this lifestyle- make sure your body and well being come first even if that means taking this change step by step (start cutting out meat slowly or replacing things like milk and cheese etc) 

Soups and stews are your new best friend. 

Look up simple or easy recipes and replace non vegan items with vegan ones. 

Keep an eye on protein, B12 & calcium.  High protein foods - almonds, oats, broccoli, quinoa,  lentils, pumpkin seeds, peanuts and brussel sprouts. B12 - fortified non-dairy milk, breakfast substitutes, nutritional yeast, vegan spreads and meat substitutes. Calcium - soy foods, beans peas and lentils, almonds and Brazil nuts, chia and flax seeds, some grains, seaweed, leafy dark greens, figs and oranges etc. 

don’t forget to drink plenty of water too! <3

Don’t forget Vitamin D and Omega-3 fatty acids either!

Research from reliable sources -  vegfund.org & vegansociety etc

Good Luck!

I am not a professional so don’t quote me on this but if you want recipe recommendations hit me up! <3

If, for whatever reason, you can’t go vegan try to shop ethically and sustainably! Know where your food is coming from. Know who you are supporting when you purchase things.

Also! Just because something is vegan doesn't mean it's entirely ethical! Wages for workers and the farming techniques differ from company to company so make sure to shop about 🍄

[onlyvegetarianrecipes]

Hey there! I'm interested in going on a (sorta) vegetarian diet. Although I've completely stopped eating fish, I will have to eat some red meat b/c of my anemia. However, I want to eat minimal meat as I'm really against hunting for sport and all that. It's also worth mentioning I live in the deep South, and the best local restaurants in my area are a barbecue and a steak house. Do you have any suggestions for going on a sorta vegetarian diet? Any help would be much appreciated!

Hey Anon! 

The first thing I’m going to say is I am not a medical practitioner, and in terms of diet, do what is healthy for you. I am also biased as someone who has been vegetarian for a while, but I do understand that diets are something that you have to like and want. Vegetarian or vegan is not for everyone, but wanting to reduce your consumption is a good thing in itself, whether it leads to veganism/vegetarianism or lower meat consumption in general.

If you want to reduce your meat consumption, for the ethical reasons you mentioned or for environmental or economic reasons, red meat is usually the better place to start. Cow is not environmentally friendly in terms of space required, feed required, the time required, waste created and water required. Its one of the highest co2 contributors of red meats, and Beef can also be quite pricy.

To start your journey into a more vegetarian diet, you may want to look into Flexitarianism/Semi-Vegetarianism. To start this, you could try opting for white meats, or local meats rather than red meats or energy-intensive meats(such as crustaceans (I don’t know if your fish includes seafood), chicken, turkey, or duck). Specifically for your BBQ places, try ordering vegetarian sides (such as coleslaw or potatoes) with your meal rather than a side that includes meat. For general homemade meals, you can also go for replacing these meals with veggie meals (such as integrating all veggie days or limiting your meat consumption to specific meals in the week). 

Do what is healthy for you since you know your body and your medical needs as you mentioned.

I hope that helped and was what you were looking for :)

[anticapitalistcat]

Does anyone know of any pain medication for headaches/cramps that doesn’t contain any animal ingredients?

[veganmikehanlon]

How do u get nutritions that are mostly/only found in meat? /genq

i feel like i gotta make something clear here. i’m not here for my health. it goes beyond me, these are lives we’re talking about human and non human.

that aside my levels in everything are always good and normal like no problems here 6 years in cheers to that

and that being said if my shit was off my doctor would write me a prescription for a supplement in this good year of 2024 where i could also just go to the store and buy the supplements i need

no reason to eat animals in sight over here

[veganmikehanlon]

top 5 legumes (vegan btw) :3

chickpeas!! my good friend Mr. Garbanzo

black beans

red beans

white beans

green beans!

[estraven-ai-2022]

3 + 11 for the vegan ask thing c:

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3. I'm an ethical vegan through and through. The fact that it is more environmentally friendly and equally if not more healthful is just an added bonus

11. My spouse went vegan shortly after I did and has been vegan since. My best friend in school went vegan for about a year but is now back to vegetarian. And my parents "eat vegan at least two days a week" which is something ig

[friendlystarfruit]

What life-changing moment made you decide to go vegan?

There where a lot of things adding up but Gary Yourofsky and then I started watching bitesizevegan on youtube (=

[friendlystarfruit]

What do you want from working animal laws? What do you think are reasonable expectations for extending their lives?

I would say our responsibilities to animals are mostly negative actions , so not committing systemic and industrial exploitation, not breeding them by the masses to slit their throats and use their bodies secretions for profit. There will be societies that cannot be expected to give up hunting and farming so my focus would be more about richer countries.

Legally the steps for aninmal liberation would unlikely be sudden and I imagine it would take wildly available lab grown meat before slaughterhouses are shut done but I know individuals at this time making changes in the things they buy will have a direct impact on the industry and I also think the social consciousness of society will be impacted by more people rejecting products that use and abuse aninmal bodies and lives.

I think when defending ourselves from animals and we can not always avoid not killing them I also think there will always be accidental deaths , vehicle accidents for example just like with humans , work accidents, car accidents , self defence deaths these are very different from murder.

Positive rights would be our commitments to animals we have for example bred into society, offering them medical care and shelter for example. I also think we have positive rights to help wild life in aid but do not think it is practical or effective to police natue.