ASKme about being vegan

[rothko]

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any issues eating out with friends/family? standard restaurant orders?

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i am not a nazi about my veganism. if i am a guest at someone's home, i will try to eat what i am given. if i can avoid something i do, but i try to be polite.

restaurants are getting much better at offering options for us herbivores. i do my best to find something that fits my diet, but don't freak out or refuse to eat if i have to eat a little cheese. usually, a person can just ask the chef to leave the cheese out, etc. it's not really a problem for me.

[jackflashdrive]

What ethnic food would you say is most compatible with a well-balanced vegan diet?

[Orlando Salazar]

So when a lady wants you to go down on her, what do you say?

[rothko]

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So when a lady wants you to go down on her, what do you say?

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"you need to shower first, baby, imo."

[rothko]

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What ethnic food would you say is most compatible with a well-balanced vegan diet?

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ethiopian, but there's no way i'm sticking to one.

[Phat Mack]

What percentage of the time do you cook your own meals vs. eat out.

Are there any vegans who hate to cook and subsist on things like cereal and sandwiches?

Do you track your nutrition/caloric intake?

Any books or websites you'd recommend about menu planning, etc.?

[rothko]

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What percentage of the time do you cook your own meals vs. eat out?

<font color="red">eating out amounts to probably less than 1%. </font>

Are there any vegans who hate to cook and subsist on things like cereal and sandwiches?

<font color="red">indubitably, but they aren't doing themselves any favours. </font>

Do you track your nutrition/caloric intake?

<font color="red">no, though i'm somewhat curious and would like to, at some point. </font>

Any books or websites you'd recommend about menu planning, etc.?

<font color="red">don't use the internet for this type of thing. if the "etc." includes food knowledge, i can suggest some resources. </font>

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[Phat Mack]

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<font color="red"> if the "etc." includes food knowledge, i can suggest some resources. </font>

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Yeah, if you knew of some readily available books, I'd be interested.

[rothko]

eat to live by dr. joel fuhrman will provide you with a good foundation.



dr. neal barnard has written several books. some deal with specific concerns, such as diabetes, while others are more general, such as eat right, live longer.

anything connected to dr. hans diehl. he has some very comprehensive lectures, but i'm not sure where to get them.

dr. john mcdougall has some good literature and web resources.

dr. neil nedley has some interesting material relating to diet and the mind. this is more special interest stuff.

i'll think of more and add them later.

[tuq]

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typical daily diet?

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breakfast: organic dried cereal with as much fruit as possible. generally, fresh banana, blueberries, strawberries, blackberries, raspberries and peaches/nectarines.

lunch: almost always leftovers from supper.

supper: a variety of steamed vegetables (squash, yams, potatoes, spinach) fresh mixed greens with tomatoes and then i prepare some sort of sauce which usually begins with sautéing onions and garlic in tomato and building it up from there.

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Next Monday, I am embarking on a diet to lose 30 lbs by Thanksgiving. People who tell me that's impossible or unhealthy have no idea how bad my intake is, from really unhealthy food all the time to lots of booze and beer.

That said, life is too short for me to eat the way you do, that just doesn't sound fun at all. I mean, I guess over the course of years I could get myself used to eating those sorts of things but yikes, not today. Good thread though, you are not annoying.