ASKme about being vegan

rothko · #1 10-04-2007, 02:10 PM

the vegetarian thread made me realize that some people are curious about this topic. here is an ASKme thread for you to find the answers to those insomnia-inducing questions like 1) do vegans have carnal knowledge? 2) are vegans, generally, better looking than salad-dodgers? 3) do vegans appreciate threadcat? etc. general queries about vegetarianism are fine, as well.

tuq · #2 10-04-2007, 02:16 PM

rothko,

The marionette avatar was bad enough. Now this. I guess my question is:

Why?

thirddan · #3 10-04-2007, 02:17 PM

how long have you been a vegetable?

rothko · #4 10-04-2007, 02:21 PM

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how long have you been a vegetable?

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actually, i am a fruit.

rothko · #5 10-04-2007, 02:30 PM

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Why?

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i was raised vegetarian, so i've never known the other side. seven or so years ago, i attended a lecture by dr. neal barnard (zomg, he's tossing an apple! will he catch it?!? will he?!?):

i was amazed to learn how harmful animal protein was to our bodies. it was shocking all of the diseases and medical conditions linked to meat-eating.

all of my life, i was under the impression that my diet was healthy, as a vegeatarian, but suddenly i realized that i wasn't doing much better than the steak & ribs crowd.

i decided to become vegan and haven't looked back since.

thirddan · #6 10-04-2007, 02:37 PM

typical daily diet?

and that is a weird picture of the doctor guy...

Fishwhenican · #7 10-04-2007, 02:37 PM

OK I have to ask. I know I could look it up but I would rather find out here. What is the difference between Vegan and Vegetarian??? I always assumed they were the same thing and just didn't care enough to look any further.

I would also ask "Why"?

rothko · #8 10-04-2007, 02:41 PM

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OK I have to ask. I know I could look it up but I would rather find out here. What is the difference between Vegan and Vegetarian??? I always assumed they were the same thing and just didn't care enough to look any further.

I would also ask "Why"?

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vegetarians don't eat flesh, but still consume animal products, such as, milk, cheese, eggs, etc. vegans abstain from all animal products. basically, vegans are just stricter vegetarians.

KilgoreTrout · #9 10-04-2007, 02:45 PM

rothko,

Do you own leather shoes?

rothko · #10 10-04-2007, 02:56 PM

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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.