Ask a vegan

UltraVegRunnerBabe

Tofu is actually magic.

UltimateTrashBae

I have a gut feeling that if this goes anywhere it won't go anywhere good.

KeepRunningFatboy

As a vegan runner you might be able to answer this.... are there any distance runners more awesome than Scott Jurek?

salembambi

Have you had the daiya chocolate cheesecake yet?

I'd marry it if it was possible

Which it will be soon I'm sure

CharlieBeansmomTracey

Im not a vegan but love tofu

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livingleanlivingclean

MeeseeksAndDestroy wrote: »

Do you start eating a muffin before removing the little muffin sleeve or after removing the little muffin sleeve?

I take the paper off. Eat the bottom of the muffin. Then the top. Then the paper.

But I'm not vegan.

UltraVegRunnerBabe

UltimateTrashBae wrote: »

I have a gut feeling that if this goes anywhere it won't go anywhere good.

I just won't reply if it gets out of hand

UltraVegRunnerBabe

KeepRunningFatboy wrote: »

As a vegan runner you might be able to answer this.... are there any distance runners more awesome than Scott Jurek?

Antoine Jolicoeur
Sebastjan Gregoric
Morgan Mitchell
Ariel Rosenfeld
Denis Mikhaylove
Damian Stoy
Ben Dame
Madi Serpico
The list goes on...

UltraVegRunnerBabe

salembambi wrote: »

Have you had the daiya chocolate cheesecake yet?

I'd marry it if it was possible

Which it will be soon I'm sure

No, I havent! I was never a cheesecake fan, so even if it's vegan I will avoid it. But do invite me to the wedding! So long as there is cake, too;)

UltraVegRunnerBabe

livingleanlivingclean wrote: »

MeeseeksAndDestroy wrote: »

Do you start eating a muffin before removing the little muffin sleeve or after removing the little muffin sleeve?

I take the paper off. Eat the bottom of the muffin. Then the top. Then the paper.

But I'm not vegan.

I'm on a paper-free diet, so I only eat paper-free muffins. Homever, I usually eat the muffin top to bottom. For cupcakes, I lick the frosting off and then eat the cake part like the muffin. (Or I wipe the frosting off and give it to my cat, because I hate frosting)

Motorsheen

being a vegan is fine.... and just like anything else (religion, politics, enviromentalism etc.), keep it as your own value.

I gotta believe that eating lower on the food chain would solve an entire host of issues.

omakase619

Favorite vegan dish?

UltraVegRunnerBabe

omakase619 wrote: »

Favorite vegan dish?

Ooh that's a tough one. I'd have to go by meals for this:
Breakfast: Peppermint Banana Waffles with maple syrup
Snack: dried figs
Lunch: Lentil soup with sourdough bread and pico de gallo
Dinner: Huge burrito with blackbeans, chickpeas, avocado, rice, and more pico de gallo
Dessert: Oatmeal raison walnut cookie topped with a spoonful of molasses

KeepRunningFatboy

Do you abstain from eating cheerios or do you accept that some products are close enough ?

Btw I will eat cheerios but it does bother me more from a perfectionist point of view.

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Tweaking_Time

My question is this: Why vegan (or vegetarian)?

I do not understand why people choose to be vegetarian or vegan. I know it's not for me though.
I am not judging one bit....many times I have shared a cheese pizza or a black-bean burger (which tastes amazingly like a chili burger - hold the ground beef) with a vegetarian friend.

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KeepRunningFatboy

Tweaking_Time wrote: »

My question is this: Why vegan (or vegetarian)?

I do not understand why people choose to be vegetarian or vegan.

I can share my reason; the knowledge of an animal suffering and being slaughtered and my participation or contribution by way of eating the animal or using the skin for a belt or shoes deeply, deeply hurts both emotionally and consciously. I would rather die than eat another creatures body. I also feel strongly that I should never push this point of view on others, but I'm always willing to share my philosophy of compassion for life.

Motorsheen

KeepRunningFatboy wrote: »

Tweaking_Time wrote: »

My question is this: Why vegan (or vegetarian)?

I do not understand why people choose to be vegetarian or vegan.

I can share my reason; the knowledge of an animal suffering and being slaughtered and my participation or contribution by way of eating the animal or using the skin for a belt or shoes deeply, deeply hurts both emotionally and consciously. I would rather die than eat another creatures body. I also feel strongly that I should never push this point of view on others, but I'm always willing to share my philosophy of compassion for life.

That's cool.
I respect that fact that you're not compelled to push your point of view on others. There is great value in that.

Whenever PETA does something outrageous, I typically respond by buying dinner for my friends. ... and I order veal for everyone.

LiftingRiot

If I become Vegan, am I still technically a man?

salembambi

KeepRunningFatboy wrote: »

Do you abstain from eating cheerios or do you accept that some products are close enough ?

Btw I will eat cheerios but it does bother me more from a perfectionist point of view.

Chocolate cheerios are vegan so are apple cinnamon cheerios

So good

UltraVegRunnerBabe

KeepRunningFatboy wrote: »

Do you abstain from eating cheerios or do you accept that some products are close enough ?

Btw I will eat cheerios but it does bother me more from a perfectionist point of view.

I choose to eat 100% vegan. One moment of pleasure is not worth it for me. Plus, there are hundreds of different cereals out there, Cheerios aren't even good compared to most other cereals. They get soggy and bleh. Plus, I'm into granola, not cereal;)

UltraVegRunnerBabe

MeeseeksAndDestroy wrote: »

Do you eat honey? Since it's made by bees and all or do bee feelings not count?

I don't eat honey. Not only because I don't consider it vegan, but I burned myself out from honey when I was a vegetarian.

UltraVegRunnerBabe

Tweaking_Time wrote: »

My question is this: Why vegan (or vegetarian)?

I do not understand why people choose to be vegetarian or vegan. I know it's not for me though.
I am not judging one bit....many times I have shared a cheese pizza or a black-bean burger (which tastes amazingly like a chili burger - hold the ground beef) with a vegetarian friend.

It started out as a health thing. I went vegan to avoid binging on crap food, but then realized I could binge on vegan crap food, so I did more research into the health of veganism and how to eat healthier, and that led me to documentaires and books and blogs about veganism, so it was like putting a puzzle together, and veganism really suited my spiritual philosophy of Do No Harm. I don't want to hurt animals. I honestly and truly love animals like people, and when I look in their eyes I could never hurt them. Plus, nobody looks at a cow and wants to tear it to pieces.

Clawsal

How long have you been a vegan? How long were you a vegetarian? Do you take any supplements and which ones? With all the restrictions to your diet, how do you make sure you are healthy?

Do you expect your friends, family and acquaintances to accommodate your veganism? Do they? Is most of your social circle vegan?

Why are you a vegan? Just answered.

HappyAnna2014

KeepRunningFatboy wrote: »

Tweaking_Time wrote: »

My question is this: Why vegan (or vegetarian)?

I do not understand why people choose to be vegetarian or vegan.

I can share my reason; the knowledge of an animal suffering and being slaughtered and my participation or contribution by way of eating the animal or using the skin for a belt or shoes deeply, deeply hurts both emotionally and consciously. I would rather die than eat another creatures body. I also feel strongly that I should never push this point of view on others, but I'm always willing to share my philosophy of compassion for life.

I couldn't have said it better. You are awesome. That is he reason I went vegan, the whole improved health and kudos from my doctor is a side benefit.

UltraVegRunnerBabe

MeeseeksAndDestroy wrote: »

What is your personal record for eating an entire package of Oreos?

Even before I chose veganism, I hated Oreos with a passion. You know those little bags of cookies that come in those huge boxes, and they would have Chips Ahoy!, Nutterbutters, Oreos, Vanilla Waffers, etc.
I avoided Oreas each time. So...I have yet to eat an Oreo since going vegan. I don't think I will, though.

apullum

Longtime vegetarian here. Hi!

What's your favorite replacement for eggs in baked goods? I haven't found anything better than ground flaxseed.

What's your favorite vegan chocolate brand? I like Theo.

Which vegan cheese do you prefer--cashew cheese, nutritional yeast cheese, something else?

Tempeh bacon is also magic: true, or definitely true?

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UltraVegRunnerBabe

Motorsheen wrote: »

KeepRunningFatboy wrote: »

Tweaking_Time wrote: »

My question is this: Why vegan (or vegetarian)?

I do not understand why people choose to be vegetarian or vegan.

I can share my reason; the knowledge of an animal suffering and being slaughtered and my participation or contribution by way of eating the animal or using the skin for a belt or shoes deeply, deeply hurts both emotionally and consciously. I would rather die than eat another creatures body. I also feel strongly that I should never push this point of view on others, but I'm always willing to share my philosophy of compassion for life.

That's cool.
I respect that fact that you're not compelled to push your point of view on others. There is great value in that.

Whenever PETA does something outrageous, I typically respond by buying dinner for my friends. ... and I order veal for everyone.

Remember that extreme or outrageous things done by PETA trying to prevent suffering, unethical treatment, exploitation, etc. of animals, are done out of empathy and compassion. Vegans are a minority, and standing up for animals should not be laughed upon, just as standing up for women's rights in any outrageous way should not result in women being fired from a job or raped out of irritation.
Do you sort of see where I'm coming from? You said you would buy a slaughtered calf out of spite for the group protesting naked on the street or possibly yelling out people wearing fur coats (this I can understand as unwarranted). I think that is a bit outrageous as well, but me buying seven pounds of soy sausages won't make up for the calf.