Hi everyone! I'm a college-bound art student and my Family made the transition to a vegan/whole foods/raw/gluten free diet last year. It's hard to do all of those at once, so sometimes one of the categories drops (we're sort of traitors in that way I guess). I'm glad to find a community of people who aren't going to snap at me that I'll die without milk calcium and meat protein!

I'm almost surprised about the amount of people who still believe that lol. I live in New York where veg is very "in" - as to say. You can get more calcium drinking Nut/Soy Milk and a bowl of Brocolli than you can drinking three glasses of milk a day. Not to mention - milk is fattening and more than likely contains pus, ammonia (which is a particularly big deal with the pink slime craze) and a whole bunch of other stuff.
ANND Soy/Wheat Protein is equally as fortified in protein and lean fat then your average meat based diet. In fact, I've gone OVVEERR my protein recommendations on myfitnesspal. And it's creepy to think you're eatting the fear/adrenaline of hte animal you're eatting. Considering the fact that in their last moments of life a factory worker is boiling them alive or slitting their throats open upside down. That can't possibly be healthy eatting the adrenaline/fear of an animal, I would asume one would consume that and inheret the same amount of fear/adrenaline the animal felt, no wonder some people get some jumpy and have heart attacks!

I am on a 30 day vegan challenge so hi guys!

Family have no idea what on earth is going on with my food ..... they still dont understand that fish is not vegetarian ....

http://tobecrude.wordpress.com/2013/03/26/in-the-veganing/

Hi All. I've been vegetarian for 10 years and Vegan for last 3. I'm an ethical vegan - and could not bear the thought of eating food when it comes to the suffering of any animal. We have so many other options .. why would you not choose a life of compassion. It seems the more I learned the easier it became. I try to eat as much RAW as possible - find it most successful when zeroed in on the deserts and raw chocolate.. other than that..I'm all about non-processed, whole foods. i'm so much healhier now..but I found the love of eating amazing vegan food..has packed on some pounds. So..back to basics!! (what goes in has to be less than I expend).

I've been vegetarian since february 2013 and vegan september 2013; i went raw in november! I'm mostly raw 90/5/5 and it is the best! Although I've only been vegan a short time, I've always loved animals and wanted to stop eating them and I wasn't able to till recently
no eating any animals of any kind nor their products (dairy, eggs, honey) and i do not wear clothing made from animals and i try to stay away from products tested on animals (i don't wear any makeup and my dad makes me vegan lotion or i just use coconut oil)
I'm trying to live as natural of a life as i can in this modern era (:
I hate killing any animals - even bugs. I find bugs rather fascinating unless they're flying around my face! I don't like flies or ants but I try not to kill them my cat is my best friend; i rescued her when she was a couple weeks old and fed her formula milk and raised her. she is my baby (: i love all animals and it makes me so sad to see them harmed and see slabs of meat served up on platters and it is really so disgusting to me T.T

Vegan Essentials www.veganessentials.com, and Pangea www.veganstore.com are two reputable online sources for vegan products. Everything they sell-- cosmetics, hair/skin/dental care, household cleaners, food, etc., EVERYTHING is 100% vegan. I have purchased from both companies for many years!