Signals from Vega

[dreamer_easy]

Veganism

Advantages
- more ethical
- healthier

Disadvantages
- less practical
- YUMMY EGGS AND CHEESE ZOMG

More ethical: egg and milk production are linked to rough treatment for animals, including the disposal of male chicks and male calves. This can be partly ameliorated by buying organic dairy produce and RSPCA-approved eggs, but never totally.

Healthier: Cutting out eggs and dairy would mean lowering the saturated fat in my diet (although again this can be partly ameliorated with low-fat cheese). Plus I'm lactose intolerant and have to take enzymes whenever I eat dairy. Compensating for protein and B12 is no problem.

Less practical: the first stage of changing your diet is just awareness. omg I didn't realise how much I was relying on eggs and dairy. Even Sanitarium's fake bacon contains whey protein. The available soy cheeses do not impress me. Takeaway food is a huge problem.

YUMMY EGGS AND CHEESE ZOMG: zomg!

In conclusion: if I try to be a strict vegan, I will utterly fail. Better to continue slouching in that direction.

Comments

[acelightning.livejournal.com]

[kateorman.livejournal.com]

*Googling noises* Heavens! I didn't know eggs contained so much monounsaturated fat. Thanks for the pointer!

I <3 tofu and tempeh, but also use a lot of lentils and chickpeas, which I also <3. :-) I've eaten and enjoyed gluten, but don't use it at home. I don't use much in the way of peanut butter, either.

[acelightning.livejournal.com]

[kateorman.livejournal.com]

I already buy cruelty-free eggs (ie, RSPCA-approved ones!), but there's still the problem of the male chicks...

[acelightning.livejournal.com]

[murasaki-1966.livejournal.com]

Have your own chooks. Possibly not a good idea in the city, but it would give your boys some entertainment.

Personally I'd love to have chookd, but they are banned in this council area.

[acelightning.livejournal.com]

[murasaki-1966.livejournal.com]

I grew up with chooks as part of the family livestock. I love really fresh eggs, but the chooks were family, and not for killing. Most of them were bantams. They had distinct personalities, and two of them were very friendly and would let you carry them around. The big black austrolorp chooks were not so friendly, but very funny to watch.

A friend down the road had ducks. Duck eggs make the best cakes. They are much richer than chook eggs, so need to used with caution. The best chocolate sponge I've ever made was with duck eggs.

[acelightning.livejournal.com]

[kateorman.livejournal.com]

It doesn't help that many restaurants apparently consider fish sauce and oyster sauce to be "vegetarian". :-P

The most obvious vegan takeaway option would be pasta and a tomato-based sauce - during my months or years of severe lactose intolerance, I ate an awful lot of that!

[acelightning.livejournal.com]

[kateorman.livejournal.com]

Eatin' crackers and Tartex, here.

[acelightning.livejournal.com]

[kateorman.livejournal.com]

A vegetable spread. HIGHLEE DELICIOUS

[acelightning.livejournal.com]

[kateorman.livejournal.com]

Vegemite is owned by Philip Morris EVAL

[acelightning.livejournal.com]

[kateorman.livejournal.com]

NOW THAT IS SOME 'KN GOOD NEWS

THANK YOU

[acelightning.livejournal.com]

[kateorman.livejournal.com]

heeeeeeeee