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gwheezie

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17. you really can teach an old dog new tricks

Sun Apr 5, 2015, 11:06 PM

Apr 2015

My dad is 88. He's been vegan about 20 years after his 2nd heart attack and a bout with cancer. He's not an old hippy. He's a little old man from Italy. My daughter has been vegan for about 5 years. My sister has been vegetarian for about 10 years since age 50 wish. I've been vegetarian for 2 years. I used to have livestock and poultry. Now I have pets. I went vegan about 6 months ago at age 65. Myneices and nephews have been vegetarian or vegan for years. We have a variety of reasons why. Having lived in a mostly ag county I know several neighbors who are vegetarian or vegan. We can grow our own here. I don't miss eating animals. The younger vegan relatives made the choice based on environmental considerations. I did it because of a gradual inability to eat animals I got to know. My daughter did it because of her diabetes.

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Federal report: Vegan diet best for planet [View all] onehandle Apr 2015 OP

... F4lconF16 Apr 2015 #1

"My right to a clean future and my kid's future trumps your right to have bacon." Nope cstanleytech Apr 2015 #6

True enough. F4lconF16 Apr 2015 #8

do not acquiesce handmade34 Apr 2015 #28

I'm sure it is. PeteSelman Apr 2015 #2

not until disease and collapse forces them to.... villager Apr 2015 #3

Not always DustyJoe Apr 2015 #15

Note I said the era of "cheap meat" will end villager Apr 2015 #20

Given how far into overshoot we are, the era of "long pork" may well follow NickB79 Apr 2015 #93

Oh I expect we'll be on "The Road" -- Cormac McCarthy style -- soon enough. villager Apr 2015 #94

well I'm half way there. craigmatic Apr 2015 #4

By gawd...if we have our way, you WILL eat pink slime! SoapBox Apr 2015 #5

Doing the happy vegan dance! mucifer Apr 2015 #7

Had me a steak at Outback tonight yeoman6987 Apr 2015 #9

I don't have the desire to go vegetarian either. alarimer Apr 2015 #116

Nice point of view chernabog Apr 2015 #117

Did whoever wrote the headline read the story? jmowreader Apr 2015 #10

Fuck that. I just recently nailed the recipe for Korean short ribs. Throd Apr 2015 #11

Please share! Aerows Apr 2015 #88

can't afford vegan DustyJoe Apr 2015 #12

Well, Let's see Thespian2 Apr 2015 #19

12 lbs dressed? mopinko Apr 2015 #83

Eat more bacon. longship Apr 2015 #13

Maybe we all oughta dump whatever we want in the rivers and leave others alone. ZombieHorde Apr 2015 #32

proselytizing handmade34 Apr 2015 #34

I find myself eating less meat as I age. longship Apr 2015 #38

I recently discovered a new "ice cream": Coconut Bliss, and it is! kentauros Apr 2015 #50

Perhaps, but cow pasturage isn't so evil as a monoculture herbicide soaked corn farm bhikkhu Apr 2015 #14

consider please handmade34 Apr 2015 #35

Very good point bhikkhu Apr 2015 #36

.... handmade34 Apr 2015 #37

We're meat eaters in this family, but eating a lot less, mountain grammy Apr 2015 #16

you really can teach an old dog new tricks gwheezie Apr 2015 #17

+1 Thanks for sharing your own evolution on the matter villager Apr 2015 #21

Which diabetes symptoms did cutting out meat address? tridim Apr 2015 #51

her endo suggested it gwheezie Apr 2015 #75

just one thing shanti Apr 2015 #85

I think she was referring to protein gwheezie Apr 2015 #106

For non-vegans wanting to change their diets ffr Apr 2015 #18

"Forks Over Knives" donf Apr 2015 #24

I lost weight too gwheezie Apr 2015 #30

thank you for caring handmade34 Apr 2015 #26

The actress who plays Amy on The Big Bang Theory is a vegan neuroscientist bananas Apr 2015 #45

She also eats Kosher, which is much easier if you are Vegan..... Bluenorthwest Apr 2015 #71

She's also been an anti-vaxxer asshole NickB79 Apr 2015 #105

Al Gore: "There are 10 vegan restaurants in Nashville now." bananas Apr 2015 #46

You can start with Meatless Monday bananas Apr 2015 #47

America is sounding like a bad dream anne neville Apr 2015 #125

Jump in with great recipes at PostPunkKitchen. Isa Chandler writes great cookbooks KittyWampus Apr 2015 #49

Vegans will be so much more annoying now. EEO Apr 2015 #22

Non environmentalists have always found environmentalists to be annoying. ZombieHorde Apr 2015 #33

Indeed. EEO Apr 2015 #91

Capitalism sucks, doesn't it? PatrickforO Apr 2015 #23

The only time I eat meat at all 2naSalit Apr 2015 #25

Anyone interested in the impact of the livestock industry lordsummerisle Apr 2015 #27

:) C Moon Apr 2015 #29

I can't take this onecent Apr 2015 #31

all environmental and health groups handmade34 Apr 2015 #39

I didn't find the word "vegan" anywhere Gman Apr 2015 #40

Odd - the article uses the word 3 times, once in a direct quote from the paper muriel_volestrangler Apr 2015 #112

Vegan diets take a great time committment Warpy Apr 2015 #41

Doesn't have to take a great time commitment. eShirl Apr 2015 #44

Meh... I eat beef about once a week. Adrahil Apr 2015 #42

Sore losers. LiberalElite Apr 2015 #43

Vegan makes me anemic, and I don't want to give up meat. closeupready Apr 2015 #48

Too much Douglas Adams... backscatter712 Apr 2015 #52

... F4lconF16 Apr 2015 #59

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Animals are animals, not people. closeupready Apr 2015 #55

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In civil society, humans have greater rights than animals who are part of humanity's food chain, closeupready Apr 2015 #58

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Animals can not be citizens of society; thus, no, people have no obligation to bestow them with closeupready Apr 2015 #61

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"It's not a hard concept to grasp." Neither is the concept of torture - closeupready Apr 2015 #63

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It need not be. closeupready Apr 2015 #65

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Well you haven't persuaded me. But I wish you well in your efforts. closeupready Apr 2015 #68

Human meat ??? In_The_Wind Apr 2015 #56

We're "pro-rape"? Where on Earth are you getting your food from? arcane1 Apr 2015 #67

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Can you be bothered to explain that absurdity? arcane1 Apr 2015 #73

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Hyperbole and insults do not make a convincing argument for your position. Throd Apr 2015 #69

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Absolutist twaddle and accusations of "pro-rape and torture" Throd Apr 2015 #78

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You should fire your Marketing Department. Throd Apr 2015 #82

I myself am transitioning to vegan, but it's slow going 0nirevets Apr 2015 #54

But.............. but............ what about a grilled raven mad Apr 2015 #74

I won't be quitting grilling ribe eyes.. onecent Apr 2015 #101

Moose meat is ... ahem.... strong.... Adrahil Apr 2015 #107

It is NOT! It's just a big overgrown deer - raven mad Apr 2015 #109

Gotta say that wasn't my experience..... Adrahil Apr 2015 #110

Eating more meat is how I've been controlling my diabetes. aikoaiko Apr 2015 #77

I went vegan years ago mitch96 Apr 2015 #80

The resource concentration mechanism we call civilization probably isn't good for the planet either The2ndWheel Apr 2015 #81

Except that the real issue is population, not food. Gregorian Apr 2015 #84

Because it's an even more complex issue than food? The2ndWheel Apr 2015 #86

What we're doing is only "sustainable" via petroleum use. Gregorian Apr 2015 #100

Yes, but all that really matters is what it's currently working The2ndWheel Apr 2015 #102

Bingo! Aerows Apr 2015 #97

I have lamb marinating in the refrigerator Aerows Apr 2015 #87

I guess my popcorn is vegan if I don't put any butter on it KamaAina Apr 2015 #89

I lived with a vegan. Aerows Apr 2015 #98

I knew a vegan who believed.... Adrahil Apr 2015 #108

I became vegetarian about 18 years ago. RebelOne Apr 2015 #90

There are some remarkable substitutes now. Codeine Apr 2015 #92

Grow and make your own tofu. Aerows Apr 2015 #99

I hate almonds. n/t RebelOne Apr 2015 #104

I have tried the vegan cheese substitutes, RebelOne Apr 2015 #103

I'm a huge fan of Peanut Butter Aerows Apr 2015 #114

Over population is the problem. Even a vegan diet stresses the environment Aerows Apr 2015 #95

One important point missing chernabog Apr 2015 #111

I presented an article Aerows Apr 2015 #113

I know what you posted chernabog Apr 2015 #115

Over population Aerows Apr 2015 #118

Consumption of animal products is the problem. chernabog Apr 2015 #120

And how well fed Aerows Apr 2015 #121

You're gonna go with the water argument? chernabog Apr 2015 #122

Welcome back.... zappaman Apr 2015 #124

And its better for your digestion, too undeterred Apr 2015 #96

FYI, Planet prefers non-GMO corn fed Vegans. nt Zorra Apr 2015 #119

Report: Humanitarian diet best for the planet GliderGuider Apr 2015 #123

Whatever! I ain't giving up my bacon Tommy2Tone Apr 2015 #126

Whatever is most convenient for you! chernabog Apr 2015 #127

Why? Because bacon is delicious? Adrahil Apr 2015 #128

I can think of 2 things chernabog Apr 2015 #129

Another vegans are morally superior thread. alphafemale Apr 2015 #130

Yep..called me a wingnut because I like bacon Tommy2Tone Apr 2015 #131

Food Taliban drive me nuts. alphafemale Apr 2015 #132

This is an LBN story about facts, not opinion. onehandle Apr 2015 #134

obama is coming for our meat! Enrique Apr 2015 #133