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4. not sure why you think dairy and eggs are all that important to a diet.

Tue Apr 17, 2012, 12:35 PM

Apr 2012

protein? rice & beans, soy, quinoa.
calcium? leafy greens, certain beans, fruits, nuts, seeds.

we're pescatarians, but fish is maybe once a week (don't want too much mercury).
we do have dairy pretty much every day but i don't see it as a nutritional imperative. there are easy alternatives, at least at home.

travel/restaurants are harder, especially if you want to avoid even the tiniest non-vegan ingredient.

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The Challenge of Going Vegan [View all] groovedaddy Apr 2012 OP

I don't understand the reasons for going vegan adigal Apr 2012 #1

I agree with you IF veganlush Apr 2012 #3

not sure why you think dairy and eggs are all that important to a diet. unblock Apr 2012 #4

If you can be sure to get enough protein, they you are right adigal Apr 2012 #8

wow, not even canned beans? unblock Apr 2012 #9

Yes, I can get canned beans!! adigal Apr 2012 #11

Most protein needs are overestimated. Geoff R. Casavant Apr 2012 #14

The problem is B-12 Warpy Apr 2012 #10

Yes, I agree with all that you said adigal Apr 2012 #12

B-12 is pretty easy to get. Geoff R. Casavant Apr 2012 #13

Soy Milk is very highly processed tinrobot Apr 2012 #25

And fats. Our brains need a lot of certain lipids. bemildred Apr 2012 #16

That generally isn't a problem Warpy Apr 2012 #20

In a modern industrial food culture it's no problem at all. bemildred Apr 2012 #23

Well, likely the only raw stuff they ate was the liver Warpy Apr 2012 #27

Right, I'm talking about fat. bemildred Apr 2012 #28

Eating meat helped early humans reproduce, spread around the globe bemildred Apr 2012 #58

I stopped eating meat veganlush Apr 2012 #2

one thing i found after giving up meat is that you can actually taste everything else better unblock Apr 2012 #6

That would be your opinion. HuckleB Apr 2012 #22

lol any chef or sommelier will confirm this unblock Apr 2012 #24

No, they won't. HuckleB Apr 2012 #29

oooooooo-kay fine. just my opinion. unblock Apr 2012 #32

Thank you for confirming that you have nothing to offer but the usual Internet BS. HuckleB Apr 2012 #40

there is much study and writings that show handmade34 Apr 2012 #35

Those "studies" are preliminary at best. HuckleB Apr 2012 #39

Is bacon meat? bemildred Apr 2012 #5

lol! the fact that it's hard to tell is one of the main reasons we don't eat meat anymore! unblock Apr 2012 #7

Your response does not make sense in any way, shape or form. HuckleB Apr 2012 #30

we don't eat meat anymore in large part because we're grossed out by how it's processed unblock Apr 2012 #33

Formed, textured, and seasoned all-purpose food paste is how I think of them. bemildred Apr 2012 #34

Please don't feed the illogical among us? HuckleB Apr 2012 #42

wow, we've really touched a nerve here, haven't we. unblock Apr 2012 #44

That is the funniest post I've ever read. HuckleB Apr 2012 #52

Got logical fallacy? HuckleB Apr 2012 #41

i see the problem. you don't actually read the posts before you jump to a dismissive conclusion. unblock Apr 2012 #43

He seems to think logic is some substitute for divine writ or something. bemildred Apr 2012 #47

Logic is important. HuckleB Apr 2012 #51

My post was illogical, not to say facetious, to start with. bemildred Apr 2012 #53

You were making a joke. HuckleB Apr 2012 #54

Quite. bemildred Apr 2012 #55

Look, I have no desire to get in an argument with you. bemildred Apr 2012 #56

All of that is why I'm a bit surprised by your responses here. HuckleB Apr 2012 #57

Somehow you fail to see that your response made no sense in context. HuckleB Apr 2012 #50

nah... handmade34 Apr 2012 #15

+1. bemildred Apr 2012 #17

Don't forget to look at the whole thing from both sides... laconicsax Apr 2012 #18

... handmade34 Apr 2012 #19

+1 HuckleB Apr 2012 #31

I know some vegans will deny this... trotsky Apr 2012 #21

Exactly. We didn't develop stone axes to pick broccoli. tinrobot Apr 2012 #26

"...no suffering for the animals involved..." handmade34 Apr 2012 #36

Which is why the words "with some effort" are key, of course. trotsky Apr 2012 #37

I like the way Alan Watts put it: bemildred Apr 2012 #38

There are so many good organic livestock producers these days Tumbulu Apr 2012 #45

Yes, I'm related to some. bemildred Apr 2012 #46

Mentioning chickens brought back some fond memories of my last flock NickB79 Apr 2012 #48

+1. Very apropos. nt bemildred Apr 2012 #49

Personally, I am a happy ominvore. What I don't get about the whole SheilaT Apr 2012 #59

Babies don't want vegan mommies? bemildred Apr 2012 #60

Were Early Humans Cooking Their Food a Million Years Ago? bemildred May 2012 #61