Vegan/Vegetarian Thread (discussion, recipes, laughs)

[vagina]

Any takers?

[Greco]

Veggie Lovers,

Well, looks like Annie's with be one processed item I won't be eating anymore, because of the cheese I limited use of this, but now forget it...here's an article I was surprised by...

http://www.naturalblaze.com/2014/09/...t-general.html


loving being vegan, Greco

[Galahad]

I've been wondering about vegan mayonnaise. If there is a good brand or not. It's a bit pricey for the few things I need it for so I wanted to make sure what to look for. Mostly it's for garbanzo and pickle relish sandwiches. Love them.

[veganswitch]

http://www.hamptoncreek.com/ goes mainstream. I think you can buy this stuff at Walmart if you shop there and possibly Target. I bought a huge jar of it at Costco for $4.00 and its good.

[kittygrrl]

discovered golden berries, absolutely delightful

[Medusa]

I had to go back and search out this thread!

ALL RECIPES WELCOMED!

In the last 70 days, I have reduced my meat consumption to almost nothing. Literally taking it from meat at every meal down to having meat once a week (and sometimes less). I hope this is not triggery to anyone and I apologize if this post is out of place here. (and this doesn't mean that I am never eating meat, just that it is significantly less than it was)

My goal is to become completely vegetarian.

Since losing my Gracie, I am having a psychological block with consuming meat and have *really* noticed how much better my digestion is and how much better I feel with relying on a mostly-vegetarian diet.
I have even made myself try things I NEVER would try before like Morningstar veggie patties, black bean burgers (HOLY HELL, these are DELICIOUS!!), quinoa, and even butternut squash (never would try it before because the shape of it freaked me out! LOL)

I've been really focusing on eating a huge variety of fruits and vegetables and finding creative ways to get protein. I'm still in love with eggs and that one is going to be hard to give up but we shall see.

I feel amazing. I'm sleeping better. My skin looks amazing.

[cinnamongrrl]

I was perusing the thread...and found a link to a list of companies owned and operated by the GMO kings themselves, Monsanto.

Sadly, one of their companies is Morningstar, which makes very tasty meat alternatives. I had heard previously from a vegan client of mine that their products were not of good quality.

All I can say is that this reaffirms my current and growing thought that everything we consume should be homemade or as close to it as possible. Our government obviously isn't going to protect us from GMOs and other harmful products. The FDA is now tucked comfortably into big corporate pockets. I know for a fact (from talking to local soybean farmers) that if they want to grow a commercial crop they are MANDATED to use Monsanto's poisoned, altered seeds or they can't sell it with FDA approval. What kind of bullshit is that??

I couldn't copy and paste the list so here's a link instead

I found this thanks to Greco's post about Annie's selling out to General Mills, which is owned by...you guessed it...Monsanto.....

I'm going to get a little soap boxy here:

Our government has shown that they really don't care what chemicals and toxins are thrown into our food supply. But they throw up their hands in surprise when thousands are struck with Alzheimer's, cancer, autism and on and on.

We have to advocate for ourselves. We have to vote with our dollars. Because that's the only thing that truly matters to these people. The only sway we have is by choosing to buy or choosing not to. Whether it be genetically modified food, or products that use unnecessary and unrecyclable packaging. It all requires a first step.

I have also learned that "organic" is not even necessarily organic. Because the FDA has approved hundreds of chemicals that THEY deem to be in the guidelines of "organic".

I know this has turned into a bit of a rant, but it weighs on my mind. For inspiration, guidance and information, I would suggest reading No Impact Man. The author imparts a great deal of wisdom. I learned things that really turned the world on it's ear in my eyes. Educating ourselves is the first step to changing this broken system. Using our voices is the second.

My mother always said "one person can only do so much". To which I added (as a snarky teenager) "then do all you can." In my eyes, people need and deserve to be informed of what our government is doing. All my life, I blindly and naively believed that the FDA would protect us. Because that was their job. We clearly have to protect ourselves.

End rant.