Comments | crimsonslumber: Vegan, here I come!

crimsonslumber

Vegan, here I come!

Apr 22, 2007 14:53

So.. I made the decision to become a vegan a few weeks ago. I've started feeling healthier, and my skin is looking better. It hasn't been a "cold turkey" (as it were) sort of change, because we're using up the last bits of things in the house that have dairy/meat in them. Jarred pasta sauce is deceptive, and I should buy them only from now on. It's ( Read more... )

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onyxrising April 23 2007, 00:48:25 UTC

When I was doing the vegan section of my classes in college, I remember working with two great books- The Garden of Vegan, and How it all Vegan. Nobody else could tell the brownies were vegan :)

monkee_madness April 27 2007, 23:42:10 UTC

My favorites are Becoming Vegan by Brenda Davis, R.D. and Vesanto Melina, M.S., R.D. and Vegan: The New Ethics of Eating by Erik Marcus. The first is more of a nutritional resource while the second offers awesome perspective on environmental impact, etc.

monkee_madness April 27 2007, 23:46:42 UTC

YAY! Isn't it gross? Why do they think girls are hitting puberty earlier than ever and growing monstrous boobs? MILK. Those ads that tell you to drink 3 glasses a day to lose weight are especially laughable. Its so gross to me that people believe it (that goes for yogurt as well, and all dairy products). What they need to do is cut out the dairy.

I hear you about the hidden dairy. I just make everything from scratch.

BTW I thought of you today. I miss you and think you should visit :)