Philosophical Vegan Forum

Starting as of right now, I am going to be a full fledged vegan.

Granted, I will probably go back to Lacto-vegetarian for Christmas dinner, and then right now back to Veganism. I will be Vegan for health reasons

Wish me luck, tomorrow i my first day shopping for a full vegan grocery list.

Awesome! Great job! I hope you enjoy your healthier lifestyle!

Great! Good luck.

Great!

Congratulations, that's great!

ThatNerdyScienceGirl wrote:I will be Vegan for health reasons

I hope there are some moral elements to it too? Whether environmental, or concern for animal welfare.

Just eating dairy a couple times a year in family gatherings to prevent tension and avoid any hurt feelings (like if somebody made something for you) because of the cost benefit analysis is a lot different from not caring about the ethics, right? And it's still much better than eating it all of the time.

It's a true dilemma when a grandmother makes a vegetarian lasagna for you with cheese, and you have to choose between eating it, and hurting her feelings. I understand why people will eat some dairy in those situations. Veganism is really hard for older relatives to understand sometimes, and they can make mistakes.

That doesn't mean you don't care about the ethics of harm to environment from dairy, or that you're a hypocrite. It's being human.

ThatNerdyScienceGirl wrote:Wish me luck, tomorrow i my first day shopping for a full vegan grocery list.

Good luck!

brimstoneSalad wrote:Congratulations, that's great!

ThatNerdyScienceGirl wrote:I will be Vegan for health reasons

I hope there are some moral elements to it too? Whether environmental, or concern for animal welfare.

ThatNerdyScienceGirl wrote:Wish me luck, tomorrow i my first day shopping for a full vegan grocery list.

Good luck!

To be honest, I am a bit of an environmentalist as well as someone who cares about animals, which is why I don't wear or purchase fur, or leather. But I am not being vegan for ethical reasons, even though I am glad that it is ethical in nature. I am not going to deny that there is emotion in my decision as well, however.

And thanks for the luck ^_^ I posted the link on my Tumblr: http://lucythesciencegirl.tumblr.com/po ... ng-receipt

ThatNerdyScienceGirl wrote: To be honest, I am a bit of an environmentalist as well as someone who cares about animals, which is why I don't wear or purchase fur, or leather. But I am not being vegan for ethical reasons, even though I am glad that it is ethical in nature.

So, what you mean is that health is the #1 reason, and other reasons are secondary?

ThatNerdyScienceGirl wrote: I am not going to deny that there is emotion in my decision as well, however.

I don't necessarily see emotion and ethics as having anything in common, other than sometimes overlapping by accident. Ethics is more "I'm doing this because, rationally, it's the right thing to do", whereas emotion is more "I'm doing this because it makes me feel good/I'll feel bad otherwise because it has a face". For many people, the latter is the only one that exists (which is probably good too, at least as long as it's encouraging empathy), but it may be that in those cases it's more emotional aesthetics than ethics, since it's not a rational process.

ThatNerdyScienceGirl wrote: And thanks for the luck ^_^ I posted the link on my Tumblr: http://lucythesciencegirl.tumblr.com/po ... ng-receipt

Cool! I'd love to hear what you're eating from day to day. Maybe we can offer advice on nutritional improvements.

brimstoneSalad wrote:

ThatNerdyScienceGirl wrote: And thanks for the luck ^_^ I posted the link on my Tumblr: http://lucythesciencegirl.tumblr.com/po ... ng-receipt

Cool! I'd love to hear what you're eating from day to day. Maybe we can offer advice on nutritional improvements.

I am thinking of making a "What I Ate Today" series for my blog. But I eat a lot of veggies, homemade vegetarian chili, wheat thins, lentil soup, toast with peanut butter and bananas, and stuff like that. I try to eat pretty healthy.

ThatNerdyScienceGirl wrote: I am thinking of making a "What I Ate Today" series for my blog. But I eat a lot of veggies, homemade vegetarian chili, wheat thins, lentil soup, toast with peanut butter and bananas, and stuff like that. I try to eat pretty healthy.

That sounds pretty good, although I'd cut back on the peanut butter and bananas; they're both kind of high calorie and low nutritional value (per calorie).
I'd definitely suggest trying out a home made nut cheese for the bread.

Maybe walnuts, almonds, frozen strawberries (berries are better than bananas), and some stevia/splenda to sweeten, and a splash of lemon juice. If you blended that up, it could make a good strawberry cream-cheese like spread for toast.
Blueberries are another good option for flavor, or raspberries, etc. You can usually find a pretty good deal on frozen berries at grocery stores.