So, my fiance and I are going vegan.
Of course, this is not a one step thing...go to bed and wake up vegan. A lot of reading has to be done and learning and stuff like that. And that's ok with us.
Now, we aren't those crazy PETA people that wrap themselves in saran wrap tp protest animal slaughter. I'm all for animal rights and fair treatment of animals.... No, I know that meat is a big part of most people's diets...same with meat and cheese and eggs and stuff.
No, we are going vegan for the health benefits.
Cattle, chickens, pigs, fish etc are pumped with growth hormones and steroids and all kinds of yummy stuff. A lot of foods are stuff with all kinds of nasty things like high fructose corn syrup (fake sugar syrup) and all kinds of artificial dyes and stuff that is not meant to be eaten. (Dyes just stick to your fat cells....for a few years....ew.)
Going vegan means we would eat only things that came from the earth. Don't get me wrong, I believe animals came from the earth too, but all the nasty things they are pumped with...unappetizing at best. And unnatural. And bad for you.
Besides, you can get all your protein and vitamins from veggies and stuff...and it is all natural...nothing bad. No trans fat, no saturated fat, no syrup or dyes.
I'm ok with going vegan...that's ok with me...as long as the food is yummy (friend tempeh!).
No, I am not an activist or anything, I just want to be healthy.
Awesome! I went vegetarian in October and it feels great! Are you vegetarian or are you going from eating meat to vegan? That's a huge step and congrats if you do that. I know that is really hard to do.
Best of luck to you! I too would like to be able to reduce the amount of artificial garbage I feed myself, but it's not plausible right now for a variety of reasons, mainly geographical ones. Keep us posted on the veganism!
(if you can't see the fnords they won't eat you)
wow...thats cool....well dont be ashamed if u slip up a couple of times it happened to all of us once....