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I keep hearing about it, but haven't tried it. Not sure how long to leave them in the sun and do you have to consume them immediately after or can you put them back in the fridge? Is the vitamin D affected by temperature when cold or cooking? Can you do it with frozen or canned mushrooms or only fresh?

I have heard (and hope it is true) that cutting out the 80% of animal products (milk, eggs, etc) could save an animal a day. Which is great and as a result I don't buy animal products as much as possible.

But is there any evidence or data to point to this?

And when it comes to the finer details that could very well drive you insane (avoiding medication because it was tested on animals, forgoing Turkey on Thanksgiving that was already going to be cooked and eaten by an omnivore anyway, etc etc) is that actually making a difference? Or just burning me out and making me crazy?

For example, if you are a vegan who accidentally purchased something with an animal product, the damage is done. Does throwing it away do anything other than create waste?

Or if the food has already been bought and purchased by someone else, does it make a difference not to eat it?

It's a supplement with a bunch of vitamins, including B12. The B12 vitamin says it is: as cyanocobalamin with 100mg for 4,167% of my daily value. Is this a good supplement for it or should I find a new one? Thanks, I've just been feeling really tired recently and can't tell if it's due to school or other factors

hello! so I went vegan about 6 years ago, but I am still struggling to eat well on a vegan diet, as someone who is very picky and almost all of their healthier safefoods are very much not vegan.

my safefoods are:

non vegan:
- tuna salad.
- salmon in almost any form, raw or cooked.
- a sandwich in white pita bread with omelette, avocado, and tahini.
- börek filled with cheese.
- white chocolate.

vegan:
- french fries.
- white bread filled with french fries.
- (soy) choccy milk with (vegan) ice cream.
- a crustless quiche with silken tofu, sweet potato, broccoli, and onion.

so you could see that apart from the last one (which is amazing) there is a pretty big difference.
and I end up eating so terribly and not have enough protein on a vegan diet.
there is no good vegan source of protein I find myself consuming on it's own, without some kind of cooking/preperation (the closest I have is just drinking soy milk but I generally prefer water).
when I ate animal products I could just take a piece of smoked salmon and put it on bread and call it a day, or make minimal cooking effort by putting a precut salmon fille in the oven with some salt, and that's good enough on it's own.
but I can't do it with broccoli, or tofu, or anything else that's vegan, because I don't like those things on their own.
any kind of restriction can just significantly reduce the average health score of my diet, I just find it really hard to find any options.
I supplement and have the usual staples like nutritional yeast, lentils, and so forth for the very rare occasions where I do make an effort to make food and make it taste alright, but I often just end up not using them. (just threw out frozen lentils I had for about half a year that I didn't use for example). and it all just is almost never worth it because I would end up prefering eating french fries anyway. making modifications to already liked food also usually doesn't work, I couldn't for example eliminate the egg from my favorite sandwhich or replace it with tofu, I just wouldn't really like it anymore.

I always resort to vegan circles rather than other subs because I don't want to strengthen the impression some people have that a vegan diet isn't sustainable, or that it's worse for you somehow.

does anyone have any advice?

Hello Reddit,

I am an omnivore but I'm working towards veganism (I have my reasons for why I'm not there yet, not gonna give them though because privacy).

My question is - how can I "ethically" invest my money? For instance, it seems pointless for me to live a vegan lifestyle with the exception of investments, e.g. if I invested all of my money into the dairy industry (which I haven't at all but you get my point I hope).

Obviously there are vegan companies e.g. oatly, but many of these are doing really poorly. It makes more sense to me to focus on what not to invest in than what I should, so what exactly should I avoid?

Let's imagine that we are able to minimise to the maximum extent the harm we do to animals. What do you think should be done next?

From my view (not completely sure that's why I want to hear your opinions) the next step would be reducing the suffering that wild animals experience. Nature isn't this holy thing and wild animals can suffer greatly from untreated infections, disease, weather or even from predators killing them.

I would suggest that the right thing would be to set up and monitor ecosystems where predation is removed, in a sanctuary like fashion or by monitoring large expanses of area. Where the animals could live freely but also receive health care. Predators would probably have to live with their own kind and be fed either lab grown meat or a viable food source.

Please tell me what you think, in the next paragraph I'm just gonna give some of the reasoning for my take.

First of I don't think someone is morally obligated to do a good action, only that we are morally obligated to not do a bad action.If we are against a sentient creature harming another sentient creature unnecessarily, and we can remove the necessity for predators to harm, then we should be against them harming other sentient beings. If we think that someone suffering against their will is something bad, than we should think that preventing that suffering is good.

The kind that is like dried granules of pan seared mince meat. I use it quite a lot in vegan bolognese , vegan meatballs and vegan meat loaf type of things..

Edit granules not grains

Hello everyone and thank you for participating in this community!

Writing in because my new career is "goatscaping," aka using goats to remove nuisance and invasive vegetation. (It's effective, legit, and I LOVE my goats, pamper them like pets, and would never cull them because they got to be a year old like people who do targeted grazing with cattle would.)

"Allan Savory and all that holistic management with cows is dumb," is an opinion I bet we share. But goats are miracle-workers, and I truly believe they are part of a solution, in the West, where I live, where we are over-run with excessive fuels for wildfires. (And for what it's worth, in the East too!)

Before I ask you to help with my real question, I just want to see if I've spoken enough "above-board" for this community to offer thoughtful responses. I believe we are on the same side in the fight against climate change, and I would never exploit an animal, is what I believe in my heart of hearts. But I'm willing to admit I am wrong sometimes. Some people believe using animals for profit in any way (and this is how I hope to pay the mortgage,) is exploitation. I want to hear a diversity of views if you please.

Please and thank you very much!

Hi guys,

I'm a fellow vegan before you say I don't like it just because it confronts me. What I mean with confrontational activism: stuff like, protesting in a steakhouse, getting mad at people that are not vegan in a debate. Calling meat eaters murderers.

I'm not saying that it's not true. But in my opinion it's not doing veganism any good. And I get why people get mad. Carnivores also insult us and make jokes.

But there are so many people that hate veganism (I purposefully say veganism not vegans) because some of us are can be very loud in expressing their opinion about people that buy animal products.

And one could argue that that's the only activism that actually gets people to think about it. I get that point.

But I believe when you hurt the ego of people they just get defensive and connect veganism to crazy people in their minds. Hence they don't even consider it for themselves. That's why I like earthling eds approach a lot.

Probably very controversial but I believe people that storm into steakhouses for example are doing more harm to animals than helping.

What are your thoughts?

Not sure if there is a subreddit to ask for vegan alternatives but I am a lady looking to replace my old wool long underwear (thermal layer) with something NOT synthetic.

Cotton could be an option but wondering if anyone has found anything warmers than that that is durable?

Thanks!

Looking for new vegan meals to try I’ve basically been vegan my entire life because I’m allergic to dairy products and red meat also it doesn’t necessarily have to be an entire meal I would love to hear about vegan snacks or smoothies or desserts :)

I've (M15) been seeing my dietitian for half a year i think every two months,she would regurarly control my diet and change it when needed,i told her last time we met i stopped eating meat from a couple of months,and she told me I wouldn't get full proteins from vegan food and that it could affect my muscular growth and that I should continue to eat meat at least till i'm 18,I just can't bring myself to eat meat again but I still wanted to ask for advice.(please give me advice and if you are angry for something don't comment,I just got called a dumbass on another vegan subreddit and i had to delete the post)

NOTE: This is not pro-eating bone char filtered sugar. I wanted to explore potential biases in community.

Recently I have been researching how many various "staple" goods are produced on a commercial (and sometimes local) scale and I've discovered a few interesting things. There are a few products that are often talked about for their use of animal parts during production. Sugar, of course comes to mind, along with gelatin or isinglass being used for filtration of certain liquids.

There appear to be a large number of products, however that rarely receive attention for their production processes. Some examples below:

(keep in mind some of these processes are not industry standard and are likely more experimental and uncommon)

- Dried fruit may use non vegan oils in the drying process. source: https://iadns.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/fft2.64 (Ethyl oleate may either be animal or plant-derived).

- Freeze dried fruit may use sugar as part of the pretreatment process. source: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9717/8/12/1661 keyword: 'osmotic agents'

- Nori (and possibly other types of algae) are often started on oyster shells as part of the growing process. source: https://yamamotoyama.com/pages/how-nori-seaweed-is-made This one appears to be more common.

- Maple syrup: this one seems to be well-known, but not often talked about. Traditionally animal fat was used as a defoaming agent in larger setups. It may still be used today, however the most common defoamer is now something called 'ATMOS 300K.' It's a proprietary mix and it appears that it likely isn't vegan either.

- Other pretreatment processes, and animal testing: this is more of a broad statement about minimally processed foods, mainly canned/frozen foods. Ingredients such as lye are often used to produce fruits and vegetables that are peeled in some form (e.g. canned tomatoes, frozen peaches, etc.) and also things like nixtamalized corn. source: https://www.emerson.com/documents/automation/application-note-lye-peeling-of-fruits-vegetables-rosemount-en-68348.pdf I bring this up because it is often safe to assume that "raw materials" are going to be animal tested - just look up 'xyz MSDS sheet' and you can often find safety data and subsequent animal testing done by a company. I believe Arm & Hammer would be a good example of this, for the baking soda (look under toxicological and ecological information). There may be a similar case with this regarding products such as white rice using various abrasive powders to remove the bran (I've also heard of white rice and split lentils/ other polished legumes using leather as an abrasive material, but I've struggled to find good information on this).

There should be more sources for all of these, this is just what I found rather quickly.

I guess my question is: why? There are a lot of animal parts being used for processing, yet only a select few are ever focused on. To be fair, many of these appear to be much less common than bone char or isinglass filtration. However some, like the maple syrup and nori, are pretty much industry standard. i guess I am wondering if our focus is sometimes lost when making consumer choices.

I've seen videos on YouTube talking about the Vegan teacher and vegan booty and I'm curious as to what vegans think of these people like not every vegan person is like this I assume

so i’m veggie and dairy free but currently not vegan because i do eat eggs as my diet is quite restrictive anyway because of health issues as well as being autistic so sensory issues can be a nightmare so whenever possible i only eat eggs from my friends chickens personally as a vegetarian my main issue with the meat and animal product industry is the conditions of mass production, environmental impact and food waste (the thought of throwing out out of date beef that was once a living thing makes me squirm) but what are others views about eating eggs from pet chickens? would you, wouldn’t you? and why?

I could make a flax egg or use applesauce. So far those are the only two subs I know of. Any better ones? Also, any tips for subbing eggs?

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in the past few months we have developed a bit of a rat problem in our flat. we have tried trap and release, searching for and blocking exits we can reach, sonic sound repellents etc. we also keep all food in the fridge or in glass jars. i don't really know what to do at this point, the idea of killing them makes me deeply upset and uncomfortable but i'm feeling quite helpless and not getting any sleep.

we also live in a london townhouse so we have downstairs neighbours and i don't know if we'd have to talk with them to to actually eliminate the problem.

any advice would be greatly appreciated!

A little bit of context

For years now, the problem I have been trying to deal with is my body reacting poorly to vegan meals. My body seems to react poorly to vegan meals in two ways:

• No matter what kind of vegan meal I try to eat, my body has no appetite for it.
• My body seems to not be digesting well the vegan meals that I manage to finish. If I do manage to consume a full vegan meal, my bowel movements afterwards will be very loose, like flaky. They have very little to no structure to them.

I have tried tens of different kinds of vegan meals and recipes to see if there is something my body seems to like. Nothing seems to work.

I include vegetarian foods and meals into my eating routine for the sole fact that my body doesn't respond nearly as negatively to them.

Some more context

I was diagnosed with celiac disease more than a year ago, but a gluten-free diet has not helped at all.

However, for years now, I have been experiencing a symptom that I think is major, but the last doctor I went too dismissed it. That symptom is pain in my abdomen which is sharp if I press on the location. I think it is where my liver or pancreas is at. If I try to consume a full vegan meal, I start to feel gnawing, achy pain in and around that location and it prevents me from finishing the meal, because I feel like throwing up.

I have been to a couple doctors and they don't even care to listen to me and seem to want me out the door as quickly as possible.

Question

Does anyone here have an idea of what could be the cause of my troubles? Should I just try to find a vegan doctor?

I have very dry skin due to taking Accutane, and I've been using Aquaphor for all these months until I realized it's not vegan. I'm going to finish up the tube I have and then never purchase it again, but idk what to buy next. Aquaphor has been life saving so far, as I basically have to reapply every 20 min or so, but it works better than any other lip balm I've tried.

I really would like to transition to eating less meat and maybe to eating none and i’m wondering what to expect taste-wise and whether some “meats” will taste good with ketchup (as i love ketchup lol.) please educate me 🥲

Hey guys,

I've always been a animal lover and I have a pet rabbit that was a rescue. I found him in my backyard during covid and he's been my buddy ever since. He is a new zealand white, a breed known for testing. Knowing how much I love my buddy, I can't justify purchasing goods that contributed to the suffering of his brothers and sisters. I've been thinking of going vegan, my ancestors mainly ate a plant based diet so I feel like i would be connecting with my roots and eating more healthy. My father was someone who really enjoyed genuine leather and gifted me leather goods growing up. My three favorite being my leather jacket, boots and wallet. I also have a leather bag.

These goods hold a lot of sentimental value and i had these before considering veganism. Would it be wrong to keep them?

Even if I don't turn vegan, I almost certainly want to try a plant based diet.

Hi there! I am looking to adjust this Portuguese dish that has chestnuts, pearled onions, and bacon as the main ingredients. My new bf (he is vegan and I am not) thought that the Impossible Sausage might be the best bet. But I also would not mind using an actual vegetable. I got the faux sausage just in case but what do you all think of a veggie? Guess it’s kinda hard if you’ve not tasted it before. The chestnuts are quite meaty themselves and the onions give that fresh veggie element. The bacon is used as the fat to cook it in and the salty accent to the other ingredients. I got miyoko’s butter for the fat. Also, has a dash of honey but i got brown rice syrup for that. What do you think?

If you had to choose one plant based cookbook, which one would it be? I'd prefer one with recipes for dishes as well as condiments. I also like when there are lots of photos in the book. Any recommendations?

I got forks over knives at a thrift store and it isn't great.. has nearly no pictures and is really complicated.

Edit to update: We went with separating the vegan things on a different countertop, and everything went great. Made sure all the omnis stopped by the vegan sides first to avoid cross contamination. All told, about 75% of what was on offer for dinner was available to everyone, plus all three pies I made from scratch, and my vegan guests were super grateful for it. I appreciate everyone who contributed to this post in good faith. Today, I'm thankful for all of you!

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I'm having a fair number of people over for Thanksgiving, about a third of which are vegan. As such, I plan on making as many dishes as possible accessible to them, but there will be animal products involved, too. I already know all the cross contamination procedures and will be making every effort to ensure vegan dishes remain so. My question is, if I want to avoid having to keep pointing out which dishes are vegan, what would you find most respectful, inclusive, and easy to work with from the perspective of the person being served?

So far, I've thought about plate chargers for one or both categories, signs, or setting up a buffet line with vegan things at the start, followed by a clear delineation for animal products. I don't mind doing extra work beforehand to make the meal service go as smoothly as possible, I just want some input from vegans as to what would make you feel the most welcome and accounted for in a mixed dietary company dinner.

Hello! I was having a talk w my friend about veganism (I am vegan he is not). He got into saying that avoiding animal products is not worth it to him because nothing matters and him and everything else is going to die anyway. I responded by saying yes in 1 zillion years nothing will matter but there are very real things happening right now. He said that he doesn't feel that anything he potentially would do would have any effect so it doesn't matter at all. I feel like this apathetic way of thinking is hard to argue against. So is there anything I'm not thinking of that you would push back against? What would be your response?

I haven't eaten meat or fish in over 5 years (i keep a tally on my fridge that i cross every month -- next month will be 66!). All the meals I cook at home are vegan, which I am particularly proud of because I moved in with my partner recently and she is (severely) allergic to gluten -- so finding the overlap between the two has been challenging, but we've made it work. I'm really happy that she made the shift without me even mentioning it, she wanted to but living with a partner that already does it was a big push for her.

My problem is that I can't get eggs out of my diet, no matter how hard I try.

I eat lunch out every day, because I struggle to find time to meal-prep both lunch and dinner for the week. The weeks I have i did so either by (i) sacrificing going climbing to find the time (I have a very tight schedule), or (ii) by making a bunch of the same meal when I cook, which means I eat the same meal for lunch + dinner five days a week. I've done it, but I mean . . . Depressing.

I struggle with ED and will very often not eat if the barrier for obtaining food is too high. But, I try to love my self, and giving my self food is one of the ways I try to do so. Eggs are one of the cheapest, and most readily available not-meat-containing foods that I can get out at the hours that I work / am awake, so I very often fall to those by justifying it to myself by saying "well, either I eat the eggs or I just won't eat."

Which I used to do, but isn't good for me. I got down to my lowest weight before I started eating eggs, and now I'm back at a body weight I feel okay-er about.

I'm in therapy, and my therapist is more in triage mode -- supports the notion that I eat eggs if it means I eat a meal. He is also vegan, > 20 years. He's something of a father figure to me, so I take his words at heart.

But I feel awful about it, because I do know it is wrong.

Did anyone else deal with anything similar? How'd you break the pattern?

If you got here, thanks for reading <3

in the past few months we have developed a bit of a rat problem in our flat. we have tried trap and release, searching for and blocking exits we can reach, sonic sound repellents etc. i don’t really know what to do at this point, the idea of killing them makes me deeply upset and uncomfortable and i’m feeling quite helpless.

we also live in a london townhouse so we have downstairs neighbours and i don’t know if we’d have to talk with them to.

any advice would be greatly appreciated!