Hello lovely people! Anyone have experience/advice for eating vegan while in Dominica? 🌴

I need to know in order to make cashew sauce in my blender.

I found myself low on food tonight, but I had at least one block of extra firm tofu and a big can on tomato soup and an avocado. I honestly didn't think that the avocado would taste so freaking good on the soup. The tofu was good too though in it.

What are some of your favorite simple combos?

looking for some advice! my girlfriend and i booked a few days away in a hut/cabin in the country side on booking.com on a non-refundable payment. after we booked, and received the confirmation from the owners of the hut/cabin, it disclosed that it's on a dairy farm, which we would not have booked if we had known before booking. does anyone have any advice on what to do? we cannot support their practices and stay at their hut/cabin

Found an app that rewards vegans for posting their plant-based meals. https://www.instagram.com/reel/DFKZeTJPDNN/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

I eat a lot of soy meat, was wondering if there's anything remotely close to it it terms of protein content

My mom was just like me before: a cheese lover, a fan of slow-cooked meals, and someone who cherished Sunday roasts. When I went vegan, she simply raised an eyebrow and said, “It’s just a phase, you’ll see!” with an amused smile.

But I didn’t want to argue or lecture her. So I took a different approach.

First, I cooked for her. Creamy lasagna, fragrant curry, even a chocolate cake so moist she refused to believe it had no eggs or butter. With every bite, she realized that eating vegan wasn’t about deprivation.

Then, one evening, I showed her the video. Not to shock her, just to give her a chance to see what I had seen. She tried to look away, but something in her eyes changed.

The next day, she bought plant-based milk “just to try.” A week later, she asked for my recipes. A month later, she shyly admitted, “You know, I think I haven’t eaten meat in two weeks. And… I feel good.”

Today, she’s vegan. Not because I forced her, but because she opened her eyes at her own pace. And if my own mother could change, then anyone can.

Hi everyone,

My name is Romain, and I’m a French composer and filmmaker, as well as a vegan. A few years ago, I created the short film One Earth, which has been watched over 2 million times on YouTube.

I recently completed a new project, Animals, another short film that sheds light on how we treat animals—both in the wild and in captivity. This topic is very close to my heart. The film just premiered on YouTube a few days ago, and I wanted to share it with you because I believe you might find it meaningful.

You can watch the short film Animals here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnsdSdsgnK8

If you enjoy it, I’d truly appreciate it if you could share it on your socials. Your support would mean a lot to me, and I sincerely believe it could help raise awareness on a larger scale.

Thank you so much!
Best,
Romain

Hitting such a wall with this.

Does anyone know of a clear antiperspirant gel? Everyone seems to not be cruelty free.

I needed some stuff from a shop, and he was accompanying me. So when I was paying for the stuff he put a chocolate bar with my stuff and said: buy this for me as well

Of course I wasn't able to be rude and say no. But now I feel guilty af.

Idk how to feel about this.

I recently published a Vegan Thai Digital Cookbook to honor my Thai heritage, It features veganized version s of the most popular Thai dishes. I wondering if anyone else has done something similar? I would like to earn how to spread the word since I know Thai food is very popular.

I want to talk about something I've been going through this past week without people around me knowing.
I am a vegan for 5 years, an ethical vegan. Everything is great, I am healthy, I know how to navigate vegan life, from social settings to ethical discussions etc.
But I have been having some personal problems lately, don't want to self-diagnose myself (just starting therapy this week because of this reason), but it might me seasonal depression some sorts. Anyways, I have been some personal problems and I've been feeling really really low.
When I feel low psychologically, that's my most vulnerable time. Because when I'm stressed and or sad, I usually start binge eating. And I used to eat a lot of chocolate and desserts before going vegan. Since I became vegan, it has been hard to find a chocolate and dessert that I actually liked so I kind of stopped eating dessert as comfort. This led me to eating a lot of chips, though, but that's not the point.
Cut to this moment of my life, I moved to another country and had to start finding new vegan stuff for my tasting, and surprisingly, it was harder this time around. Which this being a complete new country than my home, and I have to start everything from fresh, maintaining healthy and fulfilling vegan life became harder. I managed, but it became noticeably harder. Now that I am having personal problems on top of this, I found myself thinking about that one snack I have been craving ever since becoming vegan. And I went to supermarket to buy it. And I actually bough it a second time this week.
I promised myself this will be my last. And I won't do it again. I just people to tell me this is okay and I am not a horrible person for doing this and they have done something similar, too.
Because I have been judging vegan people who stopped being vegan when certain events happened in their life, it felt so weak and so selfish to me. And I know that I won't stop being vegan, I know that this is something I cannot turn back from in my head. Because I KNOW. But I feel awful, failure, and scared and lonely as I can't share it with anyone. I don't have any other vegan in my life and I don't want them to think I crave or I fail, I don't want them to think this is hard. Because it wasn't up until now.
Am I a bad vegan? Am I even vegan at this point?

Just sad to see how this farmer talks about these sweet babies. “Not time for their field trip yet” 😭 he clearly knows when he’s doing is wrong to the point where he’s not willing to even say the word slaughterhouse publicly

Minimal Caveat: * In terms of how cows are treated in America I always see these cows out with plenty of pasture and green grass, grazing together and it really is a beautiful sight, if they weren’t being exploited and systematically murdered☹️ some cows never even see the light of day but these cows at least have that small pleasure

I have several health conditions that can benefit from lecithin. Plus, I can use it as a fat source to help me absorb supplements and medications. I just can't figure out how to eat it!

The taste isn't literally the worst, but the texture is. When it first enters my mouth, it's like corn syrup--except, there's no sweetness! As soon as it contacts my saliva, it forms a mass with a texture of the love child of chewing gum and candle wax. Look, now isn't the time to interrogate me about the times I chomped candles as a child. And don't even pretend like you never did! Sorry, getting sidetracked... After I somehow manage to swallow it all without gagging, there's chunks of it stuck to my gums and teeth that continue to come off for 30 minutes or more.

The point is, it's disgusting! I thought I'd be clever and add it to coffee or tea. Nope! It's completely hydrophobic and forms a half-sphere that gets stuck at the bottom. I tried blending it, but it just sticks to the blades and sides of the bullet cup. I appreciate any and all attempts to help. But I'd like to make the assignment crystal clear.

I'm not looking to add a couple of drops of lecithin to a recipe that yields cups and cups of mayonnaise, and then I only use a couple of spoons of the resulting mayonnaise in a day. I want and need to eat entire tablespoons of the stuff, so the resulting recipe (the entire recipe) shouldn't exceed, say, 700 calories. Thank you in advance!

I’ve noticed that whenever animal rights issues come up in conversation there’s always those few dense fuckers who say something along the lines of:

“what about the homeless or people dying in wars?”

“I feel like we should be focusing on bigger issues”

Why do they imply that you can’t care about multiple injustices simultaneously? And even if I did focus solely on animal rights, so what? It’s almost as if they have so little respect for animal life that they see someone who cares as weird and offensive.

I dont really wanna tell my parents because i know they wont support me and they'll just call me stupid since im not too old, but i want to be vegan but i dont know where to start or what good food is vegan,because i do like meat but i wanna be vegan for the animals. Also is being vegan just about the food or other stuff? like are there other stuff i have to do or just not eat animal products? And are eggs and milk not vegan because they come from animals?

Me and my partner have been vegan for almost 15 years, or so I thought. Lately she's been slipping and eating dairy. She said it was because she's been having issues finding foods she can eat and blaming RFID... but that she hopes to be back to fully vegan soon.

However, I just found a taco bell reciept in the garbage that she's now eating beef and chicken too.

This really bothers me, but I also feel like it's a violation of trust in our relationship that she's keeping it a secret. Any advice?

I told my friends I’m becoming vegan again, after getting super depressed for awhile and eating whatever, and they asked why. I just said, “animal cruelty.” And that’s all I said. They both busted out laughing. I’m said, “what’s wrong with that?” Basically they told me that it won’t do anything and that the animals are already dead. I told them that the animals are locked in cages where they can’t even move around and are horrifically abused. And my friend was like, “well all my animals I eat had space to move around, I only eat free range.” I brought up the dairy industry and he shrugged it off.

I’m so confused. Plus he eats fast food like wingstop.

They kept coming up with reasons why I couldn’t be vegan. “You won’t get enough nutrients, the animals are already dead, just eat local farms,” Like bro I don’t WANT TO!!!!!

I told them to stop and they did. I didn’t even try to convince them to become vegan or anything. Why are people so against it?

Hey mums of vegan teenagers, what kind of school lunches do you make for your kids? My 17 year old son has a big appetite, and I'm struggling with ideas for school lunches. I end up giving him the same lunch every day and it gets really old. Any ideas anybody? It can't be anything you need to warm up. Thx!

Hello all!

I have recently become convinced that veganism is a more ethical diet than one that includes animal products. I am also trying to be more aware of other products that I consume that come from sweatshops or damage the environment. With that being said, I’m realizing how complex these systems are and how ignorant I am of the processes by which the products we consume come to be.

I know to avoid chocolate and coffee unless it is fair trade. I know to buy clothes from thrift stores or seek out brands that promote eco-friendly production and treat their employees in an ethical manner…but what brands actually do this?

How do I really know that something is fair trade or ethically vegan rather than just plant-based? What brands should I look for/avoid. I went grocery shopping yesterday and was completely overwhelmed by reading ingredients lists and wondering: “Were animals unnecessarily/deliberately harmed in the process of getting these plant-based ingredients?” “Were the people who farmed and manufactured these ingredients treated/compensated in a fair manner?”

If you have brand suggestions or know of books/documentaries/articles that would help clear some of this up, I would greatly appreciate that.

In September last year I switched to veganism cold turkey bc I wanted to lower my cholesterol. After four months I had to stop bc my intestines could not handle it...unending bathroom trouble.

Yeah, cold turkey switch was not good. I want to try again.

1. Can a 60 y/o person modify their microbiome to adapt to vegan diet? Or is the pattern of lifetime omnivore too hard to overcome?
2. Could someone suggest a resource that could guide me through a sensible transition?

TIA.

I ordered some vegan sandwiches with hummus and avocado today. In the first sandwich, I found two pieces of meat, and I think I may have accidentally eaten some of it. At first, I thought it was a mistake, but when I checked the other three sandwiches, they also contained pieces of meat—either chicken or turkey from the looks of it.

Now, I'm starting to wonder if this was intentional. I really want to believe it was just an accident that people aren't this messed up to do this, but considering it's in all of them, I can't help but have doubts. Has anyone else had a similar experience? Do you think this was done on purpose? People can't be this shitty, right?

Should we petition to add a fake vegan flair? It would be really useful to us actual vegans when we see content posts and comments to know right off the bat that someone is writing from the position of a person who consumes animals or uses animal products and still considers their activities vegan. The trolls are pretty easy to spot and realistically your attitudes and concerns towards veganism are very similar. I know you're in here for a reason, and that reason can't just be part of your charade. There must some kind of kernel of understanding that animals treated as human commodities is a bold face evil; so, since you guys are the majority of this sub, what can we do to help you become vegan? Serious answers only please.

Pre-covid lockdowns I felt like the vegan community had an energy and buzz about it. Activists I had met around the country were rising in the mainstream media and it was exciting to see them gain traction.
Who are the up and coming activists today? I'd love to know some names I could be keeping up with.

I am not vegan.

I don’t eat pork or lamb.

I eat cow, chicken and fish.

This is unlikely to change, but I would like to reduce the amount. I stopped eating pork because of the atrocious factory farming.

I want to be able to reduce my animal suffering; I am going to change to vegan treats as long as I am purchasing them or others purchase for me (no point denying a chocolate cake if baked by a colleague for work).

I want to know what other products beyond animal meat, that I can need to take into account for reducing suffering.

Or how to manage reducing meat intake.

(Edit: Already getting unhelpful advice. If anyone has resources on reducing suffering through going vegan for healthcare, cleaning products, clothes, etc, that would be helpful. Ultimately I don’t know where to start with this, or what to look out for.)

Thanks.