The Vegan Thread!

[Sofialee]

Post any Vegan related articles, facts, opinions, recipes, cooking tips etc

Here is my favorite easy recipe for vegan mayonnaise; a staple for making delicious vegan sandwiches, salads, dips, sauces etc. Only takes a couple of minutes!

Blend Together:

1/2 cup soy milk
1 cup vegetable oil
1-2 teaspoons agave nectar
1 tablespoon vinegar
1 teaspoon lemon juice
a sprinkling of sea salt (or seasoned salt is a substitute with more flavour)


This can be kept in the fridge for around 10 days.

 

[Sofialee]

Why you shouldn't drink milk:
http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2013/07/05/harvard-milk-study_n_3550063.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-mark-hyman/dairy-free-dairy-6-reason_b_558876.html (note that this is a US article)

Altrnatives:
https://ca.shine.yahoo.com/blogs/th...e-best-worst-milk-alternatives-162435116.html

 

[Spacealien2]

" the "perfect" meal could be a cheeseburger, milkshake, and fries with ketchup"

HELL YES

 

[Mr Deeds]

No Meat?????
Lettuces stop this right now

 

[ooh-ya-more]

An in depth video on hazards of dairy.

http://amazingdiscoveries.tv/media/169/304-udderly-amazing/

 

[bestman007]

Bacon, Finest cuts of meat Steaks, Pork chops, Prime Rib Roast all made from vegetables could sway me to go vegan. Any recipes or products you'd recommend for a real carnivorous beast that wants to be healthy and attempt a vegan lifestyle?

 

[ooh-ya-more]

Bacon, Finest cuts of meat Steaks, Pork chops, Prime Rib Roast all made from vegetables could sway me to go vegan. Any recipes or products you'd recommend for a real carnivorous beast that wants to be healthy and attempt a vegan lifestyle?

I have had some very tasty vegan meats, for example vegan chicken breasts from president's choice. However i don't think these foods really qualify as being healthy. They are all processed food. The bests foods are whole grains, nuts, fruit and vegetables. And the best way to start is one meal a week totally vegan. Then one day a week and slowly build from there. Lots of vegan recipes on youtube.

 

[Sofialee]

Bacon, Finest cuts of meat Steaks, Pork chops, Prime Rib Roast all made from vegetables could sway me to go vegan. Any recipes or products you'd recommend for a real carnivorous beast that wants to be healthy and attempt a vegan lifestyle?

ooh-ya-more is right. Most vegan foods that mock real meaty favorites are processed. Buuuut, usually still better for you than the real thing and still delicious. The Hogtown Vegan at bloor and ossingtonish has a pretty big menu of delicious vegan comfort food (stuff like mac and cheese, burgers, philly cheese steak, chilli cheese fries, bacon etc)
http://www.hogtownvegan.com/

 

[ValeriaBeleza]

I love food!! not picky at all!!....dont care if it shows....my gents make me have awesome workouts....yum!! but perhaps I could be vegan for a bit..is that allowed on the vegan movement? saw a documentary on netflix recently "fat, sick and nearly dead' by joe cross and got curious about the reboot...recipes are yummy.....I can do max 15 days...juicing...lots of energy!....

http://www.rebootwithjoe.com/

xoxo
valeria

 

[Berlin]

+ 1 on juicing.

I love food too much to be able to totally do without red meat/dairy and other no no's.
More raw greens, fruits, and less processed things and meat/dairy work very well for me so far.

This is one of my fav juice, the ABC's:

http://www.canadianliving.com/food/beet_carrot_and_apple_juice.php

For me, just the abc's . No ginger.

 

[MattRoxx]

Not vegan but lactose-intolerant vegetarian so pretty close
Have only eaten red meat twice in the past 10+ years.

I've read that agave nectar should be avoided because it has very high fructose content.

Some "meat substitutes" such as Yves brand, and a lot of the packaged processed items sold at Carrot Common are pretty bad, consisting mostly of highly-processed wheat gluten + soy protein. I find them hard to digest and don't bother with them most of the time. A newer brand called Gardein seems to be somewhat better but I only tried their 'beefless ground' product.

Saw a recipe for cauliflower with 'buffalo wings' type coating, going to give it a try this weekend.

http://myvega.com/vega-life/recipe-center/cauliflower-buffalo-wings/

 

[MattRoxx]

Raw Vegan Festival June 7-8

Last year I went to the Raw/Vegan Festival mainly for Tim Van Orden's class/lecture which was really interesting.
The festival is coming up again in June, on Bathurst a few blocks north of Bloor. Decent enough show with lots of products on display.

http://www.torontorawveganfestival.com/

 

[Combat Shock]

I can't eat raw vegetables, they are not friends with my stomach, so forget about it..I will stay carnivorous.
But I am interested in recipes, good food is good no matter what is inside, and I love food!!!

 

[MattRoxx]

I can't eat raw vegetables, they are not friends with my stomach, so forget about it..I will stay carnivorous.
But I am interested in recipes, good food is good no matter what is inside, and I love food!!!

Interesting, it's good that you have analyzed your diet, most people never do, and generally eat the same things they did when they were teenagers.
I used to suffer terrible gastric problems - indigestion, acid reflux so bad it would keep me awake or wake me up in the middle of the night. And I thought that was 'normal' and everyone went through it. Look in any drug store and there are multiple shelves lined with antacids and stomach problem remedies.

Then I started to re-evaluate and tried eliminating various foods. One thing I learned was that onions and garlic were terrible for me in any more than trace amounts. Another realization was that the less meat I ate, the better I felt. More energy, better sleep, fewer stomach problems. So I kept cutting out animal matter. First it was pork, then beef. Then one day I was at a banquet type event and was served some rubbery overcooked chicken and thought, "why do I have this bird in my mouth?" and that was the last time for poultry.
And my health has improved tremendously since I stopped eating meat. Even though many people resist the idea out of inertia I think everyone should try evaluating and updating their diet by going a week or even better, a month without eating any meat. It's really not hard, and could be very beneficial.

 

[Ironhead]

Post any Vegan related facts

It is better to be an omnivore.

 

[Shakeandbake]

I love food!! not picky at all!!....dont care if it shows....my gents make me have awesome workouts....yum!! but perhaps I could be vegan for a bit..is that allowed on the vegan movement? saw a documentary on netflix recently "fat, sick and nearly dead' by joe cross and got curious about the reboot...recipes are yummy.....I can do max 15 days...juicing...lots of energy!....

http://www.rebootwithjoe.com/


xoxo
valeria

I have seen the movie and have done several juice cleanses and swear by them, Every 3 months I do a 7 day just to reboot and give my digestive system a rest. Its important to read the guidelines though because lots of people that juice go over board with the fruit

 

[MattRoxx]

It is better to be an omnivore.

Mmmm...next round of grubs and recombinant bovine somatotropin is on me!

Anyone read John Joseph's book Meat Is For Pussies? Pretty good insights and observations, written in an in-your-face style, although there is sometimes too much 'preaching to the choir' for most of its audience (like me).

 

[dr tongue]

ooh-ya-more is right. Most vegan foods that mock real meaty favorites are processed. Buuuut, usually still better for you than the real thing and still delicious. The Hogtown Vegan at bloor and ossingtonish has a pretty big menu of delicious vegan comfort food (stuff like mac and cheese, burgers, philly cheese steak, chilli cheese fries, bacon etc)
http://www.hogtownvegan.com/

I'm not a vegan. but eat at Hogtown Vegan regularly. The Unchicken and waffles is to die for.

 

[Vivienne_Lawrence]

I was ovo-vegetarian for several years (ate eggs but no dairy). I loved the Vegetarian Teen Cookbook- excellent for inexpensive and delicious recipes. Here's one for dahl, which you can put on a tortilla/roti for a snack or breakfast, or you can eat the saucy soup with cooked rice:

1.5 lentils
3 cups water
2 tbl spoons olive oil
1 onion, finely chopped
2 tomatoes, corsely chopped
curry powder to taste
splash of lemon juice
1-2 tbl spoons of chopped fresh ginger

1. Combine lentils with water, boil, and then cook for 30-45 mins
2. Meanwhile, heat oil, saute onion until transparent, then add ginger and spices to bring out the flavour
3. when the lentils are cooked, poor in the tomatoes and the curry-ginger-onion mixture. Stir well, adjust seasoning to taste (I recommend chili sauce to add a kick, and lots of black pepper).
4. Serve in roti, or on its own for a thick soup.

Cheers

 

[GameBoy27]

How do you know someone is a Vegan? - Don't worry, they'll tell you.

I enjoy fresh fruits and vegetables on a daily basis, along with some local, naturally raised, hormone and antibiotic free grass fed beef. Yum!