Vegan Diets Becoming More Mainstream

A mention of Emily and how vegan diets are becoming more popular.

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Quote from the article: "using the first two and last three letters of the word "vegetarian.""

That's an OOPS! I love pointing out these things. It should be the "first THREE and last TWO."

May I add that I am proud to call myself a vegan! I actually can't even imagine going back to eating meat and dairy. It's just...foreign to me now.

haha, my Aunts a vegan, I don't know how she can do it. But then again I don't eat a lot of meat myself. Mostly chicken. Red meat and such don't taste good to me so I don't eat it much. But I come from a southern style home. We love our BBQ's....

Meegs82 wrote:May I add that I am proud to call myself a vegan! I actually can't even imagine going back to eating meat and dairy. It's just...foreign to me now.

I am as well. It bothers me just thinking about the way I used to eat.

really? I battle back and forth with it. So I chose to make Thursdays my vegetarian day, in honor of Emily since it's Bones night. I figure it's enough to make a difference and still have the best of both worlds.

bugaboo628 wrote:

Meegs82 wrote:May I add that I am proud to call myself a vegan! I actually can't even imagine going back to eating meat and dairy. It's just...foreign to me now.

I am as well. It bothers me just thinking about the way I used to eat.

I know! I was NEVER a big meat-eater anyway. So, I gave it all up in Nov. of '07. But then a new doctor told me I HAD to eat meat to get my protein. Added it back into my diet and got really sick, but I didn't know it was 'cuz of the meat. Emily was the one who convinced me to stop eating it again. She didn't tell me to stop eating it 'cuz she never preaches, but after she told me about certain health issues, I realized that the meat was what was causing my problems. I stopped eating it and I went back to normal. Then, I went vegan this year. It makes me ill just thinking about dairy...especially sour cream...ewww!

But that's just me! And I don't judge, promise! The best kind of vegan is the kind that doesn't preach and judge, but educates and encourages.

RGPageantqueen wrote:really? I battle back and forth with it. So I chose to make Thursdays my vegetarian day, in honor of Emily since it's Bones night. I figure it's enough to make a difference and still have the best of both worlds.

That's a really cool idea! And I love that you do it on Bones day

RGPageantqueen wrote:haha, my Aunts a vegan, I don't know how she can do it. But then again I don't eat a lot of meat myself. Mostly chicken. Red meat and such don't taste good to me so I don't eat it much. But I come from a southern style home. We love our BBQ's....

The whole southern style thing was how I was raised...even though I don't live and have never lived in the south. Whole family is from Texas! I know what ya mean!

Meegs82 wrote:

RGPageantqueen wrote:haha, my Aunts a vegan, I don't know how she can do it. But then again I don't eat a lot of meat myself. Mostly chicken. Red meat and such don't taste good to me so I don't eat it much. But I come from a southern style home. We love our BBQ's....

The whole southern style thing was how I was raised...even though I don't live and have never lived in the south. Whole family is from Texas! I know what ya mean!

It's gotta be why southerners are so fat. haha. We loves us our food!

RGPageantqueen wrote:

Meegs82 wrote:

RGPageantqueen wrote:haha, my Aunts a vegan, I don't know how she can do it. But then again I don't eat a lot of meat myself. Mostly chicken. Red meat and such don't taste good to me so I don't eat it much. But I come from a southern style home. We love our BBQ's....

The whole southern style thing was how I was raised...even though I don't live and have never lived in the south. Whole family is from Texas! I know what ya mean!

It's gotta be why southerners are so fat. haha. We loves us our food!

Amen to that! I've lost ::cough 40, cough, pounds:: since I've been a vegan!

P.S. That is a GOOD thing for me since I had medical issues that made me gain weight.

So far so good on vegetarian day, had a bagel with jam for breakfast, vegetable soup and grilled cheese for lunch and I haven't had dinner yet, but I think I'll have something like a veggie burger and fries.

Meegs82 wrote:P.S. That is a GOOD thing for me since I had medical issues that made me gain weight.

The worst medical issues are the ones that make you gain weight. I was on a pill this past week that caused me to lose 5 lbs in a week. =O

RGPageantqueen wrote:So far so good on vegetarian day, had a bagel with jam for breakfast, vegetable soup and grilled cheese for lunch and I haven't had dinner yet, but I think I'll have something like a veggie burger and fries.

Good job! And yum to the veggie burger and fries idea!