Vegan Diets Becoming More Mainstream

I'm a vegetarian, but I really could never live vegan......that wouldn't work
I love cheese and yogurt and stuff too much

I need something fast or I'll miss Bones! =O That'd be BADD!

ToZiKa wrote:I'm a vegetarian, but I really could never live vegan......that wouldn't work
I love cheese and yogurt and stuff too much

You know, I used to say that too. I thought I could not live without cheese. But I did it...cold turkey! Wanna know something interesting? Cheese literally becomes addictive. The opiates (morphine) in dairy cause the brain to become addicted. And in cheese, the concentration of morphine is much higher because of the way it is processed.

Okay, I'll hush up now. I'm not trying to convert you!

Meegs82 wrote:

ToZiKa wrote:I'm a vegetarian, but I really could never live vegan......that wouldn't work
I love cheese and yogurt and stuff too much

You know, I used to say that too. I thought I could not live without cheese. But I did it...cold turkey! Wanna know something interesting? Cheese literally becomes addictive. The opiates (morphine) in dairy cause the brain to become addicted. And in cheese, the concentration of morphine is much higher because of the way it is processed.

Okay, I'll hush up now. I'm not trying to convert you!

oh I know all that stuff......had biology and chemistry at a major in my last years in high school.....
but I like it way too much to stop eating it.....

ToZiKa wrote:

Meegs82 wrote:

ToZiKa wrote:I'm a vegetarian, but I really could never live vegan......that wouldn't work
I love cheese and yogurt and stuff too much

You know, I used to say that too. I thought I could not live without cheese. But I did it...cold turkey! Wanna know something interesting? Cheese literally becomes addictive. The opiates (morphine) in dairy cause the brain to become addicted. And in cheese, the concentration of morphine is much higher because of the way it is processed.

Okay, I'll hush up now. I'm not trying to convert you!

oh I know all that stuff......had biology and chemistry at a major in my last years in high school.....
but I like it way too much to stop eating it.....

Hehehe, you're a cheese addict!!! LOL

Meegs82 wrote:

ToZiKa wrote:

Meegs82 wrote:

ToZiKa wrote:I'm a vegetarian, but I really could never live vegan......that wouldn't work
I love cheese and yogurt and stuff too much

You know, I used to say that too. I thought I could not live without cheese. But I did it...cold turkey! Wanna know something interesting? Cheese literally becomes addictive. The opiates (morphine) in dairy cause the brain to become addicted. And in cheese, the concentration of morphine is much higher because of the way it is processed.

Okay, I'll hush up now. I'm not trying to convert you!

oh I know all that stuff......had biology and chemistry at a major in my last years in high school.....
but I like it way too much to stop eating it.....

Hehehe, you're a cheese addict!!! LOL

yeah I guess I am......but at least I am aware of it
that should count for something too, right?

ToZiKa wrote:

Meegs82 wrote:

ToZiKa wrote:

Meegs82 wrote:

ToZiKa wrote:I'm a vegetarian, but I really could never live vegan......that wouldn't work
I love cheese and yogurt and stuff too much

You know, I used to say that too. I thought I could not live without cheese. But I did it...cold turkey! Wanna know something interesting? Cheese literally becomes addictive. The opiates (morphine) in dairy cause the brain to become addicted. And in cheese, the concentration of morphine is much higher because of the way it is processed.

Okay, I'll hush up now. I'm not trying to convert you!

oh I know all that stuff......had biology and chemistry at a major in my last years in high school.....
but I like it way too much to stop eating it.....

Hehehe, you're a cheese addict!!! LOL

yeah I guess I am......but at least I am aware of it
that should count for something too, right?

I'm just teasing! I was a cheese addict, too! In fact, there are times (very rarely! ) that I still crave cheese.

I admire Emily for her strong beliefs. I'm not a vegetarian - let alone a vegan - but I have definitely been influenced by her since reading interviews with her. I rarely eat meat now, maybe a few times a month, whereas before I'd eat meat probably about four or five times a week. I have to admit, though, that although I probably could become a vegetarian, I could never be vegan. I love 'proper' cheese far too much, along with milk and yoghurt!

Fi1975 wrote:I admire Emily for her strong beliefs. I'm not a vegetarian - let alone a vegan - but I have definitely been influenced by her since reading interviews with her. I rarely eat meat now, maybe a few times a month, whereas before I'd eat meat probably about four or five times a week. I have to admit, though, that although I probably could become a vegetarian, I could never be vegan. I love 'proper' cheese far too much, along with milk and yoghurt!

Welcome to the ABY, Fi! Emily played a large role in my going vegan and I think it's awesome that people respect her enough that they can listen to what she has to say and make changes, like you have. Kudos to you for making those changes, too!

Meegs82 wrote:

Fi1975 wrote:I admire Emily for her strong beliefs. I'm not a vegetarian - let alone a vegan - but I have definitely been influenced by her since reading interviews with her. I rarely eat meat now, maybe a few times a month, whereas before I'd eat meat probably about four or five times a week. I have to admit, though, that although I probably could become a vegetarian, I could never be vegan. I love 'proper' cheese far too much, along with milk and yoghurt!

Welcome to the ABY, Fi! Emily played a large role in my going vegan and I think it's awesome that people respect her enough that they can listen to what she has to say and make changes, like you have. Kudos to you for making those changes, too!

Thanks for the welcome! Glad to be here! I think Emily does such a good job of promoting veganism, or even vegetarianism, without coming across as 'preachy'. I eat meat maybe once or twice a month now - I never buy meat, I'm more likely to eat it on a night out if I don't like the meat free options at a restaurant, but dairy is my downfall! That's great that you've become a vegan. I hope you're not finding it too difficult to incorporate it into your lifestyle. Here in the UK, if you go out for a meal, pretty much all restaurants cater for vegetarians, but the vegan options are so, so limited.

Restaurants ARE hard. And my husband and I still eat out, but I have managed to find things to eat, but it's limited. I probably should be getting better nutrients, however. It's easier in the bigger cities. When I lived in L.A., it wouldn't have been a problem, but I wasn't vegan then. It actually hasn't been too difficult to make the change in my lifestyle. I just really need to learn how to cook!

Wow, I shouldn't even be in this thread. Not that I don't love vegans, I do, they taste like chicken *yum*. Seriously I've gone veg before and even tried Vegan once for about a solid week - no cheating either. It's not that I can't eat that way it's just not at all something I enjoy. I grew up on a family farm and we raised beef cattle and hogs in small batches, raising and slaughtering animals for food is something I grew up doing and I like steak, chicken and pork - especially God's gift to man, bacon. Seriously, vegans want to get me to switch permanently it's gonna take a realistic bacon substitute. Oh, that and a decent hotdog substitute. Veggie burgers are tasty enough, but I've yet to have a veggie dog that didn't taste like ass.

RM

Ive been vegan now for about a year. i dont ever see myself going back!
I think ED probably influenced me a bit, i had been vegetarian for ages but i read so much stuff abotu her being a vegan i decided to switch. best idea!
It still sucks though that Australia is so so slowly picking up on the trend. there's only like 3 vegan restaurants on the whole of the Gold coast...