HELP? trying to be vegan?

Question

Hello.. I went vegan for 10 days! Well today I ate a piece of cake which had milk in it, I just couldn't help it. I really thought I could do this but I realized it would be too hard! I love milk and chocolate and all that stuff.. does vegan chocolate taste as good as normal chocolate? It is so hard! I can't see myself doing this for my whole life! I have been vegetarian my whole life but really wanted to be vegan!

Answer 1

Hey.

Good for you!

When i was a vegetarian and heard about vegans, i really thought they had little choice on what to eat as so many animal products go into foods these days.

I was wrong though, because as i carried on being a veggie, i learned more and more about vegans, and what they can eat. So about 2 years in to vegetariansim, i decided to become a vegan (about 2 months ago now), and you know what... the food we eat tastes great, theres a huge range of what we can eat and finding vegan food is easier than it's ever been. You can now buy vegan cheese, vegan chocolate, vegan ice-cream, vegan mayonnaise, vegan sausages, vegan yoghurt, vegan haggis...the choices are endless. Most are great tasting vegan foods will be found in your local health store such as Holland and Barrett. ALthough you can find a great range of vegan food in supermarkets, and alot can be found in the 'free from' section. Sainsburys and co - op lable their own food vegan.

My favorite brand of vegan chocolate has to be plamil, they do a white chocolate, a dark, a milk, a mint, a hazelnut, and loads more, it tastes just like chocolate should, and is registered with the vegan society, so is 100% vegan. Heres the site - http://www.plamilfoods.co.uk/chocolate.h...

If you like to cook, this website is great for you, it has loads of vegan recipes, that are 100% tasty, theres recipes for vegan chocolate cake, vegan fudge, vegan cookies. Recipes for christmas. Recipes for eatser, and loads more great tasting vegan recipes - http://www.veganfamily.co.uk/chocolate.h...

So being vegan really isnt that hard, you just have to know what to buy really, theres loads of great vegan foods out there.

More websites you might like

http://www.vegansociety.com/html/home.ph... - The home of the vegan society

http://www.veganvillage.co.uk/ - Vegan village, A good recipe page, and lots of other great vegan things to.

http://www.vegsoc.org/info/vegan-nutriti... - Vegetarian society vegan nutrion sheet.

Hope this helps and the best of luck to you =].

Answer 2

Most of the vegan food taste the same. You might be able to taste a slight difference at first. There are many subsitiutes to many products made out of dairy though. The only hard part is trying to stay vegan when most stuff is made out of dairy products.

Answer 3

Stupid Should Hurt - most cows are treated badly when the milk is taken from them, its inhumane. also they may not eat sugar because cows bones are ground up and used to whiten sugar or filter to decolorize the sugar. i know the companys Domino,

Savannah Foods and California & Hawaiian Sugar Company use bone char filters in their sugar.

Answer 4

i know a recipe for really good vegan chocolate cake. 2 cups sugar, 3 cups flour, 1/4 tea salt, 2 tbls white vinigar, 2 cups cold water, 1/2 cup veg. oil, 1/4 cup cocoa powder, tbls baking powder, and i think thats it. im not sure off the top of my head if that 100% correct but ill check and get back to you.

Answer 5

You can find vegan chocolate, Godiva has a good selection of vegan chocolates, there are also vegan ice creams and other sweets. They don't taste bad, I eat a lot of organic soy products, and soy ice cream myself. You will and might taste a small difference but your taste buds will let you know what you like.

You can shop at these links below for vegan foods:

veganworld.com

veganstore.com

playfood.org

chocolatedecadence.com

vegandreams.com

eatraw.com

healthy-eating.com

Answer 6

I just don't understand this vegan thing.  What is so wrong with milk and eggs?  I guess I can sort of see this thing if you believe it is cruel to kill animals, but sucking milk out of a cow's t***s is hardly cruel or painful for them...

Answer 7

Hello 1106 :)

Yes, becoming a Vegan is hard! (I am not a Vegan, but I probably wouldnt last a day!)

I found this website for you on how to become a vegan :) They also have Tips, Things You'll need and Warnings!

http://www.wikihow.com/Become-a-Vegan

If its too hard for you, then go Vegetarian and wait a little longer before you make the decision! If you still feel like you need dairy and all, then eat dairy for your health!

Oh and about the vegan chocolate, I found these websites

http://www.veganchocolate.com/

http://www.doliferight.com/blog/2007/09/...

I wish you the best of luck and I support your idea :)

Answer 8

If it's too hard, then you won't do it. It's your mindset that's gotta change before you'll have any success. Ask yourself why you want to be vegan. If that answer is important enough to you, then you'll never go back :)

And trust me, vegan sweets of all kinds are awesomely yummy and easy to make. You can even call around, most cities have specialty bakerys that carry vegan items. My son's first birthday cake came from the Whole Foods bakery and it was sooooo good and vegan.

It can be hard, if you choose to see it that way, so instead think about all the good you'll be doing for yourself. Milk chocolate might taste good for a little while, but loads of hormones and blood and whatnot is not so appetizing. The meat and dairy industry and very good at perpetuating lies in order to keep you hooked on their products, just like makeup companies and toy commercials and anyone else out to make a buck. Realize that their main interest is not in your health, but in your wallet. It kind of sucks all the fun out of being an omnivore.

Good luck!