Please tell me about being Vegan?

Question

I am really interested in this but know so little about it. From what I know people aren't to eat any animal products when they are vegan is there anything else that I need to know about being vegan. I already eat very little animal products and the only thing I really do eat that is from an animal is milk and cheese so I am totally devoted to this lifestyle. Can you please tell me about it some more, do I need to wear animal friendly clothing and if so does anyone know off hand who makes animal friendly clothing, and products as far as make up and shampoo and stuff. I have a blank slate so any information will be great.

And for you people who are against being vegan don't even comment please and how about you go to www.peta.com instead!

Answer 1

Yes, and be sure to shop at the thrift store, salvation army, or goodwill whenever you can.

Answer 2

ok so being vegan is not as hard as ppl think it is i live in l.a so theres vegan restrants and alot of really good alternatives to food you can no longer eat

and  what you do to stop consuming dairy is go to milksucks.com

its really discusting there is puss cells in milk because of the horrible milking machines but ya other than that like u can see if you want to still have sugar in ur diet ... weird huh but they use  animal bones [charcol] to make sure the sugar has no lumps

Answer 3

i'm about to convert to vegan... I've asked about 1,000 questions on the subject so just click on my profile and look at my questions to get some information! Good Luck!!

Answer 4

Find your local health food store and start shopping!  To be a vegan, you do have to give up the dairy products and leather shoes.  Bath & Body Works products are not tested on animals, and my favorite store, The Garden of Eatin', has shampoos and makeup and house cleaning products that are animal and environment friendly.  Congratulations on a good choice!

Answer 5

Vegans do not rely on animals in any aspect of life (as much as humanly possible, of course).

We don't eat their flesh or eggs. We don't drink their milk or consume any products that contain their eggs or milk. We also do not wear articles of clothing (and accessories) that were derived from their demise.

In other words, no: leather, silk, wool, suede, yogurt, jello, eggs, pork, beef, chicken, lamb, fish and seafood, turkey, mayonnaise, honey...the list goes on.

My suggestion for beginners is to find some vegan cookbooks. You don't have to buy them (especially if you don't like to cook). Just borrow them from the library. Don't get just one, check out a few. Many times, the books will have great nutritional information about making the transformation from omni to vegan. It'll also have suggestions for foods to replace certain types of meat. The greatest thing is that you will have a lot of recipes at your fingertips. That way, you can get a good idea about what you could eat.

The Body Shop does not test on animals - I patronize their store for make up, lotions and other various needs. (Someone mentioned Bath and Body Works...I'm not 100% sure about that. If you look at the label, it says "Final Product Not Tested on Animals"... that means the trial versions might have been tested on animals. Companies do this a lot - it's semantics and they're still technically telling the truth. You might want to check for sure.)

Your local health food store will probably carry a lot of great cruelty-free beauty products too.

Good luck!

::EDIT:: Just in- I called B&BW. They do NOT test on animals in any stage of product development. They also require their subsidiaries (like the White Barn Candle Company) to adhere to the same policy. You're good to go!

:-D

Answer 6

Some people have just a vegan diet and some also have a vegan lifestyle. It depends on your motivations. Usually people who are doing it for the health benefits only have a vegan diet, while those doing it for animal cruelty reasons also try to reduce suffering by buying man-made clothing, non-animal tested products, etc.

Cruelty-free clothing guide:

http://www.peta.org/living/clothingguide...

(Click on the sections)

Payless has tons of non-leather shoes. For high-quality alternatives to leather, there are lots of online vegan clothing stores like Moo Shoes. Acrylic and polar fleece are popular alternatives to wool, and they're available at many clothing stores.

Non-animal tested products:

http://www.peta2.com/STUFF/s-cf.asp

http://caringconsumer.com/resources_comp...

Revlon is easy to find and the company no longer tests on animals. Other popular ones are Clinique Laboratories, Lush, Urban Decay, and wet n wild. John Paul Mitchell Systems sells hair products and it's a cruelty-free company. Method has all non-animal tested cleaning supplies... you can find Method at places like Target. See my links for tons of other good companies to support!

In terms of food, here's a good list of non-dairy products and fake meats that are vegan: http://www.vegcooking.com/guide-favs.asp

The main thing is to avoid meat, eggs, and dairy... don't worry about hidden / unpronouceable ingredients. The goal of veganism is to help reduce suffering. Personal purity is an unattainable goal and it's not what being vegan is about.

Good luck!!!