Vegan Gurus I need help?

Question

I am a vegan thank the lord and I ate domino sugar. I mean is it bad to eat for vegans. And does this mean any sugar products are out of my meals. Please HELP ME***

Answer 1

It depends...if you are a vegan for political or ethical reasons, then you probably want to stay away from processed sugar because of what is perceived in certain circles as over-processing and over-industrialization.  If you are a vegan for health reasons ( either it was prescribed or you  are simply interested in your health ) then it is no better or worse for you.  God's not going to punish you for having some table sugar every once in a while ; )

Answer 2

I've been (infact my wife kids 9yo,5yo as well) Vegan for past 7 years, and eventually I learnt that veganism never stop at Eating habit alone, but a continuous journey beyond. But there are much experienced vegans are here Y!A here, and out there! I leaned from them.

Not Just What We Avoid

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Some would argue that vegans should replace their current cameras with digital ones. However, we have to ask if spending money replacing a functional object with a new one is the best way to oppose cruelty to animals. (This is also an issue with leather and wool goods we had purchased before becoming vegan.) Might the extra money be better spent creating resources to spread vegetarianism, such as printing literature? We believe that being vegan isn’t simply avoiding

a list of products. We seek to maximize the good we accomplish with our decisions. As vegans, what we do is as important as what we don’t do. Some vegans and non-vegans alike are quick to call others “hypocrites” if they don’t avoid a certain hidden ingredient. But if your goal is to alleviate suffering, it isn’t hypocritical to accept that avoiding all hidden ingredients can be prohibitively expensive, time-consuming, and make veganism appear impossible to others. It is also worth noting that animal by-products will disappear as the meat, dairy, and egg industries fade. Therefore, our time and energy are most likely better spent focused on spreading vegetarianism than on shunning minor ingredients.

Eventually you will create a better environment and atmosfere around you, confortably become a stricter vegan.

Answer 3

Sugar comes from a plant, it is not am animal product.

If you are going to stop eating sugar, you might as well refuse to ride a bike or drive a car because the rubber, plastics and other parts contain tiny amounts of animal substances. You should also feel compelled to buy a cotton fin and make your own fabric and clothing to make sure that none of your clothing was bleached and may have animal-derived chemicals in the process.

If you go to a farmers market and want to buy local organic produce, you might want to ask him if pulled a trailer full of produce himself down the freeway because you don't want to buy produce that was transported with the aid of a "non-vegan" vehicle.

Veganism is about contributing to as little suffering as possible. There isn't even that great of a chance that bone char was involved in processing your sugar. Even if it was, it contributes to no suffering whatsoever as no animals were bred, forced to live in horrible conditions or suffer a traumatic death for bone char.

Meat, dairy and eggs are what animals are forced into existence for and animals would not be raised for other things as it wouldn't be profitable.

You can take it as far as you want to take it but reducing suffering is at the heart of veganism, not purity or extremism.

Any quest for purity had better be kept completely to oneself as it is a delusion and only turns people off from a more compassionate way of living.

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Answer 4

There's no way you'll ever be able to keep your diet fully vegan. There's always something being done using animals (and a lot we still have no clue about). Just make it a point to not use those things as much as possible and don't fret when you do use them. You're not doing it on purpose, the point is to be consciously kind, and that's what you're tying to do.

Answer 5

If the sugar is filtered with bone char, it's NOT vegan.

This process DOES benefit the meat industry. The sugar industry has to pay the meat industry for the bone char, thus minimizing the meat industry costs which translates directly into profits. It works the same with all rendered animal part products.

Answer 6

If the sugar is filtered with bone char, it's NOT vegan.

This process DOES benefit the meat industry. The sugar industry has to pay the meat industry for the bone char, thus minimizing the meat industry costs which translates directly into profits. It works the same with all rendered animal part products.

I'm neither a vegetarian or vegan. I am an expert on animal parts.

Answer 7

Almost all of the vegans I know have no problem with sugar. Although sugar is often filtered through animal bone char, it doesn't increase the demand for meat or otherwise contribute to animal suffering.

You might enjoy this essay:

How Vegan?

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