What do vegan's eat?

Question

What does it take to be Vegan?

Answer 1

Vegan eat only fruits, nuts, and vegetables.  Nothing that comes from an animal, which means no milk, eggs, butter, cheese, or anything containing any animal or animal byproducts.  I know a few who won't even eat anything with honey in it because it is basicly bee vomit and therefore a byproduct

Answer 2

Just about any recipe can be 'veganized' and in addition to fruits, vegetables, legumes, tofu and other soy products there are many excellent substitutes that can be used in recipes.  I agree with the previous answer that its ridiculous that we are the only species that consumes dairy past the age of two... and not even from our own! cows milk is for calves not humans!! Being a vegan does take discipline but knowing that you are not participating in the unnecessary torture and slaughter of innocent animals makes it well worth it.

Answer 3

its really hard, its like MAJOR VEGETARIAN. vegans dont eat milk, eggs or any products that come from animals as well as they dont eat meat

Answer 4

The vegan diet is made up of fruits, vegetables, grains, legumes, nuts, seeds, herbs, spices, oils and everything you can make from them.

It can be limiting if you let it, but if you're creative (or smart enough to buy a couple of cookbooks written by creative vegan cooks) you can eat a wonderful wide array of food.

As far as what it takes to be vegan, I'd recommend picking up a copy of the "Complete Idiot's Guide to Vegan Living." It sounds stupid, but it's got a good broad base of information, including what it means to live as a vegan, recipes, information on spotting hidden animal ingredients, information about vegan consumer goods, how to deal with friends and relatives who don't understand or aren't supportive, etc...

Answer 5

http://www.chooseveg.com/vegan-food-pyra...

Answer 6

well some vegans cheat it a little

but a die hard vegan does not eat any animal products

no dairy, eggs, meat, animal fat (so things like marshmallows) and honey (because of the bees)

then they dont wear animal products (leather, fur)

Answer 7

No animal products whatsoever- meat, eggs, milk products, gelatin, honey, etc.

Answer 8

It's funny how people see being and eating vegan as "really hard". If you want to eat out at non-vegetarian restaurants, perhaps that's the only time it's hard I figure. Otherwise you just eat food, except for the animals and the other gross unhealthy stuff.

Take dairy, if you really think about it, why on earth would anyone want to eat it? It is tasty, that's about it. Humans are the only animals on earth to take milk past the weaning age and to take the milk of other species. Weird if you ask me.

On top of all that, dairy is so stronly linked to cancer, it's sickening. You can draw a straight line on a graph between dairy consumption and cancer rates among people. Check the book listed below for details if you're interested.

The meat, if you're already vegetarian, that's an easy one to give up.

The eggs, chickens suffer horribly so that we can eat their eggs. You can get mayonnaise substitutes, egg replacer for your recipes, it's so easy to avoid. On top of that, they're loaded with cholesterol.

Did you know that approximately 50% of the population dies of heart attack or stroke? Did you know that the only cause of these two things is cholesterol in the veins and arteries? Did you know the only dietary source of cholesterol is animal foods? Did you know that people who do not eat animals foods die from heart attack and stroke only at around 4% of the time? That is pretty significant and huge if you think about it. There are many things that can complicate heart disease and stroke, but most of the things, such as smoking, lack of exercise, diabetes, etc only make the existing problem worse, **they don't cause it**.

It gets so muddled up by doctors and the establishment in general though, because they'll tell you that your liver will create extra cholesterol by eating any fat. This is true, although it is so insignificant and is shown by the fact that the heart attack and stroke numbers drop from 50 to 4 percent even though most of these people still continue to eat fat from other plant based sources.

And then honey, to be a real vegan, one avoids this. It's not so obvious, but a few quick reasons are that honey bees are not native pollinators to North America, and to Europe too I believe. They've also wiped out most of the natural pollinators in these areas. The bees are used for honey and then are mostly killed off in the fall and winter and the remaining are kept alive with sugar water while we enjoy what they've created for themselves to keep themselves alive through winter. So we kill them and take their food. Not very fair I say.

I suppose I've answered your question backwards. But by saying and giving the reasons of what vegans don't eat, it just makes logical sense, to me anyways, to eat everything else BUT these unhealthy foods which cause suffering to other beings.

So what do vegans eat? Depends on the vegan really. But if you eat lots of vegetables, especially in (raw) salad with leafy greens, and tofu, and bread, pasta, fruit, nuts, everything except for the meat, fish, dairy, eggs, honey, and animal by products, you're set. It may sound complicated but it's not really. The myths about getting enough protein, calcium, etc are bull****. Look into it if you like.

The main thing which keeps me eating this way is that when I eat plant based (vegan) foods, I feel good. When ever I eat animal based foods, it feels so gross in my body in comparison. It becomes so natural this way.

Hope this helps and sort of answers your question.

Answer 9

Vegans (no apostrophe in a plural, please) eat fruit, vegetables, grains, beans, and nuts.  We do not eat animal flesh, mammals' milk, birds' eggs, and honey.  Vegans also avoid animal products in the rest of their lives, avoiding silk, wool, leather, and fur; products tested on animals; cosmetics and cleansers containing animal products; and so on.  Vegans do not patronize zoos, circuses featuring animals, or the rodeo.

Being vegan means avoiding using products of animal exploitation in one's daily life.

Answer 10

I have a question regarding bees & the fruits & nuts they pollinate.  If vegans don't eat honey, how do they justify eating fruits & nuts when a large percentage of them are pollinated by captive bees?  There are companies & individuals who keep & raise bees specifically to rent them to orchardists in order to pollinate their fruit & nut trees.

I'm not being facetious or cynical, just curious.

Thanks.

Answer 11

Personally, I eat lots of whole grains.  Whole wheat pasta, quinoa, millet, brown rice, just to name a few.  Also lots of fruits and veggies!!  For extra protein, I eat seitan, tofu, and a few meat analogs like Tofurky.  I also eat lots of hummus and falafel.

Answer 12

True vegans abstain from any food source made from or processed with animal products (even gelatin). No eggs, dairy products or meats  find their way into vegan cuisine.

Being vegan requires a great deal of self-dicipline. It requires one to really pay attention to what's on the plate, and how it got there. Vegan restrictions can make it difficult to eat out at restaurants-you can never be too sure that your food doesn't have any animal-derived ingredients, or that wasn't prepared on the same grill, pot, or pan as a meat-dish. One thing the vegan has to be sure to do-is to balance his or her diet. Without the calcium in milk (which actually isn't very soluble in the human body, but sadly that's all many Americans get) and the protein in meat, vegans have to make sure they're getting enough protein and calcium

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The vegan diet really isn't so limited. It's typically rich in fruits and vegetables,  and there are plenty of meat and dairy subsitutes that are available even at a mainstream grocery store. Potatoes are a great source of essential starches and carbohydrates. Calcium is found in broccoli, and many collard greens. There are lots of subsititutes for dairy products-soy milk, rice milk, even almond milk products are finding their way into more and more grocery stores. TVP is a great source of protein. Texturized vegetable protein , or TVP, is a staple for many vegans-it's a protein derived from vegetables that can be transformed into numerous foods like imitation ground beef, sausage links and patties, burgers, and so on.

There are countless brands offering these products that are available in most grocery stores, Annie's, Amy's Gardenburger, and Morningstar to name a few.

Morningstar makes excellent vegetarian and vegan products. I recommend their black bean burgers!

If you're looking for inspiration to go vegan, I suggest reading Upton Sinclair's disturbing accounts of the horrors of the meat industry in "The Jungle". Also the vegan diet can be very cleansing for the mind and body-it's a good demonstration of self-dicipline and respect for animals.