Veganism myths debunked: Infographic
Being a vegan can come with considerable criticism and questions. Some are well-founded, but others ... not so much. Let's debunk some of the more prevalent myths about being a vegan.
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The reason people cook the flesh of a murdered animal is because it's already rotting. Once it's in you it'll more or less sit there and take an eternity to digest. Sure it has some iron, protein, and B vitamins, but you can get these things elsewhere without the toxic overload.
People are being ridiculous, human beings are omnivorous creatures, that means we eat animals and plants. ever since cave men times, humans have hunted animals and scavenged for berries and nuts. Humans can eat raw meat, it's possible, people do it all the time. I've seen it done, as long as it was after it was killed, the body is still warm and bacteria isnt really gathering yet, our stomach is made to handle eating meet and plants. People feel bad for killing animals because they're living,.... More
The old past action should imply present action fallacy i see. I agree we are omnivores. We do not NEED meat to survive or thrive, evidenced by vegans who exist and thrive for many years. Thats the heuristic evidence. What we NEED to survive are simply certain macro and micro nutrients. The only thing lacking in modern vegan diets is B12. Take a pill, get some nutritional yeast or fortified products. Many, many food products are fortified anyway, whether its "natural" or not is.... More
plants do not feel pain. they do not have a central nervous system, because they can not move, which is the reason we have a CNS, for movement.
"Even if they [cavemen] did, it doesn't matter. That's because people act by idea rather than by instinct. Other animals are programmed to know what food is. We are not. For us, it's learned behavior. Or in some cases, guessed behavior. We can make choices about what we should eat even if that's contrary to good health, as millions prove every day when they eat at McDonald's. If our ancestors ate meat, they were simply being human and making choices rather than acting on instinct. Think about.... More
We cook our meat because in reality, humans find chewing on decaying flesh utterly disgusting and immoral. So we make up words like "meat" and "steak" to hide what it really is, "flesh." We decorate it with sauces, spices, cheese (which is just another mammal's mucous) and we cook it. No "true" carnivore in the world cooks its flesh before eating it.
Those who say it cannot be done should not interrupt the people doing it.
I am NOT a vegan, but wonder why we humans HAVE to cook our meat to avoid getting sick or worse. If we were supposed to eat meat, why at 160f? Just wondering.
It's called bacteria and it's not just found in meat. That's why almost all foods have to either be cooked or washed to some degree.
there is no way Baldwin got as fat as he did eating Vegan. Not a chance.
Soda pop and potato chips are vegan. Don't assume just because someone is vegan that they are eating healthy.
LOL he ate a lot of vegan dessert! Since he started yoga and gave up the sweets, he shed some pounds. He looks good now.
he probably got that way by drinking alcohol beverages :) ...
Look folks, most food, especially if not subjected to extensive "processing" to add sugar and salt is healthy and tasty. Meat has several vitamins difficult to find in a vegan diet. In order to get these vitamins, one need eat only four or five ounces of meat a day. Vegetables (and fruit) are essential to a balanced and healthy diet. Grains are much less important than our government would have us believe but still contribute taste and fiber. What we in the US get far too much of is sugar and.... More
Ed, you are 100% correct in everything you say except about the high quality meat part. No animal protein is healthy for human beings. At the most, a human body can sustain 5% of its diet from eating flesh. That's one meal per week. The problem is, humans are addictive creatures and can't stop at one meal so they need to do away with eating flesh and dairy all together. There is no vitamin or enzyme found in animal flesh that isn't found in a healthier form in plants. B12 is the only.... More
Ed can you please tell me what vitamins, other than b-12 does meat contain that a vegan diet does not. Hint NONE, do your research. FYI...that tasty expensive quality cow your eating...is VEGAN
For all who consume animals & their secretions, there is the ultimate karma. Something like 99% of the animal based food supply comes from factory farms where animals are drugged, tortured & kept alive just long enough to get them to an unimaginable slaughter. People eat this with a smile on their face only to wind up with many times more cases of cancers, diabetes, heart disease, autoimmune diseases than their vegan counterparts. See The China Study for endless facts &.... More
I have met some less than friendly vegans in my life but I must say that while I make it clear that I don't buy, cook or store animal products in my own kitchen I never tell anyone they should do the same. I do wish that more people would embrace a vegan (or even less animal reliant) lifestyle but I don't lecture. I share recipes and information when asked and the vegetarians I know do the same. I have, however, gotten many snide remarks about my lifestyle choice and have lately gotten a.... More
Clarification: 1) More vegans that I have met have been pleasant than have not...I did not mean for that to sound as if there are crabby vegans around every corner. 2) Most of my nearest and dearest are omnivores and aside from gentle teasing they, along with a good number of other omnivores, are kind about my choice.
What does quinoa taste like? Also, what is the nutritional value? Can anyone help me on this one?
Quinoa tastes sort of like rice with a nutty flavor. Like rice, its own flavor is pretty subtle and it takes on a lot of flavor if you use a broth rather than rice. Overall, I find it better tasting than rice and it is supposedly a little more healthy. Try it as the best way to find out how it tastes.
Quinoa is fantastic!!! It's very light & fluffy with a little bit of texture. I love to use it in place of rice with stir fry veggies & tofu.
It tastes a bit bland, like rice.
Try it!! It's great!
Quinoa tastes very mild (think grits, cream of wheat, oatmeal, couscous) --you can use it in recipes from salads to ones where you would use rice. Some people even use it in baking.
Here is an article on the nutrition value of quinoa: http://www.mnn.com/food/healthy-eating/stories/quinoa-nutrition-facts
I am so tired of people warning me it is dangerous to be vegan or vegetarian. I'm not an idiot ... I did my research and will continue to do so.
I don't eat a lot of soy because of the condensed phytoestrogen content & the GMO factor but I do love my beans & lentils!
Are the same people who commented in the negative here also against gays & lesbians? Have we not learned to live and let live?
Two issues:
1. Please do not project the belief structure of anyone who disagrees with you to be that of everyone who you dislike. I am a heterosexual carnivore who has long defended the rights and equality of homosexual citizens. I also believe people are fully entitled to eat whatever they desire with the only provision being that they should feed their children a balanced and healthy diet. That can be done with a vegan diet but is a little more difficult than with meat, milk, grain, and.... More
Nice but soy is crap especially since they made it GMO! Soy is what scared me away from being more of a vegetarian now i know i dont have to eat it ha
You think vegetarians lecture too much? That's surprising, considering the fact that I get people arguing with me about my diet every single time I eat a meal with non-vegetarians. Every. Single. Time. Do you understand what that's like? Pretty annoying, and the reason why many of us often sound annoyed with the persistent (and unfunny) "*grunt* bacon taste good *grunt*" comments.
Don't care , Don't care . I eat things that eat green stuff . I like steak and fish . I also like salad . So why the push to not eat meat ? If I like it I eat it . I won't tell you what to eat .
I fully support the right of cows to vote! That means I'm in the 25%, right?
Let's be clear, vegetarianism doesn't involve vitamin deficiencies. As for Veganism the only thing that might need care is B12 and Omega-3. The only thing you need for those is a bit of intelligence and knowledge. Now bringing up bananas, that is pointless. I'm sure transparency will always be an issue, in much the same way as a soft and perishable, locally sourced fruit/vegetable - out of season and with a short lifespan - having a higher carbon impact than say a banana which is.... More
Rice fields are one of the top contributors to methane and yet no one ever mentions their contribution or suggests that we stop eating rice. Vegans are also prone to vitamin deficiencies if they are not careful about supplementation. Meat is murder? Plenty of creatures die, including warm, fuzzy ones, to put that nut burger on your plate. If you make poor choices, such as bananas, a lot of rain forest habitat is lost. Nothing is simple.
and as vegan/veg brains continue to shrink (as grain-eating brains have shrunk about 10% since the ag revolution, before which we had our largest HUNTER gatherer brains...) they will diverge into a new species that - i hope - will taste like chicken! mmmmm!
There may be good arguments about being vegan, but this isn't one. Not only is soy dangerous when eaten as soymilk, the protein they count in the scores is not a complete protein. Only a careful combination can give you something resembling animal products. This is simplistic stuff that should not have seen the light of day.
what's wrong with soy?
Soy contains phytoestrogens and has been linked to decreased fertility in men and increased estrogen based in cancers in women. In addition, soy interferes with thyroid function often leading to hypothroidism. Cultures that traditionally consumed soy did so as fermented products and never with out sea veggies like seaweed, which contain iodine and protect the thyroid. These days soy is ubiquitous! You find it as a filler in everything. It's fed to farm animals to fatten them up because it's cheap. .... More
cont. as I was cut off...
and breads, soups, junk foods, you name it. I am guessing that most vegans consume less soy than the standard American diet.
I am also vegan and I do not consume a lot of soy products either. My protein comes from fresh vegetables, nuts/seeds, lots of beans, high protein whole seed grains. I also consume double and triple the amount of fresh produce that are used in these vegan daily consumption examples. What makes me chuckle though are these omnivores who think soy is so terrible yet the meat they eat (farmed fish included) are fed soy and corn as a staple. Soy is found in mayonaise, commercial crackers and.... More
I'm one of those omnivores who believes soy is not good for you unless it is fermented (like tempeh or natto), and i do not eat factory farmed meat - in fact, i make a very conscious effort to purchase locally farmed meats that are raised on pasture. Maybe the people posting on here should be a bit more careful about generalizing others...just sayin'.
I'm vegan and don't consume soy for various reasons; I wish articles like these would emphasize the fact that vegan diets don't require soy.
Wow I had no idea Vegans were so healthy. No more cow for me Soylent vegan anyone?
Actually R Stone, being a vegan does not equal being healthy. Eating a whole foods plant based diet equals being healthy. I'm sure you don't know what that is but there is a great doc called Forks over knives that will vegucate yourself and possibly save your life....or at least shut you up.
Pity it tastes terrible.
BACON!!!
