Im going vegan?!
Im going vegan?
Does anyone have any advice for me? I was thinking that I should start out slow and just be vegetarian for a while, but then I was like no I want to be vegan right away. I never done anything like this before. What is the hardest part, and is there any tips that you guys could give me? Thanks it would be a lot of help.
Answers:
Eat a variety of "whole foods," with plenty of beans, nuts, whole grains, fruits, and vegetables. Avoid unhealthy foods like trans fats, which are usually listed as partially hydrogenated oils. Deep-fried foods often contain trans fats. Choose margarines that use nonhydrogenated oil, like Earth Balance or Smart Balance. Although a diet consisting of Coke and French fries is technically vegan, you can't be healthy if you eat nothing but junk food. Vitamin B12: Vitamin B12 is produced by bacteria, and some experts believe that vegetarians used to get plenty of this vitamin from bacteria in drinking water. Since drinking water is now treated with chemicals that kill the bacteria, it's important to make sure that you get enough vitamin B12 from fortified foods (like most brands of soy or rice milks, some breakfast cereals, and many brands of nutritional yeast) on a daily basis or by taking a sublingual B12 tablet of 10 mcg per day.
Iron-beans, dark green leafy vegetables (like spinach),whole grain breads, Also eat something with vitamin c when you eat something with iron, it increases absorption
Calcium-dark green leafy vegetables (spinach, broccoli, soymilk)
Protein-Isn't really hard to get, just eat a variety of foods, good sources are beans, brown rice, nuts, whole grain breads, soy foods
Omega-3 fatty acids-flax seeds/oil,walnuts,canola oil
Zinc-pumpkin seeds (best source), beans and lentils, yeast, nuts, seeds and whole grain cereals
Selenium-Brazil nuts are a particularly good source of selenium, so try to eat a couple every day. Eating a small bag of mixed unsalted nuts can be a convenient way to get your daily selenium intake, but make sure it contains Brazils. Bread and eggs also provide some selenium.
Vitamin D- Vitamin D, often called the sunshine vitamin, is another common deficiency in those not drinking vitamin D fortified milk. Synthetic vitamin D is added to both cow’s milk and most brands of soy milk today.
Vitamins A (beta carotene),C, K, E and Folate-variety of fruits and veggies
Iodine-Iodine is a trace mineral that's important for healthy thyroid function. Table salt is the most common and reliable source of iodine in Americans' diets. (However, sodium in processed foods usually does not contain iodine.) If you don't consume table salt, you can get iodine from a multivitamin or from kelp tablets.
yes! :) thats great. the hardest part.. not ingesting animal products by accident. they are hidden all over the place. whey, casein, gelatin. there is milk and egg in so many things that you need to read labels really closely. you just need to remember to eat a wide variety of foods, and try new things. if you need any help or info at all, just message me. i went straight from omni to vegan too, so i know how tough it can be in the beginning. oh! and chicken and fish are meat! a lot people either dont know that or choose to ignore it. ah and my favorite milk substitute is almond breeze by blue diamond. the chocolate taste exactly like conventional chocolate milk.
Read. Vegans don't use any animal products or animal by-products. So my best advice is to read your labels, and buy as much fresh as you can, so you know exactly what you're getting.
Hello. Congratulations on becoming a vegan. :-) A few people ask this question every week, so you should do a search and see what people have answered before. These websites all have a lot of good info and recipes. Good luck.
Stay away from anything involving animals. Stay with veggies and fruits.
why would you go vegan?,.....damn!, a good steak, is the way to go,.....along with some good fries,.....
If you choose to become a vegan, beware of the consequences. You must take dietary supplements to replace meat nutrients. If you don't you could be at risk for many different diseases like anemia or osteoporosis.
Here is a suggestion: You should switch every season. Be a vegan in the winter time, and vegetarian in the spring, then become vegan again in the summer. It's just a suggestion and it would really help you adjust to it at first.
Don't do it!!! Okay seriously, unless you have considerable amount of control and can really understand package ingredient lists, you might want to go vegetarian first and work your way to vegan over a period of time, say 6 months or a year! Going vegetarian first and waiting a few months, is better than jumping in and then giving up fast! If you are willing to take it slow, then first thing first is cut out meat. When you feel you are ready cut out dairy or eggs (whichever you find easiest to let go) and then a month later the other you did not choose first. Honey you can cut out with the meat as most people don't use very much honey to begin with. Then last, change your lifestyle...no leather or animal clothes, furniture or whatever anywhere (unless it was purchased prior). And make sure to read and educate yourself! But if you are so sure on veganism right now, then good luck!
I think it is great you are becoming one of us. The hardest part well i have been one for a year now. The hardest part is to be out with people who eat meat and pressure you into eating it. But be strong!!Dont eat any the withdrawl is hard but after that you are healthier and happier:.)
Be as vegan as you can, but don't stress on it. If you are out and there is nothing worthy to eat, eating vegetarian is no shame. I eat mostly vegan at home and only get eggs when my father in law brings me some from his non-factory farm chickens. When we are on vacation it gets challenging and we have dairy and eggs sometimes. The less dairy is in my life the less I want to have it.