Veganism

Sometimes, depending on the location of the restaurant in question. In some cities, veganism is common and restaurants tend to offer at least one vegan option. In the case that vegan options are not offered, vegetarian dishes can be prepared without dairy and egg ingredients or alternative ingredients can be substituted. For example, a vegetarian pizza can be made without cheese. At a Mexican restaurant, a vegan could order a burrito with whole beans (refried beans are often made with lard), plain rice, tomatoes, onions, salsa, avocado, and lettuce. Some Mexican restaurants have a "healthy menu" or "diet menu" in which most dishes are plant-based (dairy-free and do not contain eggs or meat) contain more vegetables than the standard menu options. At sushi restaurants, a vegan could order an roll made with avocado, cucumber, and/or other vegetables. Edamame (steamed soybean appetizer) is vegan as well. Many Thai, Indian, and Chinese restaurants have a vegetarian menu (most of which is vegan, as dairy is rarely used in Chinese cooking and Thai curries are made with coconut milk as opposed to dairy). Some Indian curries are made with cream, and some Thai and Chinese dishes are cooked with fish or oyster sauce--so vegans should ask their server before ordering.

At breakfast restaurants it can be a bit more difficult for a vegan to order a proper meal, as many pancake batters contain eggs and/or dairy and are made in large batches. It is becoming increasingly common for restaurants to offer vegan options such as scrambled tofu and tofu "skillets" or bagels with vegan spreads/toppings like peanut butter or hummus. Alternatively, a vegan could order oatmeal, a bagel or toast with jam, fruit, hashbrowns or breakfast potatoes (assuming they are cooked without animal fat). Side orders such as beans and grits are often vegan.

In some countries, veganism is not common. Despite this fact, many traditional dishes are vegetarian and made without eggs or dairy. In most Latin American countries, it is possible to order beans, rice, and tortillas (or other starch) with a side of vegetables or salad. Some vegans find it difficult to stay vegan while traveling, but many have no trouble at all. It helps to know at least a few phrases of the native language to be sure that a dish is vegan.

Yes, soba is vegan.

If it is kombucha, it is a tea brewed from a fungus that is supposed to have some health qualities.

No body shop lipstick is not vegan

It's all about the welfare of animals. In factory farming, the welfare of the animals is nonexistent, except when it's profitable for the owner(s) of the said factory farm. For example: Dr. Temple Grandin devised ways to treat animals more humanely on factory farms and in slaughterhouses. It took some time, but many establishments took her up on her ideas. The thing is, the only reason they did is because it increased their profits. Why risk destruction of your "product" when you can treat it with more care and increase profits? On top of that, her ideas never became standard, but rather something to consider when planning for profit.

Factory farms treat animals the same way factories treat their product: As product. Chicken hatcheries dispose of all identified male chicks by macerating them alive. They are considered "inferior product" because they don't produce eggs, and they produce meat at a slower rate than female chickens. Before and after the selection process, all of the chicks are on a conveyor belt, packed in "like sardines", and are dropped from level to level without any concern for their welfare. The ones who survive the process are placed into a machine that holds them by their heads and severs their beaks. At the end of the day, during cleanup, there are chicks that have fallen off of the conveyor belt, and they are simply washed away with scalding-hot, high-pressure water.

Most chickens are kept in battery cages. These cages allow absolutely no comfortable movement. The cages are stacked upon each other, allowing waste from the chickens at the top to drop onto the chickens below them. "Free-range" chickens aren't kept in battery cages, but rather literally stuffed into rooms with other chickens, still without any room to move. The chickens receive absolutely no veterinary care, and those who die from disease or serious injury are regarded simply as 'shrink', or loss of profit.

Dairy farms keep their lactating cows in enclosed areas where they, too, can not move comfortably. They are constantly impregnated in order to induce milk production. Those who lose the ability to produce milk after years of torture are shipped to slaughter, generally used for dog-food and soup-products as their bodies have been under so much stress that their meat isn't useful for much else.

Veal is a "bi-product" of the dairy industry. Because dairy cows must be constantly impregnated, they in turn have a constant supply of offspring. Male calves are doomed to become veal. Within hours of their birth (sometimes days, depending on the establishment), they are taken from their mothers and chained to a short pole that is designed to keep them low to the ground. This method of containment ensures that they can not move at all. After about six months of this torture, they are sent to slaughter to become veal. During transport, they are sometimes forced to attempt to walk on their own, which they can't do because their leg muscles were not given any chance to develop. They simply flop along the floor as if their legs were tentacles.

Male piglets are castrated without any anesthetic. Most piglets, male and female, have their teeth cut and their ears clipped off without any anesthetic. If a pig is deemed to not be growing fast enough, it is doomed for instant slaughter. Many pig-farmers will kill "runts" by picking them up by their hind-legs and slamming their heads into a concrete floor, multiple times, until they die. Others will improperly use a contained-bolt gun, and induce an excruciating, slow death.

One thing is consistent with all animals that are sent to slaughter: Transport. During transport, they are literally stuffed into trucks and shipped off, without any consideration of the weather. If it is blazing hot, many will die of heat-exhaustion. If it is freezing cold, some will stick to the sides of the truck, and many will freeze to death. Those classified as "downers", or animals who can no longer walk on their own, are left to die, and are often beaten and further tortured because of their inability to function.

The cruelty that happens is not limited to what I have stated here. It literally takes many hours of research to uncover what happens with factory farms, not only in the United States, but also worldwide. If you wish to do further research, I recommend the following:

* Watch the movie, "Earthlings." It is available for free on Google Video, narrated by Joaquin Phoenix, and shows an extensive portrait of factory farms and cruelty to animals in general.

* Google "Bile Bears".

* Google "Cruelty to reptiles".

* YouTube contains a plethora of animal cruelty videos, if you are truly curious.

* Visit PETA's website.

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AKA: Because vegans and vegetarians think it's cruel. Firstly because they don't like the consumption of meat and secondly because the animals are being killed. And last but not least, because they're WEIRD.

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If the ingredients simply say sugar then vegans cannot eat the food because refined sugar is processed with animal bone char. If it is evaporated cane sugar, organic sugar, raw sugar, beet sugar, fructose, barley malt, turbinado, succanat, molasses, corn syrup, maple syrup, date sugar and rice syrup then vegans can eat it.

powdered sugar is simply white table sugar that has been pulverized. traditional cane sugar (as opposed to beet sugar) is refined through charcoal, which some times consists of bone char from animals. vegans are opposed to this because it means an animal product is part of the process of creating the sugar. vegan powdered sugar is made with unrefined sugar that has been pulverized with corn starch, in order to simulate the consistency of non-vegan powdered sugar.

Yes, Carrie Underwood is a vegan.

because god gave animals to man to rule over (this includes eating).

Vegan is a fairly recent eating innovation. Jesus was a Jew two millenia ago and so followed Jewish dietary laws. As a Jew, he would be required to eat lamb on the Day of Atonement. Other times of the year, something approximating a vegan diet was probably possible. The cool winters in Judea would make a completely vegetable diet a challenge, but not necessarily impossible.

Typically, a vegan diet often is related to an ethical viewpoint that simply did not exist in the time of Christ. Animals were considered to be a source of food, a source of labor, a source of clothing, and a source of sacrifice. The vegan ethical model simply was foreign to Jewish and early Christian thinking, so a vegan diet would not be sought or valued.

Yes, it's fine. The only food additive beginning with "Lact" that vegans can't eat is lactose!

For future reference, I would suggest downloading the "Vegan is easy" app. It's free, and has a huge list of what vegans can and can't eat. I find it very useful.

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They are okay for vegans. Some people thought the glycerine was questionable because it can come from animal or vegetable sources. However, twizzler has confirmed as of aug 2010 that they do, in fact, use a vegetable sourced glycerin. You should be good! But if you're worried about that still being part of their manufacturing processes, it might be best for you to look up their website and shoot them an email.

If you're worried about red#40, it is not from animal sources, but is actually petroleum based, as opposed to red#4, which is made from crushed up beetle shells, I believe - and crushed up bugs just don't qualify as vegan.

Alec Baldwin is vegan.

Triglycerides can be obtained from both vegetable and animal sources.

A vegan or vegeterian burger. The bun is usually tofu and the burger part can be fish or some other burger-like food.

Gino Vannelli has not publicly identified as a vegan. While he has spoken about healthy eating and lifestyle choices, there is no definitive information confirming that he adheres to a vegan diet. His dietary preferences remain largely private, so it's best to refer to his own statements for the most accurate information.