Help!!

[hippie_chick666]

i made a bet w/ my man that i can go 6 months completely vegan. No animal byprdoucts whatsoever. i need as much help as i can get. the bet starts on Jan. 1. thanks for wahtever anyone can contribute!

[nappydread]

hey,
you should see if you can get a good vegan cookbook...


how it all vegan

or

garden of vegan

these ones are great!
good luck

peace

[Herbmama]

I've heard great things about the book Vegan with a Vengence. I don't have it yet though.

Also check out www.vegweb.com they have great recipes with a weekly meal planner and shopping list tool.

[treehugger]

Don't have a lot to say, but a good vegan alternative to honey is agave nectar. It's farmed like maple syrup but from the agave cactus. It tastes a lot like honey if you get the amber stuff.

Kath

[LIBRA]

Originally Posted by treehugger

Don't have a lot to say, but a good vegan alternative to honey is agave nectar. It's farmed like maple syrup but from the agave cactus. It tastes a lot like honey if you get the amber stuff.

Kath

I wonder why honey is not vegan, because its made by bee's, that would nix being vagen for me. Bees are not harmed??

[Herbmama]

Originally Posted by LIBRA

I wonder why honey is not vegan, because its made by bee's, that would nix being vagen for me. Bees are not harmed??

There is some debate on that. Some folks consider themself vegan and still eat honey, because they say bees aren't animals. Others say the bees suffer because they are smoked out of their hives and the honey they worked so hard to make is stolen by humans.

I know what you mean though, I can't give up honey either.

[lishca]

you don't always have to smoke them out. as long as it's not a really hot day, (they tend to be more agressive on hot days) you can take it out of the hive yourself. no bee suit required. i used to do it all the time. mmmm, fresh honey

[LIBRA]

Originally Posted by Herbmama

There is some debate on that. Some folks consider themself vegan and still eat honey, because they say bees aren't animals. Others say the bees suffer because they are smoked out of their hives and the honey they worked so hard to make is stolen by humans.

I know what you mean though, I can't give up honey either.

Ya, I cant give it up, its part of my daiy life! My tea would be so blah with out it!! And its so good for you
Sorry to the bees, but its mine all mine! Heeheehee!!

[treehugger]

You really should try the agave nectar, Libra, it's better for you than honey anyway...it's easier on blood sugar levels, doesn't spike it all over the place. The amber stuff tastes almost exactly like honey to me.

Also, in going vegan, hippie chick, are you just talking about foods? Or like skincare products too? I ask because I was at our holistic pharmacy in town here (god I love Madison) and noticed they had some soap labeled "vegan"...just something to think about anyway.

[LIBRA]

Originally Posted by treehugger

You really should try the agave nectar, Libra, it's better for you than honey anyway...it's easier on blood sugar levels, doesn't spike it all over the place. The amber stuff tastes almost exactly like honey to me.

Also, in going vegan, hippie chick, are you just talking about foods? Or like skincare products too? I ask because I was at our holistic pharmacy in town here (god I love Madison) and noticed they had some soap labeled "vegan"...just something to think about anyway.

I will give it a try, thanks for the tip!

To go vegan, seems impossible, to be completely vegan. Your soap, clothes every product you come into contact with, it would be hard and your life would have to revolve around it, I would think anyway?? Props to those who can pull it off though, I am much to selfish for all that, sad but true.