⯈⯆ “What is the difference between [being] a vegan and [having] a plant-based diet?”
The terminology is important, believe it or not! Veganism is an ethical decision and lifestyle. Vegans do not eat, wear, or use animals and their products. They do not wear or use leather, wool, silk or down, etc. ... they recognize animals as individuals that think, communicate, feel physically and emotionally, just as intensely as human beings do; with eyes that see, lungs that breathe, and a heart that beats in their bodies!
Vegans feel called to defend and protect them as the sentient creatures they are. Yes, vegans can eat a whole food plant-based diet and also enjoy some vegan “replacement foods” and sweets, but their decision comes from compassion for animals.
A person who eats a whole food plant-based diet minimizes or eliminates animals and animal products to improve their health by reducing their risk for lifestyle conditions and diseases. Some may also eliminate all processed foods, salt, oil, and sugar as well. These decisions benefit the animals, our health, and the Earth!
- Some examples of lifestyle conditions include digestive problems, acne, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, insomnia, infertility, and autoimmune conditions.
- Some examples of lifestyle diseases include cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, and cancers.
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⯈⯆ “Don’t you miss ‘regular’ food?”
It is funny that when I first started eating a plant-based diet, I was really concerned. Did this mean no more corned beef and colcannon on St Patrick’s Day!? What about Thanksgiving turkey!? Oh my goodness – no cheese!??
To be honest, when this all began, I still enjoyed a celebration, or holiday dinner with my family and ate those foods. However, there were usually leftovers, and that led to me eating more of them, or eating them for a couple of days, and I definitely noticed the difference in the way I felt and slept.
Truthfully, after I learned about everything else that was out there to eat and ways to cook them, the menu was so much bigger! I do not have cravings that I used to have, and I can easily get through any function, celebration, or holiday eating plant-based and vegan food.
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⯈⯆ The number one question we are all asked: “How do you get enough protein?”
Most meat-eaters do not weigh and measure their food unless they are in the fitness or modeling world, and therefore most of us just have an idea that we are getting enough protein. For example, we know that in a serving of chicken breast (3-4 ounces for women and 6-8 ounces for men) there is approximately 24 grams of protein in 3 ounces.
When we eat plant-based food, we also have an idea of where to find protein; for example, super-firm tofu has about 18 grams of protein. (The protein content in tofu varies depending on how firm the tofu is.)
Seitan, soy curls, beans, legumes, grains, pasta, seeds and nuts, are all sources of protein, and as plant-eaters, we combine different sources not just for protein, but for the variety of nutrients.
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Citation: The article “What Is Seitan, and Is It Healthy?” is at Bob’s Red Mill Natural Foods. The article gives this warning: “While seitan is a popular plant-based meat option, it does contain gluten and should not be consumed by those who have a gluten allergy.”
⯈⯆ “How do you have the time and the money for this?”
No one “has time”. We make time for what we want to prioritize as best as we possibly can, and purchase what we can allow within our budget.
There are some things that are more expensive, but that is true for any kind of food – not just healthy plant-based whole foods.
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⯈⯆ “What is ‘Companion Planting’?”
“Companion Planting” is planting two plants, such as a flower and a vegetable, near each other for their mutual benefit. Probably most people think of Companion Planting as planting garlic near carrots to keep the rabbits away. (Yes; it works!)
In an online article by UConn’s Home Garden Education Office, Dawn Pettinelli helps us understand that both the flower and the vegetable benefit from hanging out together, Many people probably think “Garlic is going to keep the rabbits away, but what's in it for the flowers?”
Dawn Pettinelli’s article continues to say, “As large bulbs develop, they help to break up the soil in the bed for whatever is next to come in the rotation. Once garlic bulbs are harvested, we usually have anywhere between 90 and 100 days left of the growing season. This is plenty of time to rotate in a fast-growing crop like leafy greens, summer squash, carrots, radish, or even some kinds of brassicas.”
Citation: Dawn Pettinelli’s article is at Vegetable Gardening: Something Rotten in Tomato Land?
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Citation: “The only way to do great work is to love what you do.” – Steve Jobs, 2005 Stanford Commencement Address
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