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madgeylou · 11-10-2006, 02:12 PM

i dont eat meat. tried a 30 day vegan experiment starting jan 1 of this year, and havent had a morsel of animal flesh since (unless there are bugs in my chickpeas, which there probably are!)

i keep my dairy and egg intake to a minimum, but once or twice a week i will have some cheese pizza, or a couple of eggs (free range/organic). i dont like the way milk makes me feel, so no problem staying away from that.

i also still wear leather shoes. i'm too much of a fashion whore to be totally vegan, i suppose. also, i really dont like the feeling of going out to eat and asking the server what's in everything -- 'does this bread have eggs, does the sauce have milk?' it helps to go to vegan restaurants but none of my friends are vegan so i usually end up at a different place.

but i do keep my animal product usage to a minimum which is much lower than the average american could deal with.

when people notice me passing over the meat selections and ask "oh what are you?" i just tell them i dont eat meat, or say 'mostly-vegan.'

i really do prefer beans to beef, always have.

11-10-2006, 02:12 PM	#29 (permalink)
madgeylou Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: brooklyn, new york Posts: 193	i dont eat meat. tried a 30 day vegan experiment starting jan 1 of this year, and havent had a morsel of animal flesh since (unless there are bugs in my chickpeas, which there probably are!) i keep my dairy and egg intake to a minimum, but once or twice a week i will have some cheese pizza, or a couple of eggs (free range/organic). i dont like the way milk makes me feel, so no problem staying away from that. i also still wear leather shoes. i'm too much of a fashion whore to be totally vegan, i suppose. also, i really dont like the feeling of going out to eat and asking the server what's in everything -- 'does this bread have eggs, does the sauce have milk?' it helps to go to vegan restaurants but none of my friends are vegan so i usually end up at a different place. but i do keep my animal product usage to a minimum which is much lower than the average american could deal with. when people notice me passing over the meat selections and ask "oh what are you?" i just tell them i dont eat meat, or say 'mostly-vegan.' i really do prefer beans to beef, always have.