By now, some (many?) of you may have tried to go vegan for a day. We'd like to hear how you managed.
What was easy about it? What was hard? What were the worst things to do without, and what new foods did you discover that you really liked? One of the worst things for me -- and it's tiny -- is finding a substitute for milk, on its own or in the essential cups of coffee. I like soy as a solid, but as a milk replacement -- ugghhh.
Our challenge might have been too simple, since it allows you to just postpone a meaty meal for a day. But this is mainly about awareness and using new knowledge to make choices.
---Peter
I became a veggie after initiated by Supreme Master Ching Hai ( http://smtv01.googlepages.com/smch ) ~ 20years ago & never felt any inconvenience to take vegan foods.
Recently NASA climate report revealed "no meat" is the top#1 any human personally can help our Earth and ourselves ! Good luck !
Posted by: adam | February 07, 2008 at 11:26 AM
Authors and Readers need understand that vegetarian diet is not for everyone. Two years into vegetarian regime I weighed significantly more & began experiencing allergic reactions & debilitating fatigue.
Decades later I still experience serious allergic reactions to lentils, dried peas, kidney beans, barely, corn, wheat, rice and soy and despite supplements succumbed to pernicious anemia due to very low blood ferritin.
Just as it does not make sense to challenge all readers to ride a bike or take public transportation to work as some of us liver rurally many kms from our jobs; neither does it make sense to challenge all readers to consume your diet choice to their detriment.
Thank you, I am enjoying some of the other challenges.
Posted by: Aurora | February 25, 2008 at 08:15 AM
While I agree with the health benefits of being a vegan as well as saving animals, I could only handle if for about two months.
I had a vegan nutritionist and spent many hours in the kitchen each day, took supplements etc. but still was just zonked and had no energy and felt terrible.
Besides feeling lousy, and my wife bitching about all the time were were spending in the kitchen and the high cost of food went back to eating like usual but with a focus on salads etc.
Have not lost any weight but feel better and am doing a lot more including biking, golf etc.
Posted by: B.Biggs | March 09, 2008 at 07:29 AM