tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4931597080577373530.post1409497437761681702..comments2024-01-07T01:43:55.486+00:00Comments on Words That Can Only Be Your Own: The reluctant veganjbistheinitialhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17868282285690501258noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4931597080577373530.post-20034513998556080242014-10-06T08:22:38.372+01:002014-10-06T08:22:38.372+01:00Hooray for vegan Thomas's! Like you, I hardly ...Hooray for vegan Thomas's! Like you, I hardly ever want meat nowadays. Very occasionally I get a craving for a burger, but quite often I then can't finish it because it's too rich and I'm so unused to it. Also, those churrosimo sound amazing! Will have to try them next time we visit Brighton.jbistheinitialhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17868282285690501258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4931597080577373530.post-31663701957773216772014-10-05T23:14:08.953+01:002014-10-05T23:14:08.953+01:00My boyfriend is vegan (he's also called Thomas...My boyfriend is vegan (he's also called Thomas) and I am one part time I'd say. I do most of the cooking so all our meals are vegan friendly but when we have dinner out I always end up ordering something with cheese. I very occasionally eat meat - but most of the time I just don't fancy it now. It's funny when you mention the stereotypical notion of a vegan's diet - tonight we went to our favourite vegetarian restaurant in Brighton and for pudding enjoyed "Churrosimo" - cinnamon sugar spice dusted doughnut straws served with vodka cherries, chocolate and salt caramel sticky dunkers and dippers... Amazing! I definitely eat healthier now (ok so I have a sweet tooth) and love creating new dishes! A great post indeed and I am really enjoying your blog by the way :)that katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05910059544288814678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4931597080577373530.post-66906148016510013372014-06-30T21:52:04.872+01:002014-06-30T21:52:04.872+01:00I find the holier-than-thou attitude from some veg...I find the holier-than-thou attitude from some vegans and vegetarians to be very exclusionary so it's nice to hear somebody talk about it in this way. I absolutely love vegetarian food and don't really eat much meat simply because it's not my favourite thing. However, like you I am reluctant to go full veggie because chicken, but I LOVE the idea that vegetarian and vegan lifestyles promote a generally healthier lifestyle and cooking from scratch type food. That's very attractive to me! Especially now that we've got basically no bloody idea what's creeping into our food unnecessarily.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4931597080577373530.post-53015999950661641042014-06-29T22:02:30.512+01:002014-06-29T22:02:30.512+01:00It's chilli non carne in my house too! I was b...It's chilli non carne in my house too! I was brought up pretty much veggie and still try to buy meat ethically - I buy British as our welfare standards are higher than pretty much every other country, and go for free range and organic whenever we can afford it. We eat a lot more fish than meat though - meat is probably only once or twice a week. I have debated veggie-ism a lot, but the things that have put me off are actually buying shoes, chicken stock in soups, and the frankly crap range of eating out options. <br />I don't really read a lot of vegan or veggie blogs, because the sanctimonious elements, and, er, interesting nutritional advice puts me off. It's a shame that so many people view veggie and veganism as a competitive lifestyle.Gwen - TheFoodieHistorianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12667780848941372756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4931597080577373530.post-71842263058093233782014-06-29T17:21:28.701+01:002014-06-29T17:21:28.701+01:00We went to dinner recently with someone who's ...We went to dinner recently with someone who's a raw vegan so T made a raw vegan, sugar-free cake and you know what? It was actually really nice. But when I got home I really, really wanted cooked food, and cheese, and refined sugar.jbistheinitialhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17868282285690501258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4931597080577373530.post-23858703201700994992014-06-29T17:19:30.324+01:002014-06-29T17:19:30.324+01:00Chili non carne is a GREAT name for it! Totally n...Chili non carne is a GREAT name for it! Totally nicking that idea. jbistheinitialhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17868282285690501258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4931597080577373530.post-47056861317595592782014-06-29T17:18:01.392+01:002014-06-29T17:18:01.392+01:00I definitely feel healthier since I stopped eating...I definitely feel healthier since I stopped eating meat, which is really saying something considering The Boy's obsession with vegan junk food!jbistheinitialhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17868282285690501258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4931597080577373530.post-13466249649486063722014-06-28T14:44:48.061+01:002014-06-28T14:44:48.061+01:00Chili non carne is also a good name for it, I do e...Chili non carne is also a good name for it, I do enjoy renaming dishes! Tom and I manage fine with eating the same veggie meals most days, he's similar to you in that he eats meat when eating out etc, but rarely at home. Though I do eat fish nowadays and it makes joint meal times easier. Agree that vegan food is yummy, but I would truly miss halloumi! xLaurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05474638740952798868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4931597080577373530.post-62372663426789572232014-06-28T13:27:41.936+01:002014-06-28T13:27:41.936+01:00We eat about two vegan meals a month and a fair fe...We eat about two vegan meals a month and a fair few vegetarian meals too but I would not cope well without eggs or cheese. I do find the raw, vegan cheesecake type blogs hard to digest due to them seeming to all subscribe to one parricular standard of what "healthy" looks like but I think those proliferate on a worrying number of food blogs in general! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00414010663277948166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4931597080577373530.post-81908668733518408552014-06-27T07:52:23.705+01:002014-06-27T07:52:23.705+01:00Great post Janet! A v.good friend of mine was vega...Great post Janet! A v.good friend of mine was vegan for a long time (he switched back to vegetarianism thanks to the lure of cheese) and I used to love (and still do) going for dinner at his. Like you say, there's some really delicious vegan recipes out there, Tue ones you listed sound amazing. My boyf and I are meateaters but I'm trying to get back into the habit of only eating vegetarian meals at home and saving my meat-eating for when I go out. We did it last summer and it was great. It's not in anyway a step towards being a vegetarian, more a cutting down on meat in-take because, as you said, we don't need it. Our bodies can do v.well without it!Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06673345819018458143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4931597080577373530.post-53327283565914559722014-06-26T07:58:34.278+01:002014-06-26T07:58:34.278+01:00I've found that meat replacement products are ...I've found that meat replacement products are brilliant for most things (Mexican food has always been my favourite and Fry's vegan 'meat' strips are amazing in fajitas, enchiladas, etc). But there are some glaring exceptions. There is nothing to replicate roast chicken, or steak, or beef stew, and so those are the things I used to miss a lot. But over time I've kind of forgotten that they even exist, and when I visit my mum without Thomas she always makes something like that, so I still have a taste every few months or so.jbistheinitialhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17868282285690501258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4931597080577373530.post-86905617974459019122014-06-25T20:08:05.739+01:002014-06-25T20:08:05.739+01:00Yup, can't live without the cheese.
I tried b...Yup, can't live without the cheese.<br /><br />I tried being vegetarian for a while but it wasn't for me. From an ethical and environmental point of view, I agree with cutting down on meat, and I try to have at least 2 vegetarian meals a week. That, and the fact that I'm fussy about where my meat has come from, is my compromise. I eat less of it than the average meat eater but I pay extra so I get the 'fresh from the free-range farm' stuff.<br /><br />Its great that you've adapted to the vegan diet though - I *think* I could do what you're doing if I lived with a non-meat eater, I do like a lot of meat-free meals. Its just that some of my favourite dinners don't translate well to non-meat and I missed them too much when I wasn't eating meat.lonestarskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14160504585185665463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4931597080577373530.post-3450197024962796042014-06-25T13:45:18.740+01:002014-06-25T13:45:18.740+01:00We're both so grateful that he overlooked my d...We're both so grateful that he overlooked my dietary status when he saw my OkCupid profile, because prior to meeting me Thomas had thought the vegan thing would be non-negotiable. For my part, if you had asked me ahead of time whether I'd become a vegetarian for a partner, I'd have said no way, but it's been an easy compromise to make. Particularly as I can still eat meat when I go out, if I want to (generally, I don't). And your final comment is how I feel about becoming totally vegan: it's possible, for sure, but I wouldn't want to.jbistheinitialhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17868282285690501258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4931597080577373530.post-14957948111228299892014-06-25T13:18:47.923+01:002014-06-25T13:18:47.923+01:00I never even considered the carne translation in c...I never even considered the carne translation in chilli con carne, even though it's obvious as soon as you point it out. <br /><br />Also, thank you for writing this post. Personally, I struggled to grasp the concept that a vegan would consider a non-veg*n, because surely that's a core belief? But then Christians date non-Christians and Labour-supporters date Conservative-voters, so I guess in the end it comes down to how important it is compared to other things, and how much each is willing to compromise for what else you have and sometimes the boxes you need ticking in a relationship are not the ones you expected. It's interesting that you use the phrase 'the heart wants what it wants' as someone else said the same thing of a similar discrepancy and maybe there is not much more explanation than that. <br /><br />Cheese and eggs would be my downfall. I think about it and I'm like "it's possible" and then I'm like "but I wouldn't want to". Flitterbeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17245078798373902528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4931597080577373530.post-28965524603316708682014-06-25T12:40:10.040+01:002014-06-25T12:40:10.040+01:00It's good to hear that there are other vegan/o...It's good to hear that there are other vegan/omnivore couples out there! I agree about the ways in which vegan health & nutrition blogs can make people feel insecure. That's why I love the couple of blogs I mentioned for explicitly representing for those of us who don't fit into the body ideals espoused by society. I think it's sad that, as a generally radical and counter-cultural movement, the vegan community often sticks so rigidly to mainstream ideas of beauty.jbistheinitialhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17868282285690501258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4931597080577373530.post-24894302763613294492014-06-25T11:49:18.529+01:002014-06-25T11:49:18.529+01:00I really love this post! As a vegan of ten years w...I really love this post! As a vegan of ten years who fell for an omnivore, I've only in the last nine or so months we've been together begun to question some of the bad "values" the vegan community has given me. While I've never been a fan of Peta, I think that a lot of the high nutrition vegan blogs I read have made me feel quite insecure about my body, and guilty when I get a vegan take-away or eat white bread or pasta! I think my girlfriend's quite happy that we don't live together because we always eat vegan when we're together and she's the kind of girl who didn't realise she'd walked into McDonald's until she was paying for her burgers!<br /><br />Lulu http://candyappledarling.blogspot.comLuluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15447061710059186566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4931597080577373530.post-81518242341800667792014-06-25T11:28:35.512+01:002014-06-25T11:28:35.512+01:00Thanks! I'm pretty sure I'll never go ful...Thanks! I'm pretty sure I'll never go full vegan for those exact reasons - cheese, chocolate and also Haribo, which I love - but it's been really good to eat a much healthier and more sustainable diet this past year and I can't see myself ever going back to my old diet.jbistheinitialhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17868282285690501258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4931597080577373530.post-27695217278444468922014-06-25T08:39:32.870+01:002014-06-25T08:39:32.870+01:00This is a great post Janet! I often think that it ...This is a great post Janet! I often think that it would be easy for me to go vegetarian but I am not sure I could ever go vegan as I also would also miss cheese far too much (and Dairy Milk!) <br />I know what you mean about some vegan blogs. I think they sometimes over complicate the vegan diet and make it intimidating by using strange, expensive and hard to find ingredients and then blending everything in a Vitamix. Its funny, a lot of my favourite meals like stews and soups are vegan without me realising and just use simple everyday veggies and spices to make tasty, healthy, wholesome old fashioned dinners.<br />Helenhttp://www.usingmyloaf.co.uknoreply@blogger.com