tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2848594511094850715.post3650334793420126737..comments2023-12-05T18:16:53.139+00:00Comments on VEGANOO Vegan Reviews: Opinion: Ottolenghi versus Tofurkybezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07172358275826681273noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2848594511094850715.post-15125587235021893412015-01-21T00:14:32.910+00:002015-01-21T00:14:32.910+00:00I don't eat a lot of vegan meat substitutes, t...I don't eat a lot of vegan meat substitutes, though I have in the past.<br />I don't often have cheese substitutes either, but I have been craving cheese on pizza & pasta dishes recently so I bought some again just recently.<br /><br /><br />I think the point though is that if you're reaching for the tofurkey pizza you're having a "cheat day" or a lazy day. Not necessarily that you're eating like that every day.<br /><br />Very few people eat healthily all the time. Sometimes you just don't have the time or the inclination to cook or stand around preparing a meal. Sometimes you're out of fresh ingredients and so it's quicker or easier to reach for a vegan meal from your fridge or freezer.<br /><br />I eat healthily most of the time IMO, eating mostly organic and mostly home made.<br />Last night I had a home made ratatouille consisting of courgette, red pepper, mushrooms, spinach, celery & garlic in half a jar of organic pasta sauce that needed using up. I also added some grated Violife pizza cheese that also needed eating (I had most of it on home made veg-topped pizza last week).<br />Tonight I had roast potatoes, carrots, parsnip, sweet potato, cauliflower, broccoli, leek & spinach with gravy.<br />Not sure what to have tomorrow, Thursday I plan to use up some of the veg and make a home made veg curry (completely from scratch, make my own sauce with spices, tomatoes & coconut milk etc, I don't buy it).<br /><br />But occasionally it's handy to have some 'meat substitute' and be able to have a quick or easy meal of that plus oven chips & baked beans or something.<br /><br />For me things like vegan cheese on pizza can help stop me from craving 'the real thing'.<br /><br /><br />Phoenixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04117099325338512399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2848594511094850715.post-85504543961391558522015-01-15T11:49:38.951+00:002015-01-15T11:49:38.951+00:00Wow, what a comment that is a mirror to mine. Tha...Wow, what a comment that is a mirror to mine. That is your opinion on me not being a vegan based on your assumption. Who gave you the right to decided on what vegan is anyway? For your information I use natural "household products/clothes/etc" I make at home with minimal to no chemicals. So do I get a vegan pass from you vegan police? Just because I state I am a vegan for health purposes and choose not to eat faux alternatives does not give you a right to brand people that go vegan for health reason. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02712904493242369112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2848594511094850715.post-53682105795064349992015-01-13T15:53:49.013+00:002015-01-13T15:53:49.013+00:00Thanks for the comments. There are vegans that liv...Thanks for the comments. There are vegans that live off chips and sausages... Can't be healthy though...veganoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01363949825800826440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2848594511094850715.post-663723814536629242015-01-13T15:10:42.778+00:002015-01-13T15:10:42.778+00:00People with these opinions obviously think that ve...People with these opinions obviously think that vegans are vegan because they don't like the taste of meat. The majority of vegans I know, including myself, were brought up eating meat/eggs/dairy... I used to love yogurt, but I hate animal cruelty, so if I can buy something that tastes like yogurt but doesn't involve ripping a calf from its mother and stealing its milk (thanks, alpro!) then that's great! <br /><br />It's the same issue I have with people telling me off for eating big hearty stews with dumpling crust, vegan pizzas, and pasta dishes because "I thought vegans were healthy!" I'm vegan because I love animals. I also love warm bowls of comfort food! sure, if somebody is vegan and wants to just eat raw, unprocessed food then that's their choice and go ahead!<br /><br />The only thing I disagree with is people like MrsToddSmith1 who are "vegan" for health benefits. Sure, you eat a plant-based diet with the side-effect of helping animals/the environment, but I don't believe you're vegan if you're only doing it for your health. I presume people doing it for health will still buy household products/clothes/etc that aren't cruelty free because it's nothing to do with their diet.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09942228704132681651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2848594511094850715.post-12982037365165854722014-12-28T13:04:47.799+00:002014-12-28T13:04:47.799+00:00Thanks MrsToddSmith, indeed each to their own. Tha...Thanks MrsToddSmith, indeed each to their own. That's why I took offence to the original article of a meat eater disparaging what vegans eat. veganoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01363949825800826440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2848594511094850715.post-18412602804976067522014-12-28T10:50:34.580+00:002014-12-28T10:50:34.580+00:00Each to their own I say. I stopped eating fake mea...Each to their own I say. I stopped eating fake meat, dairy and eggs. I see it as, what is the point in eating what your trying to avoid! I never liked the taste of fake alternatives anyway and it made me crave the real thing. <br /><br />I'm a vegan because I see health benefits with this type of lifestyle. Other people who turn vegan because of animal cruelty should eat the fake products. <br /><br />Why does it matter what people say about vegans?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02712904493242369112noreply@blogger.com