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Default vegan diet recommendations?

On 8/16/2013 11:24 PM, Olrik wrote:
> Le 2013-08-16 19:10, Dale a écrit :
>> On 08/16/2013 03:54 AM, Dale wrote:
>>> I am currently a vegetarian that drinks milk and infrequently eats
>>> eggs
>>>
>>> I was told chicken eggs are non-fertile
>>>
>>> my current diet is
>>>
>>> meal 1) whey protein/nut bar and milk and orange juice
>>> meal 2) two whole wheat cheese sandwiches
>>> meal 3) a can of corn or peas
>>> meal 4) a roll of crackers and orange juice
>>>
>>> I would like to go vegan, since I seem to think that milk and cheese
>>> might come from animals that are mistreated all their lives
>>>
>>> I can replace the milk with soy milk
>>>
>>> I don't have to eat the eggs
>>>
>>> I have various leather things, a belt and shoes are the only ones I am
>>> using and will replace them with non-leather when I need to with cheap
>>> non-leather alternatives
>>>
>>> but I need something to replace the cheese with that I don't have to
>>> cook and is inexpensive, as you see my diet is cheap, and that I can
>>> find in a regular USA grocery store, I don't want to travel far due to
>>> gas costs
>>>
>>> once in awhile I treat myself to MacDonald's fries, pizza or
>>> vegetarian
>>> Chinese, I like Indian but it is more expensive and further away
>>>
>>> I can do without the pizza since it has cheese
>>>
>>> any ideas?
>>>
>>>

>>
>> well this is what I did
>>
>> got soy milk
>>
>> replaced cheese with a pure peanut butter
>>
>> all at one of my local grocers
>>
>> I'm now going to have to check my protein bars to see whether they use
>> soy or whey protein, pause, looks like they have whey
>>
>> so I'll have to do something there
>>
>> I hear the milk and cheese products in my area (Schneider's and
>> Turner's) treat the cows well
>>
>> don't know about an occasional pizza
>>
>> don't know about an occasional egg McMuffin
>>
>> don't know whether it is better karma to throw out what I currently
>> have
>> or finish it up, any ideas?

>
> Humans are omnivores. Eat what you want. Don't fuss over it.
>
> In the immortal words of Michael Pollan:
>
> “Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.”
>
>

Rice and beans on Monday. Beans and rice on Tuesday. Repeat.