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Vegan & Vegetarian Faq: Answers to Your Frequently Asked Questions
Compiles information for readers ranging from neophyte vegetarians to committed vegans, discussing food ingredients, recipes, kosher foods, wine, pet food, and airline meals, as well as non-food items.
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272 pages, Paperback
First published September 1, 2001
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July 15, 2024
A VERY COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF VEGAN/VEGETARIAN ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
Davida Gypsy Breier wrote in the Introduction to this 2001 book, "We've listened to the needs of countless individuals who write to The Vegetarian Resource Group (VRG) asking for help. This book is the culmination of the many questions vegetarians routinely encounter. Hopefully (the book) will be helpful to everyone from the novice vegetarian to the life-long vegan to Aunt Sally who is convinced that you are going to starve to death... it is not a purely nutritional guide. Instead, we've tried to answer some of the questions that you will encounter on a daily basis... The book will also lead you to sources for additional information if you are interested in learning more."
She begins by citing a VRG poll which indicated that adult vegetarians were about 1% of the U.S. population, and vegans were about 1/2 to 1/3 of those. (Pg. 22) They also note some famous people who are/were vegetarians, such as: Paul McCartney, Alice Walker, Steve Jobs, etc. (Pg. 33)
She states that since dogs are omnivorous (i.e., eating both plants and meat), "a well-planned vegetarian diet can be nutritionally adequate"; they admit, however, that "Cats are carnivores, so a healthy vegetarian diet is much more difficult." (Pg. 38)
Noting that photographic film still uses gelatin (and thus cow bones, indirectly), she adds, "Some people have opted to switch to digital cameras to avoid using photographic film." (Pg. 40) They provide the website addresses of producers of "vegan wines" and "vegetarian beers," while noting that "most spirits are acceptable for vegetarians" (Pg. 55-57).
She concedes, "Truthfully, there is no such thing as a pure vegan. We would drive ourselves crazy trying to aspire to living 100% free of animal products. We must keep the ideal and work toward the world we want to live in, while realizing that each of us does the best we can... Regrettably, animal products are so pervasive that often we cannot avoid animal-derived substances that are in our furniture, car engines, asphalt, and magazines." (Pg. 179)
This is an excellent, and very informative book that will be of great interest to both vegetarians and vegans.
Davida Gypsy Breier wrote in the Introduction to this 2001 book, "We've listened to the needs of countless individuals who write to The Vegetarian Resource Group (VRG) asking for help. This book is the culmination of the many questions vegetarians routinely encounter. Hopefully (the book) will be helpful to everyone from the novice vegetarian to the life-long vegan to Aunt Sally who is convinced that you are going to starve to death... it is not a purely nutritional guide. Instead, we've tried to answer some of the questions that you will encounter on a daily basis... The book will also lead you to sources for additional information if you are interested in learning more."
She begins by citing a VRG poll which indicated that adult vegetarians were about 1% of the U.S. population, and vegans were about 1/2 to 1/3 of those. (Pg. 22) They also note some famous people who are/were vegetarians, such as: Paul McCartney, Alice Walker, Steve Jobs, etc. (Pg. 33)
She states that since dogs are omnivorous (i.e., eating both plants and meat), "a well-planned vegetarian diet can be nutritionally adequate"; they admit, however, that "Cats are carnivores, so a healthy vegetarian diet is much more difficult." (Pg. 38)
Noting that photographic film still uses gelatin (and thus cow bones, indirectly), she adds, "Some people have opted to switch to digital cameras to avoid using photographic film." (Pg. 40) They provide the website addresses of producers of "vegan wines" and "vegetarian beers," while noting that "most spirits are acceptable for vegetarians" (Pg. 55-57).
She concedes, "Truthfully, there is no such thing as a pure vegan. We would drive ourselves crazy trying to aspire to living 100% free of animal products. We must keep the ideal and work toward the world we want to live in, while realizing that each of us does the best we can... Regrettably, animal products are so pervasive that often we cannot avoid animal-derived substances that are in our furniture, car engines, asphalt, and magazines." (Pg. 179)
This is an excellent, and very informative book that will be of great interest to both vegetarians and vegans.
March 15, 2008
This book was great. A really quick, simple yet extremely informative read. I learned so much about being vegan and just how much stuff uses animal byproducts. (Film! Paper!) It answered so many of my questions, has a TON of resources, fabulous receipes, just a great book for anyone who is or is thinking of becoming vegan or vegetarian. It's written by VRG (Vegetarian Resource Group) which is awesome.
February 3, 2011
This is a great Concise book that tells you what you need to know about veganism/vegetarianism. What has gelatin or caesin in it etc. It has plain questions like why can't vegans eat eggs? to Are Krisy Kreme Dounuts vegan? to How do you deal with Asshole meateaters that talk shit. Great read finished it in one sitting. Highy recommend!!!!
January 25, 2010
This is a very informative book for those who have questions about the vegetarian/vegan diet. Although it is a little dated in some areas, overall it's a great book.
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