Ah, I considered algae a plant while reading your post :D It all comes down to how effectively the body can convert ALA I imagine, which is something that nobody seems to be able to agree upon yet...
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Ah, I considered algae a plant while reading your post :D It all comes down to how effectively the body can convert ALA I imagine, which is something that nobody seems to be able to agree upon yet...
There's ALA, EPA and DHA which are all separate 'omega3s' and all required by the human body.
ALA is both used by itself as well as converted into EPA and DHA by the body, but the rate is known to...
That story really put a smile on my face, so cute!
That's a pretty good list!
One thing you could try doing is mixing up the way that you serve the meal, for example making chapatis to go with the curry or putting the stir fry into some tortillas...
I've tried them and didn't have any issues, they were easy to take and had no bad tastes or smells etc.
Heh, there's a slight difference between a day trip and a summer :) I made this thread quite a while back and I'm no longer actually living in Canterbury, I can no longer commit to spending the...
Choosing to eat something entirely optional is a bit different to accepting medicine that may decide wether you live or die, though I do agree that it's a bit silly for this forum to restrict...
Are you sure about that? The pizza hut website lists their Italian base as not vegan, only the pan one seems to be vegan, unless the website is outdated.
Breakfast: Freezing cold smoothie (big mistake!) made with a banana and 250g of frozen summer fruits (strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, raspberries, blackcurrants, redcurrants).
Lunch:...
I've never encountered them before buy judging by the incredients I'd imagine that they taste fairly bland by themselves as it's just processed soy beans without any flavouring etc.
Found it!
http://www.spicesofindia.co.uk/acatalog/Al-Noor-Pakastani-Bassar-Curry-Masala.html
Basically it's a mixture of the exact same spice combination I use when making dhal, only more...
Soil in the UK is almost depleted of iodine and not all salt is iodised, 'normal people' are supplemented with iodine through iodised animal feed. Just make sure the salt you use is iodised and you...
If you ate about 2kg of potatoes (with skins) you'd be getting 2000kcal, 60g protein and atleast RDA of most vitamins and minerals. Some that would be lacking however are calcium (300mg - RDAs vary a...
I lost a bit of weight initially but it was only due to an inability to cook properly and reluctance to try some stuff that I'd previously been put off when younger due to said inability to cook :p...
I was on the bus home today and struck up a conversation with a pakistani fellow after he sniffed my dhal-infused clothing, we got into a discussion about spices and such and he informed me that most...
When I was 12 a teaching assistant in high school had a t-shirt with something along the lines of "I don't eat anything that had a face", I spent half of the class talking with her and attempting to...
Sorry for the slight off topic: Have probiotics improved recently or something? I know that a few years back atleast they were shown to have no effect at all and their popularity was actually a...
I've bookmarked that page, even despite being all too aware of what happens to animals I couldn't help becoming teary eyed when reading that, it's all so wrong :(.
I guess partly it's also due to societal pressure and people being insecure, vegans are still very much seen as extreme hippie weirdos while vegetarians are generally seen as just 'normal people' who...
Brunch: Two home made spicy bean burgers with a mountain of mashed potatoes and gravy on top, my appetite is ridiculous sometimes.
Dinner: Hummus and pitas.
Misc: Home made chocolate brownie....
There's nothing in salmon that you need which isn't available through a plant based diet. The only conveivable connection I can see is a lack of EFAs in your friend's diet as it's fairly abundant in...
I don't see why not, water soluable vitamins etc won't be lost like when boiling etc and I doubt the temperature of the food will be enough to damage other nutrients.
Thanks for being blunt about what your experiences were, it comes as no surprise though as I know quite a lot about French culture and I've also visited Liège (stayed there 2 weeks) - I'm in love...
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I'd really like to spend some time in a francophone country over the summer (atleast a few weeks, longer if possible!) but I can't afford to stay in a hotel and I imagine that it's hard to...
It's hard to say without you listing what you've already got :p
I just got a food processor today so wanted to see how well it worked, there were fairly positive results!
Brunch: (pre-food processor) Porridge and blue berries.
Dinner: Chili Fajitas (Processed...
Sorry for off topic, but I see you're in the UK, where do you get it from? H&B employees had no clue what I was talking about when I asked...
Maybe it was just due to eating too much protein in general? People who take protein powders etc often complain about headache and nausea, 100g of Vital Wheat Gluten is around 80g of protein remember...
Breakfast: Dhal (it was frozen yesterday and was so good that I didn't want to wait!) and rice.
Lunch: Nothing, I was too busy writing a crappy essay which is due in on monday.
Dinner: Garlic bread!
Nothing about any of those strikes me as particularly linked with animal products, I imagine many can be obtained which are vegan by accident even, mince pies especially.
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I thought seitan was super popular amongst veggies, vegans and health nuts alike so when I went into H&B and asked if they had any Vital Wheat Gluten to be greeted by a 'durr-look' and "you...
Light makes a huge difference, try not using a light and instead leaving your curtains open - this will stimulate the production of melatonin when it gets darker (rather, light inhibits it's...
Brunch: Porridge with blueberries
Dinner: Home made lentil burgers (really boring ones, just lentils and breadcrumbs, as I've ran out of all types of veg, even onions!)
Vegan cheese -.-'
I decided to try some for the first time last week and kind of underestimated the need for a fridge, it grew mould in under a day spent in a cellar!
Assuming they are anonymous I don't really see the problem, and if not then it's kind of ridiculous and surely goes against the data protection act.
Breakfast: Firm tofu sliced, covered in olive oil and spices then baked (under smoking point) for 25minutes.
I'd never tried doing anything but frying tofu before that and was curious, it wasn't...
Just stay away from vegan baking in that case Purepsycho, I went almost 5 years without touching any kind of cake and didn't even miss it, then I tried baking a vegan chocolate cake one time and...
I got it from Whole Foods, it's very cheap and not that difficult to find I imagine since it's a byproduct of the flour industry and there's far more demand for flour than the germ - I've heard of...
I really like the idea of making my own veggie burgers using lentils/pulses and wheat germ along with whatever fresh veg I have around and some spices. I'd love to whip up a batch of homemade veggie...
You can get vegan staples in pretty much every country, grains/pulses and fresh fruit/veg, the only difference I can really imagine would be the processed stuff or meat substitutes but they are...