How strict are you in your eating habits?

I thought it would be interesting to see how strict people are in their vegetarianism/ veganism.

I think I read someone here is a vegan but has also chosen to consume free range eggs as he feels that there is no moral issue there, I can understand that.

Do you just eat fish, or avoid all products that contain animal based gelatine or rennet?

So what do you eat and/or avoid and why?

I'll start... I avoid all meat in any form, so I avoid everything with any animal based ingredients, so some gummy sweets,some cheeses etc. I am vegetarian for moral reasons so I do my best to avoid all products with any form of dead animal in them.

But I DO eat free-range eggs and vegetarian cheese, though most milk I consume is of the soya variety. Also when I can, I try to buy organic and/or local products, I live in Somerset so there's lots of really good local produce all over the place.


Now you.... :)

I avoid EVERYTHING that has a dead animal in it. I eat cage-free vegetarian-fed hen eggs and I eat cheese as long as it's rennet-free. I usually don't drink milk, but when I do, it's organic. So yeah, absolutely nothing with a dead animal. Not just food, but clothes, makeup, soap, etc. I tried going vegan but I can't deny the power of cheese :D

Rhyme79 sagte:
I tried going vegan but I can't deny the power of cheese :D
Yeah there is definitely a cheese issue!

Have you tried any of the cheese substitutes that are available? I haven't personally, but intend to at some point.
That cheese issue is a long-known obvious fact. The casomorphins from dairy products effectuate a reaction in the opiate receptors in your heads. So cutting milk and cheese from your diet is like going cold turkey because your bodies are busy with detoxification from all the opioids.
No 'cheese substitutes' will replace those effects.

Still, cutting dairy and eggs is a considerate, kind-hearted and praiseworthy decision.
There may be no 'dead animal' INSIDE those (which can therefore be easily blinded out) but both 'products' involve/necessitate millions upon millions of dead male animals because they don't give milk and don't lay eggs and are completely useless to these industries and will end up as veal (calf meat) and cat food. The differences between smaller organic and big conventional producers in the 'handling' of those males are tangent to zero.

Bathshebaa said:
On the egg issue for me, even if I cared for and housed a hen and treated her extremely well I wouldn't eat the eggs for the simple reason that they aren't mine to take.

I really like your way of thinking :)

Bathshebaa said:If you're looking for a yummy cheese alternative the VERY best out there is Daiya and it melts and stretches too (for fans of nachos and pizza) it not only tastes just like good dairy cheese but it behaves the same in recipes. I've made quiche with it before and it turned out perfectly :)

Also, thanks for this (non)cheese tip! I will keep an eye out for this, hopefully I'll be able to find some.

Ahh, I just Googled daiya... apparently not available in the UK ... yet!

http://veganlounge.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=331

I'm vegetarian. Tried veganism and was really passionate but i didn't really got lucky because i lost weight and i'm thin enough for my taste. (;

I didn't have the money and/or time for the right products and preparation.

Now on with what i'm doing these days: I avoid meat of all animals (Fish as well ofc! Dunno how one can think it's okay to be speciesist there..) and gelatine and cheese with rennet from calves. Also i avoid buying drinks that were "cleaned" with gelatine (like "Fanta" and the other clear juices).
I also don't buy milk and eggs but cheese like i mentioned and some food that contains eggs and milk like for example frozen pizza with cheese or pancakes with eggs, joghurt and so on.

Also for me it's difficult to distance for example from McDonald's as they have "McCafe" with soy milk!
So for me at home i only drink soy milk and have a vegan "margarine".

I could write very much about this as you see.

Cause i'm also trying to be as nice as i can to all animals and not making differences like "insects are ugly" or whatever like some ppl do.
I don't like most ppl having animals in their home cause they behave like the animals were dumb.. That is disrespectful i find.
Many vegans i got to know had domestic animals and i didn't find that so nice in some cases.
But yeah. I'm also trying to give my environment a good feeling when thinking of vegetarians and also vegans. (Most) vegans are no radical sickos.

I tolerate what my friends eat and do - as long as i can't do something against it. Like someone beating their dog or so, then i'd act.
I don't like ppl horseback riding because most of them don't relate with the animal and hate it for its reactions when being afraid and hitting a person of their back then and so on.

It's all complicated and fluent i guess. :D
All in all i must say i don't think it's about eating. It's about the whole life!
My cosmetics, soaps and all cleaning products and clothes, shoes i also buy mostly vegan(like 98%) (=

So we live in some celler apartment and have spider trouble for months now and most spiders i tolerate in the rooms but these are really big and fast and are everywhere (food for example) so i can't take every spider out of my house because there are like 5 spiders like every night coming into the house or already being there. I mostly kill them.. But i want to move out here anyways so i hope they can figure this out in another way.

Have you experienced problems like that where you had to do things you don't like? I'm interested in this because i'm not myself when doing this..

I was vegan for about 6 months, around a year and a half ago. My diet is still more or less vegan, but has a lot more room for flexibility than before.

I eat some products which contain milk/eggs on occasion, but these are quite limited (e.g. Quorn products for convenience). I wouldn't make myself something from scratch containing any milk/eggs. If I'm out somewhere and need food, I'll go for a vegetarian option containing as little milk/egg as possible if there's no vegan option available (this does not happen very often). I use soya milk, and don't bother with cheese substitutes.

I do not see much problem with occasional consumption of ethically and sustainably sourced meat/fish (to the greatest extent that this is possible, rather than simply the labels proclaiming almost every product on the shelves to meet these criteria) e.g. if I were to pick up something from a local farmers market for dinner once a month. I have no desire to do this though, as I do not miss anything which I have decided to avoid eating.

Chocolate is easy...dark chocolate is nicer than milk chocolate once you become accustomed to it, and plenty of it is vegan.

I kill spiders if they're hard to remove and leaving them will cause me to have a sleepless night/undergo a significant level of nervousness/fear. I don't feel guilty or contradictory in doing so.

-andoreasu- said:
I'm vegetarian and I don't consume anything with dead animals in it. I drink soy-milk and eat a vegan butter.

I do however eat free-range eggs sometimes, although not often. Also i eat cheese but it's rennet-free though. I would eat veg cheese if I could find any good substitute here in Sweden. I haven't so far though and i live in a pretty small town too so... wish daiya would sell their products here but they don't. Also chocolate is the worst thing, would have to get some major inspiration to stop eating it ^^.

I eat LOADS of vegan chocolate, I' would probably die if I didn't as my blood is 50% cocoa by now >__>

anywho, this is a swiss brand available in most of europe:

http://vegusto.com/index-en.html

I had their "meats" pates and "cheeses" when I was in paris. It's all fantastic! Maybe you can find it in sweden?

I'm a vegetarian so I don't eat any dead animals(including fish) and I don't eat anything with gelatin in it.. But i do drink milk and eat vegetarian milk products and I try eating eggs from "happy chicken", as some people call free-land chicken around here.
I don't buy or wear leather shoes or other products made of leather, which is driving everybody who wants to buy shoes with me mad. And I only wear vegan make-up that wasn't tested on animals.

I still eat dairy, but not eggs, not even free-range ones. I don't really drink actual milk though, just soy or almond milk. The only dairy I really consume is cheese & yogurt. I've gone through periods where I was vegan, but have gone back to eating dairy for various reasons.

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Thanks for the tip! We have a rather good vegan-eco-hippie store in my town and I believe they might even have this vegan honey you mentioned.
I used to think I could forgive myself consuming dairy or eggs when eating out, since not many restaurants have vegan items on their menu. But when I came to think about it, it just didn't feel right. Now I always go through the trouble and alter the vegetarian dishes until they are vegan with the waiters before ordering. This way I'm also sending a message to the restaurant; there is a demand for vegan food and they should supply.

I am a strict vegan. I also avoid soy, wheat and added oil and sugar. However, I do eat tofu every once in awhile and love Dave's Bread. Also, I sometimes eat a little sugar and oil if I go to a restaurant or buy things like pickles, curry paste or ready-made sauces. I mostly eat whole foods and am nearly a fruitarian but eat raw foods that are not fruits as well as cooked foods. However, the majority of my diet is raw fruit. Also, during the summer, I have to eat what my job provides me and while it's vegan, it's a lot of prepackaged food. Strict, but not a purist.