Guest guest Posted June 15, 2007 Report Share Posted June 15, 2007 Hi, Silverleaf, Many vegans avoid honey and other bee products as well. Casein is a milk protein found in so-called " dairy-free " products, including many soy cheeses. You know what whey is, right? And if I see a product that has confectioner's glaze or food glaze, I put it back because it's probably a bug product. The other changes are more lifestyle--not wearing silk, wool, leather, or fur; not using products tested on animals, avoiding animal products in cosmetics, soaps, shampoos, etc. Carmine (crushed cochineal beetles) makes its way into a number of cosmetic products--yuck! Why they can't use annato or beet juice for red coloring, I don't know. You might want to get a book called " Animal Ingredients from A to Z, " a very exhaustive list. I avoid the biggies and don't sweat the small stuff. Danielle www.suppersinglegirl.blogspot.com ----Original Message Follows---- Silverleaf <silverleafcrone vegan-network vegan-network [100% veg*n ] New vegan :-) Fri, 15 Jun 2007 10:16:05 -0700 Hello All, My name is Silverleaf and I'm a band new vegan. While I've been vegetarian for a few years, my doctor has advised me to switch to low fat vegan. Is it that much of a change? I don't comsume eggs, milk or cheese anymore. Isn't that vegan or is there a lot more to it? Sorry for all the questions, but I'm new to this and don't know any other vegans. I'm looking forward to getting to know, sharing with and learning from ya'll. Namaste' Silverleaf _______________ Need a break? Find your escape route with Live Search Maps. http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?ss=Restaurants~Hotels~Amusement%20Park & cp=33.8\ 32922~-117.915659 & style=r & lvl=13 & tilt=-90 & dir=0 & alt=-1000 & scene=1118863 & encType=\ 1 & FORM=MGAC01 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 15, 2007 Report Share Posted June 15, 2007 Hi Danielle, Thanks so much for your wonderful and extremely helpful answers to my questions. Now I know what some of the biggies are and I can avoid them. Also I'll pick up the book tomorrow and avoid as many animal products as I can. :-) We also have a Whole Foods market here and that's where I shop 99% of the time. They are great about labeling products. Carmine -- yuck! I had no idea! And I didn't know what whey was, but thanks to you, I do now and will avoid it. :-) Speaking of silk, I'm a basketmaker and use silk, but only Peace silk where the silkworms and eventual moths are allowed to live out their natural life span. It's more difficult to spin on my spindle due to the short fibers and harder to dye with natural dyes but I wouldn't use (or wear) anything else. I also use hemp which is fun to spin and easy to dye with beet and/or blueberry juice. An old hippie (my hubby) <g> showed me how to do it and I love working with hemp. :-) Let's see...I'm allergic to wool, don't wear leather or fur or use products tested on animals. I guess I'm well on my way. Thanks again so much for your wonderful help. :-) Namaste' Silverleaf On Friday, June 15, 2007, at 05:06PM, " Danielle Kichler " <veggietart wrote: >Hi, Silverleaf, > >Many vegans avoid honey and other bee products as well. Casein is a milk >protein found in so-called " dairy-free " products, including many soy >cheeses. You know what whey is, right? And if I see a product that has >confectioner's glaze or food glaze, I put it back because it's probably a >bug product. > >The other changes are more lifestyle--not wearing silk, wool, leather, or >fur; not using products tested on animals, avoiding animal products in >cosmetics, soaps, shampoos, etc. Carmine (crushed cochineal beetles) makes >its way into a number of cosmetic products--yuck! Why they can't use annato >or beet juice for red coloring, I don't know. > >You might want to get a book called " Animal Ingredients from A to Z, " a very >exhaustive list. I avoid the biggies and don't sweat the small stuff. > > > >Danielle > >www.suppersinglegirl.blogspot.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 16, 2007 Report Share Posted June 16, 2007 i'd like to see that doctor! it means a lot of ingredient reading if you eat processed foods gonna need to find out what all the " hidden " animal ingredients are take yer time and just go slow cheers fraggle >Silverleaf <silverleafcrone >Jun 15, 2007 10:16 AM >vegan-network >[100% veg*n ] New vegan :-) > >Hello All, > >My name is Silverleaf and I'm a band new vegan. While I've been vegetarian for a few years, my doctor has advised me to switch to low fat vegan. Is it that much of a change? I don't comsume eggs, milk or cheese anymore. Isn't that vegan or is there a lot more to it? Sorry for all the questions, but I'm new to this and don't know any other vegans. > >I'm looking forward to getting to know, sharing with and learning from ya'll. > >Namaste' >Silverleaf > > > >To to the Digest Mode [ recommended ], send an email to: vegan-network-digest > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 16, 2007 Report Share Posted June 16, 2007 look here as well http://www.vegfamily.com/lists/animal-ingredients.htm >Silverleaf <silverleafcrone >Jun 15, 2007 2:47 PM >vegan-network >RE: [100% veg*n ] New vegan :-) > >Hi Danielle, > >Thanks so much for your wonderful and extremely helpful answers to my questions. Now I know what some of the biggies are and I can avoid them. Also I'll pick up the book tomorrow and avoid as many animal products as I can. :-) We also have a Whole Foods market here and that's where I shop 99% of the time. They are great about labeling products. Carmine -- yuck! I had no idea! And I didn't know what whey was, but thanks to you, I do now and will avoid it. :-) > >Speaking of silk, I'm a basketmaker and use silk, but only Peace silk where the silkworms and eventual moths are allowed to live out their natural life span. It's more difficult to spin on my spindle due to the short fibers and harder to dye with natural dyes but I wouldn't use (or wear) anything else. I also use hemp which is fun to spin and easy to dye with beet and/or blueberry juice. An old hippie (my hubby) <g> showed me how to do it and I love working with hemp. :-) > >Let's see...I'm allergic to wool, don't wear leather or fur or use products tested on animals. I guess I'm well on my way. Thanks again so much for your wonderful help. :-) > >Namaste' >Silverleaf > >On Friday, June 15, 2007, at 05:06PM, " Danielle Kichler " <veggietart wrote: >>Hi, Silverleaf, >> >>Many vegans avoid honey and other bee products as well. Casein is a milk >>protein found in so-called " dairy-free " products, including many soy >>cheeses. You know what whey is, right? And if I see a product that has >>confectioner's glaze or food glaze, I put it back because it's probably a >>bug product. >> >>The other changes are more lifestyle--not wearing silk, wool, leather, or >>fur; not using products tested on animals, avoiding animal products in >>cosmetics, soaps, shampoos, etc. Carmine (crushed cochineal beetles) makes >>its way into a number of cosmetic products--yuck! Why they can't use annato >>or beet juice for red coloring, I don't know. >> >>You might want to get a book called " Animal Ingredients from A to Z, " a very >>exhaustive list. I avoid the biggies and don't sweat the small stuff. >> >> >> >>Danielle >> >>www.suppersinglegirl.blogspot.com > > > >To to the Digest Mode [ recommended ], send an email to: vegan-network-digest > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 16, 2007 Report Share Posted June 16, 2007 Thanks so much, Fraggle! It's a great and very informative site! :-) Namaste' Silverleaf On Friday, June 15, 2007, at 07:11PM, " fraggle " <EBbrewpunx wrote: >look here as well >http://www.vegfamily.com/lists/animal-ingredients.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 16, 2007 Report Share Posted June 16, 2007 The universe works in mysterious ways. The vegan doc was not my regular doctor, but when I woke up crying with extreme pain in my shoulder and arm hubby suggested I go with him to his appointment. After doc was finished with hubby, I told him about my arm. He examined me between seeing other patients, said I had a misaligned shoulder and possible pinched nerve in my neck. Then he got my medical file and checked my latest blood work. I have type 2 diabetes and my cholesterol is off the charts. His advice? Low fat vegan. I've been vegetarian/no animal products for a long time so I thought it wouldn't be a huge change for me. But I had no idea how so many animals are harmed/tortured to make so many products. It makes me sick to my stomach. For example, I love bees (though I'm allergic to them) and thought honey was okay to use. But now, thanks to ya'll, I know better. I carry a multiple section journal with me everywhere and am compiling a list of hidden animal ingredients and (where possible) safe, vegan alternatives. I'm taking it slow and really appreciate ya'll helping me out. Namaste' Silverleaf On Friday, June 15, 2007, at 07:05PM, " fraggle " <EBbrewpunx wrote: >i'd like to see that doctor! > >it means a lot of ingredient reading if you eat processed foods >gonna need to find out what all the " hidden " animal ingredients are >take yer time and just go slow >cheers >fraggle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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