tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4537450442045228322.post5241192707778308241..comments2024-03-14T06:18:15.455-05:00Comments on Juice Boxes and Crayolas: On Being a Vegetarian, Part 3: The Egg QuestionAmy @ Juice Boxes + Crayolashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03394146179138283691noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4537450442045228322.post-62269953113749771942013-01-12T07:14:42.996-06:002013-01-12T07:14:42.996-06:00Hi! I accidentally found your blog when I was look...Hi! I accidentally found your blog when I was looking up ways to recycled "juice boxes" lol! Anyways, if you're still struggling with "eggs" and "wanting to be vegan", I thought that I would share my eating ethics with you, and a few tips about being vegan. It might help a lot! <br />1. I've adopted an eating ethic where I only eat vegan at home. Everywhere else I am not strict, but I do try to be vegan if I can. So if I go to a pizza restaurant with friends, I know that all the pizza will have cheese and the pasta will have butter, etc. So I don't worry about it at all! I enjoy the food, the company, and the conversation. If I'm at someone's house, I'll eat what they eat. If meat is a side course and not the main course, I'll see if I can politely decline.<br />2. Tips from a vegan! If you would like to go completely vegan, it is important that you understand what nutrients your body needs, health benefits of turning vegan, as well as possible deficiencies. Talk to a non-biased nutritionist. I was fortunate because I happened to have a friend who was a nutritionist. He helped me a lot! Second, it seems like you're a researching-gal like me, so go ahead, dive in, and find out what you can about vegan health! You will find a lot of sites that say different things. There will be days that you will feel OVERWHELMED by the information that you find. But you will achieve your quest! Many sites will claim that vegans cannot get enough protein, calcium, or vitamin B12. This is not the case! Iron is the only nutrient that I have found (so far) to be a problem. I am currently in the research stage for iron, but it seems that there are some plant sources that contain significant amounts of iron. I just haven't been eating them =/ <br />I hope that this information has helped! =)Orangenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4537450442045228322.post-25049876618843163582011-05-18T22:08:07.014-05:002011-05-18T22:08:07.014-05:00I saw the chicken trucks too... on my way down to ...I saw the chicken trucks too... on my way down to Florida. The cages were so small!Travisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4537450442045228322.post-22355689021473803682011-05-18T21:14:32.756-05:002011-05-18T21:14:32.756-05:00Before I moved home, I used to pass semis filled w...Before I moved home, I used to pass semis filled with caged chickens every morning on the way to work. It would break my heart to see all those chickens- I've been considering going vegetarian as well. I hadn't thought about the eggs, though!Elisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13069135857509035388noreply@blogger.com