What can I have on my breakfast cereal?

Soya and other plant-based milks are available in all major supermarkets and local health food shops. They come in a range of brands and flavours, so just experiment until you find the one you like best. Plant milk can be used on its own, on cereal, in cooking and in hot drinks. The acidity of coffee can make soya milk curdle, so if you’re partial to a café latte we recommend pouring loads of soya milk in very quickly – this can take a bit of practice!

Some of the more popular brands include Alpro Soya and Provamel although most supermarket chains have their own Organic versions now.

Taken from “Why Vegan?” a leaflet from the Vegan Society.

What do vegans actually eat?

This question covers such a broad spectrum of foods we have put our contact number at the bottom for personalised advice.

We eat anything which is not derived from the exploitation of animals, however we do have many fantastic animal free substitutes for meats, dairy products and eggs some of which include.

The Redwoods range of all vegan products which includes, dairy free: cheddar cheese, mozzarella, (new) feta style and lots more cheeses. Meat free: mince, sausages, bacon, chicken pieces (our favourite), chicken nuggets, scampi, fish fingers, fish pate, chorizo, ham, beef, gravy and the list goes on here.

The Frys range of vegetarian (and 100% vegan) products include: Spicy Burgers, Sausages, Polony, Schnizels, Chunky Strips, Mince and various other amazing meat substitutes.

Obvious the above are just for those of you wishing to know how to replace animal products for vegan versions which can be the best way to become a vegan. Frys and Redwoods products are all very healthy and contain no artery clogging fats that are associated with animal fats.

You will find these products in most towns and cities in the UK usually in your local health food shop or food co-operative.

Obviously going vegan is a great opportunity to eat loads more fruit and vegetables as well as the meat substitutes why not try something you have never tried before and experiment with new herbs and spices.

If you want advice on where to find vegan food in your town or city please email us or ring us on 01452 539673 (tell us you came from the Vegan FAQ site though) we are glad to help out in any way we can with new vegan questions (we are up until 10pm each evening but leave us a message if you want us to ring you back).

Chris

But our teeth were designed to eat meat?

The fact is, our teeth can bite through flesh, this week know, however our teeth and system cannot handle the hide of animal, real omnivorous animals will eat the hair skin and flesh of the animal killed. If it were possible for us chase a fleeing animal and then take the animal down and bite through the skin to the flesh with tools then we might be a more natural omnivore.

What is natural though, some people might say that the fact that we developed tools and systems to kill bacteria from meat (e.g. cooking) that this is in fact our natural progression as human animals. I agree. However just because we make it possible does not make it right, therefore our teeth were no more designed to eat meat than our hands designed to choke our neighbors or hold the gun which murders our fellow human.

Simply put. We don’t know if our bodies are designed to consume meat. One thing is sure, that is, meat causes more health problems, cancers, diabetes, osteoporosis and heart disease than a vegan diet by a long shot.

Chris

Where do vegans get their protein from if not from meat?

We sneak meaty sausages when omnivores arent looking – That was my sense of “humour” answering a question that vegans get asked more than any other question in the world!

Seriously though, (breaths in……………..) The foods which commonly supply the most protein in a vegan diet are pulses (peas, beans, lentils, soya products), grains (wheat, oats, rice, barley, buckwheat, millet, pasta, bread), nuts (brazils, hazels, almonds, cashews) and seeds (sunflower, pumpkin, sesame).

If you are like me though and dont want to sit nibbling nuts seeds and lentils with your impressed face on faking a smile to your healthy vegan friends you could just tuck into… Vegan sausages, Nuggets, Mince, Cheese, Burgers and various other Fake Meats which are quite frankly amazing!

The fact is, eating a varied vegan diet you cannot go wrong with protein, just make sure you are eating your recommended calorie intake each day with various foods from the above recommendations and you will live a happy healthy life!

Chris