tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-799660367320178164.post662130256465809241..comments2023-11-05T03:34:05.463-08:00Comments on The Vegan Street Blog from the Vegan Feminist Agitator: The Slippery Slope of Nutritional SurveillanceMarlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17051769657129028820noreply@blogger.comBlogger68125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-799660367320178164.post-16964283772794110362013-10-18T14:44:17.027-07:002013-10-18T14:44:17.027-07:00Such a great post! Thanks for sharing.Such a great post! Thanks for sharing.Imogen Michelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01175698713309607561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-799660367320178164.post-49266058868342594532013-10-17T11:54:46.410-07:002013-10-17T11:54:46.410-07:00Thank you for speaking up! I've thought about ...Thank you for speaking up! I've thought about doing the same but just haven't. I try to eat healthier but I'm no food Nazi. Could never live without sugar or fat. But I've got a high metabolism and I love to bake so it's a match made in heaven. I don't have any health problems and I eat a variety of grains, greens, fruits, and other veggies, etc. and I don't appreciate anyone thinking that I'm some sort of food police. I actually got asked the other day if vegans eat carbs from a coworker so I see what you're saying. Seems like the country is taking the health issues to the extreme but leaving the animal rights and consciousness stuff by the wayside. Anyway, good read. Thanks.Clem Can Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09256022736968677637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-799660367320178164.post-71913970759856865782013-06-22T06:00:14.625-07:002013-06-22T06:00:14.625-07:00Good for you, good for you, good for you , veganis...Good for you, good for you, good for you , veganism is a humanitarian issue not one of weight loss. Please tell people to"google factory farming videos" love you, byeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-799660367320178164.post-8993361923555326742013-05-16T02:39:10.482-07:002013-05-16T02:39:10.482-07:00hey thanks for sharing the information...
nutritio...hey thanks for sharing the information...<br /><a href="http://www.radikalway.com/nutritional-facts-rice.htm" rel="nofollow">nutritional rice</a>Diptihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03723755982634444569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-799660367320178164.post-51592819671324209082013-04-19T09:11:06.023-07:002013-04-19T09:11:06.023-07:00God, this is fantastic. I'm sorry I didn't...God, this is fantastic. I'm sorry I didn't find this post sooner. I came here through Ginny's blog, and am very glad that I did. Genahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12442023507067957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-799660367320178164.post-22465687394772756252013-03-26T07:50:21.030-07:002013-03-26T07:50:21.030-07:00as a nutritional researcher so much of the misinfo...as a nutritional researcher so much of the misinformation out there makes me shake my head, it is more about emotion than logic. Militant veganism, such as you are describing, sounds more like disordered eating and about control than it does about health. paganbnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-799660367320178164.post-65426238315654015082013-03-24T18:12:08.351-07:002013-03-24T18:12:08.351-07:00Please include GMOs on this list of scaremongering...Please include GMOs on this list of scaremongering. Too many vegans cast a negative light upon this technology for no good reason. If barriers to entry affect animal lives then GMO should not be so flippantly vilified.VeganGMOhttp://vegangmo.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-799660367320178164.post-81235071878075627262013-03-23T06:30:19.212-07:002013-03-23T06:30:19.212-07:00Terrific post, Marla. Thank you.Terrific post, Marla. Thank you.Dazzle59noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-799660367320178164.post-79016987865201489322013-03-21T18:42:06.032-07:002013-03-21T18:42:06.032-07:00This post and all the lovely comments make me so f...This post and all the lovely comments make me so freaking happy!!!Rominanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-799660367320178164.post-3756097001718482882013-03-10T15:33:56.986-07:002013-03-10T15:33:56.986-07:00Megafails indeed, Bekindnokill...Megafails indeed, Bekindnokill...Marlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17051769657129028820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-799660367320178164.post-37078618206028669222013-03-10T06:04:45.780-07:002013-03-10T06:04:45.780-07:00A-freakin'-men! I recently saw something on a...A-freakin'-men! I recently saw something on a vegan group where they were talking about how they don't approve of juicing! HUH? Juice, smoothie, eat stuff raw, eat it cooked, sprout, probiotics, WHATEVER. Point is, eat plants, not animals and their excretions, and not highly processed foods because duh.FoodandLoathinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06059938726316378692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-799660367320178164.post-89805920128694519592013-03-01T15:33:42.313-08:002013-03-01T15:33:42.313-08:00Argument #1: ok so my body CRAVED for this chocola...Argument #1: ok so my body CRAVED for this chocolate dessert even though my intelligence tells me i should workout to lose weight. therefore, screw exercise, get me tht muffin - it must be right because my body CRAVES for it . #megafail1<br />Argument #2: veganism is one of the ways to lose weight. therefore if vegans question u abt meat eating, it MUST be because you are fat and ugly. and by tht logic, anyone who judges a person for their weight must be vegan. so if i am a non-vegan, i necessarily non-judgmental, therefore im "good". but nothing is good or bad, it just is. #megafail2bekindnokillnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-799660367320178164.post-17237975544289513002013-03-01T11:57:39.093-08:002013-03-01T11:57:39.093-08:00Oh dear! I always felt a bit embarrassed talking ...Oh dear! I always felt a bit embarrassed talking to vegans when I was vegetarian. 'Hey, great to meet you; we're all comrades together! I love animals so much-OOH cheese omelette!... oh yeah, sorry about that.'Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494007896945358812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-799660367320178164.post-34033135674938518602013-02-28T18:21:58.509-08:002013-02-28T18:21:58.509-08:00Thanks, The Hill. That sounds like a really negati...Thanks, The Hill. That sounds like a really negative experience. No one really likes being lectured: it is so ineffective and so demeaning. I'm glad that you stuck with it despite that bad experience. The first time I met a vegan, he screamed at me for being a vegetarian and it took me a long time to get over that.Marlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17051769657129028820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-799660367320178164.post-71808398053687760672013-02-28T18:19:07.018-08:002013-02-28T18:19:07.018-08:00Thank you, Urban Vegan. I couldn't agree more....Thank you, Urban Vegan. I couldn't agree more.Marlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17051769657129028820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-799660367320178164.post-70465584130872746112013-02-28T18:18:41.762-08:002013-02-28T18:18:41.762-08:00Thanks, Kenny! I appreciate it!Thanks, Kenny! I appreciate it!Marlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17051769657129028820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-799660367320178164.post-54039893561671814902013-02-28T18:17:33.651-08:002013-02-28T18:17:33.651-08:00Thank you, Kenny!Thank you, Kenny!Marlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17051769657129028820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-799660367320178164.post-89006768887802228412013-02-28T18:17:12.473-08:002013-02-28T18:17:12.473-08:00Thank you, Kate. Well said. I am gluten-free as we...Thank you, Kate. Well said. I am gluten-free as well but that has nothing to do with veganism. All of our bodies are different but our needs can all be met from within a vegan framework.Marlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17051769657129028820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-799660367320178164.post-51915230101755273282013-02-28T18:14:50.589-08:002013-02-28T18:14:50.589-08:00Thank you, Ginny! That means a lot coming from you...Thank you, Ginny! That means a lot coming from you. Love you, too!Marlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17051769657129028820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-799660367320178164.post-83909960455871773412013-02-28T18:14:44.979-08:002013-02-28T18:14:44.979-08:00Thank you, Ginny! That means a lot coming from you...Thank you, Ginny! That means a lot coming from you. Love you, too!Marlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17051769657129028820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-799660367320178164.post-80603308906800162013-02-28T18:14:09.021-08:002013-02-28T18:14:09.021-08:00Thank you, Emily. I think you have a great point. ...Thank you, Emily. I think you have a great point. Marlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17051769657129028820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-799660367320178164.post-74748779620041442292013-02-28T18:13:24.262-08:002013-02-28T18:13:24.262-08:00Beautifully - and so expressively - said, Karen!Beautifully - and so expressively - said, Karen!Marlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17051769657129028820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-799660367320178164.post-18140143962837809812013-02-28T12:46:05.935-08:002013-02-28T12:46:05.935-08:00Although I've been vegetarian for as long as I...Although I've been vegetarian for as long as I remember, I only became fully vegan about a year and a half ago. I found the transition quite difficult because so much seemingly innocent food I get from the supermarket has whey powder or beeswax in it and when I make stuff from raw ingredients I always put cheese in to give it flavour. And I don't have any close vegan friends (being vegetarian has always been a struggle as my parents and siblings never supported me and going vegan just made them act like I'm totally crazy) so I didn't have anyone to encourage me. And I'd just started a new job where a really nice lady in my team was always making cakes and bringing them in and went on and on about how terrible it must be for me not being able to eat eggs and therefore anything nice like cake.<br /><br />This was irritating because as I repeatedly tried to explain, knowing I'm not hurting an animal is a far more satisfying and lasting feeling than eating a cake. And since then I have got several vegan cookbooks so now I know I can make and eat all sorts of things including lots and lots of cake if I so wish.<br /><br />But at that moment in time, I felt very alone and really quite hungry too and it was hard to stand up for my new life choice. And then this man I had never spoken to before came over from a different desk in the office and told me he was vegan. The computer system had just crashed, so he asked if it would be helpful if he shared some vegan information with me while we waited to get back to work.<br /><br />This sounded great to me, just what I needed. And so I spent TWO HOURS being lectured by this complete stranger - lectured, because only twice did he allow me to give one word of input. He gave me about a hundred sheets of paper on eating healthily. He told me that I should only eat raw food and that if I eat pasta all my insides will get glued togather and that if Elvis has been vegan, he wouldn't have died.<br /><br />But not once did he give or suggest any recipes, which is what I had been hoping for, and he was openly scathing towards animals and people who don't want to harm animals. He was vegan for health reasons, which is fine, but I'm vegan for animal rights reasons and he had no sympathy for this at all. In the end, I felt just as small being lectured by a health-vegan as by the eggs-cake lady.<br /><br />So I do think there should be different words for people who don't eat animal products because of primarily animal life reasons and who don't eat them for primarily personal health reasons.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494007896945358812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-799660367320178164.post-7262776563845523382013-02-28T05:08:34.051-08:002013-02-28T05:08:34.051-08:00Amen! Food is our friend, and it's becoming th...Amen! Food is our friend, and it's becoming the enemy.urban veganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01541085454822240908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-799660367320178164.post-75064579280871586652013-02-27T19:24:44.020-08:002013-02-27T19:24:44.020-08:00I couldn't agree with this post more, Marla. T...I couldn't agree with this post more, Marla. Thanks for writing it.Kenny T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00984002591504582893noreply@blogger.com