a blog entry originally written in february
Topic: general blog
This is something I wrote a few months ago on another blog.

I made a decision to renew my attempt at veganism. The thought of eating animal flesh is just so . . . . shudder . . . . If you stop and think about it, doesn't it seem unnatural?

And while we're on the subject of unnatural, why do so many people think it's ok to steal milk from cows for human consumption? Mammals produce milk in order to feed their own young. Human women tend to lactate for a few years to feed their babies. After that, we don't actually need dairy products! Something like 70% of humans are actually lactose intolerant, but a lot of them don't even realise it. Plus, there are so many sources of calcium, like kale and broccoli, that don't involve cruelty and are probably better for you nutritionally.

Yes, dairy farming involves cruelty! The calves that are first stolen from their mothers are then subjucted to tiny pens and a steady diet of antibiotics and other things that make their muscles atrophy. After a while, these calves are slaughtered and their flesh becomes veal.

This is why I can't understand why someone who is vegetarian in order to avoid killing would continue to consume dairy products.

But enough about dairy (for now); let's talk about about . . . . oh, resources for those who don't live in vegan-friendly places, like I do. A friend of mine on facebook had suggested that I needed to be more creative with what I do have.

With that in mind, I did an internet search for "vegan recipes"; yes, with the quotes. If you don't put quotation marks around vegan, you'll wind up with a multitude of vegetarian and vegan sites. At least, that's true with google; I'm not sure about other search engines.

Anyway, I found a few good sites that have some really good info. If you are inclined to enjoy cooking, check out vegweb.com. It's pretty easy to find what I want by just going by category and subcategory.

There is another site, veganwolf.com, that could be very useful for anyone contemplating vegetarianism or veganism. Plenty of information there, but there are also some good links included.

Well, that's all for now. I think I shall go try some more of those yummy recipes I found last night! I shall write more later. Until then, peace, love, and blessed be!