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#149860 - 06/01/08 10:28 PM
Re: Anyone here a vegan?
[Re: Dancing Dolphin]
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Registered: 01/21/07
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Loc: British Columbia, Canada
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My 16-yr old son just informed me that he is going vegan and wants me to buy him new shoes, new belt, new shampoo, and the list goes on! The only vegetable he eats is corn on the cob, and he's never had the pleasure of tasting soy. Arrgh.
Anyone here vegan and know the best places to purchase items that do not harm animals? The kid is going to have to foot part of the bill if he wants to make this committment.
Thanks!
Kathy
No I am not vegetarian, much less vegan. probably will always have abit of meat in my diet.
The type of shoes he should consider would be vinyl, faux leather, etc. I think alot of running shoes have more textiles and plastics these days. actually non-leather goods, might save him some money. He could consider Walmart now.  
I don't know about shampoo..but alot of it is now chemicals and not tested on animals.
As for diet change,vegan is a serious committment. He should start making ...salad /peel veggies. One of my sisters and her hubby raised their kids for lst 8-9 years of their lives as vegetarian. My sister was vegan for lst 2 years.
Who knows, maybe your son, getting off meat commpletely cold turkey might be the best way for him to start. He should start scoping great recipes to try. These magazines have websites:
1. vegetarian life
2. eating well
3. cooking light
I highly recommend all 3 for anyone anytime. I've bought issues from magazine stand for all three.
Is your son accustomed to eating innovative ethnic cuisine...because becoming vegan ..requires diversifying your taste palate..Does he like spicy food, food with lots of fresh herbs?
Methinks the diet change is the hardest of all.
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#149861 - 06/01/08 10:40 PM
Re: Anyone here a vegan?
[Re: orchid]
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Well, you might try: www.veganstore.comif you'd like? That's all I know about the subject! Prayers and blessings, Wild Bill & jabber
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#149863 - 06/02/08 02:27 PM
Re: Anyone here a vegan?
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Registered: 08/22/07
Posts: 1761
Loc: Southern Maine, USA
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Dancing Dolphin, I hear your pain! It reminds me of my (now 33) daughter who announced the same thing at about your son's age. Personally, I told her that she can try but she should educate herself on this. She had a job so had to buy her own particular things and I filled in with the veggies and fruits. It was a phase and she seemed to get over it in time and has never gone back. Things like this intrigue kids and they want to try to do this or that but as has been said, the diet change is a challenge.
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#149865 - 06/03/08 05:12 AM
Re: Anyone here a vegan?
[Re: Dancing Dolphin]
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Registered: 01/21/07
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Loc: British Columbia, Canada
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Dotsie, good idea about making sure he'll stick to the food before I buy the other stuff. He's been researching everything pretty thoroughly, but he is one to start something and then 3 months later change his mind. Two years ago he wanted to be a priest, and now he's agnostic!
He's been vegetarian for about 2 months now, guess why he started? His girlfriend is vegetarian. We are meat eaters here, so this is new to me. I support what he wants to do, just trying to be practical.
Thanks for all your info everyone!
K
Let us know in a few months on son's progress. It IS progress to healthier diet...to eat less meat at least...for life. This might be the end result for him in a decade.
My partner's daughter went through this when she was around 15. The good thing ...was that she voluntarily started to prepare some of her own food for meals..
She is no longer vegetarian...I actually think she's overly picky eater over a wide range of veggies. (She's 30 now.) But she will be satisfied on just small amounts of meat now, seafood and chicken. Yes, she consumes tofu without thinking.
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