Vegan Food: Rabbit Food?

[BarakianArt]

Yummmmmmmmmmmm

[MrTeachertraining]

Very appetising! Just went vegan about a month back - so still finding my feet. Vids like this give me confidence that it's worth it!

Thanks.

[caimee32]

Great representation! thx!! Do you know of a recipe book or website that may show some of these dishes?

[Elfwife]

Come and cook for me!

[neomedia74]

I need to ask... how would my digestive track act the first few weeks of switching to a Vegan diet? As you would imagine, I was raised on meat, so I have been eating it y entire life. Just wondering if my body would go through those nasty digestive changes that would cause frequent trips to the (ahem) bathroom until it adjusted to the change.

[doubtfuldreamer]

@neomedia74 you would get detox symptoms yes

[Piratejenny25]

some of the food on here looks really good, I like meat and I'll always it it, but I would like to start encorporating mostly non meat dishes and only eat meat once or twice a week , where can I get some of these recipes

[cwoodslinger]

As a rancher and a farmer, I doubt I'll ever understand the vegan lifestyle. I can def respect your dedication to it though. And I commend your boycott of the hypocritical entity, "PETA." Also, your vid of "vegan" food does actually seem like a tempting try as I'll try almost anything once. Regardless though; can't beat a steak;)

[cutesmile8611]

@cwoodslinger I read MAD COWBOY about a rancher who wont eat meat. Pretty shocking what the meat industry does without us knowing :O But I do support organic farmers and those who treat their animals with respect. I hate the meat industry. I used to think vegans were extremist too but now that I'm aware...I totally understand. Its not hard once you learn about it.

[LadyFaile]

produce is way cheaper than meat. the price of meat and dairy these days is rediculous. shop during sales. my grocery store has avacados on sale 3 for $2 this week, and acorn squash for 79 cents. the only time you see meat that cheap is if it's expired and turning green, or if it's horribly processed packaged stuff that's more chemicals than actual meat in the ingredients

[almondtealeaf2]

I don't care if anyone decides to be a vegan. I only respect vegans that are not petards!

[FancyMouseGal]

im sooo hungry. love being vegan! as an omni i mostly ate pizza and chicken fingers. now i eat tofu marinated in grapefruit vinegar with a side asparagus sauteed with pecans for dinner. mmm

[TheDriveMaster]

Cool...

[ElectricMayhem87]

Oooh, you're making me hungry...

[globalgoblin]

As a vegan myself I gotta admit this is a well presented video that easily shatters the myth that being vegan means not eating good. All those delicious looking vegan dishes. Wow!

[almondtealeaf2]

You'll be spending most of your time searching for vegan alternatives to dairy products in order to make decadent desserts like cheesecake and cookies. Including mayonnaise and vegan cheese alternatives.

I could give up meat but I can't give up butter,cheese and cream. The best way I can imagine being a vegan would be to grow most of your own produce. Vegetables are expensive whether the label says organic or not.

[TheUnsilenced]

Actually, I don't really spend any more time shopping for vegan food than I would for non-vegan food. I (& my non-vegan family) use Earth Balance in place of butter. It's non-hydrogenated, unlike typical margarines. As for cheese, there are alternatives at health-food stores. There are more vegan products coming out every year; a new vegan cheese called Daiya came out a few months ago, which melts & stretches like dairy cheese (& is soy-free). There are also soy creamers out there.

[TheUnsilenced]

Coconut cream can be used if you leave a can of coconut milk in the fridge overnight and scoop it out. There are vegan whipped cream recipes, as well as soy whipped cream sold at health-food stores. There are also sour creams and vegan cream cheeses, which I find (along with the Earth Balance) at my local Kroger. Most stores sell soy and/or rice milk now.

[TheUnsilenced]

As for vegetables, and the price, it depends on where you buy them and how fresh they are. If they are too expensive fresh, you can buy them canned or frozen. Local farmers markets are also a good place to buy vegetables, where you can save money and also help out local farmers. Growing your own can also be an option if you have a decent-sized back yard. We have a small garden and are currently growing peppers, cantaloupe, tomatoes, zucchini, broccoli, and herbs.

[almondtealeaf2]

Vegan food ain't for me. I prefer cheese and ham. When it comes to vegan or omnivore all I can say is to each his own.

[TheUnsilenced]

Have you ever given vegan food a try? I've become familiar with many more foods since I became vegan. Before going vegan, I was thinking about all the foods I'd miss, not realizing that they could be replaced, or about all the new foods I'd get to try. :)

[oOoPIANOoOo]

To use a cliche, the possibilities are endless, and whats more, vegan food is more ethical, more healthy, and less expensive than meat.

[kimberlily1983]

@almondtealeaf2 I was vegetarian for almost 9 years, and I didn't think I could live without cheese, either. Everything else, fine, but not cheese! I expected to miss it immensely when I went vegan, but oddly enough, I don't. I think it's addictive, but once you're over your addiction, you're fine. The sight and smell actually puts me off now, which is so weird considering I used to LOVE it.

Also, you can do some amazing things with nutritional yeast, soy milk, cashews that are similar to....

[kimberlily1983]

@kimberlily1983 .... cheese. There are also vegan cheeses, but I haven't tried these yet. You should seriously try the cheesecake recipe at the Vegan Pandamonium site: WOW. Seriously, everyone should drop what they're doing and make this today. We just finished ours yesterday and I'm sad, haha, wish I had more.

[Aprinsa]

Oh, god, that looks so good. I was thinking, next time someone asks me what vegans eat, I'm going to just start spewing a list: cereal, bananas, broccoli, beans, tempeh, seitan, tofu, rice, spice, spinach, noodles, asparagus, bagels, pasta, pbj, hummus, falafel, coconut yoghurt, apple, chocolate, hemp milk, grapes, berries, sorbet, potatoes, tiramisu, chocolate-blueberry pancakes, and oatmeal.

[nefariousred]

wow thats amazing food, wish i could cook like that....

[1221solstice2012]

Wow! this made me hungry. It shows that when we use our BRAINS to find nutrition, instead of cruel blood lust, the world can only become a much better place.

[silvercat34]

You kicked that stereotypes ass. That's some tasty looking food.

[jadedshade]

Good video, it all looks very tasty :)

[560287144602817]

i like my vegetables sitting next to a pound of beef

[jadedshade]

No one cares 5602087[can't be bothered to type the rest of your name]

[baxterandcotton]

It's only 9:30 am and I am freaking salivating from looking at all of that beautiful food.......but too groggy to go make some...

[silvercat34]

Mmm, now I'm hungry.

[ScreamingChickenP]

nice video!

I'm hunger now =(

building muscle with plant protein is easy =)

[RespectMyGangsterism]

this food would make the happiest rabbit who ever lived!

where do I get a vegan cook book I have been a vegan for a little more that a week now. and so far my lunches consist of mainly pita spinach and other colored veggies and curry.

I like them but i think I would love some of these dishes.

[TheUnsilenced]

Congrats on going vegan! :) I don't have many cookbooks, but one that is pretty good is "Veganomicon". There's a really great chickpea/seitan cutlet recipe in it. Sarah Kramer also has an extensive list of cookbooks that are very popular. A great place to find books for cheap is on Amazon, and you can also find really good recipes on the Post Punk Kitchen website in a pinch. Vegan cooking blogs are also very helpful.

[TheUnsilenced]

There are at least three common foods that vegans use as meat alternatives in recipes: tofu, tempeh, and seitan. It's always good to experiment with different recipes and cooking methods with each one, to see what you like. I have a really quick and easy baked seitan recipe that works great for sandwiches, which I'll send to you via PM. Let me know if you need any more info.

[RespectMyGangsterism]

oh. so you can make your own meat alternatives? I thought that if you wanted the taste of meat you had to go with something like boca.

but I am not really a vegan. i thought I would be when I started but then I found that it could be hard to build muscle with just "Rabbit Food" lol , But I avoid dairy, but i do have eggs. but I spend the extra money for the organic ones.

[TheUnsilenced]

It's not really hard to build muscle with plant protein; you just have to make sure your diet is varied enough. (You do not have to combine incomplete proteins during every meal in order to get enough protein, as previously thought.) VeganBodybuilding[dot]com is a community of vegan bodybuilders; you might want to check it out if you're interested about building muscle with plant foods. Here's a video of Robert Cheeke, a vegan bodybuilder: /watch?v=UD-fCvliktI

[TheUnsilenced]

Also, about the eggs; organic does not mean that the hens were treated well, but just means no chemical pesticides (in feed) & no hormones were used. The egg industry, including smaller egg farms, kills 50% of the chicks hatched in the hatcheries, because males are deemed worthless in the egg industry, and they are a different breed of chicken than what are used for meat. "Spent" hens are also killed.

"Free range" and organic:

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[RespectMyGangsterism]

oh.

I didn't know that.

[VeganButterfly]

Good stuff!

[patzivota22]

vegans... one of the worlds saviors.

[sparmonic]

Vegan food is life. This stuff looks delicious!

[SheDancesOn]

Mmmmmm that all looks sooooooooo gooooood!!!

[kangarooelaine]

I want your rabbit food!

Go vegans!

[AranSPEAKS]

nice one!

[porolita22]

Your video is making me drool LOL

[moshiu]

It all looks so good! Lucky those who got to eat all of this ...

[skinnyminnie33]

The vid turned out great!! I'm so proud of all my food up there *tear*

I'm going to make this a feature video on my page!

[TangerineTangerine]

everything looks delicious. an average vegan is a much better cook than an average omnivore, that's for sure.

[YvesDropper]

Hey TheUnsilenced, what is the great reggae music used in the background?

[TheUnsilenced]

It's "Fit You Haffe Fit" by Black Uhuru (at the end of the credits). :)

[YvesDropper]

Thanks! I was writing while I watched :-)

[priory1]

Well done :) sorry I didn't contribute :P Homemade pizza for me tonite

[TheVeganicWitch]

There are some AMAZING chefs on the VF forums! I wish they would cook for me!! I'm gonna post my food video as a response to this one showing what slackass vegans who are less creativeeat LOL

[dovad16]

Doggone it, all this made me hungry! You are right. We vegans enjoy most tasty food and its a lot of fun to create recipes.

[MeatAlternatives]

Great!