I'm curious as to what vegans eat/drink for calcium... The main reason I wouldn't want to be vegan is because it seems unhealthy. I mean, humans are omnivores because without both animal products and vegetation they suffer from deficiencies, right? You'd probably have to start taking multi-vitamins and calcium pills to be healthy, or am I missing something? Also, what I said about vegans, I most definitely meant those fucks who think being a vegan is a freaking life-style and not just a choice.
As for protein, I realize nuts/whey and other shit like that... But dang.. I don't know how much of that I could eat without craving a big juicy steak. As a vegan, do you not get meat cravings...? Or did you just never really like meat?
I wonder these things.
Oh yeah, and, uh, how about them jugz,
huh?
Sorry to keep derailing this thread, but I like answering questions.
Protein is easy. Nuts, soy, beans, and even whole grains have protein. No whey for vegans though, it's milk-derived. I just ate a salad with over 70% daily value for calcium. It was a big bowl of spinach with chopped veggies and tofu with a sesame dressing. Spinach and tofu are full of calcium, and lots of other nutrients too. The only nutrient that you can't get directly from a plant source is vitamin B12. The good thing is that your body stores B12 for a long time, and they put cyanocobalmin (a synthetic source of B12) in lots of products, especially energy drinks. I don't really take vitamins. My mom insisted on buying me some, but I am very bad about remembering them. I eat pretty healthy, but I'm not obsessive. The salad was mainly to make up for yesterday, as my dinner was chips and Twizzlers.
I never deny the fact that steak was once my favorite food. Then I worked in food service and started thinking about how awful it was that we threw away so much meat just because it wasn't pretty, so meat started to gross me out. I started doing some research, and it was a slippery slope from there. I honestly don't miss meat at all. Like Ruyi's roommate, I don't even like some mock chicken because it's too convincing. The textures they can recreate are impressive, but a little disturbing if meat doesn't appeal to you.
Tofu is incredibly versatile stuff. I read a good point in a cookbook, that not liking tofu is like not liking flour. If the first cookie you ate was chocolate chip, and you don't even like chocolate chip cookies, you don't say "I don't like flour" and give up on all baked goods. Also, plain flour isn't that great to eat.