tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6822839939627192494.post4983125944235488019..comments2023-12-08T21:55:30.375-06:00Comments on Life, Love, and Food: Healthy Vegan BelliesRosiecat24http://www.blogger.com/profile/07219527037186545061noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6822839939627192494.post-10984127133244166682012-04-14T09:19:39.891-05:002012-04-14T09:19:39.891-05:00love the trilogy kombucha :) not a huge fan of sa...love the trilogy kombucha :) not a huge fan of saurkraut, but the idea of stuffing it into a grilled cheese is intriguing!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13898098819208716948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6822839939627192494.post-39588430578118279752012-04-12T13:02:23.524-05:002012-04-12T13:02:23.524-05:00Oh, no! I'm so sorry to hear that, my dear a....Oh, no! I'm so sorry to hear that, my dear a. An unhappy belly is no good. But I'll admit that a few years ago, I wouldn't have known enough to self-medicate with probiotics. Some things do get better with age :-)<br /><br />Great question, Nicole! One of my work colleagues asked the same question recently. Generally, my rule of thumb is that I don't eat animals or anything that requires their death to obtain (such as meat-based soup stock). Right now I'm also not eating dairy or eggs. The organisms used for culturing foods are usually fungi (like yeast) or bacteria, and I have no trouble eating those. They don't have nervous systems, and they aren't raised in horrific conditions on factory farms and CAFOs. <br /><br />One cool thing that I realized when thinking about your question is that when we eat probiotics, we aren't killing them--we're just moving them to a new home in our guts :-) Fun, no?<br /><br />A final thought, which I'm stealing from Matt, who is happy to eat the bacon that I won't eat: human beings are consumers. We have to eat *something* that was once alive. So I think the best we can do is try to minimize the damage. I try not to wring my hands over every decision, and I don't expect perfection of myself.Rosiecat24https://www.blogger.com/profile/07219527037186545061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6822839939627192494.post-56738459632961288812012-04-12T05:37:52.067-05:002012-04-12T05:37:52.067-05:00A question: Vegan eating doesn't exclude live ...A question: Vegan eating doesn't exclude live cultures? So where is the traditional vegan line of acceptable consumption of live creatures? I'm thinking about distinctions such as Animal vs. Insect vs. Plant vs. Bacteria/Virus, etc. Obviously, vegan eating includes no Animal and yes Plant. What about other live creatures? Just curious... I suppose one's motivations for being vegan probably play into these choices (e.g., morality, environmentalist, personal distaste, etc.).Nicolenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6822839939627192494.post-52291076504785320552012-04-11T22:30:20.940-05:002012-04-11T22:30:20.940-05:00I remember weeks of intense intestinal distress wh...I remember weeks of intense intestinal distress when I became vegan years and years ago--probably some probiotics would have helped. It's great that you know enough about your body and nutrition to make yourself more happy, healthy, and comfortable!ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16220553595935499440noreply@blogger.com