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Are there any vegetarian or vegan alternatives to bone broth?
Sorry if my previous question was confusing. I've tried to clarify it.
I did some reading, but am wondering if anyone would care to share what they've tried and if it provided any benefits. From foodrevolution.org, the benefits of bone broth:…
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What's a good way to prepare vegan corn on the cob?
Is there a cheap substitute to butter/margarine? Or is there an alternative way to prepare ears of corn without animal products, yet still retains some basic taste?
I am looking for an alternative to drenching sweet corn in butter that's not too…
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What is the largest and most detailed open dataset for nutrition, maybe with focus on vegan/vegetarianism as of August 2019?
The background is, I am going to write a custom software application for home use, kind of a random picker for good menus for a month.
For that, I am looking for the best dataset you can get for free.
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Protein sources in a raw food diet?
How do those on a raw food diet get a sufficient amount of protein? Can they get an adequate amount of protein from eating raw vegetables alone?
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What can I mix soy protein isolate with so it tastes better?
To follow a diet compatible with the type of physical activity that I do when training, I take more than a 100 g of protein per day.
As a vegan, I could get tricky to reach this amount while staying below the calorie count and carbohydrate amounts.…
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Are McDonald's fries vegan in Canada?
I've heard mixed information about whether McDonald's fries are vegan. There's mixed information about flavourings used in manufacture, or different fats used for deep frying. Even this recent Reddit thread seems to have mixed information. And since…
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Are crops pollinated by bringing in bees still vegan?
I had someone smugly tell me that I need to stop eating fruits and vegetables where bees have been brought in to pollinate them.
I've responded that I'm fine with plants being pollinated by bees, but it does make me wonder about the fate of those…
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Why are so many YouTubers giving up veganism now?
Recently there has been a rash of YouTube personalities who have very publicly stopped practicing veganism. Examples:
Rawvana
- Raw Alignment
- Kalel
- Tim Shieff
- Bonny Rebecca
- East Coast Creep
- Tish Wonders
- Christie Swadling
- Bobby's…
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Is consensual cannibalism vegan?
As far as I understand, one of the strongest points of veganism for not consuming animals is so as not to cause animals harm or suffering. Vegans also abstain from animal products such as milk, honey and eggs because those are not made by for…
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Can going vegan have additional benefits for people with Ehlers Danlos Syndrome
My ex wife read some things online a while back which suggested that she could possibly mitigate some of her symptoms from her Ehlers Danlos Syndrome (a connective tissue disorder) by going vegetarian, and possibly even more by going full vegan. Is…
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What is the ethical vegan attitude towards free-range animal products?
I understand vegans don't use animal products for various (sometimes different) reasons but I actually fail to see what is the reason behind vegans refusing to use animal products at all for ethical reasons.
Let me explain:
I see why a person would…
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Why ought someone buy conventional, not organic, for fruits and vegetables on the EWG's 2018 Dirty Dozen List?
I'm asking only about fruits and vegetables on the EWG's 2018 Dirty Dozen List which advocates buying organic for these fruits and vegetables, because they are likely to contain pesticides when conventionally…
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Calorific value of 1 ha crops vs herbivores raised on 1 ha pasture
I came across the following paper on social media:
Davis, S. L. (2003). The least harm principle may require that humans consume a diet containing large herbivores, not a vegan diet. Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics, 16(4),…
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What meat substitutes can be used in donairs?
Donairs were a favourite of mine before I went vegetarian, and I haven't been able to figure out what I could use as a meat substitute in it. There are a lot of options, but I just don't have the money to try too many.
I want it to have a similar…
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What vegan food could substitute for chunks of beef in stew?
I made a pretty good vegan Moroccan stew recently, and it reminded me a lot of the stews I had in my childhood. But the stews I had in my childhood had large chunks of beef that were very chewy, and I want to see if I can mimic that. Is there any…
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