Hey so I'm a vegan and have been for about half a year- but I've been veggie for around two
First of all awesome choice just be prepared people ill want to know why and exactly why you don't eat meat and why you're so stupid and -ugh so first off just ignore people that look down on your choice they can't help being ignorant to people that like to live a little differently and who don't like putting dead flesh in their mouths
Secondly- make sure you eat a lot, it's easy to get ill without all the nutrients meat and dairy give your body. Good substitutes are
- Cashew nuts
- penut butter
- Spinach
- Soya milk (Alpro soya I find tastes the best)
- Chickpeas
- some quarn products (but be warned some contain egg- always check the pack)
I would also recommend taking vitamins- ones that offer good oils and other sciency words that I forget
Thirdly- Oreos are vegan. Awesome right?
Fourth- things you may not realise are not vegan but actually have animals in - white sugar, gummy sweets, some quorn stuff, some bread (check the ingredients) and a lot of pasta is made with egg (and noodles) but you can find it without too!
Fifth- don't be afraid to ask about things being vegan, better to be safe than sorry
Sixth- bring a packed lunch to school- canteens suck
That's all I can think of for now, but I may come back with the links to some good vegan blogs I follow once I can get on tumblr C:
Oh and always check the free from sections in super markets- they have vegan chocolate :D
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Thank you for the advice :D
So, I'm prepared for all the rubbish questions- if someone asks me something stupid, I reply in kind... I'm on summer for three months at the moment though, so I'm save on that one :)
Second- I love peanut butter :O There is quite literally three tubs of it in my pantry :L As for cashew nuts, I've had them before, they're nice... and that's about all I've had off that list... good thing I like trying new things :)
I think that I need to get B12 supplements, Iodine tablets, Omega 3 tablets and... well, I'll find out xD I know a vegetarian girl, and she's said in class before that she takes supplements, so I'm sure she'll know something!
Oreos!? :D I
Thank you for the advice :D
So, I'm prepared for all the rubbish questions- if someone asks me something stupid, I reply in kind... I'm on summer for three months at the moment though, so I'm save on that one :)
Second- I love peanut butter :O There is quite literally three tubs of it in my pantry :L As for cashew nuts, I've had them before, they're nice... and that's about all I've had off that list... good thing I like trying new things :)
I think that I need to get B12 supplements, Iodine tablets, Omega 3 tablets and... well, I'll find out xD I know a vegetarian girl, and she's said in class before that she takes supplements, so I'm sure she'll know something!
Oreos!? :D I
Okay, I dunno what happened but half my reply dissapeared and did ^ that -_- but basically I was just rambling, and I can't be bothered typing all that out again :L
Thank you again, this helps a lot :)
Ps, original pringles are suitable for vegans too!