“I’m embarrassed sometimes, seriously!”

The evidence is clear – A plant-based vegan diet is protective against emerging disease and in some cases can reverse symptoms associated with heart disease, diabetes, etc. The Finding My Psych team is dedicated to promoting emotional wellness, preventative dietary habits, and physical fitness; A well planned plant-based vegan lifestyle checks all these critical boxes.

Sometimes our health focused mission in the media gets overshadowed by loud activist voices and all or nothing agendas. Understandably, we want our audience to understand scientific findings over personal bias, agendas, or dogmatic thinking.

Right at the time when we were having this discussion internally as a team, a listener contacted us, asking that we do an episode on embarrassing things said by vegans. We agreed!

In today’s episode we discuss two eye rolling statements by prominent individuals in the vegan community. While not promoting any disrespect, we felt it was important to separate ourselves from the ridiculous things people say.

Finally, in an effort to shift the conversation to a more proactive conversation, we took this opportunity to discuss the art of veganizing your favourite dishes from childhood. Have you heard of Witches Brew? That stuff is amazing! We provide alternatives to the non-vegan ingredients in the dish as an example of what you can do with the meals you might be missing since going vegan.

Welcome to Episode 048: Vegan Living – Stupid Statements and Turning Your Favourite Dish Vegan

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     • Vegan Focused Episode
       
       • Ridiculous things vegans say that sets up back as a movement.
         
       • Food – How to turn anything vegan – Witches Brew Recipe
         
       
       
     
     
   
   
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Vegan Living

1. Stupid Things Vegans Say
   
   • “Chef who cooked tofu blasted for ‘cultural appropriation by angry vegan”
     
     • In a r/gatekeeping Reddit
       
     • Oxford Definition – The unacknowledged or inappropriate adoption of the customs, practices, ideas, etc. of one people or society by members of another and typically more dominant people or society.
       
     • Virtue Signalling is out of control
       
     • There is nothing unifying about being vegan – Its a personal choice, whether informed by ethics or health.
       
     
     
   • Defending a vegan diet by denying the evidence that we need supplements
     
     • Rich Roll Interview on FoundMyFitness with Dr. Rhonda Patrick, PhD.
       
       • Our ancestors did not eat vegan.
         
       • We need b12 as a consequence of eating a vegan diet.
         
       • Protein for vegan body builders does require concentrated effort.
         
       • Back your decision to be vegan, even if it is deficient. It’s not a matter of belief or faith, it’s science.
         
       
       
     
     
   
   
2. Veganize Annything
   
   • Witches Brew Recipe
     
     • Original Ingredients (1 hr cooking time):
       
       • 1.5 lbs hamburger
         
       • 1 green bell pepper
         
       • 1 can tomatoes (whole)
         
       • 1 can kidney beans
         
       • 1 can mushrooms
         
       • 1/4 lb diced bacon
         
       • 2 onions
         
       • 2 cups uncooked spiral noodles
         
       • 5 stalks celery
         
       • Shredded cheese for topping
         
       
       
     • Veganize It!
       
       • Exchange hamburger for Gardein Beefless Ground
         
       • Exchange bacon for vegan bacon alternative
         
       • Shredded cheese for Daiya Shredded Cheese