converts!!!
Posted by carmenmichelle on Jun 24, 2007 · Member since Apr 2005 · 233 posts
soooo...
my roommate said she will go vegan for july, and may stay vegan--depending on how she (physically) feels!
and!
my good friend is finishing a fast on july 7th, and after it's over, he's staying veg for a while!
oh! this is all so very exciting!
:D
Very cool, carmenmichelle!
That's great! I hope you're going to fix lots of fantastic food for them so they'll know how good we have it! Once you've eaten Delicious Pakistani Dahl, a piece of dry baked chicken will never be good enough taste wise again! If they get behind the idea that eating our fellow inhabitants of Earth is wrong, it's too hard to go back. ;)
Well done. I've never been able to convert anyone. I think people can get discouraged with vegetarian and vegan diets when they first start because they don't know how to eat right and get low on energy. Often they blame it on the lack of meat. So, I would just make sure they know how to feed themselves properly.
yeah, I'm definitely gonna prepare lots of great food for my roommate, and my friend will be over a lot too.
my roommate looooves the brown rice and mixed veggies i prepare,
and my homemade seitan, and my delicious cookies, and...well, y'all get the idea....so, I've agreed to prepare most, if not all of the meals until she becomes comfortable with it
my friend is just going to do the vegetarian thing, but, hey, that's good too! it's a start for a boy from middle Tennessee whose family's food pyramid more closesly resembles a singular circle (of meat)!
it' sooo crazy, they just came to me about it, i don't hammer (any of) my beliefs into people, i mean, you catch more flies with agave syrup (get it...how i said agave syrup instead of honey ;) ), so, i was ecstatic when they brought these manifested ideas to me!
Hey, get her to help you with the food prep, and that way she will learn by doing! And cooking together leads to severe giggles and fun in a lot of cases!! It's a fun way to lose the fear of failing. And then of course she can feel proud of her creation.
That's great! I hope you're going to fix lots of fantastic food for them so they'll know how good we have it! Once you've eaten Delicious Pakistani Dahl, a piece of dry baked chicken will never be good enough taste wise again! If they get behind the idea that eating our fellow inhabitants of Earth is wrong, it's too hard to go back. ;)
Could not agree more, T. The delicious Pakistani Dahl is just one of many veggie recipes I love. Why did I ever think a plain, boring chicken breast tasted good?
That is awesome, Carmenmichelle! Have fun sharing yummy vegan food with your friends!
That's great to hear Carmen!....nice to know that because of you...a few more people will eat healthier, less animals will suffer and die, and most important.....you'll be able to have company for dinner more often without having to explain yourself! :D
yay. i love when that happens. a girl that is moving in with me in a month said she is interested in becoming vegan so maybe 'living with me will be good for her' or something to that effect!
yay for vegan food.