Sure, on the days I eat nothing from animals. It doesn't have to be a proclaimed life style. Some days I concentrate on protein foods and others nothing but vegetable soup. You don't need a label to tell others what you eat. It's no one's business.
I began with Frances More-Lappé's Diet for a Small Planet and Recipes for a Small Planet, so I learned early how to use new ingredients and how to balance nutrition.
I have a vegan friend. When she comes for lunch, I find it easy to prepare dishes with no dairy or eggs.
At only 60, she has recently been diagnosed with osteoporosis. The orthopaedist told her that this is becoming common with vegans because, contrary to what vegan magazines claim, the high calcium content in nuts and seeds is not bio-available. Human intestines can't extract sufficient calcium from nuts and seeds for muscle metabolism, so the body steals calcium from the bones to enable movement. She is now taking a special Ca-Ph pill balanced with vit. D, C, iron, zinc, and copper.
This post was edited by Benedict Arnold at June 5, 2018 4:18 PM MDT
Even as a child I never liked meat. Never ate it , except for an occasional over cooked cheese burger, so im playing around with the idea to cut out milk and dairy products as well. Ill probably keep eggs and cheese, but I haven't figured out if I want to eliminate that too.
I don't think its good to invent labels or classifications and then force people to fit into them. Destroys individuality. Nobody was a "vegan" when I was young because either the word had not been invented or it was not widely known.
My husband and I are closer to being macrobiotic - we eat primarily whole grains then vegetables but sometimes fish and seafood, some cheese, very occasionally meat.
Nice Jugs 