What are some feel better foods when you are sick? I came down with something and though I feel better I still feel bad. I want to get better so I can go to Renegade craft fair in SF this weekend. :( I bought some Amy's soups and Ritz crackers...I been drinking a lot of water and juices. I feel like poop!
Hello!
Does anyone know anything about protease as an additive?
Is it ok for vegans?
Does anyone know anything about protease as an additive?
Is it ok for vegans?
- Mood:curious
Hey, not sure if there are rules about this sort of reposting, but I figure if someone minds this, they'll let me know.
A message on one of my listservs let me know that Andy Stepanian, one of the SHAC 7, (The SHAC 7 are six activists who got some pretty harsh sentences for exercising their free speech rights. They were convicted of felonies for being of the opinion that HLS should shut down.) is being messed with, and could use support. I know there's some other Chicago folks on here who might know people, and Bloomington folks who might be able to help. And heck, its a small world - hopefully reposting this will do some good. Anyway:
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"dear friends,
Andy Stepanian, one of the SHAC 7 imprisoned unjustly for animal rights
activism (http://www.shac7.com/andy/index.htm),
from a prison in Butner, NC to a control unit in the federal penitentiary
in Marion, Illinois. Andy's partner Courtney, who traveled down from NYC
to North Carolina every couple of weeks to visit him, was sustained in
part by a support network in NC; however, now that Andy has been
relocated, she has to find supportive folks with whom she can stay in the
Marion area. In the Marion control unit, Andy will be in solitary
confinement 23 hours per day, and will only be allowed 4 hours of outside
visitor time per MONTH, in a cruel effort to isolate and demoralize
prisoners deemed dangerous by the state; as a result, it's especially
important that supporters of the SHAC campaign and political prisoners
generally do whatever we can to sustain his morale in the face of the
state's effort to silence him. So I'm writing to appeal to radical in
Illinois to see if anyone has any contacts for sympathetic folks in
southern Illinois (especially the Marion/Carbondale area). In particular
we're seeking folks who are sympathetic to animal rights/animal liberation
struggles and who might be willing to host Courtney once every month or
two when she comes to visit, or help transport her from an airport or to
the prison. It's crucial for us to help survivors of state repression
keep up their spirits- any contacts or help you could offer would be
gratefully appreciated."
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For obvious reasons, I don't want to repost the email address that this came from, but if you can help, either let the SHAC7 support group know (http://www.shac7.com) or let me know, and I'll put you in contact with them.
A message on one of my listservs let me know that Andy Stepanian, one of the SHAC 7, (The SHAC 7 are six activists who got some pretty harsh sentences for exercising their free speech rights. They were convicted of felonies for being of the opinion that HLS should shut down.) is being messed with, and could use support. I know there's some other Chicago folks on here who might know people, and Bloomington folks who might be able to help. And heck, its a small world - hopefully reposting this will do some good. Anyway:
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"dear friends,
Andy Stepanian, one of the SHAC 7 imprisoned unjustly for animal rights
activism (http://www.shac7.com/andy/index.htm),
from a prison in Butner, NC to a control unit in the federal penitentiary
in Marion, Illinois. Andy's partner Courtney, who traveled down from NYC
to North Carolina every couple of weeks to visit him, was sustained in
part by a support network in NC; however, now that Andy has been
relocated, she has to find supportive folks with whom she can stay in the
Marion area. In the Marion control unit, Andy will be in solitary
confinement 23 hours per day, and will only be allowed 4 hours of outside
visitor time per MONTH, in a cruel effort to isolate and demoralize
prisoners deemed dangerous by the state; as a result, it's especially
important that supporters of the SHAC campaign and political prisoners
generally do whatever we can to sustain his morale in the face of the
state's effort to silence him. So I'm writing to appeal to radical in
Illinois to see if anyone has any contacts for sympathetic folks in
southern Illinois (especially the Marion/Carbondale area). In particular
we're seeking folks who are sympathetic to animal rights/animal liberation
struggles and who might be willing to host Courtney once every month or
two when she comes to visit, or help transport her from an airport or to
the prison. It's crucial for us to help survivors of state repression
keep up their spirits- any contacts or help you could offer would be
gratefully appreciated."
----------------------------------------
For obvious reasons, I don't want to repost the email address that this came from, but if you can help, either let the SHAC7 support group know (http://www.shac7.com) or let me know, and I'll put you in contact with them.
Hmmm...not sure if I checked every single tag thoroughly, but I have a toning/fitness related question that I couldn't seem to find any info on. I am at a generally healthy weight as of right now, and a few people have complimented my weight since I went vegan. I haven't lost much, but enough to be a little noticeable I spose. But basically, I would like to step it up one more notch since my body has felt comfortable at this weight for a while now, and I am looking for that last 5 - 10 lb. push. I was wondering if anyone had any tips on how to get your lower midsection to SHRINK. I know by now through research that no matter how many sit-ups you do, you're only toning the muscle underneath. Well I don't care as much about that. I want the fat part (i.e. the damn tire/muffin top) GONE. I just ordered a bikini the other day and damnit, I know I have the willpower to look smashing if only I had the right methods on how to do it. Again I will remind you that I am not overweight. But I could stand to lose about 5 - 10 lbs. Especially where I WANT to lose it. Is this sort of spot-training even possible? Any and all tips on eating and/or fitness are greatly appreciated! Thank you!
Info about me: 22 years old, female, about 141 lbs. (My current workout is Curves, but I have time in my life to do something else not too complicated if needed). Walking? I dunno.
Thanks so much,
Jennifer
P.S. - It would be great if my upper thighs would shrink a bit too...
- Location:Our apartment :)!
- Mood:contemplative
- Music:That Katy Perry "I kissed a girl" song is stuck in my head...
Does anyone have any suggestions for a good vegan yogurt? I'm missing my favorite snack... :(
Thanks!
Thanks!
Sorry for the rant, but I knew you guys would understand!
So, my family wanted to go to an Italian restaurant last night, which was fine, because I know the owner and he'd told me what to order that he was absolutely, positively sure was vegan. "A spinach calzone with no cheese," he says. Okay. I placed my order, emphasizing the no cheese part.
Calzone comes out. Parmesan sprinkled over the top. I wiped it all off with a napkin, not wanting to be a pain in the ass because they (I thought) had accommodated a special order.
WRONG. I took a bite and was immediately horrified because there was ricotta cheese inside. What the fuck! So, I sent it back, tried to be as nice as possible and told the waiter that I am a vegan and do not eat cheese. Thought that was settled.
The waiter comes back out and says that "this isn't cheese, it's just ricotta." WHAT THE FUCK. Since when is ricotta NOT CHEESE? "It's just this dairy product... I think the chef only uses the milk protein or something." At this point, I was getting a little ticked on the inside, but calmly explained that milk protein was still dairy and could I please JUST have spinach inside the calzone.
The waiter brought out another calzone. "You tell me if you see any cheese in this one." Okay. There's parmesan sprinkled RIGHT ON TOP. At that point, I was just sick of the whole thing and not even that hungry any more. I peeled off the top, ate the spinach inside and we went home.
Are restaurants really that ignorant as to what vegan means? I know I live in Texas, but honestly, I even explained that I didn't eat cheese OR milk. Grrr!
So, my family wanted to go to an Italian restaurant last night, which was fine, because I know the owner and he'd told me what to order that he was absolutely, positively sure was vegan. "A spinach calzone with no cheese," he says. Okay. I placed my order, emphasizing the no cheese part.
Calzone comes out. Parmesan sprinkled over the top. I wiped it all off with a napkin, not wanting to be a pain in the ass because they (I thought) had accommodated a special order.
WRONG. I took a bite and was immediately horrified because there was ricotta cheese inside. What the fuck! So, I sent it back, tried to be as nice as possible and told the waiter that I am a vegan and do not eat cheese. Thought that was settled.
The waiter comes back out and says that "this isn't cheese, it's just ricotta." WHAT THE FUCK. Since when is ricotta NOT CHEESE? "It's just this dairy product... I think the chef only uses the milk protein or something." At this point, I was getting a little ticked on the inside, but calmly explained that milk protein was still dairy and could I please JUST have spinach inside the calzone.
The waiter brought out another calzone. "You tell me if you see any cheese in this one." Okay. There's parmesan sprinkled RIGHT ON TOP. At that point, I was just sick of the whole thing and not even that hungry any more. I peeled off the top, ate the spinach inside and we went home.
Are restaurants really that ignorant as to what vegan means? I know I live in Texas, but honestly, I even explained that I didn't eat cheese OR milk. Grrr!
I don't know why, but I always assumed Clif Bar (and clif bar products) were vegan. Call me stupid, maybe it's common knowledge that they are not all vegan. I recently got into the Builders Bars, and more recently the Mojo Bars. Last night I was at Whole Foods I noticed there was a Mojo bar called "Honey Peanut" (or something along those lines). I flipped it over, sure enough, it contained honey. I found one other Mojo bar where honey was not in the title (I think it was chocolate peanut) that also contained honey. Weird. Luckily, the mojo bars I'd tried didn't have any animal ingredients in them, but still... disappointing!
I went on their website this morning and got this: "All Clif Bar products are made from ingredients that do not come from animals except Mojo (contains organic honey and traces of dairy), CLIF SHOT (Recovery Drink contains whey), and LUNA Tea Cakes (contain traces of dairy)."
The Clif Shot containing whey is the most surprising to me.
And on another note, I made myself a coffee at the store. I took some stevia to put in my coffee, it was the 365 brand. When I poured it in the cup it was powdery... like powdered creamer. I looked at the ingredients and sure enough "contains a milk derivative". The stevia was vanilla flavored and in the ingredients list it said "Natural vanilla flavor (contains milk)". Why? The last time I checked, natural vanilla didn't ooze out of a cow's boobs. Hrm.
This reminded me of a time I was looking for Lemongrass in Worcester, the only kind I could find was pre minced and in a tube. When I looked at the ingredients, "milk" was listed. Milk? In Lemongrass?? That was probably the most surprising un vegan product I've ever seen, What unvegan product(s) has surprised you the most?
I went on their website this morning and got this: "All Clif Bar products are made from ingredients that do not come from animals except Mojo (contains organic honey and traces of dairy), CLIF SHOT (Recovery Drink contains whey), and LUNA Tea Cakes (contain traces of dairy)."
The Clif Shot containing whey is the most surprising to me.
And on another note, I made myself a coffee at the store. I took some stevia to put in my coffee, it was the 365 brand. When I poured it in the cup it was powdery... like powdered creamer. I looked at the ingredients and sure enough "contains a milk derivative". The stevia was vanilla flavored and in the ingredients list it said "Natural vanilla flavor (contains milk)". Why? The last time I checked, natural vanilla didn't ooze out of a cow's boobs. Hrm.
This reminded me of a time I was looking for Lemongrass in Worcester, the only kind I could find was pre minced and in a tube. When I looked at the ingredients, "milk" was listed. Milk? In Lemongrass?? That was probably the most surprising un vegan product I've ever seen, What unvegan product(s) has surprised you the most?
Is anyone else here planning to volunteer and/or go to the Country Hoedown August 2-3?
I would really like to volunteer, but i would be in need of transportation, so maybe there could be a carpool of some sort?
I would really like to volunteer, but i would be in need of transportation, so maybe there could be a carpool of some sort?
this was very slow moving and boring. I only recommend this if you have a very strong interest in science and medicine and don't really care if they movie is good!
- Mood:
bored
Hello everyone, hope your weekend is going nicely thus far. :)
I posted this last week about how I wanted to go vegan again but had had trouble in the past.
Anyway, this is day 3 of eating as vegan as I can. I think I'm doing pretty well, though I am still not off-by-heart familiar with the more obscure animal ingredients around. I'm just trying to avoid anything that I am uncertain of at the moment.
I'm posting about my experience at my Blogspot blog if anyone is interested in reading it. I am also trying to generally eat much healthier and get regular exercise, so I'm writing about that, too.
Not sure if my blog will be of much interest to anyone, but I thought I'd share in case there are people doing similar to me and wanted some support or whatever. :)
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My question is regarding Australian and New Zealand brands of soy milk. I have been using Sanitarium So Good for some years now, but I think I read somewhere awhile ago that Sanitarium may not be very animal-friendly or something?
Basically I just want to make sure I'm using soy milk from a brand that's not horrible. I also have Vita Soy and Soyafresh (I think that's what it's called) available to me, and various store brand types.
Thanks!
I posted this last week about how I wanted to go vegan again but had had trouble in the past.
Anyway, this is day 3 of eating as vegan as I can. I think I'm doing pretty well, though I am still not off-by-heart familiar with the more obscure animal ingredients around. I'm just trying to avoid anything that I am uncertain of at the moment.
I'm posting about my experience at my Blogspot blog if anyone is interested in reading it. I am also trying to generally eat much healthier and get regular exercise, so I'm writing about that, too.
Not sure if my blog will be of much interest to anyone, but I thought I'd share in case there are people doing similar to me and wanted some support or whatever. :)
---
My question is regarding Australian and New Zealand brands of soy milk. I have been using Sanitarium So Good for some years now, but I think I read somewhere awhile ago that Sanitarium may not be very animal-friendly or something?
Basically I just want to make sure I'm using soy milk from a brand that's not horrible. I also have Vita Soy and Soyafresh (I think that's what it's called) available to me, and various store brand types.
Thanks!
- Mood:hungry
- Music:Scarlett Johansson: dunno the name
I just logged onto Youtube to get my 80's music video fix, and saw this on the front page Promoted Videos: (For those who don't want to/can't watch the gist is that Morrissey banned meat from the backstage of the 02 Wireless Festival. <3)
I love the old movies. I just watch Scarlet Street part of film noir collection. With lines like "FOR CATS SAKE!" & "Jeepers Johnny I love ya!" the dialogue is pretty cheesy but the story is good. You have to appreciate it for what it is which is a 1927 suspense movie. Luckily The Birds was on TCM shortly after which is always a good flick.
Speaking of...Does anyone have any idea why the birds attacked in the first place? This has been a question on my mind since I first watched it at 10 y/o.
EDIT: Scarlet Street is 1945
Cutest robot ever in "WALL-E", Will Smith in another sucky big budget movie that sounded better in "Hancock", another big name actor in by now forgotten "The Terminal" and a guy who is paralyzed in "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly".
Only watch "WALL-E", forget the rest.
Only watch "WALL-E", forget the rest.
( Read more... )
I think it looks quite interesting... but did they really have to stick Paris Hilton in there?
not my best work, but i thought i'd share it will you all.
"If slaughterhouses had glass windows everyone would be a vegetarian." - Sir Paul McCartney
"If slaughterhouses had glass windows everyone would be a vegetarian." - Sir Paul McCartney
vegan freak
“you don’t eat meat?
wait, not even eggs and cheese?"
*sigh*
it’s time to tell them why
cows are slaughtered when
their milk runs dry
constantly birthing babies
to keep the profits flowing
male calves shipped off, veal
before they’ve even had their first meal
I’m sorry, does this make your stomach churn?
re my words too graphic for your pampered ear?
m I too blunt? should I stop here?
chickens cooped in cages so small
they can’t even turn around at all
chop off their beaks
left in pain for weeks
so that they won’t peck themselves to death
male chicks ground up
alive, and fed to their mothers
so, no call me a freak
but I don’t eat eggs, milk or meat
...the reason I like seeing wrestlers outside of the ring and in films is I still know it's fake but it actually looks real.
Well, maybe real·ish.
2:53 PM 6/25/08 · I'm not sure if the particular theme of this movie has been used before. In a world where it seems they keep remaking the same things over and over again, even when that yields great entertainment, I pray to find something original. I mean, I could site a few films offhand where the worst prisoners in the world were dropped on an island. As far as killer game shows, all I've got in the memory is The Running Man.
Still, I can't think of another one I've seen where both were used.
Certainly nothing this amazing!
The director wanted the fight scenes of The Condemned to be as realistic as possible and stuntwork done by the actors as much as possible. Richard Norton, who you may remember from martial arts films a decade or so back, is the main fight coordinator and he did a beautiful job. Even Steve Austin, an impressive wrestler who may be harboring a Six Million Dollar Man fetish, had to learn entirely new ways of fighting but was very up for it just for the challenge of it. He also slimmed down considerably, apparently wrestling calls for more body fat...
...and, on a note that may be surprising to a lot of his fans, he was ever so slightly intimidated by being around so many martial artists. Kinda makes me like the guy even more.
I don't like wrestling.
Not as many issues with the actual performers.
While it may be there is a distinction between what makes for a good movie and a movie I enjoy...I really enjoyed this!
The DVD doesn't have any bloopers, per se, but it does have a behind the scenes mischief section where the actors were just having a bit too much fun when not on camera.
Well, maybe real·ish.
2:53 PM 6/25/08 · I'm not sure if the particular theme of this movie has been used before. In a world where it seems they keep remaking the same things over and over again, even when that yields great entertainment, I pray to find something original. I mean, I could site a few films offhand where the worst prisoners in the world were dropped on an island. As far as killer game shows, all I've got in the memory is The Running Man.
Still, I can't think of another one I've seen where both were used.
Certainly nothing this amazing!
The director wanted the fight scenes of The Condemned to be as realistic as possible and stuntwork done by the actors as much as possible. Richard Norton, who you may remember from martial arts films a decade or so back, is the main fight coordinator and he did a beautiful job. Even Steve Austin, an impressive wrestler who may be harboring a Six Million Dollar Man fetish, had to learn entirely new ways of fighting but was very up for it just for the challenge of it. He also slimmed down considerably, apparently wrestling calls for more body fat...
...and, on a note that may be surprising to a lot of his fans, he was ever so slightly intimidated by being around so many martial artists. Kinda makes me like the guy even more.
I don't like wrestling.
Not as many issues with the actual performers.
While it may be there is a distinction between what makes for a good movie and a movie I enjoy...I really enjoyed this!
The DVD doesn't have any bloopers, per se, but it does have a behind the scenes mischief section where the actors were just having a bit too much fun when not on camera.
- Location:94306
- Mood:
optimistic - Music:The Colbert Report
here we go again
- Location:94070
- Mood:
surprised
So, today on my lunch break, I went into the break room (obviously, he he!) and was about to start eating, when I looked over at the TV a bunch of the guys from my office were watching. ESPN was broadcasting live from the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest, and the guys were SO excited about it.
1) Gluttony is nauseating. There goes lunch.
2) Gluttony involving hot dogs (meat scraps I'd care not to think about) is more nauseating. There goes dinner.
3) Gluttony involving hot dogs on a network that is supposed to cover SPORTS? Maybe I'll eat tomorrow.
1) Gluttony is nauseating. There goes lunch.
2) Gluttony involving hot dogs (meat scraps I'd care not to think about) is more nauseating. There goes dinner.
3) Gluttony involving hot dogs on a network that is supposed to cover SPORTS? Maybe I'll eat tomorrow.
- Location:home
- Mood:grumpy
- Music:Hole - Pretty On The Inside
Is there any Vegan parenting communities out there? I have tried google, but it doesn't turn up much.
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