WHY WE ARE NOT VEGETARIAN 

Julia Nell the Almond Breeze milk tastes so much better anyways! I love the reduced sugar vanilla. Chocolate is good too! Make sure to get the cartons from the refrigerated section because the shelf stable version is not good at all!

Good for you, that's great. Plant-based milk is much tastier than regular milk from a cow. Just make sure you get enough calcium.

Julia Nell yayyyyy I’m happy for you!

Bronwyn Smith almond milk has 50 percent more calcium than cow’s milk.

Awsomeness Having a vegan lifestyle is amazing. 😊

Terri Saint-Amour that is he number one thing I hear about why people can’t go vegan.

I have to admit, a lot of the vegan cheeses are kind of gross, but it's a matter of thinking of the suffering of others.

Terri Saint-Amour every vegan ever has probably said at some point “I could never go vegan because of cheese/bacon/salami...” I used to looove Salami and cheese and haven’t felt like it at all since doing more research and watching a bunch of documentaries

Jenna Astrid aw that’s amazing! I did the same thing, I started pescatarian then vegetarian then vegan and just made changes as I learned. I’m so glad you like this channel and that it’s been helpful for you! Let us know if there’s anything we can do to help 💚💚💚

Can you at least continue eating eggs. You need animal products. That lady that was the longest-lived ate nothing but eggs everyday. Also, the chickens eat each other and cats eat thousands of mice in the wild? Are you going to bawl your eyes out when viewing videos of that too? What about bawling your eyes out at the millions of insects and small animals that get killed in vegetable and fruit crop fields? Why don't they show those inconvenient videos. Better stop eating those unnatural fruits and vegetables, those are the biggest animal destroyers. Also, those male chicks... are used to make cat food, so I guess those pet-owning vegans are a fan of those male chicks.

thenecrohazard, but our mammalian ancestors were eating dinosaur eggs. Also, you do realize that the eggs we eat are completely infertible. Not, even living creatures.

thenecroha, those male chicks are used to feed those cats that the vegans buy as pets. Male chicks are necessary to keep the pet industry alive, plus some male chicks also get used in chicken nuggets too. They're nutritious foods. You don't feel bad when the male chicks eat worms, so why are people concerned when they get eaten? Cats eat birds and mice and people love cats. Animals are food and are a complete nutritious food that we need, since vegetables and fruits are not enough to nourish us. Vegetables and fruits didn't even exist before human cultivation.

clear mist lol cats eat bird etc bla. But we as a human, we have our own morals and know what is right and wrong. Let me ask you, when you are asked to slaughter a animal yourself, how do you truthfully feel deep inside you. What you first feel shows how much you are not instinctively programmed to do it. You get it?

hemp milk is also pretty good. :p my favorites are hazelnut milk and macadamia​ milk.

I was born in 1980 and grew up on rice milk. I am SO GLAD there are so many more options!

Yas exactly!! Once I discovered Oat milk there was no turning back! Oat Milk is my absolute favorite it's SO delicious!!!!

All those different "milks" are not actually milk. Plant-based products don't contain the same function or ingredients as mammal milk does. Mammal milk (breast milk, cow's milk, etc.) are able to be a complete nutrition to get a baby to become an adult. The plant-based milks, are actually just plant juice that happened to be colored whtie and look kind of life milk.

clear mist still tons better than “mammal” milk

The sound is horrific. It's unnatural. Which makes sense, as it has an unnatural cause. I have heard dozens of cows screaming themselves hoarse at calving time at a local dairy farm. It was clearly paining the farm wife to hear it, so I thought, "Why am I participating in this heinous process? I can just walk away!" So I did.

Ah, the Golden Rule, "Do unto others as you want done unto yourself". People always say to follow this rule, yet they don't follow it themselves as they continue to support these terrible industries. 🤦😭

Madalina Zbranca exactly. I was diagnosed as having a sensitivity to dairy, eggs, soy, etc. I wanted to cry when the doctor told me I couldn’t eat chicken eggs and dairy. But, that is what lead me to find out about Veganism. It was like a blessing in disguise!

Same! I went vegetarian and realised I was really intolerant to dairy, and started by using plant milks and then got to watching vegan youtubers, and now here I am, 100% vegan! My body was trying to tell me I needed to change my diet haha

Exactly! Now I develop recipes and share them with anyone who needs vegan recipes and ideas :)

This is EXACTLY what happened to me! I realized I was lactose intolerance this past April. Giving up dairy was easy after that since it made me so sick. A couple months in, I ended up finding a place near my house which made vegan ice cream, so obviously dairy-free and when I went to check the place out & try it, I had an amazing conversation with the owner about the meat & dairy industries which really changed my outlook!

Sarah Loves Veggies yes!

Women produce dairy. What are you talking about? Dairy is what makes all mammals grow. You needed dairy as a baby.

Did you watch the video? I don't produce milk, because I'm not having children. Cows are the same, meaning they are FORCED to have babies to produce milk. Then their babies are taken away from them, violently; the mothers then mourn them, of course. Then, it's a vicious cycle. I encourage you to look up Erin Janus, James Aspey or Bite Size Vegan. They can explain in a better manner than me. As far as "dairy" as a baby...Do you mean human babies need milk from a cow? This is incorrect. I know MANY babies, including my brother and I that were not raised on dairy. However, you are correct, dairy does make animals grow. Cow milk is made for only cows, so they can grow to 400+ pounds, which is another reason why humans don't need dairy. My comment as to why the dairy industry is the worst is because of the unnecessary violence, cruelty and production of a product thats not needed. Have you visited a dairy farm? They are horrific. I recommend visiting an animal sanctuary that has saved dairy cows and their babies. Let them explain to you, and try not to cry, about what goes on. I've spoken to many, and they all say the same thing, and they cry.

Sarah Loves, well females can produce milk if it is induced (by having the baby). It's not like the cows are unnaturally being made to do something. The cows would be producing the milk and reproducing anyway, since all animals do that. It's only humans today that are able to choose not to have children. You're making it sound like the cow is not meant to produce milk. They are. The animals are being used, because we need them for food and nutriment. The same way the cow is ripping apart the baby grass, from the mommy grass. Or the cow is stomping on the baby beetle, in front of the mommy beetle. Or how the cow would eat a human carcass if it was in front of it as well. All animals recognize the value of meat, even herbivores. What I meant by all babies needing dairy was that all babies need the dairy that female humans produce... the breast milk. All humans require that animal product, which means they are not plant-based creatures and cannot live only on plants. We require animal products at the beginning of life. We need animal, because we are animal. We could farm female women and get the milk directly from breast milk to feed human adults, but it's actually probably safer to get them from cows, since they're a different species and there's less risk of getting a disease, which female women can have. It's like cannibalism. Would you drink the milk of your co-worker from 2 cubicles next to yours? Have you ever seen how animals eat each other and play with their foods? Maybe you just need to see how cats and dogs are in the wild, so you can see how bloody and ripped-to-shreds nature is. Humans are probably the most benevolent caretakers of animals. Plus, there is something sacred about understanding that humans eat animals and animals eat humans. We're food for worms. Likewise, plants and rocks and everything in the universe is the same as animal and humans. One is not better than another and that's another thing that ancient people understood. This idea that animals are somehow more special than plants is just not accurate.

I'm sorry, but you're grossly incorrect. I highly recommend doing some research.

Sarah McCalmon I tried the smoked Gouda for the first time the other day and I was so surprised how real I thought it tasted!

Yass these are my favorites!

Mine too. :-)

So, you're gonna become breatharian next? No harm to any living creature and only breathe and absorb energy from the sun? Veganism doesn't solve the problems. Millions of insects and small animals get killed in those vegetable and fruit fields that are completely man-made and unnatural. Probably more than animal farming. Veganism kills off more animals, but leaves its adherents without the benefits of nutrition. It's like the worst of both worlds.

I doubt that billions of rodents or insects are killed every year in farming. Farming is necessary for either growing plant foods or producing animal food, and the majority of the world's corn and soy goes to feeding animals instead of people. So really, it's more likely that rodents and insects are killed in animal agriculture (growing food for animals that will eventually go to slaughter) than in producing plant food for human consumption. Animals are also sentient beings. They have feelings, like pain, attachment and bonding, and love. Plants do not. Yes, if you want to be literal about it, some plants (with the exception of long-lasting trees and bushes) die each year when harvested, but even things like lettuce can regenerate if you don't completely pull it from the ground and just cut off the leaves you need, which means it can last even longer through the growing season. I know that veganism isn't perfect. No diet is, but I personally feel better knowing that what I eat isn't purposefully bringing suffering or death to other living beings. Yes, there might be accidental death in harvesting crops, but it's not like we're breeding rodents like we breed cows, pigs, and chickens, just to kill them a few years into their natural life span. It seems too like every week there's a buy one, get one free some kind of meat product at our local grocery store. At Thanksgiving they did that sale with turkeys. Often I see coupons for "buy a box of cereal, get a free milk." Obviously animal product production is bigger than necessary. I wonder how much of it actually gets thrown away, which means that that animal's life was completely wasted. It's also interesting that once someone says that they're vegan, everyone who isn't claims to be a nutritionist. I felt positive about my choice to stop eating animal products, but also wanted to make sure that I wouldn't be doing myself any long-term disservice (for myself or my family) by eliminating those products that we've been lead to believe are necessary for health. I just think it's interesting that so many people have expressed concern or disdain for my food choices, but don't even think about what they're eating as they go through McDonald's Drive Thru. Apparently dropping processed foods, animal products laden with mammalian hormones, saturated fat, and pesticides and switching it up for more fruits, veggies, and whole grains is more dangerous? It's evident that plant foods have a greater variety of vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants (and the all important FIBER) than animal products do. I can get calcium from plants. I've never felt better than I do now. I'm at a healthy weight, I have more energy, I enjoy my food immensely, and I just feel grateful to be given this chance to change that I have been given. Everyone is definitely entitled to their own opinion, but for me, I feel good about my choice to eat a plant-based diet. This report shows the USDA numbers for livestock slaughter comparing just the months of January 2017 and January 2018. If you times the 2018 numbers by 12, you could get a rough estimate of how many of these animals are killed each year in the United States (so this doesn't show the worldwide stats): usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/usda/current/LiveSlau/LiveSlau-02-22-2018.pdf

clear mist This is so silly. What do you think the animals you are eating are fed? Crops from the fields that were harvested without consideration for the few wild animals that can survive in roundup monocultures. The animals omnivores are eating are at least as unnatural as the feed they are given. GMO soy and corn mostly, no matter what they would feed on in the wild etc.

Jamie Wagner, I'm not saying I'm against food crops. Since, we live in civilized worlds, we have to use unnatural means to create food sources for ourselves. My point was in pointing out that these food crops, inevitably create huge no-go zones for animals and destroy all of the ecoysystems that were there. For animals, they don't just exclusively eat foods that humans can eat, but the advantage is that pigs and cows can often eat foods that we can't eat like leaves, grass and other foods that humans wouldn't like. In that sense, the animals are converting these foods that we otherwise wouldn't eat, into something that we can eat and benefit. The other issue, being that as humans we benefit from the animal meat, milk and egg themselves. The complexity and composition of animal products makes them more nutritious to us. We easily digest animal products, whereas plants require fermentation (which gorillas can do, but humans can't as easily). Plants also give out distress signals, feel a sense of community and are able to express contentness and are actively avoiding wanting to be eaten. They don't want to be eaten. That's enough proof that they're not actively making themselves out to be food. They actually aren't food, and wouldn't be edible to us at all, if we hadn't used our ingeniousness to create fruits and vegetables through the cultivation of strange mutations and generations of breeding. It's by change that we discovered and "made" veggies and fruits. Animals don't have the same capacity to understand things as we do. Plus, they know that they are food. I also don't think you would have quite as much compassion for them if the media and if domesticated didn't exist that could confuse you into thinking that they do feel human emotions and have a human-like consciousness. In the wild, cows, pigs, cats, dogs would all be attacking you and violently pursuing you at all times. Just like you withhold compassion for mosquitoes or a dangerous animal, you would do the same for all of these "domesticated animals." We've created an illusion that makes these animals seem like they're worthy of protection the way our own children are, but they're actually food. That's not to say that animals are not worthy of protection, since nothing should be purposely destroyed, whether plants or animals or rocks. That being said, animals are foods and we are animals and we evolved to eat animals. There's good reason to think we need them. Vegetables and fruits aren't acceptable substitutes, because they're a completely different kingdom of life form, do not contain all the cholesterol/saturated fats/CoQ12, etc. that animals do. Your body has probably accumulated a lot of nutrition from all the years of eating animal products, and that can hold a human off for many years. Meaning, you can eat animal products for years and then become vegan (starve yourself of nutrients) and you could be okay for awhile, but eventually, the idea is the body will start eating itself, because you are meat and the body needs meat.

Wow. I'm not really sure how to comment on your comment, but there is so much misinformation here. Science has proven that we need plant foods to live healthy lives. Animal products, for example, do not contain any Vitamin C or fiber, both of which are found in plant foods. You can also easily get B Vitamins, Vitamin A, iron, calcium, and other vitamins, minerals, and fats from plant foods if you eat a variety of plants. If we just ate animals (which our teeth and digestive tracts are not even formed to do--- we are not carnivores), we'd be dealing with a multitude of health problems caused by all of that cholesterol and saturated fat that you mentioned. And it's not plants that ferment in our gut, but meat. The digestive tract of true carnivores is much shorter, and their stomach acid is much more acidic than ours in order to process meat. Carnivores also don't need to cook their meat for this reasons, like humans do in order to hopefully avoid food-borne illness and digest it. Some plants do have defense systems. We don't eat things like nettles and poison ivy, for example, but they do not have brains or nervous systems. They cannot feel pain, bonding, heartache, or joy. If you've been around animals much, you can tell that they know when they are being cared for by how they respond to you. Animals do not know they are food. Just like if I was out in the wild being chased by a lion, I wouldn't consider myself food, neither does a pig or cow or chicken. They just want to eat, breed, sleep, and live, just like we humans seek our own survival. A gazelle does not just sit there for a lion to come along and eat it. It has other motives in order to protect itself. Cows are herbivores. Pigs are omnivores, but they don't naturally chase people for food. Yes, land is used for growing plants, but it's not hard to find information showing that rainforests and other land has been destroyed for animal grazing and growing animal food (because farmers grow turn soil to nutrient-stripped dirt by planting the same crop (corn, wheat, and soy) over and over again on the same plot of land). The real illusion here is that animals do not care how we treat them because we are told we should not care about them (at least not the same way we care about dogs or cats as pets). We are stewards of this earth and its inhabitants, and it is our responsibility to defend those who have no voice for themselves. I personally feel that we breed and kill many more animals than we need to survive. If I was starving (which I'm not) like if there was some kind of famine, I would find what I could eat, plant or animal, and be grateful for it. But where I currently live and have an abundance of food options, I just don't feel the need to eat animals or their by-products. Since giving up animal products, I truly feel healthier than I have my whole life. I no longer deal with stomach problems, or even muscle inflammation like tendonitis, which I've had in my knees for years. My skin is clearer, I have more energy, and I am at a healthy weight. I also am no longer constipated, which is something that Americans spend millions of dollars every year trying to resolve, when they could just eat more vegetables, fruits, and whole grains. I've even had people guess I am 5-10 years younger than I am, and I attribute that to no longer eating animal products (which again, can cause bloating and inflammation). You can eat how you like, and that's fine. It's your choice, and it's a personal one. I am not trying to convince you to eat a vegan diet or anything. I'm just sharing what I know and how I feel. And besides, everyone, even those who choose to eat animal products, can stand to add some amazing plant foods to their diet. :)

If you subsist entirely on VEGETATION, then you are, by definition, a VEGETARIAN!

You will be ok 💚💚💚💚 please let us all know if you need a hand x there is so much support here 💚

Anja Hurley thank you! That’s very encouraging 😊

You got this! ^__^ I know it's hard to give up cheese/dairy (least it was for me). I just want to say that you will feel better once you cut those out. Just make sure you get B12 and then Vitamin D is from sun exposure. D3 isn't vegan friendly but D2 is if you don't have much access to sunlight.

Whiskur thanks, I already take a b12 from being veggie, and I’ll get a vitamin D sup as I’m uk based so sunlight is low here. I am marginally concerned about health impacts in all honesty.

ALYSSA PEARL that’s great you’re going to try new things! If you need help going vegan, check out challenge22.com. It’s a 22 day vegan challenge that provides a ton of help and a support group along the way. Makes the transition super easy and fun! Good luck!

ALYSSA PEARL that’s awesome 😊 so glad you can relate! And I’d say try going vegan slowly, that’s what I did. I started with breakfast a few times a week then more and more as I began to feel good and learned more about veganism. Have fun with it and find foods you love and also educate yourself as much as possible so you’ll have the desire to stick with it! It’s honestly the best decision I’ve ever made and I think you’ll feel the same ☺️ it takes some work in the beginning but it becomes totally natural and gives such a sense of peace ❤️

That sounds so scary! My doctor was concerned with my Vitamin D levels so she actually helped me with D2 (vegan whereas D3 isn't). - She prescribed 50,000IU (yes, that is meant to say 50,000). It made me extremely sick and so lately I've been fortifying through Almond Milk since it the 50,000 was too much. Also I live in Oregon where there isn't much sun exposure this early in the year. - I hope that next time I get checked my Vitamin D is improved, but everything else was all normal. ^__^

I’m glad you can relate! That thought occurred to me when I first became vegan and has helped keep me vegan ever since 💚 and we know! We try to avoid using plastic as much as possible and whenever we do use them we wash and re-use them to prevent unnecessary waste 😊

Marie got any thoughts??

mary whitehead ❤️❤️❤️

Hey ☺️ we’re not hating on farmers, we just don’t believe that killing an animal for food when we don’t need it to survive is cruel. There’s no nutrient that you can get from animals that you can’t get from plants (except b12) so it seems wrong to kill them for food. That’s where we’re coming from! Hope that helps clear things up 💚

There are tons of vegetables and fruits that are rich in calcium FRUITS-www.globalhealingcenter.com/natural-health/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/10CalciumRichFruits.jpg VEGETABLES-www.google.com.ua/search?biw=772&bih=632&tbm=isch&sa=1&ei=5KOmWvSjBOfg6ATC4I34CA&q=rich+calcium+vegetables&oq=rich+calcium+vegetables&gs_l=psy-ab.3..0i30k1j0i8i30k1l4.31982.31982.0.32193.1.1.0.0.0.0.142.142.0j1.1.0....0...1c.1.64.psy-ab..0.1.141....0.0CUc50obA0o#imgrc=voSfFjsbJog9AM: And usually calcium is added in plant milk as well, tho it's more affordable to make your own milk, it's muuuuch cheaper and also you can add sugar-replacement.

eroemer13 you can also get calcium from non dairy milk.

Almond milk actually has a bit more calcium than dairy milk does so if you just switch to that you'd be fine.

eroemer13 actually almond milk has 50% more calcium than cow’s milk.

eroemer13 I get calcium from dark leafy greens like kale and spinach, also bok choy has a bunch...also chia seeds and fortified almond milk. I also take a multivitamin by My Kind Orgaincs. You don’t have to, a lot of vegans don’t, but I like it and it helps ensure you get all of your vitamins on a consistent basis 💚 good luck and please let us know if you have more questions. We’re happy to help. I also have a bunch of recipes on my youtube channel that might help you with easy meal ideas 😊❤️

I am a trained culinarian. It is not difficult to eat vegan at restaurants, but it requires effort on the vegan's part. Learn to call the restaurant ahead of time and ask whether they can accommodate your vegan needs. 99% of kitchens will delight at the challenge and do their best to please you. Make suggestions for a simple but filling meal you may want to eat: Every restaurant should have simple starches and fresh or frozen vegetables that they can cook for you _at minimal cost and effort to their kitchen_ to make a satisfying meal. I have never not eaten vegan at a restaurant because they are happy to cater to me, given fair warning. No restaurant will accommodate you if you don't require it.

I'm sorry to hear about your babies. - I will say that witnessing something like that would make anyone make a second choice y'know? I wish you the best. - I couldn't ever bring myself to eat eggs ever again knowing how unhealthy they are for our bodies.

+Whiskur thank you. They are such amazing, and intelligent animals

Chickens lay eggs every day. What are you talking about? They lay eggs even if no rooster is around to impregnate them. Also, some chicken breeds are better at laying eggs than others. Not only that, but there are always accidents in nature. Whatever happened to chickens was not a result of just one thing. The chickens could have died of something else.

Thank you! We’re so glad you liked this video 💚

Abandoned Truth - same thing happens when puppies & kittens are taken away from their moms. Do you tear up then?

Same! I don't see any animal products as food now.

A Jewel Naturally thank you!! 💗

Zoe lovesanimals ugh that breaks my heart 😔

+NikkiVegan it is very upsetting:(

My position exactly.