The Vegan Thread

Had a vegetable fritter from the farmers market in Stoke Newington the other day, plenty of chilli sauce, bloody lovely.

Had dodgy guts since. Small sacrifices.

Is that their hemp protein powder? I take it you mix with something else?

Yeah I mix it with water - can mix it with other stuff but take it after the morning commute at work.

So you're a vegan yet you force yourself to eat that shit every morning? Why??

Becasue although it tastes rubbish it has an amazing effect on me. I cycle a lot but over compensate by eating too much - mainly large portion sizes. With the Bike Food stuff by the time I get to the evening meal I eat about 1/3 2/3 less in terms of portion size. It's wierd but it works and it means I'm slowly losing some of the excess weight I carry.

^^^ Pertinent words for Boy George.

about zabriskie,
He can't be vegan, the cycling level he competes at is unsupportable, hence the salmon.
Almost all of the high performing 'vegan' athletes are forced to supplement with non vegan alternatives because it is basically impossible to support that level. (as stated in the independent) incidentally- I've been to see Matthew Rabin (the chiro mentioned) a few times (he also is my dad's chiro) and he would never suggest such a radical change unless, as here, the blood test showed anomalies in response to tour diet.

Incidentally- I only replied to this thread because I disagree with anyone stating that veganism is the 'right direction, just like I'd disagree with anyone saying it isn't.

You eat what you want, and though it may be more justifiable in your eyes, don't for one minute think that it gives you the right to force it on others or suggest that it is a better diet.

Also the reason Zabriskie is 'vegan' is because of food sensitivity. It was a logical step for him.

I apologise for being combative.
I also have been tempted to try out a vegan diet for the summer, as i need to drop a few kilos, and know that there are a lot of high level ironman/middle distance triathletes who are on vegan/ pseudo-vegan diets.

I also have been tempted to try out a vegan diet for the summer, as i need to drop a few kilos, and know that there are a lot of high level ironman/middle distance triathletes who are on vegan/ pseudo-vegan diets.

^ I've been on a vegan diet for 3 weeks now, unashamedly for weightloss above anything else - I don't really care about the ethical/moral implications etc.

It's worked in a few ways, i.e. I have lost weight - but it's not as drastic as I assumed it would be. Also, whilst I was still getting to grips with it in the first week and a half, my carb and sugar consumption went up - It takes careful meal planning to make sure your not just replacing meat with carbs.

If you do decide to try it out, first of all find yourself a decent vegan low carb protein source you get on with and work that into it or you may have problems (For example, I find soy milk rank - so am drinking oat milk instead- but it contains barely any protein and 4x the carbs of normal milk)

Oat milk is lush. How they get them in the milking parlour remains a mystery

^ I've been vegan for 3 weeks now, unashamedly for weightloss above anything else - I don't really care about the ethical/moral implications etc.

May I ask if you're using a leather belt to hold those trousers up these days?

^ dietary vegan, I should have said. My bad.

I thought I'd give everyone a heads-up that the excellent Vegan Views has been relaunched by new editors:

http://www.veganviews.org.uk/

Following Harry Mather's death, it went through an inconsistent period with an interim editor and lost many subscribers. However, the new team have already produced two great new issues, and it is back to being one of the best regular publications on veganism out there. Despite (or perhaps: because) being a very simple and thin magazine printed on grey paper that eschews any glossy design, the content is usually very good. Highly recommended.

There's a page for PayPal subscriptions up at the Veggies site:

http://www.veggies.org.uk/campaigns/vegan/vegan-views/

I thought this thread would have some nice healthy recipes I could steal. Apparently not!

Given that there are millions already all over the Internet, I don't think anyone's seen the need. :)

This is from my friends Adrian and Diana, who do excellent vegan catering. I haven't heard of another vegan catering company in London, so I'm guessing that they're the only ones. Just posting it here to recommend their food--not because of friendship but because I think it's awesome.

Greetings, **[/B]Hope you had a summer filled with lots of experiences and lots of travel.

[B]Vegan Peasant teams up the Dru Café – Greens & Beans of Drummond Street **
131 Drummond Street
Euston
NW1 2HL London
United Kingdom

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Vegan Peasant host a Supper Club on 3 September in association with Greens & Beans of Drummond Street fame for the first of many evenings of creative contemporary vegetarian cuisine. We take the best of what the season has to offer to create a 5-course contemporary late summer seasonal menu.

Our next event takes place on Saturday 3 September.
To book tickets please use this link: http://veganpeasantcatering.com/blog

Saturday, September 3rd - £35

• welcome drink & canapés
  
  • BYOB - Bring Your own Bottle of wine or beer
    
  • 5-course vegan dinner
    
    

Seating is extremely limited. Unfortunately, we will not be able to accommodate any dietary restrictions due to the scale of the event.

**First ever vegan pie making workshop in London **
You are invited to attend a Vegan Peasant cooking class hosted by Good Food Training for London, Greenwich CDA, with professional chef, Adrian G. Smith and Diana Pinkett. The class, on Wednesday September 21 from 6:30pm – 9pm, cost £55 his includes all ingredients. The deadline to sign up for the class is Monday September 19th: Call 07981325531 or email diana@veganpeasantcatering.com to reserve your spot ASAP or sign up using this link: http://veganpeasantcatering.com/blog

The class promises to teach easy gourmet and vegan cooking. Participants will get hands-on instruction while learning to how to make dishes including mushroom and ale pie and sundried tomato broccoli quiche, all of which will be enjoyed by participants during the session. Each student will make a pie to take home.

Chatsworth Road Market is now every Sunday 11- 4PM
Lot of new stalls are being added every week so do head down to Chatsworth Road to check it out. We have taken a 2 week hiatus and we’ll be back at the market in September.

Twitter & Facebook milestones:
We are coming up to our 1,000 twitter follower and our 100 facebook page like. Are you on fb and twitter, but haven’t followed/liked us yet? Do join us as we will be giving out prizes and you wouldn’t want to miss out now would you.

Kind regards,
Diana & Vegan Peasant Catering

Diana Pinkett | Veganpeasant Catering
E: diana@veganpeasantcatering.com

I like this graphic, but would like to include an immediate disclaimer that I have no idea if it's sound nutritional advice. I just like the way it looks.

I'd happily drink that much water a day, if it didnt entail having to go for a piss every half hour.

the flatmate's gf is vegan so sitting in our house is the vegan cupcake cookbook.
At the very least I'm making some green tea ones this week.

There are still tickets for the Vegan Peasant Thanksgiving dinner on Saturday. As I said in an earlier post, Adrian and Diana are friends of mine and I can thoroughly recommend their catering.

http://hiddendinner13.eventbrite.com/

Pricey, but well worth it.

Also listed here:

http://londonist.com/2011/11/how-to-celebrate-thanksgiving-in-london.php

And Shambhu's are doing vegan cheesecakes:

***Latest shops stocking Shambhu's vegan cheesecakes

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We are pleased to announce the following additions to our list of stockists of our vegan cheesecakes (there are now 19 stores on the full list with more to be added soon):

***New London-based stockists:

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Greendove (online wholefood store),
Tel: 020 8525 9200

Greenlands Health Foods,
14 Greenwich Market, Greenwich, London. SE10 9HZ.
Tel: 020 8293 9176

Vx (Vegan Boutique)
73 Caledonian Road, Kings Cross, London. N1 9BT.
Tel: 020 7833 2315
I haven't tried them yet, but it sounds intriguing. Cheesecake always used to be my favourite cake before I went vegan.

There are still tickets for the Vegan Peasant Thanksgiving dinner on Saturday. As I said in an earlier post, Adrian and Diana are friends of mine and I can thoroughly recommend their catering.

http://hiddendinner13.eventbrite.com/

Pricey, but well worth it.

Also listed here:

http://londonist.com/2011/11/how-to-celebrate-thanksgiving-in-london.php

I went to one of their 'supperclub'-type dinners at their place in East London a while back, the cooking was superb and it was a great evening (there were about 8 of us dining in their living room). Would go to the Thanksgiving dinner this w/ee if I didn't already have family plans. I thoroughly recommend their events/dinners to anyone.

It's mouthwatering even to think about it. :)

It looks nice, but feels all wrong.

Sorry, it's not thanksgiving if you didn't work yourself up into a frenzy and if you didn't have to lug a vat of gravy to some far flung corner of the city.

Thanksgiving is best when it's a mess, loud, slightly oddly tasting festival for you and your nearest and dearest.

Good but pricey, has reasonable vegan selection: http://thegaterestaurants.com/

It looks nice, but feels all wrong.

Sorry, it's not thanksgiving if you didn't work yourself up into a frenzy and if you didn't have to lug a vat of gravy to some far flung corner of the city.

Thanksgiving is best when it's a mess, loud, slightly oddly tasting festival for you and your nearest and dearest.

A&D are just too organised for any of that. :)

Has anyone been to Chutneys just up from Euston? There seem to be quite a few veg*n restaurants on Drummond Street. Chutneys do a good Indian buffet.
Can anyone tell me about the Vx cafe/shop on Caledonian road? I'm intrigued every time I pass it but always a bit too wrapped up in the commute to stop.

It's all about Diwana on Drummond St

Has anyone been to Chutneys just up from Euston? There seem to be quite a few veg*n restaurants on Drummond Street. Chutneys do a good Indian buffet.

All of those places are worth visiting. Not the best food in the world, but well worth the money.

Can anyone tell me about the Vx cafe/shop on Caledonian road? I'm intrigued every time I pass it but always a bit too wrapped up in the commute to stop.

There's a review here:

http://www.quarrygirl.com/2010/06/26/vegan-field-report-vx-secret-societ-of-vegans-shop-in-london/

To my shame, I have to admit that I haven't been there yet, but that's also because I can fulfil all my vegan needs locally. :)