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How can I replace eggs when making an omelette?
I really like omelettes and being Spanish I used to prepare Spanish omelette quite often before becoming vegan. I would like to try to make one again so I was wondering, how can I replace the eggs when making an omelette?
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Plants show intelligent behaviour, is this sufficient for moral consideration?
Recent research has revealed that plants are able to communicate, learn, and respond to harm. It has been argued that these behaviours constitute basic intelligence. Robert A. Freitas Jr. has described plants as having hormonal sentience.
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How can I ask my guests to eat vegan when I host them?
When I host an event or have guests over to my home, how can I insist that they do not bring animal products to consume at the event? In particular, I am interested in how to handle ethical opposition to such products without appearing ungrateful…
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Why do many vegans avoid products which contain palm oil?
Palm oil itself is vegetable-based and animal-free, so why do many vegans consider products which contain it to be unsuitable to purchase/consume?
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Are commercial figs vegan?
My parents have a fig tree and, apart from the occasional worm or bug that might reside in the fig and then be eaten by us, those figs are vegan and grown with vegan methods (we basically just water the tree).
I was reading this article that…
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Do some vegans avoid using cookware that's previously been used to cook meat?
We have a "mixed diet" household, so much of our cookware has (at some point) been used to cook meat, poultry, or fish. However, I also like to cook vegan food for vegan friends who visit.
I know that if I'm cooking for a very strictly kosher…
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Is it true that no traditional culture ever subsisted on a pure plant-based diet?
Dr. Weston A. Price claims in his Nutrition and Physical Degeneration that a plant-based diet never sustained any traditional culture.
As yet I have not found a single group of primitive racial stock which was building and maintaining excellent…
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Is Omega 3 missing from vegan diets?
Is Omega 3 missing from vegan diets? Are there any food supplements that provide Omega 3 not derived from animals?
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Is it possible to make silk without killing the creatures that produce it?
I know that the silkworms are killed in the process of making silk, and so I try to avoid buying it.
Although any process that uses animals may be considered non-vegan even if the animals are not killed, I was wondering if there was a way to produce…
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Is it possible to feed a cat or a dog under a vegan diet?
I've read that cats cannot live on a vegan diet (they may even die). Is that true? Why is that? Is it the same with dogs?
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Pros and cons of trying a vegetarian diet for a few months as a transition to veganism?
I'm interested in becoming a vegan, and cutting all animal products out of my diet.
Should I go cold turkey (pun intended) and just stop eating animal products immediately, or should I try to be a vegetarian first?
What are the advantages and…
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When did veganism begin to become so popular and how?
I've been vegan since 2007. At that time, when we were standing in the street with our collective demonstrating against animal cruelty, most people didn't even know what vegetarianism was. Now, 10 years later, everybody talks about veganism:…
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Are most electronics vegan/vegetarian?
Are there any non-vegan components of consumer electronics? For example, any adhesive that may be used in the case.
I own an older laptop, and would be interested in the results.
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Why are some condoms not vegan?
If you do a web search for "vegan condoms" (yes, vegans use exotic and conscious search engines..) you will find that cruelty-free prophylactics are an item that is being sold. However, how could a common condom be not vegan? Is there any ingredient…
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How much more would beef cost in the USA without government subsidies?
By government subsidies I mean money provided by the government (presumably originating from taxes) to farmers which artificially reduces the price of beef. This includes subsidies for animal feed which indirectly have this effect.
What does this…
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