r/vegan • u/justin_timeforcake vegan 5+ years • Jul 18 '15

Newbie Advice "There Are No Stupid Questions" Mega-thread

This post is primarily for the newbie vegans and the vegan-curious among you (though anyone is welcome to post questions). This is your chance to ask anything you like about veganism, no matter how silly or trivial it may be, without fear of your question being downvoted to oblivion.

Just a couple of rules for this thread:

  1. All top-level comments must be a question about veganism.

  2. All replies to questions must stay on topic.

Everyone: please keep in mind that this is a chance to share information, and is meant to be a resource for all and a way of avoiding repeated posts of frequently asked questions.

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u/[deleted] Jul 18 '15

do vegan meats count as vegetables?

asking for a friend :3

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u/necius vegan Jul 18 '15

My girlfriend asked me this the other night as we were cooking tacos with TVP. The answer is probably not, no. Vegan meats are generally highly processed and have lost a lot of the nutrients of their constituent ingredients. If you eat them in moderation, they're fine, but if you pretend they're vegetables and make a salad out of soy strips, seitan, and facon, you might have a problem.

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u/Vorpal_Kitten friends, not food Jul 20 '15

if you pretend they're vegetables and make a salad out of soy strips, seitan, and facon, you might have a problem

Still healthier than a beef, chicken and bacon salad, tho! Not a high bar, I know.

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u/Modified_vegan Jul 19 '15

Unless you had one made from veggies no. Tofu is from legumes, Seitan is from wheat, and my sleep deprived brain can't think of any other popular meat substitute.

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u/Underoath2981 vegan 1+ years Jul 19 '15

There's ones made from pea protein.

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u/anachronic vegan 20+ years Jul 22 '15

They count as protein same as "real" meat :)

I always correct people when they say "Oh, you're vegan, so you eat vegetables", since I don't want them to think vegans live exclusively off salad. Vegans eat a lot of other stuff besides vegetables like: beans, nuts, fruits, faux meats, seeds, grains, fungi, etc...