Frequently Asked Questions
Where do you get your protein?
Where do you get your calcium?
Didn’t God put animals here for us to eat?
Isn’t it natural for humans to consume animal flesh and secretions?
If everyone went vegan, how would we grow enough food?
What if a vegan was stranded on a desert island with only animals to eat?
If everyone went vegan, what would happen to all the farmed animals?
If everyone went vegan, would farmed animals become extinct?
Aren’t there laws that protect animals from cruelty?
What if I eat only humanely raised animals?
Shouldn’t we solve human problems first, before we worry about animals?
Don’t plants suffer when you eat them?
Shouldn’t vegans respect the cultural traditions of non-vegans?
Aren’t humans at the top of the food chain?
Isn’t eating meat a personal choice?
Don’t animals eat other animals?
Aren’t humans naturally omnivores?
Don’t experts recommend eating meat, dairy, and eggs?
Isn’t it expensive to be vegan?
Common Objections
I knew a vegan once and she got sick.
Nutrition
Understanding Human Nutrition (with a Side of Politics)
- Counting on Carbohydrates
- Promoting Healthy Protein
- Choosing Healthy Fats
- Drinking to Your Health
- Finding Vitality with Vitamins
- Concentrating on Carotenoids
- Thinking About Thiamine
- Regarding Riboflavin
- Noticing Sources of Niacin
- Providing Your Body With Pantothenic Acid
- Becoming Aware of Vitamin B6
- Buying in on Biotin
- Finding Foods With Folate
- Selecting a B12 Source
- Comprehending the Importance of Choline
- Seeing the Benefits of Vitamin C
- Photosynthesizing Sufficient “Vitamin” D
- Enjoying Excellent Health With Vitamin E
- Knowing the Healing Power of Vitamin K
- Making Sense of Minerals
- Powering up With Potassium
- Collecting the Proper Concentration of Chloride
- Reducing Sodium Intake
- Calculating Your Intake of Calcium
- Turning Phytate into Phosphorus
- Magnifying Your Intake of Magnesium
- Pumping Iron
- Getting the Right Amount of Zinc
- Managing Your Intake of Manganese
- Getting Your Penny’s Worth of Copper
- Investigating Iodine
- Seeking the Proper Level of Selenium
- Mollifying Concerns About Molybdenum
- Reflecting on Chromium
- Consuming Sufficient Cobalt
- Discovering the Pharmacy at the Farmers’ Market: Phytochemicals
- Enjoying the Benefits of Enzymes
- Feeding Your Probiotic Microbes
- Improving Nutrient Absorption
- Eating for Happiness
Food
- Understanding ANDI Scores
- Turning Over a New Leaf
- Being Kind to Your Body With Kale
- Connecting With the Soul of the American South: Collards
- Mustering Enthusiasm for Mustard Greens
- Turning Your Health Around With Turnip Greens
- Whetting Your Appetite for Watercress
- Betting on Bok Choy
- Speaking Highly of Spinach
- Ravishing Rapini
- Nourishing Your Body With Napa Cabbage
- Choosing Chard
- Foraging for Chicory Greens
- Making the Argument for Arugula
- Basking in the Glory of Basil
- Parsing the Benefits of Parsley
- Snipping Sprigs of Spearmint
- Acquiring a Taste for Cilantro
- Ordering Flavor With Oregano
- Adding Flavor With Thyme
- Cashing in on Cabbage
- Letting Yourself Love Leaf Lettuce
- Relishing Romaine Lettuce
- Rooting for Radicchio
- Believing in Butterhead Lettuce
- Gathering Dandelion Greens
- Dishing up Dill
- Enjoying Curly Endive and Escarole
- Taking a Shot of Wheatgrass Juice
- Selecting Sorrel
- Making an Easy Salad With Mixed Baby Greens
- Adding a New Twist of Flavor With Peppermint
- Honoring Bay Leaves
- Chopping Chives
- Enjoying Belgian Endive
- Reconsidering Iceberg Lettuce
- Remembering Rosemary
- Learning About Lemongrass
- Stemming Disease and Promoting Budding Health
- Bringing Home Brussels Sprouts
- Sprouting Beans
- Getting to Know Knol-Kohl (Kohlrabi)
- Branching Out With Broccoli
- Bringing on Elegance With Broccolini
- Fighting Cancer With Cauliflower
- Admiring Artichokes
- Appreciating Asparagus
- Munching Bamboo Shoots
- Celebrating Celery
- Cooking Cardoons
- Rediscovering Rhubarb
- Fending off Disease With Fennel
- Seeking Health Through Sea Vegetables
- Rooting for Your Health
- Radiating Good Health With Radishes
- Having a Taste of Horseradish
- Caring for Your Body With Carrots
- Tuning up Your Health With Turnips
- Bagging Rutabagas
- Sweetening Your Life With Sweet Potatoes
- Selecting Scallions
- Leaking the Good News About Leeks
- Guarding Your Health With Garlic
- Understanding Onions
- Sharing Shallots
- Beating Disease With Beets
- Discovering Celeriac
- Helping Yourself to Jicama
- Generating Some Heat With Ginger
- Putting Potatoes on the Menu
- Finding Fabulous Fruit
- Picking Peppers
- Securing Nutrients With Squash
- Drinking Your Vegetables
- Tasting Tomatoes
- Singing the Praises of Açaí
- Savoring Salsa
- Craving Cranberries
- Satisfying Your Sweet Tooth With Strawberries
- Blanketing the World With Blackberries
- Opening up to Okra
- Squeezing Lemons
- Reaching for Raspberrie
- Blending Blueberries Into Your Diet
- Gorging on Guava
- Grabbing a Grapefruit
- Launching Good Health With Pomegranate
- Gravitating Toward Grapes
- Cutting up Cantaloupe
- Liking Limes
- Gobbling Goji Berries
- Pleasing Your Palate With Plums
- Chowing on Chayote
- Serving Starfruit
- Offering Oranges
- Catching up on the Benefits of Ketchup
- Cooling Off With Cucumbers
- Taking Time for Tangerines
- Quenching Your Thirst for Watermelon
- Purchasing Organic Papaya
- Purchasing Peaches
- Slicing Kiwifruit
- Figuring out Figs
- Cherishing Cherries
- Satisfying Your Curiosity About Quince
- Getting Excited About Eggplant
- Celebrating the Fungus Among Us
- Loving the Benefits of Legumes
- Eating Edible-Pod Peas
- Favoring Fava Beans
- Snapping Green Beans
- Enjoying Edamame
- Powering Your Body With Pinto Beans
- Passing Down Heirloom Beans
- Believing in the Good Fortune of Black-Eyed Peas
- Warming up With Great Northern Beans
- Adding Adzuki Beans to the Menu
- Lowering Health Risks With Lentils
- Filling Your Plate With Peas
- Enjoying Limitless Health With Lima Beans
- Kicking it up a Notch With Kidney Beans
- Becoming Familiar With Black Beans
- Digging Peanuts
- Checking Out Chickpeas
- Enjoying Tofu
- Planting the Seeds of Change
- Feeling Your Oats
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This blog uses the latest nutritional data available from the USDA (United States Department of Agriculture), and the FDA (United States Food and Drug Administration), as well as nutritional data provided by food growers and manufacturers about their products. We believe the information on this website to be accurate. However, we are not responsible for typographical or other errors. Nutrition information for recipes is calculated by Living Cookbook based on the ingredients in each recipe based on statistical averages. Nutrition may vary based on methods of preparation, origin and freshness of ingredients, and other factors.
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