Post Punk Kitchen Forum

Oil doesn't need to have nutrients or be low in calories for it to be part of a healthy, balanced diet. Eating things that are not "superfoods" is totally cool as part of a healthy, balanced diet. Not everything I eat is drenched in oil, but some stuff I eat is. And? What? I'm still full of the nutrients I need and am able to be athletic and do what I need to do.
Being so black-or-white about food is way more hazardous to your health than eating oil.

Frankly, it's no one else's business whether you care about your health or not; it's your health, and you don't have to justify or explain the way you choose to "do" veganism. I'm too lazy to go back and look, but I'm pretty sure someone listed vegans who judge other people's approach to/reasons for being vegan among their pet peeves. Personally, I'm not bothered about what other vegans eat, as long as they're not eating animals or animal products, because it has nothing to do with me. Whether someone chooses a diet comprised of chia seeds, walnuts, Field Roast sausages, organic kale, Tofutti pizza, popcorn, applesauce, Luna bars, or (in what I imagine to be the majority of cases) some of each, it's all cool as long as no one was exploited, tortured, or killed for it. People are free to treat their bodies any way they want - as a vegan, I think it's a better world when we choose to eat something other than the remains of someone else's bodies, whether that "something" includes "refined flour, refined sugars, and refined oils" or not.

No, it's not. Oil perfectly matches the definition of junk food: very high in calories with no nutrients.

I regret ever mentioning nooch in the house because my mother thinks I'm hiding it in everything I give her. I'M NOT. ONLY SOMETIMES.

We sort of have.
Here's the "Why does plant based always have to equal fat hate?" thread.

From Ginny Messina
How the health argument fails veganism.
Fat in vegan diets: How Low Should You Go?

i have an anti-pet peeve for today.
aparently football started today or something so when i went to the grocery store it was INSANITY because everyone was tryibg to get their shopping done before the game started.

after seeing how busy and crowded the deli dept was i said like 18 silent thank yous to the almighty vegan gods that i didnt have to stand in that line!!!!

yay produce!

Sorry abut the oil, folks. Didn't realize people would feel so strongly and and opposite. I guess I feel strongly too, but in a different way. So let me try again:

1. You eat fish don't you? As if living in water magically turns everything into a plant. At least I haven't heard the chicken one in a really long time.

"But chickens are stupid!"

I occasionally hear the one about "But chickens are stupid!" to which the only reasonable response is that if the determining factor in who gets eaten is intelligence, there should be a LOT more cannibalism.

Vegan pet peeve...... Oreo's aren't vegan here. I need to move to the USA.

I occasionally hear the one about "But chickens are stupid!" to which the only reasonable response is that if the determining factor in who gets eaten is intelligence, there should be a LOT more cannibalism.

2. Cheese. Why does everyone feel the need to dump four pounds of cheese into everything? I have a real weakness for that smelly stuff and have to steer clear. Cheese substitutes just make it worse.

Ugh, yes. Sometimes I'll make something for my (very omni) family and spend a lot of time and effort making it really good, and they'll ask me if it's okay if they sprinkle on some cheese and pop it in the microwave first. Okay, it's just a foccacia-crust fresh, local tomato pizza with lemon basil and roasted garlic that took me the better part of three hours to make, but I can see how that's horribly unappealing without a layer of cheese on top.

Ugh, yes. Sometimes I'll make something for my (very omni) family and spend a lot of time and effort making it really good, and they'll ask me if it's okay if they sprinkle on some cheese and pop it in the microwave first. Okay, it's just a foccacia-crust fresh, local tomato pizza with lemon basil and roasted garlic that took me the better part of three hours to make, but I can see how that's horribly unappealing without a layer of cheese on top.

This thread is all over the place, so can I mention the almond milk greek yogurt? Anyone had it? I had the plain and it was... okay. Definitely creamy, and higher protein than the coconut milk one. But almondy in a strange, possibly not tasty way. Not sure if I like it or not. Also it was beige, which takes some getting used to. I'm going to pick up a fruity flavor today if they have it, and give that a whirl.


This cracked me up. :)

I occasionally hear the one about "But chickens are stupid!" to which the only reasonable response is that if the determining factor in who gets eaten is intelligence, there should be a LOT more cannibalism.