Did you know:
"Many vegetarians look to eggs as a source of protein, since no animal has to die to supply the product. But perhaps there is a fate worse than death, such as the
short, miserable existence of "battery" hens. These naturally active birds are crammed into small cages for life, cruelly debeaked, and starved for periods of time to manipulate egg production. They become completely stressed-out and often develop diseases such as cancer. In addition, after being imprisoned for a year or two in this way, they are slaughtered as soon as their egg production stops. Contrary to popular belief, free-range hens don't have it much better.
To vegans, therefore, the most compelling reason to
give up eggs is often an ethical one, but there are a
number of health reasons as well. Bacteria such as salmonella, poisonous ammonia fumes, and high doses of antibiotics can be passed into the eggs. In addition, an average egg contains more than 200 milligrams of cholesterol and is about 70% fat. In fact, the yolk of a chicken egg is one of the densest concentrations of animal fat there is. At the same time, albumin, which is concentrated animal protein, can leach the calcium out of your bones."
First of all, NOT NICE!
Secondly, eww and what the hell?!
Well thank you 'Vegan Planet' cookbook for that intense piece of information.
With all that being said, Mandy and I wanted to have 'Upside Down Day' for dinner, which to rich, cold lunch kids means, breakfast for dinner, VEGAN STYLE!
We made vegan quiche and a potato recipe Mandy had on hand. Wow, I mean wow, delicious! (In my best trannie voice)
The quiche was made using Ener-G Egg replacer. We layered Daiya cheddar cheese, baked asparagus, roasted red bell peppers, and onions, then topped it off with the egg replacer. Bake until the crust is golden brown. DING! It was so simple and really delicious. We could only find a graham cracker pie crust and although it was rather sweet it oddly enough went fairly well with everything else.
I'm not one of those vegans that wants to push my beliefs on others, I simply just want to show people that you can have really great food, without any harm to animals, and hands down, it's healthier. People always say "Oh, you can't have that can you?" and although very annoying, my response has always been "I actually don't want it."
These animals deserve to live their lives, live without being tortured by cruel, absolutely insane, heartless, and unethical human beings, they deserve to just be.
If you're interested in being vegan but aren't sure you have the tools or the drive to do it, do what I did, watch some of the PETA videos... http://www.peta.org/ Be a part of it! You don't have to be outrageous, do this for you and for the animals. What kind of asshole eats a lamb anyways?
As Ellen always says, Be Kind to One Another.
