I’d heard of the China Study which supposedly proves veganism is healthier than eating animal foods. But I hadn’t read the book, so really couldn’t have an opinion about it. I’d heard from some LC bloggers that it was bunk, but again, nothing definite.
That all changed today. I think it’s time for T. [...]
This is what an idiot looks like.
In fact, if you want to do the world a favor, all of you link to her piece with those exact words. This is what an idiot looks like.
I mean, she quotes the American Dietetic Association as a legitimate source for… well, anything. Except maybe verbal [...]
So, like, I was hanging out at the Post Carbon Institute’s Facebook fan page? And they started talking about how it’s a good idea to go vegan to save water? And I’m like “there is no carbon in water dumbass”?* And I finally got fed up with all the liberal=vegan mental math** going on? [...]
My little girl’s dad said something in this vein the other night that got my mental gears a-turnin’. I’m fatigued from the brouhaha around the attack on Lierre Keith and all the hype about the ecological virtues of veganism and the solution to poverty and hunger being the eating of five servings of [...]
Why Our Family Eats Animal Products: Part One from Nourishing Days is a breath of fresh air. It’s not often you see someone lay out the reasons they eat animal foods without supplication, mitigation, or apology.
Too bad the textbook Speshul Genotype Vegan had to show up in the comments. (Read more…)