tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-146928463353478852.post5373133909170171121..comments2021-12-23T04:53:44.566-05:00Comments on American Dream Finder: Oprah's Vegan Challenge: Reasons and ResultsCatherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06488301404397970300noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-146928463353478852.post-85920648882237902142011-03-19T21:02:30.016-04:002011-03-19T21:02:30.016-04:00Thanks! I did take a lot of help from the store. I...Thanks! I did take a lot of help from the store. I'm sure you'd do far better making it even more wholesome from scratch. You'd never think I used to work in a French restaurant (where I had to prepare very un-vegan food). <br /><br />Believe me- I face a lot of that too. Or it's...I have no money for more expensive organic and free range goods, but let me show you my latest flat screen television (or insert other recently acquired material object). I wish we would revere life - of animals, our fellow man, our ecosystem - the way we do possessions.<br /><br />I try and ask myself, how much suffering is my diet causing? That's a question it wouldn't hurt all of us to ask ourselves. I'm not perfect myself, but it's a continuing journey to become better.Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06488301404397970300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-146928463353478852.post-75619903724962926772011-03-19T19:11:00.495-04:002011-03-19T19:11:00.495-04:00Oh! And I forgot to mention a few things. I would ...Oh! And I forgot to mention a few things. I would not feel comfortable participating in any kind of factory farming, which is why I don't eat those products. I would feel comfortable gathering eggs, milking cows, and slaughtering animals under humane conditions. Would I LIKE the slaughtering part? No, definitely not! But I think I could do it. (For what are probably obvious reasons, I have never had the chance to actually prove it, which is something I'm mildly grateful for.)Catehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16264419866877407201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-146928463353478852.post-89201593942597135582011-03-19T19:05:51.225-04:002011-03-19T19:05:51.225-04:00So neat to see all of your vegan meals for a week!...So neat to see all of your vegan meals for a week!<br /><br />I'm always horrified when I get the "I just don't think about it" response from people in regards to factory farming. Jason's mom is super fond of that one (especially if he ever tries to describe a specific practice to her, at which point she looks grossed out and sad), and I find that pretty horrifying in and of itself. If she were really that grossed out/sad about it, she wouldn't buy that stuff! Thankfully, she's gotten much better about that sort of thing.<br /><br />Ignoring things doesn't make them go away.Catehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16264419866877407201noreply@blogger.com