Carrie (supercarrot)

Oaklyn, NJ

http://veganreview.wordpress.com/

Carrie commented on the article | almost 2 years ago

Consuming Red Food Dye May Mean You're Eating Bugs

red 40 is actually made from coal tar. not from bugs. carmine is "natural red 4".

not to sound snarky, but it might be good to double check your findings on multiple websites before writing up an article to avoid spreading rumors. (not that wikipedia is always true, but it's better than nothing.) the red 40=carmine thing has been circulating the nets for ages.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carmine

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cochineal

as for coal tar, pretty much all artificial colors are made from the stuff. so it may not be made from bugs, but it's still a pretty gross concept.
Carrie commented on the article | about 3 years ago

Dear Skinny B*tch, Abusing Women Is Disgusting

agreed 100%

i went to the sunday screening, and my husband was like "they're giving out books" so i took one because it was free. i've heard the hype and negative hype, and knew i wouldn't ever want to actually pay money for it.

if only they would have handed out diet for a new america. *sigh* i guess they chose skinny bitch because it's 1/4th the size of diet for a new america, and also because it's newer.

have you heard about their cookbook? it's all pre-packaged foods. (ummmmm hello! didn't you just watch a movie about how even vegan pre-packaged foods are owned by food giants? gah!) i can't wait to hear your take on the movie.
Carrie commented on the article | about 3 years ago

Vegan Food: Tasty & Healthy For Vegans AND Non-Vegans

the earth balance people say they use palm oil from old plantations, not new ones. but yes, unfortunately it is transported a ways away. i didn't think about that aspect. but at least being vegan and using the occasional earth balance is still more sustainable than using conventionally produced butter.
(and very possibly even more sustainable than using local small-farm butter? it's a possibility, considering cows' "outputs" versus carbon sequestring palm plants, but minus the transportation of course.)
Carrie commented on the article | about 3 years ago

Vegan Food: Tasty & Healthy For Vegans AND Non-Vegans

nothing wrong with earth balance as a butter substitute in baking. applesauce is actually a pretty awful butter replacement. (i mean it's not bad if that's what you're expecting, but if you're expecting something tasty, it's best to use something with fat at least. if you have no access to earth balance, use a little less liquid oil (about 2/3 of what is called for, since it's denser.)

teese and follow your heart are great cheese substitutes, as is homemade nutritional yeast cheese. (but the other cheeses available in america aren't exactly up to snuff)

personally, i believe soy delicious ice cream is the best (particularly the purely decadent range)

as for coconut-based ice creams, keep your eye on http://veganreview.wordpress.com there's going to be a podcast dedicated to tasting all the coconut ice creams that were available this past summer (i'll hopefully get it up within the month, but i'm not promising anything.) but i'll give you a sneak peek. maggie mudd, sharon's sorbet and so delicious were the clear winners.

as for sources of internet vegan recipes, check out http://theppk.com (particularly the cookbooks of the amazing isa chandra mozkowitz and terry hope romero)

also check out vegancooking at livejournal.
http://community.livejournal.com/vegancooking (look on the profile page for a list of even more vegan recipe websites)
Carrie commented on the article | about 3 years ago

Sustainable Food for Pets

luckily, my dog is a FIEND for veggies. dude. she is such a connoisseur! and if she can tell that a piece might not be up to snuff, she'll leave it there. (except for strawberries. she'll eat a nasty strawberry (including the green leafy part) she doesn't care, just get her the strawberry!!! now!!! haha. she even eats tofu. (a dog after my own heart)

we found her on the street, and considering her breed, i'm sure she's happier with me than if she was living somewhere where she was forced to fight or breed fighters. and at least with her living with me, countless cows and chickens lives are being spared. sounds like a win-win situation to me.

and because dogs are omnivores, it's super easy for them to thrive on well-balanced vegetarian diets. (just like us)

also, here is a website committed to vegan dog nutrition.
http://www.vegandognutritionassociation.com/

the language amazes me though. "forcing" a diet onto a child/animal? really? if you're the caregiver of a child or animal, you decide what is best, and what you provide is what they should eat. to level the playing field, just remember that giving a child meat is also "forcing" meat on that child. at least providing a vegan diet until they're old enough to make the decision themselves is less forceful than feeding them something under false pretenses.
Carrie commented on the article | over 3 years ago

Dead Cows Pass No Gas

the BBC website you linked to is essentally wikipedia. therefore not always fact. especially when it comes to controversial subjects such as whether vegetarians fart more or omnivores. of the 3 foods in the sulphur category, 2 were not vegan.

the more one eats beans and other so called "indigestible" carbohydrates, the more our bodies get used to them and produce the enzymes needed to digest them, therefore we pass less gas. and vegetarians eat more beans (a protein source i feel compelled to point out) than omnivores do.

also, chewing the food completely helps a lot.

why are you so anti-vegan? why can't you just report about the facts and leave it be? why do you have to put that anti-vegan spin on it?
Carrie commented on the article | over 3 years ago

Agribusiness and Water Use

well, of course the answer is eat less or no meat, since [factory farmed] meat uses 8 to 16 lbs of grain for each lb of meat produced.

the less meat consumed, the less grains that have to be monocropped.

eat the grains directly, and save a whole lot of water. easy answer, but of course because what we eat is such an emotionally charged subject, that option will never be put out there. nobody who hasn't already made that decision for themselves will ever put that option on the table.
Carrie signed the petition | over 3 years ago

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