Comments on: American Idol Winner Ruben Studdard Loses 100 Pounds On Vegan Diet

By: Love

Love — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 00:43:40 +0000

wow!!! Stake? Hmmm… And April..if you’re referring to Mitch’s comment .. It is not a real cheese. Pretty sure vegans know that cheese is not part of the diet..as it contains milk… But thanks to your comment I’m sure hundreds of vegans are in shock, realizing they can’t eat cheese!! Silly! Stake… Wow.. If you can’t spell what you eat… You probably shouldn’t eat it. And by “nice STEAK” you mean “poor COW” ya I bet it’s not a nice situation for the cow.. But you get your nice “stake” lol.. Funny!!!!!

By: april a

april a — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 02:12:09 +0000

ok…..what the hell??? vegans arent supposed to eat cheese, soooo…..ummm…….????? huh?????? i dont get that comment at all. me? im a firm believer of eatting meat,daily, cheese,daily, so be all hoity toitty on someone elses time and AFTER you learn the true def of “vegan”.

By: Keith Olbermann

Keith Olbermann — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 19:15:39 +0000

I love the argument that you eat better tasting foods by having eliminated some choices from your diet. I know it has been a while since you posted but I just found this thread. Having less choice can not equate into better tasting food. I could eat everything you eat and still enjoy a nice stake. And I don’t need a cheese substitute that even stretches and melts like “regular” cheese. I can have cheese.

More choices, tastier diet. And you can say being Vegan is healthier but I can always disagree.

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By: Ally

Ally — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:57:27 +0000

I feel the same exact way! Class Act!

By: Mich

Mich — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:03:14 +0000

Lose your joy of eating? Wow, I eat way more tasty food now that I’m vegan. There are even lots of vegan “treats” like So Delicious brand ice “creams”, like the ones made from coconut milk. Absolutely decadent! Oh, and check out Daiya vegan “cheese” – it is without a doubt the best vegan cheese ever – it even stretches and melts like “regular” cheese.

By: ASB

ASB — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:37:47 +0000

Dan, I couldn’t agree more. I voted for Ruben on AI, but no matter how much they try to impart the contestants’ personalities he never came across to me as this grounded, aware being that he obviously is. I wish him every success.

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:09:40 +0000

Hi John, I am afraid I have to take issue with some of your logic and facts.

According to the EPA, the number one man-made emitter of methane gas is Enteric Fermentation (139 TgCO2 Equivalents), which is methane produced from the digestive systems of domesticated livestock.

The fifth largest man-made emitter is livestock manure management (44 TgCO2 Equivalents)

By rotting vegetation, do you mean composting, which is number 13 on the list at 1.7 TgCO2 Equivalents? Or could you be talking about non-man made emissions such as wetlands, which do emit the most methane, but I doubt anyone would advocate for destroying those.

http://www.epa.gov/methane/sources.html

As far as water use livestock production not only uses water directly, but livestock feed (corn, soybeans, hay)account for the majority of crops grown in the US, and over half of each crop is used for feed (ex: 80% of corn. Water usage numbers for livestock production do not take feed into account

A great breakdown of livestock production can be found at:
http://www.fao.org/ag/magazine/0612sp1.htm

And lastly, for the joy of eating, may I suggest http://www.vegweb.com for some amazing vegan recipes.

By: Evan

Evan — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:59:55 +0000

That’s just a few of the many benefits of a vegan diet. But I think that exercise should help a LOT too.