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  • A decent mock tuna is: lightly mashed chick peas mixed with kelp powder (or another seaweed powder) for that seafood taste, your favorite mayo, and your preferred spices. I like to use Vegenaise, whatever seaweed I have on hand, add some pickle juice and a squirt of mustard, salt, pepper, and then put this on toast with potato chips. (I like a bit of dill in the mix, my other half says it's gross. You decide. Personally, I always liked herbs in my tuna salad when I ate that stuff.) I admit, I haven't tried this as a "tuna" melt yet. I'd imagine it would work. Using something flaky (perhaps shredded seitan?) may more accurately mimic the texture of fish. With none of the mercury or ethical issues! There are also commercially available tuna substitutes, but they would be pricier than my secret recipe. They would most likely be highly processed, though.On To change your tuna, consider the sardine posted 2 months ago 7 Responses

  • Do these small operations by their egg-laying hens from mail order operations? Generally, the answer is yes. These giant egg-laying hen "producers" raise hens in deplorable conditions to produce as many live chicks, using as little space and money, as possible. Once hatched, the chickens are sexed. The females are sent down a conveyor belt. The males are discarded through any number of cheap routes (ground up alive, thrown into dumpsters, discarded into a plastic bag, etc.). Even your backyard chicken farmer is supporting this horrendous mess of a system, and so are you when you buy eggs.

    To me, it comes down to this: No sentient being should be the profit and property of another sentient being. This means I've found ways to replace eggs in my diet, and I do not buy slave-produced chocolate or coffee. As a benefit, the net environmental impact of my lifestyle is significantly lower than most. Flax seeds and tofu are far easier on the planet than chicken feces and slaughterhouse emissions.

    On Ask Umbra on sex ... chicken sex, that is posted 2 months, 2 weeks ago 14 Responses

  • I don't see the Trader Joe's brand cherry chocolate soy ice cream on your list! It's creamy, delicious, and contains huge chunks of cherry. It's also on the lower end of the price scale for a larger container. Definitely give this one a try. (And no, I wasn't paid to give my endorsement. :p)

    On A review of six non-dairy ice creams posted 5 months ago 30 Responses

  • The same thing happened to me...

    I decided to use the gift card on soymilk, tofu, and organic veggies, to encourage Hel*Mart to stock these environmentally- and morally minded products. You have at least a year until it expires, so you can use it whenever you run out of those. I considered giving away the card, but figured that other people would just use it for planet/animal exploiting products. On Umbra on gift cards posted 10 months, 1 week ago 10 Responses

  • Pesticides

    I agree completely. In addition, animal bodies do not react in exactly the same way that human bodies react. On Grist looks back at the WTF moments of the George W. Bush years posted 10 months, 1 week ago 3 Responses

  • Pesticides

    I agree completely. In addition, animal bodies do not react in exactly the same way that human bodies react. On Grist looks back at the WTF moments of the George W. Bush years posted 10 months, 1 week ago 3 Responses

  • Responses

    RockyPandora: As others have said, there are plenty of egg & milk substitutes. Something they haven't suggested, though, is recipes that are already egg & dairy free. Try depression-era recipes such as Wacky Cake (chocolate) or WW2 (eggless, butterless) cake. Also, you said EB sticks taste rancid to you. I use the stuff in the tub, even for baking. :)

    redambrosia99: These "fake eggs" are completely natural things that you probably already eat. Flax or applesauce, to name two that I use. Ener-G egg replacer is mostly cornstarch. I don't really see how that is "fake."

    maladapted: That is exactly my plan. I will work in life to change attitudes and make the world a better place, without spawning. If I ever get to a point in my life (I'm 23 now) where children seem like a good idea, I will adopt or, more likely, become a foster parent. It is selfish to have biological children at this point.

    Avelhingst: See response to redambrosia. "Fake eggs" do not "pollute" your body. Margarine, if hydrogenated, is harmful to your health. Not all margarine is made of hydrogenated oils, though.
    Also, what do you think happens to these calves who must be birthed in order for your dairy operation to stay in business? They either become dairy cows themselves (after being ripped away from their mother and deprived of the milk which is produced by her mother FOR THE NEWBORN CALF) or they are sold for meat.
    Cows are no more or less amazing than any other creature. The "healthy fats" in cows milk are the same "healthy fats" in human breast milk. They're intended to nourish the infant. End of story.

    Electric Worry: Cows eat more soy than vegans. If you are truly concerned about soy production and the chemicals associated with it, there is no excuse not to eliminate animal products from your life.

    NatureGuru: Thank you for sharing your experience, and for pointing out that being a vegan does not mean you eat soy for every meal!On Umbra on homegrown meat posted 10 months, 4 weeks ago 33 Responses

  • If you care about the planet...

    Consuming animal products is irresponsible and hypocritical. Period.On Umbra on homegrown meat posted 11 months, 2 weeks ago 33 Responses