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Re: Vegetarianism in Russia (Score: 0)
by Anonymous Vegan on November 14,2001 | 04:24:30 | Awesome! Sergio, you have guts. :)
Good luck!
I'm still fascinated by veg*nism in Russia. From the article is seems like it's mostly a 'health' thing (and I'm distressed at the perceived link between veg*nism and religious abstinence), but that's better than there being no veg*nism at all...
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Re: Vegetarianism in Russia (Score: 1)
by macsforever2001 on November 14,2001 | 06:17:40 | | And here to be vegan is more expensive than not to be.
I laughed at this because I too pay considerably more at the grocery store for food than the average American. So it's not just there that this is true :^). But I don't ever buy name brand for anything because they use too many sweeteners (like in vegetable *soup*), preservatives and other unhealthy ingredients. You would think that unsweetened, unsalted raw peanut butter would be cheaper than the name brand counterpart which is filled with junk and overprocessed, but it costs maybe 4 times more. Of course I eat almond butter instead of peanut butter anyway and that costs even more - $9 for a jar is the cheapest I've ever seen. It is a supply and demand issue unfortunately. I also try to buy organic produce and those are much more expensive than "regular" poisoned veges.
From a pure economic viewpoint, I consider my Vegan lifestyle to be cheaper because my health is vastly better now than it ever used to be back in my omnivorous days. I never get sick anymore and rarely see a doctor, whereas I used to get the flu almost every year. So my healthcare costs are much lower than the average American. I never miss work either due to sickness - this is important because I am an hourly computer contractor. No work, no pay, no excuses ;^).
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