SiNa94 Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 So, a while back I was reading some blog where somebody was bashing PETA (but who doesn't?) for posting things on their Accidentally Vegan page that contain mono and diglycerides. I gave up my Wheat Thins because they had mono and diglycerides (not that I really need them... but they were the only "vegan" thing I could buy on campus at the time). Well, I finally got around to checking out my good friend Wikipedia that informs me that mono and diglycerides can be from an animal or plant source, or be synthetic. Is there some way to know what the source is (without contacting every single company) or is this just something I have to trust PETA on (with their 98% vegan standard, or whatever)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 My dad knows a lot about this and I can ask him more. He is a professor at Oregon State University and we were talking about this a couple of years ago. He said something like in most cases they will be plant-based simply because of costs or lower risk of contamination or something like that. I can ask him again and he can give us all kinds of info about it. Most of the time in breads, crackers, stuff like that, they are plant-based. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiNa94 Posted March 8, 2007 Author Share Posted March 8, 2007 Okay... thanks Robert. I did kinda think it would be ridiculous to use mono and diglycerides from an animal source in an otherwise animal free product... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 Tons of things on that list aren't really vegan(AKA everything with sugar)...they do it so people aren't scared of veganism. I'm not happy they do it but it makes sense since most people would never take a single step towards veganism if they knew everything right away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiNa94 Posted March 8, 2007 Author Share Posted March 8, 2007 Tons of things on that list aren't really vegan(AKA everything with sugar)...they do it so people aren't scared of veganism. I'm not happy they do it but it makes sense since most people would never take a single step towards veganism if they knew everything right away Yeah, I know. Helps narrow down the list though. It's easier to find things on that list and then check the ingredients for yourself than trying to sort through thousands of products at the grocery store (it would help if I lived IN Portland and had access to better stores). Speaking of stores in Portland, does Food Fight carry mock hams or anything of that nature in the store? I'm working on a plot to take over the holidays next year and prepare everything vegan. As an aside, my animal ethics professor just asked me what I thought about inviting Robert to come speak to the class. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 Food fight has everything...they have fake shrimp and even these weird things that are kind of like quail eggs...I have no idea what they were but they were called...something balls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubby2112 Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 Food fight has everything...they have fake shrimp and even these weird things that are kind of like quail eggs...I have no idea what they were but they were called...something balls. And vegan haggis! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DV Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 (edited) ' Edited November 16, 2008 by DV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiNa94 Posted March 9, 2007 Author Share Posted March 9, 2007 Speaking of being too meat like to handle... The cafeteria here served TVP on the burritos today. I had trouble with it because it's more meat-like than I'm used to... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pelicanAndrew Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 My cafeteria's vegan option today... A. Had cheese on it.B. Smelled like cigarette ashes. They took it away after about an hour of complaints, mainly about issue B. I wrote an article about the crappy vegan options for my school's paper. I hope i get hate mail about being vegan. That'll be fun. I'm probably not even going to get a meal plan next year. I'll have my own kitchen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 10, 2007 Share Posted March 10, 2007 You should transfer to VCU...they have more vegan options that you could stomach...and the vegan options they have are even vegan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve1968 Posted March 14, 2007 Share Posted March 14, 2007 I've actually called on the Wheat Thins before and they said it's plant based. There are also Wheattes that Hain Celestial makes. Fellow Wheat thin addict, Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 14, 2007 Share Posted March 14, 2007 Maybe I'm wrong but don't wheat thins have refined sugar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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