Released on: May 27, 2008, 5:28 pm

Press Release Author: Susan Daffron

Industry: Food & Beverage

Press Release Summary:
Those who adopt vegan eating habits for health or ethical reasons should be ready
for criticism. Susan Daffron of Logical Expressions, Inc. became a vegan in 1994 and
points out that many people will not exactly embrace your new eating habits.

Press Release Body: Susan offers a few tips for dealing with a few comments and
questions that new vegans inevitably hear, inspired by her book "Vegan Success:
Scrumptious, Healthy Vegan Recipes for Busy People" (ISBN: 978-0-9749245-1-9;
LCCN-2006907834).

1. What do you eat? People don\'t seem to realize that many conventional dishes are
actually vegetarian. Even completely vegan food doesn\'t have to be \"weird.\" For
example, many picnic food dishes are actually vegan. Salads and breads are obvious
choices, but other options exist too. Daffron says, \"when we go to summer pot-luck
parties, we make a rice, spinach, and garbanzo bean dish that is well-received, even
by our meat-eating friends. It\'s a simple one-pot dish that we can whip up in about
a half an hour.\"

2. How do you get enough protein? Daffron says, \"Getting enough protein when you are
vegetarian is extremely easy, yet people always ask me essentially why I haven\'t
died from a protein deficiency.\" Many plant foods are high in protein, including
beans, nuts, grains and various vegetables, such as broccoli and potatoes. Even
carrots contain protein. Tofu contains 10-20 grams of protein and the wide range of
soy foods available now is an easy way to incorporate plenty of protein in your
diet.

3. You need to eat meat or you won\'t be healthy. Countless studies have proven this
criticism simply isn\'t true, yet many people seem threatened by those who don\'t eat
meat. Vegans do have to eat a wide variety of foods to be healthy and should take a
B12 supplement or multivitamin. The more different vegetables and grains you eat,
the easier it is to maintain good health. Daffron says, \"When we go to the grocery
store, we spend a lot of time in the produce area; we simply don\'t visit about 3/4
of the standard grocery store aisles, which are all filled with heavily processed
convenience foods.\"

Adopting vegan eating habits isn\'t always easy, but Daffron says she has never
regretted her decision to stop eating animal products. She says, \"If being vegan
makes you feel better, listen to your body and ignore what other people may say.\"
For more information about the Vegan Success cookbook, visit the web site at
http://www.VeganSuccess.com. For information on other products, visit:
http://www.logicalexpressions.com



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Contact Details: ###
Media Contact:
Susan Daffron, President
of Logical Expressions, Inc.
+1-208-265-6147
sdaffron@logicalexpressions.com