Earthlings: One of the most powerful documentaries you could ever watch

[miketubbs]

For the other side of the coin...ie: the health benefits of going plant based, check out forks over knives. In theatres now but coming to dvd in a few weeks

[Alex Volin]

There are other options besides going Vegan. It may be more healthy to eat meat and veggies but ditch the grains and sugars.

[Jason Eisner]

There are other options besides going Vegan. It may be more healthy to eat meat and veggies but ditch the grains and sugars.

Alex,

There are other threads on the forum about Paleo. This thread is about being a Vegan Athlete.

Watch this video

[Jason Eisner]

For the other side of the coin...ie: the health benefits of going plant based, check out forks over knives. In theatres now but coming to dvd in a few weeks

Nice! Thanks Mike!

[Bryan Brown]

Thanks for the first video Alex.

About the second, there are other threads on the forum about Paleo. This thread is about being a Vegan Athlete.

If you watch this video...you will see that the idea of a Paleo diet has serious holes.

Also, if you watched the first video on this thread, you would see that this thread is mostly about animal rights and another way of seeing and considering life on Earth.

To keep it simple and scientific, we are not real Carnivores. Carnivores have a different jaw structure entirely, much shorter intestines, and they do not use any type of technology i.e. knives, guns, spears, arrows, etc. to kill their prey. They do it with their hands and teeth and they eat everything.

If someone really want to eat "Paleo" (not the 2011 version,) they should go into the woods, kill an animal with a stick, or a rock, and eat its entire body i.e. muscles, organs, brains, eyes, etc.

Jason, I really feel your emotion and I sympathize with all the unfortunate treatment of animals. It sickens and saddens me as well, I cried during the 1st vid. I don't want to offend you or talk off topic per this thread, because I respect you 100% But, I feel that guns and knives are the "2011" rocks and sticks, we evolve/evolved/evolving. I 100% believe that big industry and the greed for profit has led to the unjust unbalanced way that animals are treated and to the best of my ability I do not support that way of thinking. I try to perpetuate more conscious ways to get food to our tables by dealing with local smaller farms though farmers markets and try to be rational in my decisions of what to eat. I am constantly evaluating my own diet and trying to evolve as well. I am not against Vegan diets and I believe we are not real Carnivores, But, I also believe we are not real Herbivores either, our jaws and teeth are built to handle both because we are Omnivorous. I am an open minded individual so I love hearing peoples thoughts and views. I just don't think it's an all in or out thing. If one can sustain a healthy vegan life and that works for them then that is awesome. Mostly I think that people, especially in this country, eat way too much processed junk and low quality foods as a result from mental conditioning and commercialism. I also feel that people should be made aware of the disgusting nature of big industry and thank you for posting the vids, I do incorporate a lot of vegetarian ideas into my life and eat no where near the amount of meat that I did when I was younger and uneducated. Much love Brotha.

[Bryan Brown]

I would like to see a thread started by someone with good food knowledge dedicated to posting good healthy foods to eat or recipes for healthy but flavorful meals, Vegan, Vegetarian or otherwise. I see a few times it was talked about in this thread but I'd like to see it all in one place sans the politics.

[Matthew Stuart]

I would like to see a thread started by someone with good food knowledge dedicated to posting good healthy foods to eat or recipes for healthy but flavorful meals, Vegan, Vegetarian or otherwise. I see a few times it was talked about in this thread but I'd like to see it all in one place sans the politics.

Yeah, I like this idea. I'd like to know some good vegan meals.

[miketubbs]

I am a nutritionist and do meal plans for fighters in camps (making weight, training, competition etc), as well as nutrition parties that teach people about healthy eating habits..including meal prep and recipes. We also do some meal delivery service. I'll post a few recipes and will answer questions as much as possible with the time I have. (oh and all the recipes/meals are vegetarian/vegan) Here is a recipe I have off the top of my head...it's one of my fave's.

1 cup spinach
1 cup mixed greens
1/2 cup cooked quinoa (cooks like rice, 2 cups water to boil, add 1 cup quinoa, simmer and cover approx 20 min)
1/8 cup feta cheese
1/2 chickpeas
1/2 strawberries

This is 352 calories and 19grams of protein! As well it is loaded with greens and fibre.

[miketubbs]

I started a recipe thread but wanted to post this here. It just came out http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/st...it-eaters.html

Notice it says starches, vegetables, tubers, grains, grasses etc..It's also been shown that gladiators were vegan. (predominantly barley)

[Jason Eisner]

Jason, I really feel your emotion and I sympathize with all the unfortunate treatment of animals. It sickens and saddens me as well, I cried during the 1st vid. I don't want to offend you or talk off topic per this thread, because I respect you 100% But, I feel that guns and knives are the "2011" rocks and sticks, we evolve/evolved/evolving. I 100% believe that big industry and the greed for profit has led to the unjust unbalanced way that animals are treated and to the best of my ability I do not support that way of thinking. I try to perpetuate more conscious ways to get food to our tables by dealing with local smaller farms though farmers markets and try to be rational in my decisions of what to eat. I am constantly evaluating my own diet and trying to evolve as well. I am not against Vegan diets and I believe we are not real Carnivores, But, I also believe we are not real Herbivores either, our jaws and teeth are built to handle both because we are Omnivorous. I am an open minded individual so I love hearing peoples thoughts and views. I just don't think it's an all in or out thing. If one can sustain a healthy vegan life and that works for them then that is awesome. Mostly I think that people, especially in this country, eat way too much processed junk and low quality foods as a result from mental conditioning and commercialism. I also feel that people should be made aware of the disgusting nature of big industry and thank you for posting the vids, I do incorporate a lot of vegetarian ideas into my life and eat no where near the amount of meat that I did when I was younger and uneducated. Much love Brotha.

Good stuff man. I appreciate your thoughts and respect you too homie. I try not to shove my politics down anyone's throat.

This thread was created with the intent of spreading knowledge. The film Earthlings had a profound effect on me.

Thanks for your thoughts.