Comments on: Are There Any Countrys Where I Could Eat A Healthy/balanced Vegan Diet Only Eating Seasonal Fruit/vedge?

By: crazychi

crazychi — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 15:35:27 +0000

No don’t think so

By: grayure

grayure — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 13:56:44 +0000

In England, you could get everything you need from fruit, cereal, berries and nuts, stored root vegetables and seaweed. You might have to eat some unusual plants though, and find ways of removing the poison from some of them. Given bladder wrack, yeast, wheat, hazelnuts, sunflower and pumpkin seeds, rosehips, dandelions, coltsfoot, nettles, comfrey, garlic, ribwort plantain, apples, parsley, carrots, elderberries and blackberries, you would get absolutely everything you need. Of these, those which are seasonal could be preserved or stored when not in season.
Comfrey is a B12 source, but contains pyrrolizidine alkaloids which can harm the liver. They are concentrated in the roots, and are precipitated by tannins, which are found in comfrey, but for a good source of tannins, either goosefoot (Potentilla anserina) or acorns (which are edible) could be combined with comfrey leaves to remove the risk. The rosehips would need to be preserved using white sugar from sugar beet.

By: Jenasaur

Jenasaur — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 10:07:18 +0000

Absolutely. Have you heard of that big country called the U.S.?
Peope who eat a macrobiotic diet are into eating only local foods and even spices. Check it out: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macrobiotic…

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Free WP Autoposter Plugins — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 06:39:25 +0000

Wouldn’t it be great if all vegans form their own country? i mean all of them in one big island.. no omnis, just vegans.. and lots and lots of vegetables.. no electricity so no birds caught in power lines.. no cars so no pollution.. just thousands of vegans… that would be the best for all concerned..
sounds ridiculous? Am just actually quoting a vegan friend..

By: Scocasso !

Scocasso ! — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 04:18:50 +0000

Just about any country. Unless you are talking about someplace where there is only snow and ice, anywhere. Much easier in the tropics as you can have 4 growing seasons in places like India, but I live in Canada and we easily have a year round garden with all sorts of stuff in there… more than we can eat actually.’
Look into the Macrobiotic diet. That’s what it’s all about… locally grown seasonal food — none imported etc.

By: Gemz L

Gemz L — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 21:24:05 +0000

I agree with Michael H. The UK has lots of yummy vegetables all year round that would contribute to a decent Vegan diet.
It’s my favourite time of year for vegetables at the moment – lots of yummy roots like carrots, parsnips, turnips and potatoes. Veggie heaven!

By: Amy

Amy — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 17:36:01 +0000

India.

By: Dr Melissa

Dr Melissa — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 12:24:20 +0000

Try India.

By: Sean.N

Sean.N — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 06:09:58 +0000

India like said may be a good place as a reasonable proportion of them do not eat animals.
I am a vegan and i am defiantly not as thin as a stick i am actually over weight its simple mindedness of people who think that if you don’t eat meat u are automatically thin. about the only thing meat is remotely usefully is the essential amino acids but they can be found in buckwheat and quinoa and amaranth contain what is needed. a balanced diet of plant based matter for everyone should also provide you with what is needed

By: Michael H

Michael H — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:44:20 +0000

I think you could give it a fair go in the UK or any temperate climate country.
A lot of root veggies can be stored for a very long time as can some fruits like apples. Nuts and pulses wouldn’t be a problem either.
I bet a vegan diet doesn’t reduce your abiltiy to answer a straight forward question, as appears to be the case with “cheek_of_it_all”s chocolate diet.