Prince Harry and a vegan diet.

LJP1 it is just not true thay breast milk contains no iron. It is low in iron as babies are born with a store of iron enough for about the first six months. This store is improved by not cutting the cord for an extra 2-3 minutes. We are the only mamal that separates mother and baby so quickly.

I love the Bosh cookbook Gonegirl but I adapt the recipes to suit my low meat but non vegan diet . IYSWIM

I heard a vegan guy talking on the radio the other day about a book or film ( can’t remember which) . Set in the future we were all vegans ( we didn’t know we were as there was no name for such a thing) . He said we no longer thought it appropriate to “steal milk from cows , that was meant for their own babies” I was tempted to ring in and ask “ what cows would they be then?” They’re a bit big to keep as pets aren’t they ?

Will the cows just proliferate and take over the world, gillybob? Or perhaps sheep. Or pigs?

That reminds me of a book...……..

I used to know a very odd family (children called Freedom, Truth and Promise) where the mother, seemingly out of the blue, became a VERY Orthodox New - previously Catholic - so obviously the diet of all four changed dramatically. Then she decided they were going gluten free, on the mistaken premise that it was healthier. That was followed by removing dairy foods from their diet, then eggs. Then they became vegetarian and finally vegan. The children had no choice but to eat what they were given; I lost touch but have often wondered what became of them all...

LJPI I dont agree with you that vegans 'tend' to be deficient in iron or B12. Being on a plant based diet can be very healthy and make one a very adventurous cook.
Meat eater's can be deficient in vitamins and minerals just as easily especially if they eat a lot of ready meals. Just as someone on a plant based diet who lives off convenience foods would as well..
I find people on a plant based diet are more aware and careful of what they put in their bodies.

Iam64 After eading your post, I Googled Tesco Red Tractor and breeding pigs, and found that Tesco has dropped the farm in the video you mention, after seeing how the pigs were treated there. I am posting this so that the well-meaning Red Tractor scheme itself is not blamed for the cruelty!

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