Eating meat not only harms animals, it also harms people. According to the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, vegans are less likely to develop heart disease, diabetes, cancer and high blood pressure than people who eat meat. Vegans get all the nutrients they need to be healthy without the need to eat meat of animal origin. There is a variety of savory and sweet dishes that can be prepared and even divine. If we know how to use fruits, seeds and vegetables well, we can have all the nutrients we need in our bodies.
Every day I see statistics, comments and news related to this topic, I am not vegan nor vegetarian but I would like to include this diet in my routine. They will wonder why I do not? I tell you that I do not apply this way of eating to my days simply because I live in a country that does not allow it. I am Venezuelan, I live in Venezuela and as you know my country is going through a very bad economic and social situation. Here nothing is economic neither fruits nor vegetables and much less seeds that without saying that you get very little variety of everything related to food. Here we can eat only what we have, or as far as pocket allows. Anyway, I just want to show you how little it is for the one who has the opportunity to have a healthier life to apply it. They knew that a huge amount of crops and water is needed to raise the animals on the farms. You need up to 13 pounds of cereal to produce 1 pound of animal flesh. Instead, it would be much more effective if all those plant foods were destined to feed all people directly.
Many animals are smarter than we think. Although most people are less familiar with pigs, chickens, fish and cows than they are with dogs and cats, the animals used as food are as intelligent as the animals with which we share our homes. It has been shown that pigs can learn to play video games, and chickens are so smart that scientists compare their intelligence with that of monkeys.
With this I am not manipulating the way of thinking of everyone who can read me. Each person is free to choose their own well-being and that of those around them. But it feels good to believe that someone reading my post can modify for good so your lifestyle is little. We contribute a lot doing little. A vegan saves 100 animals a year. I am not against the food chain but I am against animal abuse.
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Vegan limón curd tart with coconut crust.
Coconut crust
1/2 cup shredded coconut
1/3 cup plus 2 tablespoons all purpose flour
5 tablespoons cold coconut oil
1/4 cup powdered sugar
Preheat over to 350°F grease a 9 inch tart tin with a removable bottom. In a food processor. Mix coconut, flour, coconut oil, powdered sugar and salt until dough just becomes to Form a ball.
Firmly press the mixture into the bottom and sides of the tart tin. Bake for 20 minutes. Let cool completely on a wire rack.
To prepare the filing
1 cup limón juice
1 cup raw can sugar
1/2 cup cornstarch
Pinch of salt
1/2 tsp of turmeric
2 tbsp coconut oil
1/4 cup coconut cream
2 tsp agar-agar
In a saucepan, combine de lemon juice, sugar, cornstarch and salt. Cook on a medium-high heat, with constant stirring, until thickened. Add agar-agar and mix until completely dissolved. Pour lemon mixture to a cooled tart shell and place in the fridge at least 4 hours to set.
