It's Day 3 and I'm still full speed ahead on the vegan train! So far I've only hit one minor speed bump along the way: yesterday I somehow became insatiably hungry. For breakfast I had a small bagel with peanut butter and a banana, followed by a second breakfast of granola and toast with chocolate-hazelnut butter an hour later, a snack of cinnamon covered almonds shortly thereafter, followed by a salad with hummus and crackers for lunch. An hour and a half after eating lunch, I was literally counting down the minutes until I could order vegan tacos at work. For some reason the thought of eating refried beans occupied my brain all day-I couldn't shake it until I ate it! Yum yum! After the tacos I was good...the consensus around town was that my protein intake was lacking-eek.
Since my introduction to veganism started, one question I have yet to find a clear answer on is whether honey is acceptable in a vegan diet. When I first stashed away my non-vegan pantry items the honey went with along with all products containing honey (including my favorite granola bars) and I also went through great lengths to find bread that was free of this lucious nectar. It seems obvious that a diet consisting of no animal products would not include honey as it is produced by bees. However, bees are going to produce honey whether we eat it or not. Flowers and plants rely on pollenation to grow and reproduce. Plus, so far I have yet to hear about bees being exploited or mistreated for their honey. As long as a natural process is occuring, why not enjoy the benefits?
In the midst of moral dilemmas such as this I ask myself what any upright citizen would ask: WWPD? aka What Would Pooh Do? In this case, I think the answer is quite obvious...
Since my introduction to veganism started, one question I have yet to find a clear answer on is whether honey is acceptable in a vegan diet. When I first stashed away my non-vegan pantry items the honey went with along with all products containing honey (including my favorite granola bars) and I also went through great lengths to find bread that was free of this lucious nectar. It seems obvious that a diet consisting of no animal products would not include honey as it is produced by bees. However, bees are going to produce honey whether we eat it or not. Flowers and plants rely on pollenation to grow and reproduce. Plus, so far I have yet to hear about bees being exploited or mistreated for their honey. As long as a natural process is occuring, why not enjoy the benefits?
In the midst of moral dilemmas such as this I ask myself what any upright citizen would ask: WWPD? aka What Would Pooh Do? In this case, I think the answer is quite obvious...
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