So, in the many discussions I get in regarding Veganism, I seem to be the one on the defensive....where I get my protein (I have been asked that 1 trillion times. literally.), where do i get my calcium (asked by a guy with two hyperactive kids whom he was trying to calm down by bribing them with pizza and ice cream--hmmm, I wonder why they were hyper in the first place.), what in the world do I eat (mostly sprouts, but sometimes i sprinkle a little sand on top) etc. etc....
How about this instead....you explain why most of the people in the United States are fat, unhealthy, suffering from super high rates of bad hips/broken bones (even though we consume tons of calcium through dairy products), hyperactive, ADD, suffering from Alzheimer's (linked to animal protein), type II diabetes, irritable bowel syndrome (my bowels get irritated just watching how fat our culture is getting), ulcerative colitis, cancer, diabetes, high cholesterol, heart disease....
I'm a 39 year-old man who is in better shape than most people half my age. My cholesterol is 160. I am on no drugs (including Tylenol, any over the counter comfort drugs, and herbal medicines), and feel frickin' great.
As my dad would say: put that in your pipe and smoke it.
By the way, don't smoke. it's bad for you.
(And it is knowing this that guides our work at the Ravens' Restaurant.)