Vegan

__Veganism__

This site will be providing information for the people in the NIST community who are eating a veganism diet or are interested into eating it. Definition of a vegan: A strict [|vegetarian]; someone who eats no animal or dairy products at all.

Why do people follow this diet? People become vegans because of many reasons, such as health issues, their religion and beliefs or some follow it because of their culture. There are many more reasons to why people follow the vegan diet, some people have health restrictions therefore they cannot eat any meat products. Some religions also restrict people from eating certain meats or all kinds of meats. There are also groups of people who follow the diet just because they want to, not necessarily cause of anything else.

Benefits of being a vegan: Eating a vegan diet you will tend to eat fewer calories. You won’t eat foods like fried chickens and burgers. The cholesterol level in your body will decrease because you cannot eat foods like squids and lobsters. Animals now a day are not being raised properly. Humans want animals to grow fast and big. For example Chickens are being fed hormones and antibiotics which makes then grow fast. But when humans eat these chickens the consumers receive the hormones too. By eating a vegan diet we would not have to take chances of eating these animals.
 * Reduces the Saturated fats in your body and improves your health. Foods like meat and dairy products contain a lot of saturated fats.
 * Eating foods like fruits Vegetables and beans give you a lot of fiber. Fiber is good for your body because high fiber helps fight against colon cancer.
 * There will be weight lost.
 * You don't have to eat the antibiotics.

Constraints of being a vegan:
 * Being a vegan can make people which do not eat a good balance of healthy food to become sick. Eating a unbalanced diet will result people to have low iron levels in their bloods which can make the person become tired or sick.
 * Sometimes finding vegan foods can be hard. When we go to the supermarket all we can see are rows and rows of foods which contain either meat, eggs or dairy products. You would have to buy the ingredients yourself and cook you own food almost every day which uses a lot of time.
 * Most products today test their products on animals. Or clothes are made from leather, fur or wool. Most vegans do not use these products because they believe it is animal cruelty. if they accidentally use these products it would interfere with their beliefs.
 * Meat is usually a complete nutritional source so you don’t need to be aware of what you eat so much, but if you are eating a vegan diet it means that you would have to select the food you eat carefully in order for you to get a complete nutrition.

What vegans can and cannot eat: Meat is top list of things vegans can't eat. Vegans are all about not eating products from animals. Fish are also a type of meat. Fish and shell fish are animals and vegans are against eating foods from animals Dairy products mostly come from cows. Milk is the ingredient which creates, cheese, butter and yoghurt. Therefore dairy products is prohibited in the vegan diet Eggs come from chicken Bees make honey so vegans do not eat it Breads which contain only flour, yeast, water and salt is ok for vegans to eat But many breads contain dairy products such as butter and eggs These snacks and gummy bears are made with gelation which is a protein. The protein is made from boiling skin, bones and other animal parts. Certain salad dressing (there might be egg yolk)
 * Meat-
 * Fish and Shell fish-
 * Dairy products-
 * Eggs-
 * Honey-
 * Breads-
 * Marshmallows-
 * Salad Dressing-

Penne Arrabbiata Method

Ingredients for Pasta 455g of penne pasta 1-3 tbsp of olive oil 5 garlic cloves minced 1tsp of pepper flakes 680g of diced tomatoes Add salt and pepper to make it taste better

(mins) || Resources- equipment and ingredients || Quality || Safety || stove, pot ||  || Don't put your hand on the hot stove, make sure you turn it off when you're done. || 1-3 tbsp. of oil || - || Be careful if the pan is too hot, the oil is too much, it will start to boil… It will hurt. || 5 garlic cloves, minced 1 tsp. of red peppers. || The garlic shouldn't be burnt or over cooked. || - || 5 garlic cloves, minced 1 tsp. of red peppers. 1 can of tomato sauce || The tomatoes should be watery and mushy, to be a sauce. || - || Plate || The pasta should be mixed and covered in the tomato paste we just made. || Be careful of burning your hand on the hot stove or pan. ||
 * Date/lesson || Method (step by step) || Time
 * October 3rd || Boil water at high heat. || 4 || 2 cups of water
 * || Add the pasta to the pot. || 1 || 455 grams of Penne Pasta || The water should be boiling when adding the pasta. || Be careful of the splatter of the hot water, stand a distance and don't just drop it in. ||
 * || Leave to boil on medium heat. Continue stirring. || 5-7 || - || Shouldn't be too soft, shouldn't be undercooked as well. || - ||
 * || Strain, set aside. || 1 || Sink, strainer || Add some water so then the pasta doesn't stick together while cooking the sauce. || Be careful of the hot water while you pour it, if it gets on your hand it'll hurt. ||
 * || Heat up the pan at medium heat. || 1 || Stove, pan || Not any higher, or else the pan will be too hot and then it will burn. || - ||
 * || Add oil. || 1 || Stove, pan
 * || Add the red peppers and garlic and sauté. || 1 || Stove, pan
 * || Add tomatoes, keep on stirring and crush the tomatoes. || 6-7 || Stove
 * || Add pasta, mix well and then add to plates. || 1 || Table

Final Dish

Red Velvet Cake Method



Ingredients Needed For the Cake 3 1/2 cups of flour 1 1/2 cups of sugar 2 tsp of baking soda 1 tsp of salt 2 tsp of cocoa powder 2 cups non dairy milk 2/3 cup canola oil 3 tbsp red food coloring 2 tsp vanilla extract 2 tsp of white vinegar Ground pecans (topping optional) Ingredients needed for the Frosting 1/2 cup of non dairy butter 3 cups of confectioners sugar 1 1/2 tsp of vanilla extract 2 tbsp of non dairy milk

1 ½ cups of sugar 2 tsp of baking soda bowl ||  Wash your hands before starting to cook. ||  || 2 cups of milk 2/3 cups of oil 3 tbsp of food coloring 2 tsp of vinegar 2tsp of vanilla ||  Mix until you see no lumps in the mixture otherwise the outcome of the cake would not be pleasing ||  || Tissue paper Baking tray Mixture bowl Spatula ||  Grease all over the baking tray especially the edges otherwise when the cake is baked the cake will stick to the baking tray. ||  || <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif;">oven || <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif;"> Make sure the oven is still at 180 degrees. || <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif;">Be careful you might burn yourself. To prevent this wear a baking mitt. || <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif;">-Soap <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif;">-Sponge || <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif;">When finish washing each equipment touch it and look thoroughly that it is clean. || <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif;">Wash sharp equipment such as knives carefully otherwise you might get injured || <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif;">-Water <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif;">-soap || <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif;"> Scrape the bits of food left on the table off first otherwise the table won’t look shiny || <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif;"> When pouring the water onto the table pour carefully otherwise the water might spill and causing the kitchen floor to be slippery. || <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">-3 cups of confectioners’ sugar <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">-1 ½ tsp of vanilla extract <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">-2 tbsp of nondairy milk || <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif;"> Measure the ingredients carefully and make sure that the equipment you use to measure the food are clean ||  || <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif;">-butter <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif;">-bowl || <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif;"> Make sure the blender is on low otherwise the butter might not become fluffy. || <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif;"> Don’t put your hands near the electric blender otherwise your hand might get caught in the blender. || <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif;">-electric batter || <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif;"> Blend carefully and don’t let the mixture spill ||  || <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif;">-milk <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif;">-food coloring <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif;">-electric mixer || <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif;"> Pour the ingredients in slowly so the ingredients that went in first will have time to blend with the sugar and butter. (this is because the ingredients are liquid) ||  ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif;">Lesson || <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif;">Method (step by step) || <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif;">Time || <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif;">Resources- equipment and ingredients || <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif;">Quality || <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif;">Safety ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif;">October 10th 2011 || <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif;">Preheat oven to 180 degrees || <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif;">2 mins || <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif;">Oven || <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif;"> Don’t put the oven on too high ||  ||
 * || <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif;">Combine flour, sugar, baking soda, salt and cocoa powder together. || <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif;">5 min || <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">3 ½ cups of flour
 * || <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif;">Make a well in the middle and add milk, oil, food coloring, vinegar, vanilla to the middle and mix it until it is thoroughly combined || <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif;">8 mins || <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif;">whisk
 * || <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif;">Grease the baking tray and add the mixture into the baking tray and even it thoroughly || <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif;">7 mins || <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif;">Oil
 * || <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif;">Put the baking tray inside the oven and let it bake || <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif;">45 mins || <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif;">Baking glove
 * || <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif;">Wash up some of the equiptments || <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif;">15 mins || <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif;">-Sink
 * || <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif;">Clean the tables || <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif;">10 mins || <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif;">-Sponge
 * || <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif;">Collect the ingredients needed to do the frostings || <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif;">10 mins || <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">-1/2 cup of nondairy butter
 * || <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif;">Bring the cake out and let it cool down || <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif;">10 mins || <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif;"> -baking gloves ||  || <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif;"> Wear a baking mitt because the baking tray will be very hot. ||
 * || <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif;">On low speed use the blender to fluff the butter || <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif;">1-2 mins || <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif;">-electric batter
 * || <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif;">Add the sugar to the butter and mix it more || <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif;">1 mins || <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif;"> -Sugar
 * || <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif;">Add the vanilla, milk and food coloring to the frosting mixture and whip it || <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif;">2-3 mins || <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif;"> -vanilla
 * || <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif;">When all the ingredients are combined well put the mixer on high and continue whipping it || <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif;">3-4 mins || <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif;"> -electric mixer || <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif;">If there are bits of mixture stuck on the sides use a spoon to scrape it down so we get as much frosting as we can get. ||  ||
 * || <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif;">Take the cake out of the baking tray and put it on a cooling tray. || <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif;">3 mins || <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif;"> -cooling tray || <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif;"> Flip the baking tray carefully otherwise the cake might lose it’s shape || <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif;"> Wear a baking mitt because the baking tray might still be hot. ||
 * || <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif;">Add the frostings to the cake || <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif;">5 mins || <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif;"> -spatula || <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif;"> The cake must now be cool otherwise the frosting will melt on the cake ||  ||
 * || <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif;">Slice the cake up || <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif;">2 mins || <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif;">-knife || <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif;">Make sure the cakes are cut nicely (straight lines) so the cake would look appealing || <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif;"> Cut the cake carefully (watch out for your fingers) ||
 * || <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif;">ENJOY EATING ||  ||   ||   ||   ||

Final Dishes



We hope that after visiting our site it has given you some more information on eating a vegan diet !!!! :)