I really like your approach to plant based eating. It's not about being perfect, it's about the majority of food that you consume. I have a similar approach and especially when in a different country where you're not in your own culture, it's more difficult and you also don't want to be rude if someone offers you food made from animal products. I also really don't like gate keeping and am put off by vegans who say you have to be perfect in order for your efforts to matter. This all or nothing mentality is not helpful and very discouraging to people who don't want to or can't be 100% vegan but make an effort to eat mostly plant based. If more people eat mostly plant based but eat a few animal products here or there it has a way bigger impact on animal welfare and the environment than fewer people being 100% vegan.
@nadja80879 ай бұрын
I wanted to comment something similar but you basically said everything I was going to say :) I think it's very important that plant based eating is accessible for everyone and I can't stand when people are getting rude or mean to others from their own community, because we all want the same - reducing animal harm. And if some people get so strict and uncompromising about this topic, they will just scare others off instead of inviting them in. Thats really the wrong approach. Just be kind to each other and be happy that there are people who care and let's hope that even more people will. We have to stick together babes 💛
@clairebear13189 ай бұрын
You do you babe! You are a very healthy and creative person with food. If you have a glass of milk or egg once in a while Im not gonna judge you for it. I also dont eat dairy most of the time, but sometimes I will have it. I am not vegan but I understand. thank you for your wonderful content. :)
@Elena-pq8yp9 ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing the experience re not being a ‘perfect’ vegan by accepting the kefir given to you. I recently ordered takeaway whilst travelling abroad and there was cheese on the veggies (even though it wasn’t listed in the ingredients) and I felt guilty momentarily but in the end I still ate it because I hate wasting food + that wouldn’t have been environmentally conscious anyway (which goes against what veganism stands for).. We can achieve a greater impact if more people simply incorporate a few plant based meals in their week than if they’re scared off to even try because of the pressure by militant vegans to go 100%. As you say it’s about the bigger picture/your overall intentions and ultimately doing what you can in whatever given circumstance. 🌱
@BlissedOutSpace9 ай бұрын
Amazing soul! Thank you, Julia! ❤
@annaburke85379 ай бұрын
Those giant figssss omg 🤤 I love southern Julia bring her back 😂😂 I'm from the southern US I love it.
@juliaayers1119 ай бұрын
hahahaha I'm glad I didn't offend you 😂
@annaburke85379 ай бұрын
@@juliaayers111 this is a region that is the least likely to get offended 😂😂
@jayme77899 ай бұрын
I haven’t watched your videos in a while- since your break up/beginning of your travels. You look so happy 🥹💕💕
@juliaayers1119 ай бұрын
Thanks for joining along again! 💛☺️
@leem2009 ай бұрын
I just brought a rice cooker, 3 cup but need to order 6 cup one. I brought it for quick breakfast, I cook soup in it, steam veggies in it. I got it for when we visit people. Also, they sale shelf stable tofu. It tastes pretty good. I found it when we had the hurricanes and no refrigerator. I make all my mayo and vegan versions of sour cream. Makes great deserts the soft one. Use the firm for vegan version of regatta cheese for lasagna. I agree with you, food is shared, it would have been rude to not accept it. Example I went to church and this older lady made chicken a dumpling, for scratch for me. It really was delicious, but I ate it and every potluck or dinner the church had she made it, and I ate it. It would have hurt her feeling and been rude had I not. People show love through food sometimes. I am happy I did she passed away and was so proud she could make it. Sometimes you need to be kind and know that it is not going to kill you or hurt you. Peace!
@lauragauna63179 ай бұрын
No tenes que aclarar nada, te entiendo perfecto xq aveces pasa que para no ser grosera y decir todo hay probar algún alimento que uno no consume pero bueno me encanta que no lo ocultas otra persona seguro lo ocultaria❤😊
@tammycockerham71229 ай бұрын
I think I’m going to try to add carrots and sweet potatoes together I have tried your white potatoes and sweet potatoes together baked in an oven
@AllBeingsAreLoveAmen9 ай бұрын
i wash my mushrooms!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! haha!
@judykhaleck80349 ай бұрын
You with the southern accent is so adorable. 😂😂😂😂😂
@judykhaleck80349 ай бұрын
For any of you in the comments section that have been to 🇹🇷. Do you guys have any recommendations for a vegan restaurants there ?
@Mervxxe9 ай бұрын
Where in turkiye? Its not a small country 😅
@judykhaleck80349 ай бұрын
@@MervxxeI guess mind. I just would love to have some recommendations.
@noufr93069 ай бұрын
Julia, I love you you helped me through my plant based journey. But your insta story and comment about the current situation with G/a/z/a is very disappointing... it shows that you didn't really educate yourself about it and just talked out of ignorance... how could you say "free is're'al" when it's committing crimes, geno*cide and et*hnic cleansing?? Free them from what?? I really just want you to know the truth and be aware about it.
@Maya-so5yk7 ай бұрын
Does she support Isra*l too? 😢
@noufr93067 ай бұрын
@Maya-so5yk I believe that she just stands with freedom and peace all over the world without reading about the history of the occupation in Pa|est!ne
@Maya-so5yk7 ай бұрын
@@noufr9306 oh ok, I thought you were saying she is a zionist and supports them over Palestine, thank you for replying!! Yes I agree, hopefully she sees your comment and decides to research more into Palestine and it’s history 😣
@tiziana86399 ай бұрын
💛💛
@zeynepyazc21789 ай бұрын
It is really hard to be vegan in turkiye but high quality and variousvegetables makes it enjoyable
@Mervxxe9 ай бұрын
No its not hard. So many traditional vegan dishes
@zeynepyazc21789 ай бұрын
@@Mervxxe i know there are lots of veggie based recipies we have but plant based yoghurt or different things are difficult to find so trying new recipies difficult also, in istanbul i can find sth but when i move to other cities i cant
@hasansertan9 ай бұрын
Kusura bakma da ne saçma bir yorum. Ülkemiz veganlar için bir cennet.
@zeynepyazc21789 ай бұрын
@@hasansertan sorun cümlemi çok detaylı yazmamamış olmadan kaynaklandı diye düşünüyorum çünkü sebzeler konusundaki çeşitliliğin gayet iyi olduğundan bahsettim ancak daha farklı tarifler denemek için türkiye seçenek açısından zor bir yer diye düşünüyorum ve deneyimliyorum. tabiki halihazırda mutfağımızda var olan sebze yemekleri, kaliteşi zeytinyağlar kullandığımız müthiş tarifler var belki de kimsenin bilmediği otlarla birbirinden güzel yemekler yiyoruz ama diğer taraftan baktığımızda bitkisel bazlı süt-yoğurt seçenekleri videoda da bahsedildiği gibi tofunun aşırı pahalı bir ürün olması gibi durumlar türkiyede vegan beslenmeyi zorlaştırıyor ki zaten bu ürünlere ülkenin mega kentleri haricinde yerlerde yaşayan insanlar için ulaşmak oldukça zor. bu tip ürünleri sürekli evde üretmeye çalışmak da ciddi mesai istiyor benim adıma. yani farklı iki açı var bence bir kısım kolaylaştırsa da bir kısım zorlaştırıyor diye düşünüyorum
@micchaela879 ай бұрын
it would be so easy for you to cut out the times you eat dairy products. I appreciate that you don't! Thank you for your honesty 🫶🏼
@GH_SW9 ай бұрын
Naan means bread - so when you say naan bread, you are saying bread bread! Just say naan. Happy travels!
@ardishafdahl82969 ай бұрын
I so admire your stance on dairy! Especially since you 100% really never know what you are being served? Amirite?
@angelcooper98339 ай бұрын
You aren’t eating a plant based diet if u have an egg or cows milk here or there. That’s common sense. Vegan isn’t a diet. But thank you for clearing up that u are not vegan👍🏻
@judykhaleck80349 ай бұрын
Well Said from you and Julia. 👍
@ErThi8299 ай бұрын
Agreed. This definitely caught me a bit off guard
@TheMinlou9 ай бұрын
you are not the diet police fyi
@jimontgomery38659 ай бұрын
What she had egg and dairy milk that's unreal as vegan is an way of life not a diet so disappointing I pray that it's not true
@ilanalipowicz89669 ай бұрын
Yes, I watch you Julia because you and I have similar cooking styles and I get some great recipe inspo from you. But I think you, as many vegans have at some point, have internalized some of that people pleasing mindset of not wanting to come across as the rude, angry vegan. However, it's important to remember that veganism is a movement for the animals and we have to stay strong in our convictions, even when social pressure makes that tough. Not trying to be judgemental, just hope you land on the side of the strong willed vegans soon enough.