# Would you go vegan for one year for a hundred grand? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 30, 2011, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-go-vegan-for-one-year-for-a-hundred-grand/598189 "2011-09-30T18:58:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Rand\_Rover](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/db5fbb/32.png) [@Rand\_Rover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rand_Rover)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2011, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-go-vegan-for-one-year-for-a-hundred-grand/598189/101 "2011-10-01T03:35:47Z")
> [@SeaDragonTattoo](#): > > A friend of mine is a vegan (20 years or so) mom, **and her baby is vegan, too**. He’s in something like the 90-95th percentile for height and weight, happy and healthy. It can be done! You know I didn’t really need any more additions to my “people I wanna punch in the coont” list, but where’s my damn pencil . . . ---
**Author:** ![rogerbox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/76d3ee/32.png) [@rogerbox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rogerbox)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2011, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-go-vegan-for-one-year-for-a-hundred-grand/598189/102 "2011-10-01T03:53:38Z")
I would suffer horribly, but I am freaking poor, it wouldn’t be much of a choice. I’d either have to have the rich guy pay for delivered vegan food or teach me how to cook vegan and provide my groceries because I haven’t the faintest idea what all is involved with being vegan. I know there are different types. ---
**Author:** ![Rand\_Rover](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/db5fbb/32.png) [@Rand\_Rover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rand_Rover)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2011, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-go-vegan-for-one-year-for-a-hundred-grand/598189/103 "2011-10-01T03:57:57Z")
> [@rogerbox](#): > > I would suffer horribly, but I am freaking poor, it wouldn’t be much of a choice. **I’d either have to have the rich guy pay for delivered vegan food or teach me how to cook vegan and provide my groceries** because I haven’t the faintest idea what all is involved with being vegan. I know there are different types. Behind door number 3 is a big sign saying “READ THE OP.” ---
**Author:** ![SeaDragonTattoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2011, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-go-vegan-for-one-year-for-a-hundred-grand/598189/104 "2011-10-01T04:11:09Z")
> [@Rand\_Rover](#): > > You know I didn’t really need any more additions to my “people I wanna punch in the coont” list, but where’s my damn pencil . . . I’ll likely regret this: How much of a hijack would it be for you to list your educated reasons? ---
**Author:** ![Rand\_Rover](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/db5fbb/32.png) [@Rand\_Rover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rand_Rover)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2011, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-go-vegan-for-one-year-for-a-hundred-grand/598189/105 "2011-10-01T04:18:57Z")
> [@SeaDragonTattoo](#): > > I’ll likely regret this: How much of a hijack would it be for you to list your educated reasons? Well, honestly, I may be completely full of shit here. The rest of this post may sound like I’m channeling our dear departed Dio, but I at least started with this disclaimer and will not defend my viewpoint to the death like he did. I think that when dealing with babies on basic issues like what to feed them, the question should always be “what’s best for my baby?” People shouldn’t look for ways to impose their lifestyle choices on their kids, even in situations where they think the kid will probably still be OK after the imposition. So, to avoid the coontpunch, your friend would need to show me that being a vegan is the best thing for her kid (for actual medical reasons, not bullshit “reducing the suffering in the world” reasons). It wouldn’t be enough for her to show me that a vegan diet will probably be OK for the kid. ---
**Author:** ![SeaDragonTattoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2011, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-go-vegan-for-one-year-for-a-hundred-grand/598189/106 "2011-10-01T05:19:45Z")
I’ll be seeing her next week. I’ll see if there’s any way all of her education can be summarized into a couple of paragraphs. (20 years worth) Maybe she has a couple of good websites up her sleeve that would help, and keep my post to a minimum! (All I know is her 15-month-old is HUGE and healthy and ahead of the curve on every point for his age.) I’m not really sure where to start aside from my own reasons for being vegetarian and feeling guilty for eating cheese… and that won’t answer your question! And we both think PETA is stupid - just so you know we’re not “fringe” crazy. ---
**Author:** ![Rigamarole](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/77aa72/32.png) [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2011, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-go-vegan-for-one-year-for-a-hundred-grand/598189/107 "2011-10-01T05:49:14Z")
> [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](#): > > You realize there’s no board rule requiring you to post in threads that irritate you, right? You’re right. I apologize for the flippant response - I’ve been more irritable than usual today. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2011, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-go-vegan-for-one-year-for-a-hundred-grand/598189/108 "2011-10-01T06:02:07Z")
> [@Eve](#): > > \ Plus, pronouncing it “vehj-an” annoys the crap out of hippies. It would be a serious mistake to underestimate how important that is. ---
**Author:** ![foolsguinea](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foolsguinea/32/14751_2.png) [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2011, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-go-vegan-for-one-year-for-a-hundred-grand/598189/109 "2011-10-01T06:06:59Z")
If someone else is preparing the meals, it seems relatively easy to do. I expect I’ll be rather ill for a while, but yeah, I might give it a shot. Of course, my suspicious mind wants to know why. ---
**Author:** ![Namkcalb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c89c15/32.png) [@Namkcalb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Namkcalb)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2011, 8:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-go-vegan-for-one-year-for-a-hundred-grand/598189/110 "2011-10-01T08:11:38Z")
I’m a poor student, for 100K, not only would I be willing to go vegan, I’d be willing to go raw fruitarian. (if it includes flax seeds and avocado) ---
**Author:** ![devilsknew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4da419/32.png) [@devilsknew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/devilsknew)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2011, 8:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-go-vegan-for-one-year-for-a-hundred-grand/598189/111 "2011-10-01T08:18:52Z")
The Meat must flow. If you raise your bid to 250.000, I might stop the blood slough. ---
**Author:** ![Toxylon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f05b48/32.png) [@Toxylon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toxylon)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2011, 9:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-go-vegan-for-one-year-for-a-hundred-grand/598189/112 "2011-10-01T09:00:44Z")
I almost never eat vegetarian, let alone vegan, and will hunt and kill my own meat til the day I die (hopefully). But I’d still sign up without a second thought. ---
**Author:** ![Mr\_Shine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr_shine/32/464_2.png) [@Mr\_Shine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Shine)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2011, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-go-vegan-for-one-year-for-a-hundred-grand/598189/113 "2011-10-01T11:14:56Z")
> [@SeaDragonTattoo](#): > > Ramen - not even vegetarian. Sounds like you would be in for a heap of a surprise how good vegan food can be. Heh, I always thought the “Ramen” referred to the type of noodle, not the flavouring. My post was implying a flavourless noodle. ---
**Author:** ![Alka\_Seltzer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c89c15/32.png) [@Alka\_Seltzer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alka_Seltzer)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2011, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-go-vegan-for-one-year-for-a-hundred-grand/598189/114 "2011-10-01T11:55:34Z")
The “skilled chef” seals the deal for me, it might be a different matter if I had to prepare my own food. ---
**Author:** ![Balthisar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/balthisar/32/2825_2.png) [@Balthisar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balthisar)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2011, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-go-vegan-for-one-year-for-a-hundred-grand/598189/115 "2011-10-01T13:34:49Z")
Free chef? Free food? Free 100 kilodollars? No brainer. (Wait, vegan food made by a good chef doesn’t suck, does it??) ---
**Author:** ![Namkcalb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c89c15/32.png) [@Namkcalb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Namkcalb)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2011, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-go-vegan-for-one-year-for-a-hundred-grand/598189/116 "2011-10-01T13:45:32Z")
> [@Balthisar](#): > > Free chef? Free food? Free 100 kilodollars? No brainer. > > (Wait, vegan food made by a good chef doesn’t suck, does it??) I once went to a vegan restaurant in Beijing, it was made up to resemble meat dishes and it was almost, almost almost as good as the real thing ---
**Author:** ![Hari\_Seldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hari_seldon/32/5173_2.png) [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2011, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-go-vegan-for-one-year-for-a-hundred-grand/598189/117 "2011-10-01T15:27:19Z")
I’ll be happy to take 100G, but how could I ever be animal-protein free? That’s utter nonsense. I would insist of being able to take B-12 and any other nutrient that cannot be found in a vegan diet. BTW, true vegans will not eat honey. ---
**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2011, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-go-vegan-for-one-year-for-a-hundred-grand/598189/118 "2011-10-01T16:33:17Z")
I’m a big meat eater so I am probably exactly the type of person this billionaire is looking for. I’d do it in a heartbeat. That money would pay off my house and put my kids through college. That’s a bit too life changing to refuse it. I’d suffer through quite a bit for $100k. I’d probably go right back to eating meat when the year was up though. ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2011, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-go-vegan-for-one-year-for-a-hundred-grand/598189/119 "2011-10-01T17:52:21Z")
With chef and meals supplied? Sure, I’d have a go at it. Of course, I’d be even happier with _more_ money… ---
**Author:** ![Ludy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Ludy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludy)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2011, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-go-vegan-for-one-year-for-a-hundred-grand/598189/120 "2011-10-01T22:14:23Z")
Sure, no question I’d do it. Could I have the equivalent of the chefs salary if I refuesed one? I figure that if I didn’t have to work, I could easily research and make a proper vegan diet. Plus I would have some extra coin. Step one go through all the cupboards and throw away anything with animal products, step two buy a bunch of cookbooks and vegan lifestyle books, step three profit! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-go-vegan-for-one-year-for-a-hundred-grand/598189.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-go-vegan-for-one-year-for-a-hundred-grand/598189.md?page=7)