mizzourunner: Hi, I’m new here and I’m interested in becoming a vegan. However, I have struggled with anorexia for 12 years and been hospitalized numerous times. The only thing that has kept me from becoming a vegan is that so many of the foods that vegans eat (nuts, beans, lentils, etc.) are scary for me because they seem to have more calories and fats for the volume of food compared to lean meats, and lean fishes. What kinds of foods are ‘safe,’ or how do you be a vegan on a reduced calorie diet?

Korn: As you know, the vegan idea is about moving the focus a little bit outside ourselves: to think less about what might be unpleasant, uncomfortable or even frightening for us, and take into consideration what might be frightening and uncomfortable for others, including animals.