22
Dec
You Know You Are a Vegan When…
what you kind of want to do to people buying animal products…
This one’s for you, getthisfirefighterfit ! ;)
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Dec
Every time someone uses the excuse ‘but they’re going to die anyways’ as a justification for eating animals, I always feel like asking them:
‘And how would you rather die; of old age or murder?’.
15
Dec
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Dec
This is precisely why we will be toasting family and friends with a Field Roast Hazelnut Cranberry Roast en Croute on Christmas this year. How lucky we are to be able to celebrate and enjoy good food without harming any innocent little creatures. I wish this could be everyone’s goal on a holiday that celebrates “peace on Earth”.
(Source: veganmovement2012)
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Dec
04
Dec
BEST DAY EVER!
My dearest mom and I took a road trip today to visit a store that all of my friends and colleagues at work can’t stop raving about. Upon entering Nature’s Emporium, I immediately understood the hype! This place is a vegan and health food lover’s dream! Every leaf and sprout of the massive produce section is organic, and they even have a raw food section!
Once you enter the packaged foods area, the goodies just keep coming! Every manner of healthy (and not-so-healthy) goody that you can imagine lines the shelves of this place, and we ended up spending over an hour just drooling over the massive selection of vegan-friendly treats.
Once past the food, there’s the beauty aisle. After ages of struggling to find a half-decent selection of cruelty-free and natural beauty products, it was all here!! *Sigh*.
And then, there was the eat-in food. Vegan options. All organic. Gluten-free options. All delicious. I ended up loading as much onto my plate as I could manage, which consisted of brown rice pilaf, Mexican quinoa, Asian sesame salad topped with beets and sprouts, sweet green peas and carrots, a fried spiced tofu ball, fresh fruit salad, and a Mediterranean red lentil soup. Drool.
After I recovered from the overwhelming excitement that food heaven evoked, we headed to the huge mall just a kilometer down the road, where I FINALLY got to indulge in some super-awesome LUSH products! Vegan and organic mascara and eyeliner are now - finally - going to be a part of my little makeup bag of goodies.
And then….THEN it was time to enter the pink glittery haven of Victoria’s Secret for the best sport’s bra I’ve ever had! Oh my Veggies, this is a gym-going girl’s dream. I can’t believe how comfy and cute it is, and a little something to add a touch of “oomph” to my veggie-powered workouts never hurts!
Once we arrived back at home, we threw together a quick dinner of crock pot baked beans, my green guacamole with sprouted black bean tortilla chips, and an assorted sprout salad with raw vegan ranch dressing. Yummy!
Anyways, that was my fabulous day. On the rare occasions that I splurge a little, however, I make sure to remind myself what a luxury it really is. I am so fortunate to live well, have a roof over my head, good food on my plate, money (not much, but more than many), and a supportive and loving family and partner. I do not take these days for granted, and I encourage all of my readers to give back in any way possible whenever the opportunity arises. Kindness and compassion are gifts that we can all afford to be generous with.
Pass it on, and happy eating! :)
The goal for Elephants in the Kitchen was to create an identity that positions the company as the premier brand of high-quality, raw, vegan cheese. Techniques such as culturing, aging, and brine-curing, create a bold and complex flavor that is strikingly similar to the taste of dairy cheese. Drawing from the rich colors and taste of fragrant, bloomy rinds, creamy tans, aged spices, and colorful green herbs, we developed a design system that reflects the bold and unique flavor of their product. The branding includes identity, stationery, packaging, and collateral. Maybe the elephant in the room is that the best cheese is not only vegan, but raw too. [x]
Check out our work here
Just point me in the right direction!!
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Nov
This bowl of colourful nutrition is without a doubt my new favourite salad! A few days ago, I threw a bunch of yummy things that I had in my fridge together, whipped up a quick Asian-inspired dressing, and this baby was born!
This bowl consists of:
- Organic baby spinach
- Baby bok choy
- Shredded green cabbage
- Shaved carrot
- Granny Smith apples (chopped julienne)
- Grated beet
Topped with:
- Raw sunflower seeds
- Raw cashews
Asian(esque) dressing:
- Dijon mustard
- Sesame oil
- Maple syrup
- Red wine or apple cider vinegar
- Olive oil
- Salt and pepper
I can’t stop eating this stuff, and it’s an absolutely nutrition-packed and guilt-free meal! Not that I ever feel guilty about eating gorgeous healthy vegan food ;).
Happy eating!
(Source: google.ca)
Abandoned baby deer adopted by dog, they become fast friends (video)
By: David Strege
In one of those oddities found in the animal kingdom, a dog adopted a baby deer and the two have become inseparable. According to Isobel Springett, the dog’s owner, the fawn was abandoned by her mother and was subsequently adopted by Springett’s Great Dane named Kate. Springett calls it “a loving relationship.” Thanks to PBS, which has an upcoming feature on “Animal Odd Couples,” we get a look into this odd relationship between Pippin the deer and Kate the dog:“What surprised me the most is when they started to play,” Springett said.
Indeed, as you can see, the dog and deer play together just as a dog would play with another dog.
The strange friendship between a dog and a deer isn’t the only odd couple featured in the PBS special Wednesday night. A goat and a horse have been fast friends for 16 years. A dog and monkey, and a dog and leopard are also among the animals featured.
You never know what might be next in the animal kingdom.
Once again, animals are teaching humans lessons about compassion and unprejudiced friendship. I love this :).
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Oct
People often mistake veganism as a religion or a belief. Veganism is not a belief, it’s a movement based on facts. The only kind of religious doctrine I practice is the Golden Rule. “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” I believe in the ethics of reciprocity. Talk is talk, but it’s actions that speak louder than words. What you choose to consume — it matters.
What we eat and wear are a reflection of our compassion in action. No, the world is not going to go vegan overnight, but if you’re concerned about all of those agriculture jobs that are lost, rest easy. As one industry declines, another one begins. Look what happened to the floppy disk, audio cassettes, or the fax machine. They’re obsolete now, but there’s new technology to replace it. Someone has to manufacture memory cards and iPods. Those changes happened gradually. As would a shift to a vegan economy. It is happening, slowly but surely. The vegan population has more than doubled in the last three years. People are making the connection.
As an animal lover, to truly practice what you preach —> go vegan. Our dollars fund the abuse. So regardless of who pulls the trigger, animals are being killed. The only way we can stop it, is to vote with your dollars.
Consider the numbers. Say you eat animal products 3x a day, 365 days a year. 365 x 3 = 1,095 meals a year. That’s a lot of animals. A recent study estimates that a vegetarian saves 406 animals a year (30 land animals, 225 fish, 151 shellfish.) That’s only a vegetarian. While the exact numbers a vegan saves are still up in the air, I have to imagine that number is more than doubled. And that number only accounts for diet.
Every meal makes a difference. Every purchase counts. The best way you can practice compassion, is to eat it. Consume kindness. Go vegan. #VegansofIG
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