Germany led the world last year in vegan food launches. This is a significant step toward more people eating vegan food in Germany and around the world.
Tag: veganism
Let’s talk about vegan stereotypes.
Vegan stereotypes do us all a disservice. You can be a healthy vegan or a junk food vegan, or somewhere in the middle. It takes all kinds.
We Should Not Applaud Perdue’s Animal Welfare Standards
Can the new Perdue animal welfare standards really change an industry that exploits both humans and animals?
A Plant-Based Diet Helps Prevent These 7 Chronic Diseases
Chronic diseases, like cancer and heart disease, are all too common in the US. There’s good evidence that changing how we eat could prevent chronic disease.
Eat Drink Better is Going Vegan!
Yesterday was World Vegan Day, and this morning I’m thrilled to make the exciting announcement that Eat Drink Better is now a vegan website.
Did a study find that vegetarians secretly eat meat when drunk?
There are some articles making the rounds about a UK study that found many vegetarians secretly eat meat when drunk. Let’s talk about it!
A Beginner’s Guide to Eating Vegan
Below, youโll find resources and recipes to help you transition from even the most meat-heavy diet to a vegan one.
An Interview with Farm Sanctuary’s Gene Baur
We are thrilled to share this interview with Gene Baur! Chic Vegan’s Dianne Wenz sat down with Baur to talk about his personal journey to veganism. And, of course, to talk about FOOD!
Why do we eat cows and pigs but not lions or kittens?
What makes it okay for us to eat one species and love another?
99 Things to do This Summer if You Love Vegan Food
Summer is essentially here and that means longer days and of course, a lot more time to eat vegan food. Itโs the perfect time to experiment with recipes and make food appreciation a part of every dayโespecially vegan food.
Developing a Taste for Animal Rights: For Our Health, for Our Planet, for Our Future
Itโs Blog Action Day, and while I generally cringe at putting my name next to anything promoted as a โblogโ, this is a worthy cause as the theme is โinequality.โ As someone who has been a vegan and animal rights activist for more than 20 years, writing about inequality in our food system is a no-brainer. Itโs an important topic to discuss. From the food deserts, to the high price for healthy food, to the tons of it going into the trash while millions go hungry. But no issue is more pressing and more ignored than eating animals.
Is breast milk vegan?
Parents-to-be hear constantly that “breast is best,” but do vegan parents have to skip breastfeeding to align with their beliefs? Is breast milk vegan?
Thoughts on Vegan Masculinity
I have been a vegan for over 15 years. I have been a man for over 35 years. When I went vegan, I never felt particularly troubled as a man by the decision to stop eating meat and other animal products. I was aware of the caricature of vegetarians in popular culture, which attaches femininity (which is โbadโ) to any and all things โveg,โ but my process of going vegan was very simple: Could I continue living in a way that did, or even could, cause harm and suffering to other beings.