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What Do Vegans Eat? You Might Be Surprised!
People unfamiliar with vegan diets often assume that they are restrictive and B-O-R-I-N-G. For example, they think everyone who eats a vegan diet is thin and survives on seeds and salads. It is true that there are many thin vegans. And maybe there are some who survive on salads and seeds alone (although I don’t […]
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The Diversity of Vegan Diets (or Which Vegan Diet is Right for You?)
Editor’s Note: Kris Giovanini and Mark Reinhardt are regular contributors to VegansEatWhat.com. This article is adapted from a recent conversation they had regarding the diversity of dietary choices in a vegan lifestyle. Kris: You know, it’s really not enough just to say you’re “vegan” anymore. Veganism encompasses an enormous number of foods. Any two vegans […]
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Turning the (Dinner) Tables
Let’s face it, we vegans are a tiny, tiny minority in our society. (Our percentages are practically negative numbers!) As a result, we face a lot of inconvenience, and even some downright abuse, in our daily lives. Sometimes it seems like no matter what we’re looking for—a meal we can eat at an unfamiliar restaurant, […]
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Turning Water Into Wine: When Food Changes Color in Your Kitchen
Water into Wine? When I was a kid my parents gave me a chemistry set for my birthday. I was fascinated by all the bottles of strange chemicals. But, being a lazy sort, I never got around to doing any of the experiments that the instruction book laid out. Except for one. The headline proclaimed: […]
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A Cheesy Cheeseless Pizza
I must say that ever since I’ve become a vegan I’ve pretty much avoided pizzerias. (Okay, so maybe that’s not a term anyone uses anymore, but you know what I mean.) The idea of paying for the most expensive item on a pizza (cheese) and not getting it really galls me. But a few weeks […]
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Light My Fire
It’s summertime. The time we all put on our Ray Ban Wayfarers and head for the surf (or pool in my case). Time for cruising up to the drive-in with Beach Boys music blaring from the radio. Time to engage in that great American warm weather tradition—the vegetarian barbecue. Okay, so maybe barbecuing isn’t the […]
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The True Meaning of Thanksgiving
The first Thanksgiving, or so they say, was the fourth Thursday in November, 1620. It being a legal holiday, Irving Schwartz had the day off from his job as an account manager at Plymouth, Bank and Trust and was bumming around the woods with his muzzle-loader. He came upon a wild turkey (not the whiskey, […]
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Your Guide to Rationalizing Away the Holidays
It just doesn’t seem right, but many vegans will spend the holiday season wracked with guilt again this year. For these folks Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without a tree. But the thought of chopping down a perfectly good evergreen, just for their holiday decorations, is something they find most distressing. Guilt over Christmas trees isn’t […]
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Carnival Carnivores
As the sun sets in the western sky, the brightly colored lights of the carnival midway come up. Over the laughs and screams of the children on the Ferris wheel and the sound of the carousel in the distance, a voice can be heard. “Step right up, folks! Step right up!” The crowd gathers around […]
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A Vegan’s Guide to Football | Vegan Superbowl Food | Vegan Superbowl Nacho Recipe
I’m a vegan, but I do enjoy watching a football game every now and then. After all, there’s no conflict of interest in that, is there? …Okay, well there is that little matter of the “pigskin.” I guess that’s a conflict. But hey, look on the bright side. They stopped using leather helmets! I suppose […]
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