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What’s A Vegan Girl Scout To Do?
[Mar 22, 12 by
My daughter is a Girl Scout. I love the organization, her troop leader, the girls in her troop, and the opportunities Scouting gives her. What I don’t love are the hydrogenated, unsustainable palm oil-laden, non-vegan girl scout cookies she must sell.
So to keep balance in the universe, I want to share these Vegan alternative recipes for two Girl Scout Classics. No, they are not the healthiest things to eat, but they are certainly better for the planet (palm oil plantations are destroying orangutan habitats at a FAST pace), and better …
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Part Three of My Vegan Journey: Ethically Speaking
[Feb 23, 12 by
So now I had the philosophical and health reasons to continue to be vegan, and still at times it has been a challenge to avoid animal products when I saw everyone around me eating meat, eggs, and dairy. At times I have questioned my decision. Was I being too extreme? Do these animals really have feelings or I am being too sensitive? If being vegan is the right way to live as I so often felt, how come so many other people don’t see it? Am …
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Part Two of My Vegan Journey: Getting Healthier
[Feb 16, 12 by
Luckily my vegan journey has not been propelled by philosophical ponderings alone. It turns out that I am much healthier for not eating animal protein, as I have avoided the many hormones, chemicals, and saturated fats that go along with these “foods” and began consuming way more foods rich in antioxidants, phytonutrients, vitamins, minerals, and fibers (none of which can be found in meat or dairy). But when I first started eliminating animal products from my diet twenty-three years ago I was bombarded by …
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Part One of My Vegan Journey: It’s Philosophical
[Feb 16, 12 by
So this is where my vegan journey has taken me: owning a vegan cafe and ice cream shop. Anyone who knows me knows that my reason for my business is as much a platform for my environmental and animal activism as it is for a livelihood. Customers often ask how long I’ve been on my vegan path, and so I thought I’d tell the story that begins when I was 15. Or maybe it begins before that. My mother was always rescuing animals and recycling every scrap of trash in …
