Dining out as a vegan is much easier than it used to be. Vegetarian and vegan restaurants are springing up everywhere. Many meat-serving restaurants have at least one vegan option on the menu, and most of the others are happy to do a little customizing for their vegan customers. In the three years since I went …
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What’s a nice vegan doing in a retired pro-football player’s restaurant? Enjoying Caribbean-spiced grilled asparagus, yucca and mango, black beans and coconut rice, veganized bananas foster that packs a ton of flavor and zest (spicy pecans!), and hibiscus-mint tea.
Bimini Bob’s is a new waterfront restaurant where you can watch alligators, birds, …
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This post, written by Alisa Mullins,originally appeared on The PETA Files.
Guess what, people: Eating vegetarian food is good for you! If you don’t believe me, just ask the American Dietetic Association (ADA), which had the following to say in its latest position paper on vegetarian diets:
The results of an evidence-based review showed …
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I have to tell you that I am truly excited. My book, The Simple Little Vegan Dog, is finally out! I want my dear Prime readers to be the first to get a preview, so here is a little excerpt:
Current surveys show that the number of American households with vegetarians and …
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Earlier this year, I handed out my first leaflet for animals. I gave out PETA’s “Vegetarian Starter Kit” at the San Francisco St. Patrick’s Day parade. I was really nervous, but it was surprisingly easy. Sure, some people scurried past me, avoiding eye contact, but many others willingly took a leaflet …
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