Vegan

The strict vegan diet and lifestyle excludes use of anything of animal origin, from food to leather clothing and other items such as glue or gelatin capsules; vegan is sometimes called eating lower on the food chain.

Vegan dietary practices and lifestyle are rooted in religious beliefs, respect for the environment, ethical and moral values concerning animal rights, and health practices thought to reduce the potential for disease. Vegans are cautioned, however, to obtain adequate nutrition.  The PETA organization has popularized veganism in regards to prevention of cruelty to animals as does John Robbins’ Diet for a New America.  There is also a concern that animal factory farming is a large contributor to the greenhouse effect, which is a key eco-motive towards vegan choices.

The growing popularity of veganism has produced a weath of fine recipes.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “Vegan”

• Recipe: Eggplant in Black Bean Sauce

  
  Fearless Kitchen — Authority: 127
  This year the first hard frost kind of took us a bit by surprise.  New England is a funny place to grow things, at least as an amateur who has never actually studied agriculture.  The first year we had our garden it flourished and it produced well into late October.  Last year, thanks to the cold summer and the ...
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• Turkeys

  
  Vegan Soapbox — Authority: 531
  From the Eating Animals website , turkey section : “If our holiday meals are supposed to serve as a reflection of our gratefulness, can a turkey that spends its life crammed by the tens of thousands into giant warehouses, on antibiotics, that has been bred to suffer — as is true for more than 99% of turkeys ...
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• Coconut Rice Pudding (Vegan)

  
  What's On My Plate — Authority: 118
  The other day I was home sick and needed something to eat for lunch.  My original plan was to venture downtown to get corn soup but as the morning progressed I started to get lazy.  I began rummaging through my fridge in hopes of finding something to consume when I found leftover brown rice.  My first thought was ...
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• Filthy Feed

  
  Vegan Soapbox — Authority: 531
  “In areas of the United States where large cattle and poultry operations coexist, poultry litter is routinely fed to cows. Poultry litter consists primarily of manure, feathers, spilled feed and bedding material that accumulate on the floors of the buildings that house chickens and turkeys.” source: ...
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• Its All In The Bag

  
  MidnightRabbits Vegan World. — Authority: 99
    Feed Shark [IMG: http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rL3Nuwr9Z3g/SvbCOLnojkI/AAAAAAAAAx4/NlVo5e9iybw/s320/vegancraftsamplesad(2).jpg][IMG: http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif]
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• markherrmann:Brilliant!

  
  Leftover Takeout — Authority: 135
  markherrmann : Brilliant!
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• Somtimes you come across other sites or info that you just want to share!

  
  MidnightRabbits Vegan World. — Authority: 99
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uZxbBIhJYE this is cool! well done heather! Also if anyone in London or san francisco is looking for a job helping animals, check out these: http://www.ad-international.org/work_with_adi/go.php?si=102 Feed Shark
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• Grasping the nettle (soup)

  
  Green Gourmet Giraffe — Authority: 419
  I was excited when AOF said she had nettles up for grabs (so to speak) and, once we found a time, headed over with Sylvia to drink peppermint tea, eat muffins and take away a bag of nettles. I was scared too. I haven’t seen nettles since I was warned away from them as a child. Deciding to cook with ...
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• 3 Sub Categories of the Raw Vegan Diet

  
  Nutrition & Healthy Cooking — Authority: 148
  Someone who follows a raw vegan diet consumes vegan food that has not been heated beyond a temperature of 115F at least 75% of the time. Believe it or not, there are actually specialized sub categories of raw veganism. This article will highlight three of the most popular diets. Sub Category 1 - Raw Fruitarians A ...
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• 3 Great Ways to Network with the Raw Vegan Community

  
  blabstr.com — Authority: 162
  Being a raw vegan is more than just eating raw food. It is also a commitment to certain beliefs and principles. It is very enriching to connect with others who share those beliefs and principles. Networking with other raw vegans is a great way to grow and learn. This article discusses 3 methods to network with other ...
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• US Congressman Dennis Kucinich Proclaims June 21st Vegan Earth Day(ANIMAL LAW)

  
  Best Lawyer Find Blog — Authority: 148
  US Congressman Dennis Kucinich Proclaims June 21st Vegan Earth Day(ANIMAL LAW) Author: LiveVegan Keywords: vegan earth day vegetarian meatless diet plant based healthy environmentally conscious animal friendly plant-based climate change survival methane..
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• Autumnal Gleegans

  
  The Sisters Vegan — Authority: 106
  Autumn is at our doorstep, and so is our Gluten-free friend Mark! Mark has known longer than we have about the trials of having dietary restrictions around other people, so I learned a lot from him regarding ingredients and substitutions. However, Vegan cookbooks are increasingly having more and more gluten-free ...
  16 hours ago

• SafeFoodInc.org Is Not All Lies

  
  Vegan Soapbox — Authority: 531
  A meat industry website called SafeFoodInc.org purports to enlighten readers about the film Food, Inc. The website offers a section called “Myths & Facts” where it contrasts their meat industry spin with the documentary scenes. Some of their claims I agree with wholeheartedly, yet I come to a different ...
  17 hours ago

• Green-Chile-and-"Cheese" Vegan Omelet

  
  Vegan Food; More Than Tofu and Sprouts! — Authority: 125
  Yes, I realize the words cheese, omelet and vegan arent typically used in the same sentence, let alone a vegan recipe title, but re-inventing traditional recipes is a challenge you know I cant pass up. I had a lot of fun figuring this one out, and though Julia Child might beg to differ, shes not around any ...
  19 hours ago

• Vegan Trolls

  
  Free The Animal — Authority: 471
  A high carb vegan comments . Ah yes, the low-carb, meat-addicted Weston Price clones. Saturated fat is good for you, huh? Hey, I know a bridge you can buy! Interested? lol It’s amazing how you people proliferate (and predictably, diss and despise) Campbell while worshipping your dead hero Atkins, the ...
  20 hours ago

• Climbing Health Care: The Vegan Diet

  
  High Places — Authority: 410
  Hi Steph, My name is Sara and I live in Denver. I work at Rock’n and Jam’n and am obviously a climber and a huge fan!! I wanted to ask you about your diet and nutrition. I just started reading this book called “The China Study” and it basically focuses on a vegan diet for lifelong health and to help avoid ...
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• The Soop3r-Doop3r Pow3rz of Int3llig3nts Diet

  
  Free The Animal — Authority: 471
  I could tell you all about it, but this gal does such a finer job of it. Thanks for the laugh, Tom . Related posts: Diet Fad Insanity The Paleo Diet The “Groan” Diet Diet Wars “The Original Low-Carb Diet”
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• A replacement for my fave discontinued Morningstar Farms product

  
  Veggie Going Vegan — Authority: 464
  I was as disappointed as the next vegan when I learned that Morningstar Farms had discontinued their Meal Starters "Steak" Strips. But thanks to QuarryGirl, I have learned that the company that Morningstar Farms used as a source for those steak ... Read and post comments | Send to a friend
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• Eryngii Scallops!

  
  foodgawker — Authority: 172
  Delicious, out of this world vegan scallops! so easy to make!
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