FOR NEWBIES
Vegan Grub promotes total abolition of the “use,” torture, and murder of all animals. Needless to say, less torture or a little bit of murder ain’t okay.
Though this site features links to a few handy educational sites of PETA–People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals–it is recognized that the organization has unfortunately joined (or, surrendered to) the new animal welfarist trend. In other words, Vegan Grub sure ain’t a fan but provides these links to relevant info that you might still find helpful.
Wanna make 100% certain your dollars go to defending animals and their habitats and won’t get siphoned into a wildlife organization’s “administrative overhead” or worse?
Support Sea Shepherd Conservation Society.
Q: WHAT’S a vegan? (pronounced vee-gen)
A: Somebody who eats avocados, grapes, dark chocolate, roasted yams, fruit smoothies, kumquats, veggie burgers, smoked tempeh, bagels, guacamole, almonds, butternut squash, pasta, falafel, hash browns, barbecue grilled tofu, pesto, cashews, tabouli, peanut butter cookies, jam, mangos, raspberries, samosas, udon noodles, hummus, deep-fried fritters, baba ganoush, zucchini… And lots, lots more!
Hey, there are decadent vegan versions of everything. So you can still enjoy savory crepes, banana cream pie, fudgy brownies, macaroni salad, pizza, jerky, biscuits & gravy, tamales, bacon, french toast, quesadillas, waffles, lasagna, omelets, scones, pad thai, birthday cake with buttercream frosting, milkshakes, etc.
BUT WHAT ABOUT BUTTER?
Just take the taste challenge. Try SOY GARDEN Buttery Spread on a cracker or straight outta the tub. Yeah, that’s the real finger-lickin’ good stuff. Say adiós to dairy butter.
Q: WHY vegan?
A: Torture-free for animals. Sustainable for whole earth. Yummy and healthy for us.
Next natural step in human (r)evolution.
STRESSING OUT THE ENVIRONMENT
Food production technology, packaging, and transport use up tremendous amounts of energy (oil, coal, natural gas), land, and water. Needless to say, this increases pollution across the entire continent. Supporting your local farmers market and natural foods store is essential. The fewer steps between the time a plant is grown and you eat it, the healthier it is for both you and the earth.
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VEG STARTER KIT
VEGANS DON’T EAT:
Anyone who has a face! And sea cucumbers. (Who are sea cucumbers? Cool freaky animals without heads, so how can they have a face?) Anything of animal origin. This includes dairy, eggs, and honey.
IN A LIFETIME ONE VEGAN’S WAY OF EATING SAVES ABOUT 2,600 ANIMALS
This includes 105 turkeys; 33 sheep and pigs; 12 cows and calves; and 2,450 chickens.
AND A VEGAN SAVES ONE ACRE OF TREES EVERY YEAR
Eating meat means cutting down magnificent forests for grazing tracts.
WE’RE NATURALLY HERBIVORES
Vegetables, fruits, grains, seeds, and nuts provide maximum nutrition because they’re most easily digested to fuel our body. Foods that cause the least “nutritional stress” (in other words, require the least amount of our energy to absorb the nutrients) are more likely to build a strong body free from disease and premature aging. Most foods in the Standard American Diet (SAD)—such as meat, cheese, eggs, doughnuts, soda—cause enormous nutritional stress and often put the eater in the minus: the body uses far more energy to get nutrients than the actual amount of nutrients it absorbs.
Top-performing professional bodybuilders and Olympic champions are among the growing ranks of vegan athletes.
VEGANS DON’T USE:
Anything exploited from animals. Such as leather belts, silk shirts, lip balms and candles made with beeswax, pearl earrings, bone beads, down comforters/pillows, wool blankets, felt (wool byproduct), ivory.
Discover why in this cool article.
THERE ARE ALWAYS ALTERNATIVES TO “USING ANIMALS”
For instance, sensuous fabric soft as silk can be weaved from pineapple fibers.
Vive le silkworms!
CHECK OUT BOOK & MOVIE GOODIES ON THE RESOURCES PAGE
FAST 411
The Myth of “Happy Cows”
Hard-Boiled Truth About Eggs
Nope, Honey Ain’t Vegan
“Fish Are Friends, Not Food!”
WHO SAYS YA GOTTA GIVE UP YOUR BLACK MOTORCYCLE JACKET?
Classic Biker-Style
(made from the toughest water-resistant vegetan microfiber)
Leather (and Fur) Alternatives
Vegan Retailers
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BELLYLAUGH FOR YOUR SENSE OF GROTESQUE HUMOR
Jessica Seinfeld’s cookbook Deceptively Delicious: Simple Secrets to Get Your Kids Eating Good Food on p. 31 proposes: “You can sneak chicken or beef into your kids’ food by cooking and pureeing it first.” (Her two-year-old son Shepherd “doesn’t like meat.” A note under her sirloin burger recipe even admits: he won’t eat these.”)
“ANIMALS NOT ONLY LOVE BUT WANT TO BE LOVED.”
Who dared to declare this? Mother Teresa, Crazy Horse, Mozart, Harriet Tubman, Van Gogh, or Buddha? Actually…a scientist. Charles Darwin.
LIVE TRUE WITH EARTH
LIVE VEGAN
