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Vegan Alcohol

noreply@blogger.com (Avi) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:28:00 +0000

Alcohol can have animal products in them such as blood, glycerin or glyceryl monostearate (animal fat), insects, honey, bone marrow, chitin (derived from the hard parts of insects and crustacea such as shrimps, lobsters, and crabs), animal albumin (egg white and dried blood powder), fish oil, gelatin (jelly obtained by boiling animal tissues such as skin, tendons, ligaments, or bones), isinglass (from the swim bladders of fish), and casein and potassium caseinate (milk proteins). Non-animal alternatives include limestone, bentonite, kaolin and kieslguhr (clays), silica gel and vegetable plaques.

Here is a list of links to vegan beer, wine, and spirits.

The Barnivore Vegan Alcohol Directory
Vegan Wine Guide
Veggie Wines
Vegan Wines & Other Alcoholic Beverages
The Organic Wine Company
Vinceremos Organic Wines
Vegan Wine list
Frey Organic Wines
Is Your Beer Vegan?
Alcohol Information Sheet
Campaign for Vegetarian/Vegan Friendly Alcoholic Drinks
Vegan Drinks
Cocktails and Other Alcoholic Drinks
Vegan Cocktails
Vegetarianism and wine

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Vegan Halloween

noreply@blogger.com (Avi) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 04:04:00 +0000

Vegan candy, food recipes, and fun ideas!

Candy:
The Official Guide to Vegan Halloween Candy
Natural Candy Store
Vegan Candy Is Dandy!
Homemade Vegan Candy Corn = a Happy Halloween!

Food and recipes:
Homestyle Vegan Pumpkin Pie
Creepy Halloween Food
Happy and Cruelty-Free Vegan Halloween Cupcakes
Vegan Halloween Recipes
Who Can Resist a Halloween Cupcake?
Melon Brains
Vegan Pumpkin Nog
Classic Fall Sweets: Vegan Style
Vegan Halloween RecipeZaar
Vegan Pumpkin RecipeZaar
Pumpkin Swirl Cheesecake
Heavenly Halloween (aka Vegan) Devil’s Food Cupcakes
Vegan Halloween Cupcakes
Who Knew It Was Vegan Pumpkin Cookies
Vegan Halloween Ideas and Recipes
Humane Halloween Recipe Links
OOOH AHHH! Vegan Halloween Treats
Pumpkin Whoopie Pies with Cream Cheese Filling
Veggie Food for Halloween & Bonfire Night
Barmbrack (use vegan ingredients)
Vegan Caramel Corn
Colcannon
Vegan Pumpkin Stew (cooked In A Pumpkin!) Recipe
Spooky Black Bean Hummus
Impossible Vegan Pumpkin Pie
Spiced Pecan Caramel Corn
VegWeb Vegan Halloween Recipes
Vegan Bats
Pumpkin Pie Shake
Monster (Green) Frosting
Pumpkin Banana Crème Brûlée
Praline Pumpkin Pecan Cheesecake
The Ultimate Pumpkin Cheesecake

Fun Ideas:

Piraro's Perfect Pumpkins
Vegetarian and Vegan Halloween: Sweet Treats without Meat
Treats Fit for a-Gobblin’
Haunting Halloween Treats: Pecan Spiders
A Vegan Halloween Party
A Bewitching Halloween
Halloween Treats For a Perfectly Ghastly Evening
Top 10 Tasty Vegan Halloween Treats
A Healthy Halloween?
Fun Halloween Activities - Vegan Halloween Tricks and Treats
365 Halloween (has many vegan recipes and Halloween ideas)
Vegan Halloween Treats
Vegan Halloween Recipes And Resources
Vegan Caramel Apple Cinnamon Ice Cream Recipe
Vegan Caramel Apples
Vegan Candy-Apple Coupes (Apple Ice Cream)
Candied Apples
Candy-Apple Coupes

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Quick and Easy Vegan Meals Ideas

noreply@blogger.com (Avi) — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 13:01:00 +0000

In a hurry? A new vegan or new cook? Don't know what to cook? Here are some simple, fast and easy vegan meals ideas!

Easy Meals Ideas
Sandwiches:

The classic peanut butter and/or jelly or you can another nut butter such as cashew or almond and add fruit.
Hummus or chickpea salad/tofu salad.
Vegan grilled cheese.
Vegan deli slices (such as Tofurky, Lighlife, or Yves), with vegan mayo, vegetables, vegan cheese, and any other ingredients you like.
Pita bread with falafel, avocados, & hummus.
Other vegan sandwiches.

Vegan hot dog
Vegan chili
Vegan salad
Baked/fried/BBQ tofu, seiten, TVP, or tempeh.
Portobello mushroom burger
Stir fry with rice/couscous/quinoa, beans, vegetables, and tofu.
Bean, rice, and vegan cheese burrito, taco, or quesadilla.
Pasta with vegan cheese sauce/vegan cheese/other vegan sauce and vegetables.
Potatoes (scalloped, mashed, fried, baked, etc) with vegan cheese sauce/vegan cheese, and vegetables.
Breaded or stuffed mushrooms
TVP or vegan ground meat tacos
Scrambled tofu with vegan cheese sauce and vegetables
Falafel wrap with tahini dressing
Lettuce or veggie wrap with hummus
Fried, baked, grilled, or stuffed vegetables
Vegan sushi
Soup
Mashed cauliflower with seasoning and vegetables
Vegan bagel/french bread pizzas
Toasted vegan cream cheese bagel with herbs and tomato
Vegan mac and cheese
Vegan fish tacos, grill tofu and wrap in seaweed drizzle with olive oil and wrap in tortillas with lettuce and dressings of your choice
Bake a potato add your fixings of your choice
Cook cauliflower, squash, broccoli, and peas together, mush slightly add vegan cream cheese, or vegan sour cream, or vegan butter.
Power vegan smoothie with fresh fruits of your choice, plant milk, bananas or tofu, flaxseeds, pumpkin seeds, sweetener of your choice. You can also add nuts, spirluna, or protein powder.
Quick vegan waffles or pancakes with syrup, vegan butter or vegan cream cheese, and fruit.
Cereal or oatmeal with fortified plant milk, nuts, and fruits.

Easy Recipes Links:
Quick and Easy Vegan Recipes
Eating Consciously: Easy, quick, portable, vegan meals on the go!
For quick vegetarian meal find a packaged meal of packaged frozen food or refrigerated food from a frozen food supplier.
Quick & Easy
Quick and Easy Vegetarian - All Recipes
Compassion Over Killing > Easy Vegan Recipes: Delicious, Animal-Friendly Fare from Compassion Over Killing
Simple Vegan Recipes
Easy Vegetarian Recipes
Compassion Over Killing > Free Easy Vegan Recipes Booklet
Easy Vegan Recipes
Quick Vegan Recipes - a comprehensive view - Wellsphere
Quick Vegan Recipes
Quick & Easy Vegan Recipes-No Cooking Required: Simple Vegetarian Meals That are Healthy and Tasty Too
Simple and quick Vegan meals. [Archive] - VeggieBoards - Vegetarian Forum
Vegan Quick and Easy Recipes
Joy(ously Alive) Goes Vegan: Easy and Fast
VegCooking Blog: Quick and Easy Meals
Easy Vegetarian Recipes
the urban vegan: autumn express:: 101 simple vegan meals ready in 10 minutes or less
the urban vegan: "summer express :: 101 simple vegan meals ready in 10 minutes or less™"
Simple Vegan Recipes at Recipezaar
Quick Vegan Recipes at Recipezaar

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Famous Vegans

noreply@blogger.com (Avi) — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 11:04:00 +0000

Some famous vegans in history
Alanis Morissette, singer
Alice Walker, poet, writer, and activist
Alicia Silverstone, actress
Anoushka Shankar, Indian sitar player and composer
Anthony Kiedis, singer of the Red Hot Chili Peppers
Bif Naked, rock singer-songwriter, poet, cartoonist, and actress.
Brian Bell, guitarist of Weezer
Bryan Adams, singer-songwriter
Carl Lewis, track and field athlete
Carrie Anne Moss, actress
Casey Affleck, actor
Casey Kasem, radio host
Cedric Bixler-Zavala, singer of The Mars Volta
Chrissie Hynde, rock singer-songwriter, and guitarist of The Pretenders, and owner of vegan restaurant The VegiTerranean
Coretta Scott King, activist and wife of Martin Luther King Jr.
Davey Havok, singer of AFI
Dennis Kucinich, politician
Dennis Lyxzén, vocalist for The (International) Noise Conspiracy and Invasionen, formerly of the Refused
Dexter Scott King, activist and son of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Ed Begley, Jr. , actor
Elijah Wood, actor
Ellen Degeneres, comedienne, TV personality, and actress
Emilie Autumn, singer-songwriter, poet, and violinist
Emily Deschanel, actress
Eric Roberts, actor
Erykah Badu, soul singer-songwriter
Fiona Apple, singer-songwriter
Geezer Butler, founding bassist for the heavy metal band Black Sabbath, currently in Heaven and Hell.
Georges Laraque, pro ice hockey player
Grace Slick, rock singer of Jefferson Airplane
Heather Mills, model and activist
Hunter Burgan, bassist of AFI
Jade Puget, guitarist of AFI
James Cromwell, actor and animal rights advocate
Jason Mraz, singer-songwriter and guitarist
Joan Jett, punk rock musician and singer
Joaquin Phoenix, actor
John Peel, DJ
Johnny Marr, former guitarist for The Smiths
Jorja Fox, actress
K.D Lang, singer-songwriter
Kevin Nealon, comedian and actor
Linda Blair, actress
Lindsay Wagner, actress
Lori Petty, actress
Moby, musician
Nick Zinner, guitarist for Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Olivia Wilde, actress
Persia White, singer and actress
Portia De Rossi, actress
Prince, musician
River Phoenix, actor
Saul Williams, musician and poet
Sinead O'Connor, singer-songwriter
Summer Phoenix, actress
Thom Yorke, singer of Radiohead
Tobey Maguire, actor
Tony Gonzalez, NFL Star
Woody Harrelson, actor and activist

Sources and more famous vegans:

List of vegans on Wikipedia

Famous Vegetarians - Vegan Celebrities - by HappyCow

Famous well known vegetarians and famous vegans celebrities

International Vegetarian Union - Famous Vegetarians

Vegan Rock Stars

VegTv

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Animal free circuses

noreply@blogger.com (Avi) — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 16:58:00 +0000

When most people think of a circus they think it has to include animals. But, what a lot of people don't know is there is a lot of abuse that happens to the animals at circuses across the world. And for those who are vegan and people that just care about animals there are alternatives!

Here is a list of sites that list the alternatives:
Animal-Free Circuses and Entertainment
Animal-Free Circuses
Animal-Free Circuses
Animal-free circuses from CAPS (UK)
Animal-Free Circus Campaign

For more information on circus animal abuse:
Issues Facing Wildlife - Circuses
Circus PSA
Animal-free circuses good for them and for us
Circuses
Circus Controversy at Wikipedia
Animal circuses, animal suffering
Stop Circus Suffering!
Circus animal abuse videos at YouTube

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Vegan Podcasts

noreply@blogger.com (Avi) — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 03:52:00 +0000

A podcast is a series of digital media files, either audio or video, that is released episodically and downloaded through web syndication.

VeganFreak Radio
Generation Vegan
The Toronto Vegetarian Podcast
GoVegan Radio
VeganRadio
Raw VeganRadio
VivaVegie
Vegetarian Food for Thought
Vegan Family Living
VegCast
Alternative Vegan
Vegan Radio
Sistah Vegan Podcast
NZ Vegan
Vegan Product Reviews
Raw Vegan Radio
Vegan Solutions for a Sustainable Environment
The Vegan Police Podcast
Delicious TV Veg

Note: The mode of delivery is what differentiates podcasts from other ways of accessing media files over the Internet, such as simple download or streamed webcasts, special client software applications known as podcatchers (like iTunes, Zune, MediaMonkey or Winamp) are used to automatically identify and download new files in the series when they are released, by accessing a centrally-maintained web feed that lists all files currently associated with that particular series.

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Vegan Summer

noreply@blogger.com (Avi) — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 12:41:00 +0000

Vegan summer ideas and recipes!

Summer Grilling
Vegan summer menus
Vegan Grilling
'No Recipe' Summer Barbecue
Your Guide to Grilling
Cool, Easy Vegan Treats for Summer
Vegan Summer Shoes
Summer Fun, Vegan Style!
Top 5 Vegan Sandals For Summer
"summer express :: 101 simple vegan meals ready in 10 minutes or less™"

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Happy Holidays!

noreply@blogger.com (Avi) — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 13:42:00 +0000

Sorry for the late entry! Hope every has a great holiday!

Vegan Christmas & Holiday Links:
Vegan Christmas or Yule
64 Vegan Holiday Recipes from IVU
Recipes from Christmas Past
Vegetarian Holidays
Vegan and Christmas recipes from RecipeZaar)
Vegan and Holiday recipes from RecipeZaar)
Winter Holidays recipes from VegWeb
Bryanna's Chirstmas and Winter Holiday Season Recipes, Links, and Resources
Vegetarian Christmas Dinner from VeggieTable
Vegetarian Christmas Menus from BBC
Holiday Recipe Ideas
Christmas Recipes from VegSoc
Vegan Holiday Recipes from AllRecipes
Savvy Vegetarian's Traditional Holiday Recipes
VeganFusion Recipes
Christmas
A Joyful Vegan Christmas Dinner
Last minute vegan holiday desserts

Also check out:
Vegan Thanksgiving 2008
Seven Holiday Drinks You Can Still Enjoy If You're Vegan

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Social Networking

noreply@blogger.com (Avi) — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 01:14:00 +0000

Meet (vegan) friends and network!
VegSpace
VeganWorld
Vegan MySpace
VeganForce
VegHaven
Vegan Network
Veggie Girls Online
Viva la Vegan
Gather
Hugg
Volentia
Vegetarian Newbies
Vegan Drinks
Vegan MeetUp
Vegan Wikia
JewishVegan
Vegan Datng
Forums
MySpace vegans
Livejoural vegans
Facebook vegans
Start A Vegan Group
More links @ VegForLife

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Vegan Thanksgiving 2008

noreply@blogger.com (Avi) — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 01:30:00 +0000

Ways to give thanks, meal ideas & recipies!

Thanksgiving is about giving thanks not murder! This year give thanks and give others reasons to be thankful. More than 300 million turkeys are slaughtered for meat every year, 45 million are killed for Thanksgiving alone. They are hatched in incubators and never meet their mothers or live in nests, but are raised instead in huge windowless sheds called grow houses where they never see the sun. Factory farmers cut part of the birds' beaks and toes off, without anesthetic, and genetically breed them to grow so fast that often their legs actually break under their ballooning weight, and many young birds die from heart attacks because of the physical strain. Hopefully, the cruelty that millions of turkys suffer each year is enough to turn you off of turkey flesh for good.^cite Below are some Vegan Thanksgving ideas and recipes!

Get Active!
Adopt a turkey!

Since 1986, Farm Sanctuary's annual Adopt-A-Turkey Project has rescued over one thousand turkeys from a thankless fate at the dinner table and given thousands of people an opportunity to adopt a turkey for the holidays.

Bring vegan food to homeless shelters to help feed the hungry, or a food drive.
Adopt A Family in your local nieghborhood.
Share a vegan feast with famly and friends.
Pass out flyers about the facts on turkeys and turkey alternatves.

Eat!
Recpes and meal ideas!

Cook a vegan feast for your friends and famly, or just for yourself with Thanksgiving vegan recipes, turkey alternatives, and Thanksgiving vegan meal ideas.
If you eat out check your local resturants and hotels for vegan food options

Links
Gentle Thanksgiving
Animal Suffering in the Turkey Industry
Happy Thanksgiving?
Meet the Animals - Turkeys
Joaquin Phoenix Thanksgiving Ad
Top 10 Reasons Not to Eat Turkeys
Top 10 Reasons to Pardon a Turkey This Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving e-cards
Thanksgiving e-cards from peta2
Thanksgiving Games
VeganCooking Thanksgiving
Vegan Thanksgiving food pictures
Vegan Thanksgiving search Google
Thanksgiving Fun
Turkeys for Thanksgiving -- as friends, not feast
Vegan Thanksgiving 2007

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Livejoural Vegan

noreply@blogger.com (Avi) — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 21:31:00 +0000

Vegan/AR LiveJournal communties
Add Me Veg
Vegan Singles
Vegan Recipes
Cheap Vegan
Vegan People
Vegetarian Recipe Exchange's
Veggie Grocery
Vegan Makeup
VeganCooking
VegHaven
Veganism
Vegan Foodlist
Veg Feminism
EthnicVege
EasyVegan
Christian Vegans
Anti-Cruelty
Animal-Rights
All for Animals
Caring Consumer
BlackVeggies
Decadent Vegan Cooking
Fat Vegans
Is It Veg?
Veg/CF/AR Icons
Medical Vegan
No Meat Recipes
Queer Vegans
Veg Food Porn
Veg Goths
Veg Icons
Vegan Bento
Vegan Cookoff
Vegan Foodblog
Guten Free Vegan
The Sweet Vegan
Vegan In School
Vegan Talk
Vegan Food Pics
Vegan Women
Veggie Recipes
Vegetarian Recipes and Photos
Veg Recipes
Beauty Without Cruelty
Vegetarian Cook
Vegan Cats and Dogs
Veggie Couture
Isachandra Journal
veganawesome Journal
The Portable Vegan Journal
super carrotcake Journal
webtar Journal
Beauty Without Cruelty
Raw Veganism
~HandmadeVeganChocolates~
Vegetarian & Vegan Food Porn
MilitantVegans
Vegan Travel Guide
For Cruelty Free Fashion, Food, and Fun
Vegan Happiness is...
Vegan Makeup
Vegan and Vegetarian Goths
Raw Foods
Raw Food Porn
Raw Recipes: Eat it Alive!
Gluten Free Vegan
Garlic n Chilli
Starting Vegan
Vegan Talk
Freeganism
Anti Animal Abuse
Compassionate Animal Welfare / Animal Rights
The Vegan Debate

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Sorry for no new posts 2

noreply@blogger.com (Avi) — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 18:33:00 +0000

Hello all! I hope everyone is doing amazing and enjoying life as much as they can. Sorry I have not made any new posts lately, it is due to the same personal and family issues going on. As well, the weather has been bad lately and a hurricane seems to be on it's way to Texas (where I live). I will try and update soon! I have updated same previous post over a while so you can check into them for updated information! (Just look through the archive on the right)

Peace and vegan with you all!

E-mail me me if you have any suggestions, questions, or comments!

Vegan Video Cooking

noreply@blogger.com (Avi) — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 07:47:00 +0000

VegCooking TV
Veginity
Everyday Dish
Nancy Walker
Hippy Gourmet
Expert Village (search vegan)
Ani Phyo
Post Punk Kitchen (4 episodes total)
VeggieVision
Vegetarian Database
Rhymeswithvegan
SupremeMasterTV
The VeganicWitch's
Justwant2laugh
VeganFriend
LiveVegan
Rkaufmann
Vegan Food Videos @ FoodTube
Veginity
YouTube Vegan group

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Lentil Cheezy TVP Soup

noreply@blogger.com (Avi) — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 22:01:00 +0000

Now I am not one to post recipes, but I was experimenting with lentil soup and made a lentil soup recipe, that to me came out pretty good:

Lentil Cheezy TVP Soup
Lentil soup ingredients:
1 lb. dry lentils (sort, and rinse, brown, red, green)
8 cups water
1 cup diced carrots
1 cup diced celery
1 cup diced red or white onions
1 cup minced fresh parsley
4 medium potatoes cut into 1/4 inch cubes
4 bay leaves
2-4 minced garlic cloves
2 tablespoon vegetable oil
quarter cut squeezed fresh lemon juice
*optional: 1 teaspoon each of ground black pepper, dried thyme, cumin powder, paprika, garlic, curry, salt

Directions:
1. Rinse lentils and cook in pot with water for about 5 minutes.
2. Sauté all vegetables except for the parsley, garlic, and bay leaves in 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil over medium heat for about five minutes or until soft.
3. Add suatéd vegetables to pot with lentils/water, stir.
4. Stir in garlic and bay leaves, and the additional tablespoon of vegetable oil. Simmer until garlic looses its raw taste, about 2 minutes.
5. Add spices and squeezed lemon juice.
6. Simmer, stirring occasionally for at least 2 hours, until all cooked and blended well.
7. Remove bay leaves.
8. Let simmer on low heat.
9. *Optional: Remove from pot in to a food processor or blender and blend to puree.
10. Cook TVP crumbles and add to soup; stir in well.
11. Cook cheez sauce and then it to the soup.
12. Stir cheez sauce into the soup well on medium heat until all stired in and cheezy.
13. Remove from heat when done and let cool.
14. Serve, eat, enjoy!

Cheezy sauce ingredients:
1 cup flour
1 cup nutritional yeast
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon turmeric powder
1 teaspoon paprika
5 cups water
2 teaspoon yellow mustard
8 tablespoons or less of vegan margarine
Directions:
Mix first 5 ingredients (flour, nutritional yeast, garlic powder, garlic powder, paprika) together in sauce pan with water and mix thoroughly. Heat on med until thick and bubbly. Remove from heat and add mustard and margarine.

TVP crumble ingredients:
2 cups plain TVP/TSP (texturized vegetable protein/textured soy protein) granules
2 and 1/4 cups cold water
2 tablespoons Bragg's liquid aminos or soy sauce
3 tablespoons cornstarch
2 tablespoon vegetable oil
2 tablespoon diced onions
2 tablespoon diced bell peppers
2 tablespoon diced tomatoes
2 packages taco seasoning or spices: 1 teaspoon garlic powder, cumin powder, onion powder, paprika, curry powder, black pepper, salt. 1/4 teaspoon sugar, dried oregano, cayenne pepper, chili powder.

Directions:
Soak TVP in water for 5 minutes or so. Mix together in a saucepan all ingredients except for TVP, stir until cornstarch dissolves. Then stir in the drained TVP. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly; stir and simmer until it is of the desired consistency, about 7-35 minutes.

You can just add the cheez sauce or tvp instead of both and the soup still taste good! More addition to soup options:

Vegetable type options: zucchini, avocado, asparagus, mushrooms, cilantro, spinach, finely shredded green cabbage, bell peppers, tomatoes, squash, green beans, sweet potatoes, tabouli, barley, kale, olive, cauliflower, corn, peas.

Other ingredients:
Red wine vinegar, kidney beans, split peas, black beans, bacos, tofu, seiten, balsamic vinegar, tomato paste/sauce, basil, fenugreek seeds, barbecue sauce, couscous, quinoa, bulgur, red pepper flakes, fresh mint or dried mint, coriander.

Sorry, I do not have a picture of it, but if anyone decides to make it and sends me a pic I will post it!

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Sorry for no posts

noreply@blogger.com (Avi) — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:04:00 +0000

Hello all! Sorry for the delay of updates, there has been a lot of personal and family issues going on. I wil try and update soon!

Peace and vegan with you all!

E-mail me me if you have any suggestions.

Vegan foods

noreply@blogger.com (Avi) — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 15:16:00 +0000

Vegan foods are foods that contan no animal products of any kind.

Basic [vegan] foods, such as whole grains, vegetables, fruits, and beans, are low in fat, contain no cholesterol, and are rich in fiber and nutrients.

Basic food groups:
Put together based on the nutrients we need, based on vegan nutrition. In parenthesis, show the foods that contain the most nutrients based on vegan nutrition.

Grains (whole, breads, quinoa, oats, wheat germ, etc)
Fruits ( avocado, dried fruits, strawberry, apple, banana, cantaloupe, grapefruit, orange, berries, watermelon, kiwi, squash, tomato, etc)
Vegetables (green leafy vegetables, potato with the skin, cauliflower, pea, broccoli, cabbage, asparagus, beet, brussel sprout, onion, turnip, squash, sweet potato, sea vegetables, etc)
Nuts (almond, cashew, peanut, pistachio, etc)
Seeds (ground flax, sunflower, pumpkin, etc)
Legumes (lentil, chickpea, soy/products, beans, etc)
Algae, yeasts, and fungi (seaweeds, spirulina, nutritional yeast, mushrooms, etc.)

Staple foods:
Staple foods are foods that forms the basis of a traditional diet, basically everyday typical vegan foods.

Water
Tea and other beverages
Dried or canned beans
Chickpeas
Ground flax seeds
Nuts (i.e almonds, peanut butter)
Breads (i.e pita, sourdough)
Gluten (i.e seiten)
Pastas
Potatoes
Quinoa
Rices
Soy/products (i.e tofu, tempeh, TVP)
Mushrooms
Breakfast cereals and oats
Green leafy vegetables (i.e spinach, artichoke, kale)
Sea vegetables
Other vegetables
Fresh and dried fruits
Nutritional yeast
Plant milks (i.e soy milk, hemp milk, rice milk)
Vegetable and seed oils
Spices and herbs

Other:
For detailed information of the below foods with recipe links, See: Vegan Foods, Part 2
Sweetners
Dairy substitutes
Meat substitutes
Egg substitutes
Desserts
Condiments
Beverages
Snacks
Vegan meal ideas
Vegan brand foods

National cuisines that are mostly vegan: Indian, Asian, Mediterranean, Vietnamese, Spanish, Ethiopian, Mideastern, Chinese, Japanese, Europe, Thai, Creole, & Indonesian.

Links:
Vegan nutrition
Vegan recipes
Vegan cuisine
List of fruits
List of vegetables
List of beans, nuts, & seeds
List of herbs and spices
List of nuts
List of rice varieties
Vegan cuisine @ WikiCookbook
Vegan Substitutions @ WikiCookbook
What do vegans eat?
How to Stock Your Pantry
Vegan Basics Food guide by Viva!
Vegan Products Guide
VegCooking Shopping Guide
TryVeg Shopping Guide
VeganOutreach:Vegan Foods
Vegan substitutions
Vegan alternatives
I Can't Believe It's Vegan! (not everything is vegan)
Vegan Alternatives
Substitution Tips
Vegan Food Guide: A Glossary of Vegan Ingredients

Note: Make sure when buying foods to make sure they are vegan, read the ingredients, some products may contain hidden animal products. For a list of what ingrdeients to avoid, go here. Of course organic, and unprocssed foods tend to be the best way to go.

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Vegan Dating

noreply@blogger.com (Avi) — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 09:05:00 +0000

Websites to meet other vegans or vegetarians for friendship, dating, and more!
Veggie Date
Veggie Connection
Veg Connect
Vegetarian Dating
Veggie Romance (UK)
Green Friends
Vegetarian Passions
Vegan Singles at LJ
Vegan Passions
VegFriends
Vegan Myspace
VegSpace
Cruelty Free
Veggie Fishing
Vegans4U
Green Singles
Vegetarian Dating
Veggie Love
Veggie Kisses
Veggie Match Makers
Love Is Green
Ethical Singles
Planet Earth Singles
Vegan Meet Up
Meet WIthout Meat
VegSource Singles
UK Vegan Singles
Vegge Roommate
EcoRoomates
VeggieGlobal
Dating
Vegan Online Forums, Groups, & Communities

Note: I have not tried some of these sites so I do not know how good they are, and assume no liability if you meet someone through them. Practice safe Internet chating & meeting!

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Vegan nutrition

noreply@blogger.com (Avi) — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 02:22:00 +0000

Vegan nutrition & food nutrient sources

Essential vegan foods: Water, fruits, vegetables, nuts (almonds cashews, hazelnuts, walnuts, etc), beans (black, pinto, baked, kidney, etc), seeds (flax, sunflower, pumpkin, sesame, hemp, etc), soy products (tofu, TVP, tempeh, fortified soy milk, miso, etc.) pulses, whole grains, quinoa, seiten, nutritional yeast, cereals, chickpea, seaweed, lentils, & vegetable, hemp, and flaxseed oils. Dairy & meat substitutes are optional but sometimes good to include.

Top vegan nutrient myths.
A lot of these can be found in fortified cereals, plant milks, and vegan meals (like tofu, meat substitutes, etc) as well:
(In parenthesis is the average amount needed per day)

Nutrients:
Fiber (25-40g) Beans, nuts, ground flax seeds, lentils, vegetables (such as artichoke, peas, broccoli, carrots, potatoes, sweet potatoes, onions, green beans, cauliflower, zucchini, celery, sun dried tomatoes), whole-wheat spaghetti, oats, fruits (avocado, prunes, plums, berries), whole grains, sesame seeds, bran, quinoa, chickpeas, high fiber cereals, fber plus plant milks, popcorn.

Iodine (120-150mcg) Table salt, kelp, strawberries, dried fruit, canned vegetables, pears, soy products, potato with peel baked, wheat germ, seaweed, navy beans. Foods that contain carrageen, agar-agar, algin, or alginate.

Essential Fatty Acids:
Omega-3 fatty acids (1.1mg) Ground flax seeds, oils (flaxseed oil, linseed oil, canola oil, walnut oil, wheat germ oil and soybean oil), walnuts, algae, hempseed, hemp milk, fortified soymilk, spirulina, green leafy vegetables (like lettuce, broccoli, kale, spinach and purslane), legumes (like mungo, kidney, navy, pinto, lima beans, peas and split peas), citrus fruits, melons, cherries, & tofu.
Omega-3 fatty acids loose it's nutrients when cooked.
Omega-6 fatty acids (1.1mg) Nuts, cereals, whole grains, vegetable and seed oils (sunflower, safflower, corn, cottonseed, soybean), black currant, borage, hempseed, hemp milk, fortified soymilk, & spirulina.
Omega-9 fatty acids (1.1mg) Vegetable/olive oil, rapeseed, wallflower seed, hempseed, hemp milk, fortified soymilk, spirulina, & mustard seed.

Calcium: (700-1500mg) Tofu, green leafy vegetables (spinach, kale, collard greens, cabbage, etc.), watercress, dried fruit/figs, seeds and nuts (almonds, brazil nuts, sunflower, pumpkin, sesame), black molasses, chickpeas, parsley, wholemeal bread, oats, almond butter, cooked tempeh, broccoli, beans (baked, black, pinto, navy, kidney, soy), kale, TVP, mustard greens, soya flour, soy yogurt, turnip greens, tahini, okra, bok choy, soy milk. Plant milks, bread, cereal, & orange juice are often fortified with calcium. Hummus with pita bread also provides a great source.

Proteins: (50g-55) Complete proteins for vegans include spirulina, quinoa, buckwheat, hempseed, and amaranth, & soy products such as soybeans, edamame, tofu, tempeh, and miso. Other great sources of protien include lentils, seitan (wheat gluten), TVP, nuts & seeds (almond, cashew, walnuts, cashews, brazil nuts, hazelnuts, pistachios, macadamia nuts, pecans, filberts, peanuts nuts, sesame, sunflower, flax, hemp, pumpkin seeds), beans, (black, lima, pinto, kidney, navy, baked, split peas, chickpeas, fava, mung, pink), grains (barley, cornmeal, brown rice, millet, oatmeal, rye, bulgur, whole wheat bread, wheat germ, wheat, wild rice, spelt, teff, triticale, whole wheat berries, whole wheat couscous), vegtables (raw seaweed, raw spirulina, artichokes, beets, broccoli, brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, cucumbers, eggplant, green peas, green pepper, kale, lettuce, mushrooms, mustard green, onions, potatoes, spinach, tomatoes, turnip greens, watercress, yams, zucchini, potato), fruits (apple, banana, cantaloupe, grape, grapefruit, honeydew melon, orange, papaya, peach, pear, pineapple, strawberry, tangerine, watermelon), nutritional yeast, soy milks and other plant milks, pulses, meat substitutes (such as Boca, Gardenburger, Tofurkey, Lightlife, Morningstar, Yves, etc).

Magnesium: (320-420m) Nuts, cocoa, whole wheat bread, bran flakes, wheat germ, barley, brown rice, leafy green vegetables, cooked dried beans, soy products, seeds (pumpkin, iotus, squash seed kernels, flax, sunflower, sesame), quinoa, almond butter, nuts (almonds, cashews, pine, brazil, black walnuts), beans, oats, seaweed, cereals, & plant milks. Refined grains are a poor source of magnesium.

Potassium: (4700mg) Legumes, orange juice, potato with skin, avocado, banana, tomato, broccoli, soybean, apricots, dried fruit, artichoke, spinach, squash, sweet potato, asparagus, green bean, cauliflower, celery, collard greens, tomaine lettuce, crimini mushrooms, almond, cantaloupe, swiss chard, corn, mushroom, plantain, lentil, plant milks, some pre-made store bought [vegan] meals.

Sulfur: (15mg) Legumes, garlic, onions, wheat germ, nuts, seeds, broccoli, asparagus, coconut, watermelon, swiss chard, parsley, turmeric, spinach, sweet potatoes, tomatoes , tea & coffee, cabbage, raspberries.

Iron: (2.8mg) Spinach, potato, beans (black, lentils, pinto, soy), quinoa, tempeh, peas, nuts (cashews, almonds), watermelon, meat substitutes, broccoli, seaweeds, dried apricots, wholemeal bread, raisins, prunes, dates, seeds (sesame, sunflower, pumpkin), chickpeas, black-eyed peas, legumes, oatmeal, dark-green leafy vegetables, cabbage, tofu, pulses, wheat-germ, parsley, millet, blackstrap molasses, tomato juice, soy milk, teff, whole wheat bread, cream of wheat.

Zinc: (15-19mg) Dried seaweed, seeds (pumpkin, sesame, sunflower), nuts (pine, raw cashews, raw almonds, raw pecans) whole grains, wholemeal bread, brown rice, beans (lentils, chickpeas, lima, split peas) soybeans, tempeh, tvp, tofu, wheat germ & oats.

Vitamins: (Keep most of these foods stored away from light to protect vitamin content)
Vitamin A Cereals, plant milks, meat substitutes, dark green and yellow vegetables (broccoli, kale, collard greens, peas, spinach, cilantro, turnip greens, carrots, squash, sweet potatoes, maize, pumpkin, yellow fruits (cantaloupe, papaya, mango, apricots), barley, wheat, pasta, rice, quinoa, flaxseed oil, algae, & nuts.

Vitamin C (90 -2000mg) Kakadu plum, camu camu, rose hip, blackcurrant, brussels sprouts, citrus fruits, green vegetables, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, kale, peas, avocado, berries (straw, cran, blue, rasp, etc), currants, lettuce, red, green & yellow peppers, potatoes, tomatoes, cilantro, sprouted alfalfa seeds, parsley, melons, cranberry juice, orange juice/orange , grapefruit juice/grapefruit, sweet red pepper, potato, collard greens, cauliflower, lemon, cabbage, tropical fruits: guavas, mangoes, kiwi fruit, & pineapple.

Vitamin D: (10 mcg) Sunlight, vegetable oils & margarines, some fortifed plant milks (such as soy, rice, & hemp), spirulina, fortified cereals & breads. Mushrooms also provide over 2700 IU per serving (approx. 3 oz or 1/2 cup) of vitamin D2, if exposed to just 5 minutes of UV light after being harvested.

Vitamin E (15 mg) Wheat germ, margarine, vegetable oils (soybean, corn, safflower, and cottonseed), avocado, sweet potatoes, yams, green leafy vegetables, sunflower seeds, broccoli, spinach, kiwi, turnip greens, whole grain, mango, nuts (peanuts, almonds, pistachio), & peanut butter.

Vitamin K 120 mcg) Dark leafy green vegetables (spinach, kale, lettuce, cabbage), cauliflower, wheat bran, cereals, some fruits, beets, potatoes, seeds, & green tea. Vitamin K is also produced by bacteria in stomach.

Complex B vitamins:
Vitamin B1 (Thiamin) Wholegrain cereals, whole grain bread, fortified cereals, porridge oats, nuts, brown rice, yeast extract, soybeans, peas, legumes, pulses, beans, nuts, Vegemite, Marmite, & seeds (sunflower).
Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) Almonds, whole grains, wild rice, soybeans, whole grain bread, beans, cereals, leafy greens (spinach), wheat germ, oranges, mushrooms, cereal, broccoli, turnip greens, asparagus, avocados, Vegemite, Marmite, yeast extract, & enriched food products.
Vitamin B3 (Niacin) Whole grains, dried beans, brewer's yeast, peanut butter, beans, nuts (peanuts), wholegrain bread, wheat germ, cereal, yeast extract, avocados, mushrooms, asparagus, broccoli, brussel sprouts, corn, seeds (sunflower), Vegemite, Marmite, & peas.
Vitamin B5 (Pantothenic acid) Peanut butter, yeast extract, brewer's yeast, wheat bran, wheat germ, nuts (peanuts, cashews, hazelnuts), molasses, avocados, sunflower seeds, oats, barley, & green vegetables.
Vitamin B6 (Pyroxidine) Potato, banana, whole grains, nuts, legumes, oatmeal, wheat bran, baked potatoes, chickpeas, fortified cereals, oats, peanuts, soy, wholegrain bread, wheat germ, avocados, & beans.
Vitamin B7 (Biotin) Whole grains, fruit, vegetables, & soybeans.
Vitamin B9 (Folic acid) Leafy green vegetables (broccoli, asparagus, peas, brussel sprouts, spinach), mushrooms, fortified cereals and grain products/juices/plant milks, nuts (almonds, peanuts), dry beans (black-eyed beans, soybeans), & wheat germ.
Vitamin B12 (Cyanocobalamin) ( .70- 2.4 mcg) Fortified cereals, fortified soy/rice milks, meat substitutes/soy analogs, some brands of fortified brewer's & nutritional yeast (such as Red Star & Twinlab). Sea vegetables like seaweed, dried nori, & spirulina, may contain vitamin B12, but their content varies and may be unreliable, lactic acid fermented products such as like tempeh, msio, beer & sauerkraut, but their content as well varies and may be unreliable. Marmite, & So Delicious Dairy Free Yogurt also contains B12 (Cyanocobalamin).

Links
Source links:
Vegan food pyramid
Optimal vegan nutrition
Vegan nutrition from Vegsoc.org
Vegan nutrition from Wikipedia.org
Staying a Healthy Vegan
Healthy choices on a vegan diet
Vitamins and Minerals Information Sheet
Vitamins chart 1
Vitamins chart 2

Information links:
Vegan Foods
What do vegans eat?
How to Stock Your Pantry
VegCooking Shopping Guide
TryVeg Shopping Guide
VeganOutreach:Vegan Foods
Vegan substitutions
Vegan alternatives
I Can't Believe It's Vegan! (not everything is vegan)

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Veg*an Guides

noreply@blogger.com (Avi) — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 10:03:00 +0000

Guides for living veg! (Most in PDF unless otherwise noted)
Cruelty-Free Eating by VeganOutreach
Shopping Guide List by VegCooking
Guide to vegetarian eating by The Humane Society of the United States
How to be dairy-free by Viva!
It's easy to be dairy-free by Vegetarian and Vegan Foundation
Vegan basics by Viva!
10 Steps Vegan Guide
Vegetarian Starter Guide by TryVeg
The V-plan diet by Vegetarian and Vegan Foundation
Why vegan? by Vegan Outreach
Many online guides by Vegetarian and Vegan Foundation (non-pdf)
Many online guides by Viva! (non-pdf)

Other:
The best vegan cookbooks
Veg*an starter kits
IVU Database Search
Vegetarian and Vegan Glossary by Vegetarian-Restaurants.net
Glossary of Terms A-L by Vegetarian Life Tips
Glossary of Terms M-Z by Vegetarian Life Tips

To read most of these you need a PDF reader, such as Foxit or Adobe.

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Most Vegetarian-Friendly...

noreply@blogger.com (Avi) — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 09:40:00 +0000

Most Vegetarian-Friendly...
Sites such as PeTA and others, have done some research to determine the best vegetarian-friendly universities, resturants, cities, and prisons. (that's right prisons!) Most of these are in the US, some in Canada and other Conties. If you know anny other infomation, or if you know how veg*an your city, college, etc is- e-mail me and let me know!

...Cities
As the popularity of eating animal-free continues to grow, more and more restaurants are offering great-tasting veg*an options. If your town is not listed, don't worry, there are online guides such as HappyCow.net, VegGuide.org, VegDining.com, Vegetarian-Restaurants.net, and VegetarianUSA can help you find the best places to dine in your area. Plus, many of the top chain restaurants and fast-food establishments are offering terrific vegetarian selections, so you can enjoy cruelty-free foods anywhere you go. For more information on where to eat when you're away from home, check out VegCooking.com. As well you can e-mail me and tell me about your city!

According to PETA North America's Most Vegetarian-Friendly Cities are: (click the city to find out why!)
Large Cities:
1. Portland, Oregon
2. Seattle, Washington
3. San Francisco, California
4. New York, New York
5. Atlanta, Georgia
6. Washington, D.C.
7. Minneapolis, Minnesota
8. Austin, Texas
9. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
10. Chicago, Illinois

Small Cities:
1. Asheville, North Carolina
2. Eugene, Oregon
3. Salt Lake City, Utah
4. Norfolk, Virginia
5. Santa Monica, California
6. Santa Cruz, California
7. Boulder, Colorado
8. Madison, Wisconsin
9. Athens, Georgia
10. Ann Arbor, Michigan

Canadian Cities:
1. Vancouver, British Columbia
2. Victoria, British Columbia
3. Toronto, Ontario
4. Montréal, Québec
5. Calgary, Alberta
6. Ottawa, Ontario

According to HappyCow the Top 5 cities from all over the world, according to the sites users/readers votes are:
#1 New York City, USA
#2 San Francisco , USA
#3 London, England
#4 Singapore
#5 Portland, USA

To see the runner-ups, and the top 50 cities from all over the world with the most listings, go here.

...Colleges/Univesties
Help to veganize your school, and adopt a college!

According to peta2 the Most Vegetarian-Friendly Colleges of 2007 are:
USA
#1 Northwestern University
#2 Yale University
#3 University of California-Berkeley
#4 Humboldt State University
#5 University of Puget Sound
#6 Brown University
#7 Indiana University
#8 Boston University
#9 Georgetown University
#10 University of Florida

Canada
#1 University of Toronto
#2 McMaster University
#3 University of British Columbia
#4 University of Victoria
#5 Trent University

...Prisons
PETA gets calls all the time from inmates who want to make a positive change in their lives by going vegetarian, and in the course of responding to these individuals. And with groups like theVegan Prisoners Support Group, vegan prisoners and options seem to be on the rise. Click here to read Newsweek’s coverage of the story.

According to peta2 the Most Vegetarian-Friendly Prisons are:
1. Idaho
2. Massachusetts
3. Pennsylvania
4. Georgia
5. New Hampshire
6. Utah
7. Hawaii
8. Tennessee
9. Kansas
10. North Dakota

...Pizzerias
According to VegCooking the Most Vegan-Friendly Pizzerias are:
1. Pizza Luce: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Pizza Luce in Minneapolis carries a plethora of pizza options. With its wide array of vegan mock meats—including mock duck and two different kinds of mock chicken—as well as two types of soy cheese and all your favorite veggies, you can put together almost any pizza your brain can imagine. Not in the mood for pizza? Grab one of the several vegan entrées, such as Mock Chicken Parmigiana or the Mock Muffuletta.

2. Pizza Pi: Seattle, Washington
Pizza Pi in Seattle doesn't just have vegan options—its entire menu is vegan! Not only is the pizza tasty, there's loads of variety. Mock meats range from pepperoni to Canadian bacon to veggie sausage, and veggies include sundried tomatoes, artichokes, and capers, to name just a few. Pizza Pi also carries vegan calzones, a wide range of sandwiches, and vegan desserts.

3. Gianna's: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
A favorite when in the City of Brotherly Love, Gianna's has enough options to make any vegan happy. From its wide range of mock meats (sausage, beef, bacon, ham, chicken, and pepperoni) to its interesting list of veggies (broccoli rabe, anyone?), Gianna's has it all. And it gets extra credit for having vegan sandwich options, including a vegan Philly cheesesteak.

4. T.J. Scallywaggle's: Allston (Boston), Massachusetts
T.J. Scallywaggle's has an all-vegan menu that is even fun to read. With lots of specialty pizzas named in honor of "Captain Jazelda," in addition to your standard fare, T.J. Scallywaggle's is sure to bring out the pirate in you. It also has a bunch of tasty subs, calzones, salads, entrées, and desserts—all vegan!

5. The Pizza Research Institute: Eugene, Oregon
Don't be fooled by the name! This restaurant is much hipper than the words "research institute" imply. However, with all the one-of-a-kind pizzas on the menu, you would think that there really was a staff of food scientists in the kitchen. One standout is the 3P—pears, potato, and pineapple.

6. Slice of Life: Sebastopol, California
Slice of Life in Sebastopol (near San Francisco) is a fully vegetarian, and mostly vegan, restaurant with a huge menu. It includes not only pizza—such as the Cheeseless Wonder—but also other Italian options, as well as Mexican and traditional American dishes too.

7. Mac's Pizza Pub: Cincinnati, Ohio
Mac's Pizza Pub is a lively college hangout in Cincinnati. When winding down after an exam (or skipping class!), locals enjoy Mac's vegan pizza, which is topped with fresh veggies and gourmet vegan mozzarella. But veggie students aren't limited to just pizza at Mac's—the pub also offers a Boca burger.

8. Bella Pizzeria: Norfolk, Virginia
The hometown pizza favorite of PETA, Bella's makes a delicious pie, piling plenty of soy cheese on top of a tasty New York-style crust and, if you like, topping it off with classic veggies. In the mood for something a little different? Try the white pizza, which skips the tomato sauce and uses an olive oil-garlic blend as the base under loads of soy cheese.

9. Pizza Fusion Franchise
With 23 locations across the country, Pizza Fusion is definitely the biggest vegan-friendly pizzeria. As a company that prides itself on being "green," Pizza Fusion's got the right idea by giving the option to get vegan cheese on any pizza, because the best thing we can do for the environment is to go veg!

10. The Rudyard Kipling: Louisville, Kentucky
The official pizza place of frontline warriors against Kentucky Fried Cruelty in Louisville is The Rudyard Kipling. The restaurant offers a super-duper healthy crust with more grains than you can shake a breadstick at. Word has it that you can even get polenta on your pies. Also, be sure to check out its famous Vegan Rudyard Burger.Remember get active and help make your city, school, etc more veg*an/animal friendly!

Additional sites:
Best Vegetarian Friendly Restaurant by AOL City Guide
2005 Top 16 Best Vegetarian Cities in the USA by Vegetarian-Restaurants.net
2006 Top 10 Vegetarian-Friendly Ballparks by PETA.org
America's Top 10 Vegetarian-Friendly Cities (archived) by PETA.org and web.archive.org

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Resolutions/Becoming a Veg*an

noreply@blogger.com (Avi) — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 03:23:00 +0000

Veg*an New Year Resolutions for 2008 & guide for becoming a vegan or vegetarian.

For those wanting to become vegan/vegetarian:

Try something new, become a vegetarian or vegan for 2008, and forever! A vegetarian diet excludes meats (including fish and chicken!) , and a vegan is a diet and lifestyle that excludes the use and consumption all animal products such as meat, dairy, eggs, fur, leather, honey, etc. For more information and the types of vegetarian diets go here, and find which diet and lifestyle best suits you!

Reasons to go vegetarian or vegan are many including for your health, animal welfare, the environment, spiritual and inner peace, among more reasons read some here.
Learn about veg*an health. Becoming a veg*an is not only about eliminating meat and other animal products, you have to make sure you get all your nutrients. Check out vegetarian nutrition, and vegan nutrition. Also check out the vegan food pyramid, and the vegetarian one.
Foods that vegetarian and vegans eat are of wide variety and deliciousness. There are already a lot of foods that are already vegetarian and vegan that you might know of, plus there are many substitutes/alternatives to animal based foods, such as meats, ice cream, and cheese. There is also plenty of vegan recipes, cookbooks, and food blogs out there.
Shopping, find local vegan and vegetarian friendly restaurants, grocery stores (such as Whole Foods and Trader Joe's), and co-ops/natural food stores, and farmers markets. As well as you can shop online!
Support, make sure you let your friends, family, and doctor know about your decision and ask for their support, maybe even help them become a veg too!
Meet vegs! Meet other veg*ans online by forums as well as groups on such sites as MySpace, Facebook, LiveJournal, Flickr, Yahoo Last.FM, StumbleUpon plus many others! Or get active in a local vegan or vegetarian communities, or meet-ups.
Have fun! Being a vegetarian and vegan can be the best thing you have done in your life, it can cause inner peace and happiness, as well as the joy of not being a part of the animal production process.

You can also use a search engine such as Google for more information on vegetarianism and veganism. As well as check out the links I have listed on the right side.

Additional links:
Nutrition in a Nutshell
Vegetarian Starter Packs
Making the Transition
1-2-3 Veggie, How to Successfully Become a Vegetarian
Make a New Year's Resolution to Help Animals!
Going Vegetarian Information Sheet
wikiHow to Become a Vegan
Becoming Vegetarian
How to Become a Vegetarian, the Easy Way
Steps towards becoming a vegetarian
Going Vegetarian Tips, Links
Make It Meatless
Vegan Tips: Going & Staying Vegan

For those already vegan or vegetarian:

Get more active in the fight to help animals, the environment, and humans on earth.

Stay veg, for however long you have been a veg*an, for some it was difficult, for others it was really easy, which ever one it was, you should thrive to stay one. And, for vegetarians you might want to check into becoming a vegan!
Stay healthy, most vegetarians and vegans are healthier with the proper diet, than animal eaters. Veing a veg*an you might have noticed your health got dramatically better! But, being a veg*an does not cure all health problems, so be sure to pay attention to your health, and have your regular doctor and dental visits. Also, be sure to drink plenty of water, continue to eat well, and make sure you are getting all of the nutrients you need. (you may read about this in the above section.) Also a healthy life, requires you to be as active as you can, so exercise if you can!
Stay happy, hopefully being a veg*an has made you happy or happier! So stay happy by doing these resolutions, and whatever else makes you happy (as long as it does not involve harm to anybody!) Hobbies (such as music, writing, dancing, sports, etc), friends, family, work, being online!
Spread veganism/vegetarianism to your friends, family, and as much people as you can, show them this blog, and other vegan blogs and sites (right side), have them watch Meet Your Meat and Earthlings. Also cook for them, let them know they won't be missing much of anything by going veg!
Get active, get active in your local community, or online as stated above. Or you can join bigger organizations such as GoVeg, peta2, PETA, ALF, Farm Sanctuary, plus a lot more! MySpace, and Facebook has ways to get active as well.
Adopt, there a many animals that are suffering without a home, food, love and care. So help them out and adopt one, two, or maybe more! You can find animals to adopt on sites such as PetFinder or go to your local animal shelter. (Do not buy pets from a shop or breeder due to the neglect and treatment of them and the animals parents!)
Donate, there are many animal and vegan organizations you can donate to. As well on Facebook there are applications you can add to your profile such as Causes, I Am Vegan, and Awareness Ribbons.
Meet others, as stated in the section above meet other veg*ans on forums, online groups, and local communities.
Ideas/Goals/Dreams, that you might have that can help spread the vegan and vegetarian movement. Martin Luther King had a dream years ago that changed the rights for blacks, although there is still some ways to go, he really did a lot to blow the door open. So whatever your ideas are to help animals, and veg*ans try to put a plan of action together and do it!

I wish everyone a very Happy New Year, 2008! And love and peace to you all!

Vegan Thanksgiving!

noreply@blogger.com (Avi) — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 19:42:00 +0000

Vegan Thanksgiving meal ideas & recipies!
Thanksgiving is about giving thanks not murder!

Did you know that more than 300 million turkeys are slaughtered for meat every year?¹ That's about one bird per American. They are hatched in incubators and never meet their mothers or live in nests, but are raised instead in huge windowless sheds called grow houses where they never see the sun. Factory farmers cut part of the birds' beaks and toes off, without anesthetic, and genetically breed them to grow so fast that often their legs actually break under their ballooning weight, and many young birds die from heart attacks because of the physical strain. Hopefully, the cruelty forced on innocent birds is enough to turn you off of turkey flesh for good. Here are some Thanksgiving vegan ideas!

Tofurky Vegetarian Feast

Tofurky Vegetarian Feast for four that includes an organic soy Tofurky Roast, Cranberry Apple Potato Dumplings, Giblet and Mushroom Gravy, Wild Rice Stuffing, and Jurky Wishstix -- all of it 100% vegan, easy to prepare!

Adopt a turkey!

Since 1986, Farm Sanctuary's annual Adopt-A-Turkey Project has rescued over one thousand turkeys from a thankless fate at the dinner table and given thousands of people an opportunity to adopt a turkey for the holidays.

Vegan Thanksgiving Recipies & Turkey Alternatives!

Here is a list of vegan holiday recipies & links!

Myspace Vegans

noreply@blogger.com (Avi) — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 06:38:00 +0000

Help animals & learn more about veganism through MySpace!
MySpace Vegans!!!
Vegans & Vegetarians on MySpace.com
veganTHIS (graphic)
peta2.com
In Defense of Animals
Compassion Over Killing
Mercy For Animals
vegnik
vegans!
Action for Animals
Farm Sanctuary
Raw Vegans & Fruitarians
SHAC 7 (Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty)
PeTA
Food Fight
Vegan Outreach
Secret Society Of Vegans
SuperVegan.com
Viva!USA
The Vegan Society
An Animal-Friendly Life
SaveBeautifulCows.com
Compassion over Fashion!
VeggieVision
PeaceLoveVegan
Vegan EARTH
Vegan Buddies Project
Pro-Vegan
Vegan Fusion
Veganism in a Nutshell
The Milk Documentary
Vegan Meetup
Vegan Campaigns
Living Vegan
Post Punk Kitchen
Alternative Outfitters
Spiral Diner=Vegan Food
Sticky Fingers
So Delicious Dairy Free
Purely Decadent Dairy Free
TEMPTATION Vegan Ice Cream
Amy's Kitchen
Vegan Sheese ( Site)
Vegan Bodybuilding & Fitness
Dennis Kucinich Official (Vegan Congressmen)
Vegan Personal Training

Veg*an oriented *myspace like* sites:
Vegan Myspace
VegSpace
Cruelty Free

E-mail me if you feel any sites are missing!

Vegan Forums

noreply@blogger.com (Avi) — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 17:22:00 +0000

Vegan Represent
Vegan Forum
Veggie Boards
VeganFreaks
VegWeb Forums
The Saucy Vegan - Vegan Forums
Vegan Bodybuilding & Fitness
Vegetarian Women
PeTA Forums
VeganBuddies
Post Punk Kitchen
VegFamily
Vegan Fitness
VegOut Forum
VegClub
VegPeople
Animal Rights Community Online
Discussion Boards (Links at VegWeb)
VegPeope
ARCO's Abolitionists - A Vegan Forum
Vegans @ LiveJournal
Vegans @ Last.FM
Vegans @ Yahoo!
Vegans @ MySpace
MySpace Profiles
Vegans @ Facebook
Vegans @ Stumbleupon
Vegans @ Flickr
Vegan Forum Amazon
Vegan Cookbook Forum Amazon

E-mail me if you feel any forums are missing!

Quotes About Veganism

noreply@blogger.com (Avi) — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 22:01:00 +0000

Quotes to live by

"A man of my spiritual intensity does not eat corpses." - George Bernard Shaw

"For as long as men massacre animals, they will kill each other. Indeed, he who sows the seed of murder and pain cannot reap joy and love." - Pythagoras

"The time will come when men such as I will look upon the murder of animals as they now look on the murder of men."- Leonardo da Vinci

"In their behavior toward creatures, all men are Nazis. Human beings see oppression vividly when they're the victims. Otherwise they victimize blindly and without a thought."- Isaac Bashevis Singer

"Our task must be to free ourselves . . . by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature and its beauty."
"Nothing will benefit human health and increase chances of survival for life on earth as much as the evolution to a vegetarian diet." - Albert Einstein

"I am in favor of animal rights as well as human rights. That is the way of a whole human being." - Abraham Lincoln

"As long as there are slaughterhouses, there will be battlefields."
"What I think about vivisection is that if people admit that they have the right to take or endanger the life of living beings for the benefit of many, there will be no limit to their cruelty." - Leo Tolstoy

"The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated."
"To my mind, the life of a lamb is no less precious than that of a human being." - Mahatma Gandhi

"A vegetarian is a person who won't eat anything that can have children." - David Brenner

“Vegan food is soul food in its truest form. Soul food means to feed the soul. And, to me, your soul is your intent. If your intent is pure, you are pure.” - Erykah Badu

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