“I Can’t Believe It’s Vegan!”
Who knew that Doritos makes a vegan tortilla chip?!
In fact, you might be surprised that several products in grocery stores are actually vegan. There were lots of products that I often avoided, assuming they weren’t vegan, but man, was I shocked. Duncan Hines actually has 3 vegan frostings! Ok, so not all the food is considered healthy, but if you think you have to knock yourself out looking for a vegan cracker, well. . . forget about it! Crack open a box of Ritz–not an animal product to be found on their ingredient list. PETA has compiled lists and lists of products available at your local grocery store (no trip to Whole Foods required) that are actually vegan. Even several varieties of Jell-O Instant Pudding are vegan. Who woudda thunk?
The site has lists for: breakfast foods, beverages, snacks, condiments, baked goods, refrigerated/frozen foods, baking and staples. They are also constantly adding products to the lists.
Remember, dark chocolate is vegan! So you can load up on Ghiradelli Twilight Delight Intense Dark!
How About A Dog and A Beer?
Like airport travel (see last week’s post), enjoying a vegan meal at the game is virtuously impossible. You’re usually stuck with either popcorn, peanuts and cotton candy. Blech! Well, things could be changing at a stadium near you, thanks to Johanna McCoy, founder of Soy Happy, an organization that encourages stadium venues around the country to offer meat-free options. They even have a list of stadiums that now offer meat-free options, and are constantly updating it. It looks like right now, baseball stadiums are the the only sports venues they have “enlightened”, but are working towards others like NHL, NBA, etc., as well as theme parks and other attractions. Thanks Johanna!
Hooray for Animal Sanctuaries!
VegNews brings you Chester, the big piggie, and his little friend, Emma Sue, who were rescued from slaughter. They enjoy walks on the beach, pina coladas. . .ok, well not exactly, more like walks in the woods and peanut butter sandwiches. It always great to see animals get a second chance and thrive–thanks to amazing people who make it happen.There is also a list of other successful animal sanctuaries to read up on, find one near you, and donate! It’s not cheap keeping these farms running, especially when there are so many animals to save.
(Photo courtesy of Peaceful Prairie Sanctuary in Deer Trail, CO)
Think of the fierce energy concentrated in an acorn! You bury it in the ground, and it explodes into an oak! Bury a sheep, and nothing happens but decay.
–George Bernard Shaw
