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5 Foods that potentially have animal products in it when you eat out

5 Foods that potentially have animal products in it when you eat out are:

1. Rice - Often made with chicken broth
2. Black Beans - Often made with lard
3. Flour Tortillas - Sometimes made with lard
4. Pasta - Often made with eggs or milk
5. Bloody Mary's - The mix typically has anchovies

VNation - Social Networking

The past year has been made easier through the support of my friends on VNation. VNation is a social networking app (on IPhone) for Vegans and Vegetarians. It is a great support system and way to share recipes, experiences, and restaurant picks. Check it out: To download PAVLOV LLC’s V Nation, you need to have iTunes.

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Keep Calm and...

Love Vegan Beer. This is Stone Brewery. It's always important to check your alcohol to see if it's Vegan friendly. Believe it or not sometimes they use animal products to filter the alcohol. I use barnivore.com or the IPhone app: Vegaholic.

Vegan BBQ Sandwich

 

 

Orange Julius

This is an Orange Julius I made today with my new NutraBullet. Love it! So tasty!

2 Oranges
Coconut milk filled up to the max point on the NutraBullet
2 Tsp. of vanilla
Pinch of salt

Simple Salad

I was looking for a way to use up some of my veggies in the fridge and came up with this salad. Not too bad. This salad has spinach, red cabbage, red onions, avocado, tomatillo salsa, broccoli, radish, and green bell pepper.

Farm Animals

Aren't farm animals great? Aren't animals great in general? When I look into the eyes of an animal, I don't see a piece of meat, I don't see an object, I don't see property....I see a living being who feels pain the same way I do. When I think about that, it breaks my heart knowing that so many animals out there are treated this way. It is archaic to think that our society can continue down this path or that it will continue to be acceptable in future generations.

 

 

Vegan Pizza

I recently made this pizza that turned out to be so yummy.  Pizza, bell peppers, and mangos! I got the pizza crust at Whole Foods in the bread area. I love Whole Foods because they are so great at labeling vegan foods. I topped it with a bunch of veggies and used grated cashews as parmesan.

 

 

 

 

This is my fridge as a Vegan. Lots and lots of veggies and fruits. :)))

 

Is being Vegan really possible?

When I think of being Vegan, I think of someone who is doing the most good by doing the best they can to cut out all animal products. When others judge me as a Vegan, I can come across as a hypocrite. Why a hypocrite? Because our society has done a phenomenal job of sneaking animal products into EVERYTHING. When I say everything, I mean everything. This includes plastic, cardboard, body soap, cleaning products, paints and the big one was medications! Not only is there animal products in medications but the FDA requires animal testing.

I really hope one day our society realizes that animal testing is so archaic given the era we live in today. Surely it is not necessary anymore. If we can put a man on the moon, are we not that intelligent to figure out alternative ways of testing?

This was very hard for me to accept. I even tore off my bumper sticker that reads I think therefore I am Vegan. It was just all in all discouraging for me.

The only sane way I could see this situation is I am saving many animals by being a dietary vegan and I am doing my best to filter out products with animal ingredients or animal testing but while I am doing my best, I cannot cut out animal products completely.

Call me a hypocrite if you may but I am still saving more animals then you.

Teacher of the grocery store

Today was so awesome. My friend from school said I'm rubbing off on her and she wants to try out being a Vegan for 3 weeks. Today we went to Whole Foods and I walked her down every isle, giving her advice on what and what not to eat, how to read labels, and she got to try some food. I really think she had a great time. I hope it took the overwhelming feeling away. At the end, my advice was listen to your body and let your body and your conscience be your guide.

Weight loss

My journey as a Vegan was never originally about losing weight. I started off at 174 and last time I checked I was about 163. So I've lost about 10lbs. I really thought with cutting out the meat and dairy, I would inevitably end up losing something. Only problem is I have replaced those things with alcohol. I can feel my body wearing down easy. So because of this, I'm feeling a little discouraged today. I had to go try on and get fitted for a dress for my sister-in-law's wedding and it absolutely looked hideous on me! I think the next phase in my diet overhaul is going to be eliminating alcohol and incorporating a good exercise plan. Hopefully at least.