Tag: Vegan diet

  • 5 Vegan Myths Debunked: Let’s Clear a Few Things Up

    5 Vegan Myths Debunked: Let’s Clear a Few Things Up

    Think vegans don’t get enough protein or that vegan food is expensive and boring? Let’s break down five common vegan myths and uncover the truth about vegan living.

  • There Are No “Cheat Days” in My Vegan Life — And Here’s Why

    There Are No “Cheat Days” in My Vegan Life — And Here’s Why

    After 18 years of being vegan, people still ask if I ever “cheat” and eat dairy cheese, fish, steak, or chicken just once in a while. The truth? Never. Not because I’m forcing myself — but because I genuinely don’t want to.

  • Whole Foods Market is helping and harming the environment

    By: Gloria Stovall Where do you buy your groceries? Is your preferred place to shop living up to its “eco-friendly” and “green” standards or causing harm to the environment? Businesses and organizations are exceedingly influential with the proven capability to both positively and negatively impact the environment. For example, Whole Foods Market, with an impressive…

  • The vegan lifestyle is also about sustainability

    By: Gloria Stovall I hope and pray you are thriving, taking time to reflect on the positive and good things in your life, enjoying the vegan lifestyle or considering going vegan. I am doing well as the Good Lord has been so good to me, and I am so blessed and thankful for His grace…

  • Valentine’s Day Special Edition: Featuring romantic recipes from Gwen Kenneally’s The Plantastic Cookbook

    By: Gloria Stovall I am feeling a bit romantic even though I do not have a Valentine this year, but even so, I still wanted to share a handful of delicious, easy to make, vegan, plant-based romantic recipes from Gwen Kenneally’s newest cookbook, The Plantastic Cookbook, for you and your Valentine; and if you do not…

  • Vegan leather is ethical, attractive and affordable

    By Gloria Stovall When I first became a vegan sixteen years ago, vegan fashion was the last thing on my mind as I was merely concentrating on the vegan diet instead of the vegan lifestyle; but as I matured as a vegan, if you will, I began to embrace the complete vegan lifestyle as opposed…

  • Come to Chicago for authentic vegan food!

    By Gloria Stovall Chicago is most definitely, without a doubt, the greatest city in the world, regardless of what the critics and negative news syndicates say about Chicago, I genuinely love Chicago, and would not want to live anywhere else in the world.  The only other city that comes close to the awesomeness of Chicago would…

  • 32 disturbing facts the animal agriculture industry does not want you to know

    By Gloria Stovall For those of you who are not vegan, I wholeheartedly recommend watching live documentaries about animal welfare in the animal agriculture industry, so you can know firsthand how you are significantly contributing to the most horrific animal abuse and cruelty on the face of the earth.  There are literally no words to describe…

  • My favorite vegan protein powders on the market

    By Gloria Stovall When I first went vegan 15 years ago, vegan protein powder was not nearly as popular as it is today, not to mention the diverse variety of appealing flavors that are now available.  Back then you only had two flavors, chocolate, and vanilla, and that was about it!  Today, in addition to chocolate and…

  • Vegan chocolate cake with vegan chocolate buttercream frosting

    By Gloria Stovall Featured above is one of the most yummy, exquisite, mouthwatering, rich, moist, chocolate vegan cakes I have ever tasted in my 15 years of being a vegan; and to make this delightful vegan cake more irresistible, it was smothered and covered in a luscious, creamy, smooth, sweet, vegan buttercream chocolate frosting that…