Tag: vegan

  • Make your own vegan cruelty-free household products

    By Gloria Stovall One major lesson I have learned thus far from living the vegan lifestyle is the importance of being self-reliant, innovative and wise, especially when the products available for vegans are limited, overpriced and well…let’s just say-not always good quality.  In addition to animals, I genuinely care about the environment and truth be…

  • Vegans can happily feast at the family barbecue too!

    By Gloria Stovall I am not ashamed to admit that I absolutely love food; so naturally, I anticipate and love holidays that involve a plethora of food.  If I can be candid, when I first became a vegan, or I should say, the first five years of me being a vegan, the joy, excitement and…

  • What would happen if the entire world became vegan?

    By Gloria Stovall When I have a lot of my mind and cannot fall fast asleep at night, I often gaze at the bright moon, pondering how the world would be if everyone became vegan and cared about the planet.  Seriously, what would happen to this incredible planet if we were all vegans?  This is…

  • Black beans and brown rice, vegan, clean, gluten-free and so appetizing

    By Gloria Stovall I am passionate about cooking, baking and experimenting with various ingredients to create mouthwatering vegan dishes without using excessive salt, sugar and other unhealthy ingredients.  Truth be known, I was once a “junk food” vegan as I was unfortunately hooked on devouring processed vegan food including the tasty vegan meat substitutes such…

  • The extraordinary diversity of vegans

    By Gloria Stovall That old English idiom, “you should never judge a book by its cover” is so true and the myth that vegans are weak, thin, and pale and protein deficient could not be further from the truth.  One should not look at a person and try to decipher whether or not they are…

  • Enjoying the vegan lifestyle on a budget

    By Gloria Stovall Contrary to popular belief, the vegan lifestyle can indeed be enjoyable, lovely, comfortable and achievable on a budget.   I know this truth from my own personal experience as well as testimonies from other vegans living frugally on a budget.  When done the right way in which I will explain in this blog,…

  • Products labeled vegan does not necessarily signify cruelty-free

    By Gloria Stovall Did you know that products labeled ‘vegan’ does not always symbolize ‘cruelty-free?’  I know this may come as a surprise and be quite unsettling; but truth be told, one should not assume cruelty-free products are vegan and vice-versa.  I personally have been buying cruelty-free products for years and always assumed ‘cruelty-free’ meant…

  • 11 major health advantages of plant protein

    By Gloria Stovall Although it was well over a decade ago, I can still recollect how much stronger, cleaner and healthier I felt overall when I finally made the transition from non-vegan to vegan; and contrary to the myth and stereotype that vegans are weak, I literally became and felt so much stronger when I…

  • 15 amazing ways vegans help the environment

    By Gloria Stovall I can tell you from my vegan journey, the vegan lifestyle is extraordinary in countless ways; and there is not a single day that I have regretted or was remorseful about going vegan.   If I may be candid, to succeed as a vegan you must genuinely have the drive and passion to…

  • The vegan lifestyle is not always easy

    By Gloria Stovall There is no doubt the vegan lifestyle is one that can be appreciated as it requires dedication, determination, sacrifice and a strong mind.   The fact of the matter is being a vegan is not as easy as flying a kite or as glamorous as Hollywood makes make it out to be, at…