Food for Thought: The Joys and Benefits of Living Vegan
Food for Thought is THE resource for living compassionately and healthfully. Listen to insightful, common sense perspectives about food, animals, cooking, eating, health, language, politics, zero waste living, literature, film, advocacy, and so much more from the Joyful Vegan herself, Colleen Patrick-Goudreau.
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When we justify our consumption of animals by saying it’s a “natural part” of the food chain, we’re simply ignoring the fact that animal agriculture isn’t close to ANYTHING that happens in nature.
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A dilemma a lot of new vegans grapple with is what to do with all the animal-derived products they have from their pre-vegan days — leather shoes, wool sweaters, down-filled pillows, etc. — and a question a lot of people ask is "is it vegan to wear / buy second hand leather, wool, silk, etc. In both cases, the harm has been done, but there are a lot of arguments for and against wearing these items, including
- being vegan means ...
Every vegan or vegetarian has likely accidentally eaten an animal product, and while it is not ideal, it is inevitable. But that's not reason to give up. It's reason to keep on.
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Being a joyful vegan doesn't mean you're joyful all the time. It doesn't mean you're Pollyanna. It doesn't mean you're never angry. But it does mean this.
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Humans have all sorts of justifications for eating animals, all of which turn out to be pretty arbitrary.
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There’s an assumption that because animal advocates care about animals, they don’t care about humans, as if compassion for one species means lack of compassion for another.
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Now that it's spring (READ: BABY SEASON!), well-meaning humans often assume that because a fawn is alone she must be an orphan, leading to numerous fawn “kidnappings” each year. In today's episode, I share tips, guidance, stories, and advice on what to do if you see an "abandoned" baby fawn or an injured adult deer. Even if you don't encounter these situations directly, it's sooo helpful to know what to do so you can pass it along ...
There’s a perception that being vegan is about refusing things, rejecting things that are offered. Though being vegan does involve saying no to some things—namely unhealthy foods, destructive environmental practices, Read more
Some people cite as a reason to keep eating meat, dairy, and eggs the environmental crisis we would face if all the animals were liberated.
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We often hear that being vegan is incongruent with being . . . well, name it. I’m German, Irish, Mexican, Danish…There isn’t one cultural group I haven’t heard cited as one whose food traditions are antithetical to veganism.
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People are open. People are curious. People want to learn. They want to know. Every time I talk with strangers, that's what I find. Every time I walk away from those conversations, that's what I feel. Hope. Compassion. Connection. But you wouldn't know this unless you engage, talk, listen, interact. Show up.
I'm asked so often how to talk about being vegan, how to be a voice for animals. What to say? How to say it? When to respond?...
In the 23+ years I’ve been guiding people on the vegan journey, I have rarely met one person who doesn’t say “I don’t eat a lot of meat, dairy, and eggs.”
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How many times have I heard “Why don’t you care about plants, Little Miss Vegan?? Plants Feel Pain, Too!”
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Whether you're traveling for work or pleasure, finding abundance and sustenance while on the road is easy once you know where to look and if you plan ahead (which I argue should be done even when you're NOT traveling).
With loads of general tips for finding vegan food in airports, preparing for airplanes, choosing veg-friendly hotels, and traveling internationally, I flesh out this episode with details of my recent travels to Irela...
It's often said that it's hard to stay vegan while traveling on the road — either domestically or internationally.
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The plant-based foods market recently topped $3.1 billion in sales and is slated to reach over $5 billion in just a couple years. As a result, the animal-based meat, dairy, egg, and other large corporations see vegan companies and the plant-based products they make as competitors they should fear, emulate, learn from, collaborate with, invest in, or even purchase.
They recognize they need to "buy into" the success, growth, and futu...
Determined to signal that we oppose bad behavior, we declare that we’re not going to have compassion for someone because they don’t "deserve" it. The irony is that the people we think are the least deserving of compassion are probably the ones who need it most. And that’s the crux: C...
I don’t take credit for people becoming vegan from my work—just as I don’t take the blame for people who don’t become vegan despite my work. Do your work, then step back. The only path to serenity.
What is your goal?
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A common question vegans (and vegetarians) are asked is “What if you were stranded on a desert island, would you eat animals then?”
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