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Welcome to Vegetarians in Paradise. With each new issue we at vegparadise.com hope to provide you with a diversity of vegetarian information pertinent to the vegetarian community. For those who visit us from other areas of the country or from distant lands, we offer great diversity and invaluable vegetarian resources for vegetarians anywhere in the world.
Seven LA "Vegan" Restaurants Flunk Vegan Test
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What the test results seem to confirm, though, is that the meat substitutes available at vegan Thai restaurants are suspect, as are the ingredients used in some specific food options (pancakes, quesadillas and more). We can also confirm, sadly, that some restaurant owners are intentionally misleading their customers with knowingly non-vegan ingredients.
Cooking Heart Healthy in Glendale
This enlightening hands-on class will focus on scrumptious summer dishes that will help keep your ticker in top shape! It's no secret that vegetarians have a lower incident of cardiovascular disease than meat eaters, and a vegetarian diet is filled with heart-healthy nutrients.
Create Your Independence with a Bang-up Barbecue
But, let's leave that old-fashioned image behind, and step out onto the patio of the vegan household to see what's cookin' for this year's 4th of July barbecue. The vegan gathering of family and friends pays homage to its furry friends, the animals, by letting them roam free, while the barbecue sizzles with some tasty treats of the season.
Everyone Will Be Vegan in 2109
Anyway, about 100 years ago, a campaign began, spearheaded by a coalition of health, environmental, poverty, and animal protection groups, and supported by President Obama and his animal-loving family. Suddenly shirts and bumper stickers were everywhere, "Vegetarian is our HOPE!" And of course it had many layers to it -- the environment, global poverty, our health. It started becoming popular to eat a more plant based diet, and sure enough, a momentum was started, and within a few years, humans phased out eating animals.
Make Your Own Vegan Marshmallows
With a Recipe from a Superannuated Grandma
In May 2009 Vegetarians in Paradise received an email from Jeanette Sutton, a superannuated grandmother in New Zealand informing us that she had created a vegan marshmallow in her kitchen. We understood the grandmother part, but we had no clue about superannuated. A quick look at our online dictionary led us to exclaim, "Oh that's how the Kiwis refer to a retired person in their country."
Enjoy a Two-Level Experience at the Golden Mean:
Dining and Healing
Because I had the urge to bite into a thick, juicy wrap, I chose the Middle East Wrap. It absolutely rocked with its flavorful, homemade baked falafel, yellow tomatoes, and a rich tzatziki sauce that dressed the crispy lettuce all tucked into a giant spinach tortilla. My side of Spinach Salad, provided a delicious combo of flavors.
Ask the Children Why We Don't Eat Animals
Whenever Ruby Roth teaches art to young children, she faces a stream of questions about her lifestyle. Roth, a vegan, invariably is asked, "Why don't you eat animals?" To make her task of explaining easier, she sought picture books that she could read to the children about the reasons people are vegetarian and vegan.
After her book search proved unsatisfactory, artist/illustrator Roth decided she would create her own book aimed at young people from ages six to ten that could be read and discussed by both children and their parents.
Need Cheap Grub? Aunt Nettie Comes to the Rescue Again
Is Grilled Better than Fried?
How Many Vegetarians Are There in the United States?
With soymilk in almost every supermarket and even Burger King carrying veggie burgers, it appears that the interest in vegetarian foods has greatly grown over the last twenty years. In a poll conducted by The Vegetarian Resource Group (VRG), when VRG asked people while eating out, if they order a dish without meat, fish, or fowl; over 50% said sometimes, often, or always (2008 VRG Poll).
However, The Vegetarian Resource Group wanted to find out how many people are actually vegetarian. You may obtain different answers, depending on how a person defines vegetarian. The word now has a positive connotation, as many people who are not actually vegetarian call themselves vegetarians.
A Tribute to Grandpa
The Dazzling Nutty Ball-Off Saga!
Reconsider Putting Junk Food into Your Body
OK, OK, you've figured it out. The healthy food message is no match for the advertising budget of the junk food industry and the hypocrites that are more interested in raising money to keep their lifestyle intact than to really do something about obesity and heart disease. Our kids are raised in a world where fake, processed foods are the norm, and drinking soda and eating French fries are everyday experiences.
No Omelette for Us. Eggs 101 is Eggsasperating.
And the Winner Is
"Give Us Nothing but Vegetables to Eat and Water to Drink."
Are You Getting Enough Protein?
Kudos for The Nut Gourmet
"The Nut Gourmet: Nourishing Nuts For Every Occasion" by Zel Allen is an amazing compilation of recipes that incorporate nuts in appetizers, breakfast dishes, soups, salads, main dishes, grains and legumes, sauces, sandwiches, vegetable dishes, relishes and condiments, spreads and dips, smoothies and beverages, desserts and confections.
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