Bullseye: Target Hits the Mark with New Meat-Free Product Line

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As the number of Americans choosing plant-based foods continues to grow, so too do the vegan options in restaurants and grocery stores nationwide. From Chipotle’s sofritas and White Castle’s veggie slider to almond milk at Dunkin’ Donuts and dairy-free fro-yo at TCBY, it’s never been easier to leave animals off our plates. And now Target is making it even easier! …

Tricks AND Treats for a Vegan Halloween

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Halloween, which really is just another word for CANDY, is creeping up on us!  The costume, the decorations, the face paint – are all just prep for the goodies. Whether you’re four or 40, Halloween is the one day a year you get a free pass to unwrap your way into a full-blown SUGAR RUSH. Will you wait in your …

The Future is Here: Vegan Artisan Cheese

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For all those wondering how vegans live “without” cheese, get excited – you’re finally about to get an answer. We don’t! There’s already a huge variety of  vegan cheese available to the mainstream, but recently, plant-based companies have stepped their game up. Now there are three cruelty-free companies spoiling us with hand crafted artisan delights— and during our taste-test, they IMPRESSED. We’d confidently serve these …

On Tap: Compassionate Draughts

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Froth. Foam. Chilled, bubbly malt and hops in a long, tall pilsner. Is your mouth watering yet? It’s  National American Beer Day! Yes, the most dreaded day of the week just got a bit more manageable – what better way to cure a case of the Mondays than a post-workday brew? Global beer history dates back over 12,000 delicious years. …

Four Ways to Celebrate Food Day

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Want to help change the world in a day? That’s what the annual Food Day celebration aims to do. Hosted each year on October 24, Food Day  is a global awareness campaign created by the Center for Science in Public Interest (CSPI) that offers a platform to take action on food-related issues.  Who’s invited? Everyone and anyone who eats — and that means YOU! So now …

Five Ways to Greet the Great Pumpkin

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It’s the time of year where everybody’s looking up: the leaves hanging overhead are ablaze with the fire and gold of fall, and cool indigo skies are darkening earlier each night. With so much to look at up there, don’t forget what’s beneath your feet: PUMPKINS! From large decorative pumpkins to small sweet pumpkins and everything in between –the choices …

The Walking Dead Go Veg

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It may seem counter-intuitive for zombies to choose a meat-free diet – after all, their survival is rooted in the consumption of brain and guts, right?  Well, turns out that while zombies may still eat flesh, the actors who play zombies on TV are going in a different direction with their real life diets. According to media reports, the cast …

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October is National Pizza Month – MANGIA!

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There are few things more mouthwatering than the ooey-gooey goodness of a piping-hot piece of pie, hot out of the wood-fired oven – of course, we’re talking PIZZA pie! While October may be known for many things, (Halloween, fall, pumpkins) – it’s also National Pizza Month. Pizza may traditionally be an Italian gift to the world, but the overwhelming possibilities …

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More Companies Deliver on Dairy-Free Demand

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Despite the dairy industry’s multi-million dollar advertising campaigns (Got Milk?), government-sponsored programs that push milk, and even ridiculous efforts to slam non-dairy alternatives, milk consumption in the U.S. is steadily declining. In fact, a recent report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture confirms that each generation drinks less and less milk than the one prior. Simply put, Americans are moving on. …