From slip and slides to lightning bugs, there are lots of reasons to love summer — but eating al fresco is one of our favorites. Nothing says vacation season like a picnic; let’s face it: everything tastes better when it’s eaten outside. Not to mention, eating outside means your furkids can come, too, and doesn’t the whole family deserve a …
Your Grilling Guide to a Meat-Free Memorial Day
Memorial Day weekend is almost here, and this holiday brings the start of summer — and cookout season! If you’re wondering what meatless dish to cook up for your guests or what to bring to a friend’s backyard bash, we have your guide packed with mouthwatering vegan options that will keep all eaters alike coming back to the grill for seconds. Veggie Burgers: Meatless burgers …
6 Vegan Recipes to Celebrate Cinco de Mayo
This Friday is Cinco de Mayo! Get ready for margaritas and all the salsa and chips! The annual occasion usually calls for indulging in some seriously delicious Mexican food, and the good news is it’s easier than ever to celebrate in an animal-friendly fashion. Guacamole, after all, is vegan. WIN. So, to prepare you for Friday’s holiday, here are six ways …
8 Colorful Instagram Accounts That’ll Inspire You to Eat the Rainbow
Fact: food tastes way better when it’s rainbow-hued. Honestly, why eat lifeless-looking animal products when you can eat gorgeous, multi-colored fruits and veggies? You can color your plate with red, green, yellow, orange, purple, blue…! With that in mind, here are eight super-colorful Instagram accounts that’ll inspire you to eat the rainbow. Stay tuned for stuff that’s almost too pretty …
It’s Easy to Veganize Super Bowl Sunday!
Whether you’re cheering for the Atlanta Falcons or the New England Patriots this weekend, we know for many of us Super Bowl Sunday is really all about the food. Did you know it’s the second-biggest eating day of the year? And just like on Thanksgiving, there are tons of delicious vegan options that will score a touchdown with all your hungry party guests. The …
New Vegan Cookbook Recreates All the Egg Dishes You Love
As consumers are increasingly aware, the “incredible edible egg” isn’t so incredible after all. Factory farms are known for their horrific cruelty to chickens, and 95% of egg-laying hens spend their lives in cages so small they can’t even spread their wings. Not only is the painful reality for chickens raised for eggs and meat on factory farms, exposed time and again by …
Give These Turkey-Free Thanksgiving Foods A Try
This Thanksgiving, let’s give turkeys something to be thankful for – compassionate cooking. During this time of gratitude, we can show appreciation for these smart, social and curious birds by leaving them OFF our holiday tables. While some turkeys (like Tallulah, pictured below at Poplar Spring Animal Sanctuary) are lucky to live out their lives in safety at animal sanctuaries across …
How to Positively Influence Your Meat-Eating Family During the Holidays
If you’re like a lot of people living a plant-based lifestyle, your relatives may not share your enthusiasm for veggies, fruits, and Field Roast. And since the holidays usually mean lots of potentially challenging family time, ‘Tis the season for stress! But dinner with your meat-eating family doesn’t have to be miserable. True, it can be tough to sit next to someone chowing down …
Tricks AND Treats for a Vegan Halloween
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 …