The Veganza Diaries

Vegan mama to 2 mini-humans & 2 rescued kittehs.
Writing, reading, studying, renovating, husband-wrangling, & taking photos.
This is my filthy hipster scrapbook. I also have a not-so-filthy vegan blog.
~ Wednesday, May 23 ~
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Vegans beyond the Black Stump: Outback travels in Australia

Vegan funtimes in the Outback, yo

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~ Sunday, November 27 ~
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“ Can you really ask what reason Pythagoras had for abstaining from flesh? For my part I rather wonder both by what accident and in what state of soul or mind the first man did so, touched his mouth to gore and brought his lips to the flesh of a dead creature, he who set forth tables of dead, stale bodies and ventured to call food and nourishment the parts that had a little before bellowed and cried, moved and lived. How could his eyes endure the slaughter when throats were slit and hides flayed and limbs torn from limb? How could his nose endure the stench? How was it that the pollution did not turn away his taste, which made contact with the sores of others and sucked juices and serums from mortal wounds?… It is certainly not lions and wolves that we eat out of self-defense; on the contrary, we ignore these and slaughter harmless, tame creatures without stings or teeth to harm us, creatures that, I swear, Nature appears to have produced for the sake of their beauty and grace. But nothing abashed us, not the flower-like tinting of the flesh, not the persuasiveness of the harmonious voice, not the cleanliness of their habits or the unusual intelligence that may be found in the poor wretches. No, for the sake of a little flesh we deprive them of sun, of light, of the duration of life to which they are entitled by birth and being.
— Plutarch
Tags: speciesism human rights animal rights meat animals veganism vegetarian
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~ Wednesday, October 26 ~
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One Size Does Not Fit All

Fat vegans losing the diabetes & blood pressure & getting healthy!

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~ Monday, October 10 ~
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“ 99 percent of the time, the stabbing comment is not about you. It’s about them. The haters will hate because they are hurt and sad and mad. Your shine freaks the holy-hell fuck out of them.
— @Kris_Carr on how to handle criticism! / via @crazysexylife
Tags: vegan health haters veganism diet crazy sexy
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~ Sunday, September 25 ~
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Save the world: one meal at a time.

Save the world: one meal at a time.

Tags: vegan veganism vegetarian health environment ethics animal rights lifestyle water grain food supply diet
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~ Thursday, August 25 ~
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“ He is a heavy eater of beef. Me thinks it doth harm to his wit.
— William Shakespeare
Tags: go vegan! veganism vegetarian meat beef wit shakespeare
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~ Thursday, August 18 ~
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“ Karen Ranzi has written a most important book, Creating Healthy Children, that is must reading. The scientific evidence is now clear that a plant based diet means optimal health, and the sooner young people are started on this diet, the better. The storyline in this book is personal, professional and very, very sensible.
—

T. Colin Campbell, Ph.D., Jacob Gould Schurman Professor Emeritus of Nutritional Biochemistry, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY; Co-author of The China Study

Interesting! More here: http://www.superhealthychildren.com

Tags: attachment parenting vegan vegetarian children health veganism toddlers babies weaning diet Nutrition
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~ Tuesday, August 9 ~
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“ There is nothing more elitist than thinking our palate pleasure can ever justify a second of suffering or a single death.
— Professor Gary L Francione
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~ Wednesday, July 6 ~
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veganpizzafuckyeah: Pear, Caramelized Onion, and Toasted Walnut Pizza. I. DON’T. EVEN. CC image via flickr user hoveringdog, i.e., the not-so-evil genius behind Defensive Omnivore Bingo. Pear on pizza is even more super-sexy with rocket (arugula) and pine nuts. Oh yeah.

veganpizzafuckyeah:

Pear, Caramelized Onion, and Toasted Walnut Pizza. I. DON’T. EVEN.

CC image via flickr user hoveringdog, i.e., the not-so-evil genius behind Defensive Omnivore Bingo.

Pear on pizza is even more super-sexy with rocket (arugula) and pine nuts. Oh yeah.

Tags: pizza pear vegan vegetarian veganism pine nuts rocket arugula
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~ Saturday, July 2 ~
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veganbreakfast: vegan donuts from Voodoo Doughnuts by cooking vegan food up north Doughnuts for breakfast? What? Ergh! Sugar/fat coma. Not really into this sort of food AT ALL. They’re pretty, though!

veganbreakfast:

vegan donuts from Voodoo Doughnuts by cooking vegan food up north

Doughnuts for breakfast? What? Ergh! Sugar/fat coma. Not really into this sort of food AT ALL. They’re pretty, though!

Tags: vegan doughnuts donuts veganism vegetarian
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My Favourite Vegan Aussie Cookbook Author (+ Tofu Saag recipe!)

Another nifty interview and a super-nommy recipe!

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~ Friday, July 1 ~
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Plant-based omega-3s, hooray! “Fish are friends, not food.” vegantrash: HEY HUMANS! Look at these plant-based sources of Omega-3 fatty acids that don’t bother our friends from the ocean. GOOD SOURCES OF OMEGA-3s Romain Lettuce Brussel Sprouts Winter Squash Raw Tofu Summer Squash Collard Greens Spinach Kale Soybeans Turnip Greens Strawberries Green Beans Raspberries Miso BETTER SOURCES OF OMEGA-3s Cloves Oregano Cauliflower Mustard Seeds Cabbage Broccoli THE BEST SOURCES OF OMEGA-3s Flaxseeds Walnuts Chia Seeds 

Plant-based omega-3s, hooray! “Fish are friends, not food.”

vegantrash:

HEY HUMANS!

Look at these plant-based sources of Omega-3 fatty acids that don’t bother our friends from the ocean.


GOOD SOURCES OF OMEGA-3s

  • Romain Lettuce
  • Brussel Sprouts
  • Winter Squash
  • Raw Tofu
  • Summer Squash
  • Collard Greens
  • Spinach
  • Kale
  • Soybeans
  • Turnip Greens
  • Strawberries
  • Green Beans
  • Raspberries
  • Miso


BETTER SOURCES OF OMEGA-3s

  • Cloves
  • Oregano
  • Cauliflower
  • Mustard Seeds
  • Cabbage
  • Broccoli

THE BEST SOURCES OF OMEGA-3s

  • Flaxseeds
  • Walnuts
  • Chia Seeds 
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~ Wednesday, June 29 ~
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“ Everything in this room is eatable, even I’m eatable! But that is called “cannibalism,” my dear children, and is in fact frowned upon in most societies.
— Willy Wonka (Charlie & The Chocolate Factory) - Just because you can eat something, doesn’t mean you should.
Tags: Willy Wonka Charlie Bucket Chocolate Factory cannibalism edible go vegan! veganism evolution vegetarian
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~ Tuesday, June 28 ~
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Is Soy Good Or Bad For You?

New at my blog: one for the lovers and (possibly not) the haters…!

Tags: soy soya beans vegan veganism vegetarian health nutrition edamame natto tempeh tofu fermented protein
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~ Sunday, June 26 ~
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“Mimi Kirk is PETA’s Sexiest vegetarian over 50. She’s just not over 50….she’s 71!” And vegan. And raw.

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