Utah folks, have you noticed PinkBox donuts being stuck on the blueberry fritter and cookies and cream donuts? The St. George location used to have an amazing strawberry donut, and a chocolate chip one, and online suddenly there are other flavors... But though the website says they regularly cycle through their flavors of donuts, in the American fork location and now in the St George location as well, they only ever have blueberry fritter and cookies and cream for vegan options. It's been that way for about a year. What's going on? When I try to ask an employee they don't ever have an answer for me.

it makes me severely depressed that most of my friends and family laugh whenever i bring the topic of veganism up. (not to convince them to be one, but just the facts) and they’re all christian too. (i’m atheist)

wouldn’t it make sense for out of anybody, a religious person to understand it’s not right to have animals killed and eaten? i’m feeling like cutting everybody off. the world is looking extremely dim and bleak to me, i am in a deep depression over this.

i don’t want to speak to anyone who is okay with this. how i hate this world and wish i was never a part of it. how do you guys cope?

Hey guys I’m 19 and I have been doing research on veganism and i want to become vegan!!! I already don’t eat meat much (probably 3 times a week) I eat salads and a lot of fruit but I know the main thing for me would be the protein and milk, I drink a lot of milk and I don’t like almond milk so I’ve been substituting milk slowly with coconut milk or water. What are some of the milks that you guys drink? I also want to know what you guys eat for protein and any other recommendations you guys may have for newly vegans thank you!!

First off, I am vegan and have no plans to change. Seeing the cruelty even if it were that it is harmful for the environment I do not think I can get myself to go back again after looking at the atrocities. So I am not justifying not being vegan.

Now, I was looking at youtube videos, naturally, about veganism cuz vegan or carnist person tries to find stuff to appeal to their views. But I stumbled upon this video

https://youtu.be/sGG-A80Tl5g?si=HG5Xo9RlnfLAOOzA

And it basically was talking about how the inedible plant part is what is mostly fed to animals. Upon looking up, it is true, 86% of inedible plant scraps are fed to animals.

As an ethical emotivist I do view using animals as commodities something that is inherently wrong when you do not need to. However, I want to be convinced even from a utilitarian perspective too that it is wrong. Even if lets say it cannot be proved wrong and just environmentally neutral, I will be completely convinced.

Hi I’m 21 and I’ve been eating meat since forever, but recently I’ve been kind of feeling down about it. I’ve tried some vegan food before and they were nice. I wish I knew more tasty vegan foods to try if anyone can recommend :) but I don’t know if it’s too late to become vegan I been eating animals ever since that I feel it don’t matter anymore…

Hi I’m 21 and I’ve been eating meat since forever, but recently I’ve been kind of feeling down about it. I’ve tried some vegan food before and they were nice. I wish I knew more tasty vegan foods to try if anyone can recommend :) but I don’t know if it’s too late to become vegan I been eating animals ever since that I feel it don’t matter anymore…

I have to do a lab test where I have to be eating 100 grams of fat (at least, can be more) a day for 5 days. Any fun ideas of what to eat? You don’t have to come up with all the meals for 5 days, but easy (I’m disabled/very low energy chronically ill) meal suggestions welcome.

For reference, my doctor gave me this list (any foods count but just to help with brainstorming since these are very high fat foods):
1 avocado = 28 grams
1 tablespoon oil = 14 grams
½ cup sunflower or pumpkin seeds = 40 grams
½ cup nuts = 30 grams
1 tablespoon peanut butter = 8 grams
1 cup canned coconut milk = 50 grams

But I need to be realistic about what I can and need to eat in a day too— if I make a smoothie with a whole cup of coconut milk for breakfast and then have avocado toast with a whole avocado for lunch and then pizza with a lot of cashew cheese for dinner, that’s actually a lot of food for me. 100 grams of fat is 900 calories and I normally eat 1500 or so (willing to eat more but sometimes it’s literally hard to), so I have to be strategic of mostly eating fat! Could I ask AI? Yes. Is it more exciting to see what you all come up with? Yes.

What strikes me the most is that most people don’t realize they are basically eating plants via their meat. I think the popular conception is that meat has like special vitamins and minerals you wouldn’t get otherwise but you’re literally just eating whatever the animal eats. Sure there’s b12 but more likely than not the animal is taking that via a supplement. As far as animals digesting grass, I don’t need to eat grass lol. I’m not sure if any of it is worth it. So much misinformation about why we eat meat. It was originally out of necessity to survive but there’s no longer much reason.

TLDR people who claim you can eat mostly meat and be fine don’t realize they’re having a cow chew grass for them and staying alive cuz of the benefits of the grass

I’m a newbie here.

It needs to make a dish for 20+ people.

It needs to be strictly gluten free and nut free, due to potential anaphylaxis for one person, an almond sensitivity , and several people with a wheat allergy including me.

I need it to be vegan as well (with no cross contact- I likely have a dairy and beef allergy).

My family is Lithuanian American and I would like a cultural dish as well, if that’s possible because Lithuanians love dairy in almost every recipe

Hey y'all

I'm 12 days into veganism and I feel wonderful. It's not a perfect switch, I still have some food to donate and others to finish using before switching brands (accidents happen d'oh!)

Beyond the biggest win of transitioning basically overnight, I've :

-inspired one of my partners to go vegetarian!

-went out with friends and I told them I'm vegan, so I won't be eating and I can only have these certain drinks. In the best way, nobody asked invasive or insensitive questions or much cared beyond making sure my orders were correct.

Yay small wins :)

I hate how i can make a tiktok post about being vegan and suddenly there's at least 5 people in my comments either demonising me, accusing me of ableism, accusing me of racism or trying to ragebait me by saying things like "idc im gonna eat meat anyways" or "but what about the inuits?" or some other uncalled for bs

Like yes, veganism isnt possible for everyone, but i do not need harassment from people assuming im automatically an ableist privileged racist asshole

Just a public service announcement: I found out that coffee shops like Starbucks, Cuppi Coffee, and Dunkin’ Donuts have pumpkin spice syrup/flavoring that includes dairy. So if you order a pumpkin spice latte with oat milk, you may think you’re ordering it completely dairy free, but I’ve come to find out that the flavoring syrup they add more than likely has dairy in it.

It's an effective thing to do against factory farming. If you can cook well more people will eat stuff you cook, especially important if you live with non-vegans. The more of the stuff you cook people eat the less animal products they eat. Additionally it serves as a form of activism. By not learning how to cook good vegan food you fail to have a positive impact on the world that you could have had.

Since going vegan I have experienced head pressure relief when eating tofu. At times I get a cruddy feeling and have found it goes away immediately when I eat tofu. I have searched on Google though don't really know the mechanism behind this phenomenon. Has anyone else experienced this and know how tofu gets rid of the bad feeling?

Hi transitioning to veganism here,

Today I called a restaurant ahead and asked if any of their pasta could be made vegan and they said yes, so thats kind of what I’m thinking to calll in advance if nothing is labelled vegan on the menu. What about like an impromptu situation with non vegan friends though ? And also like for instance I have a friends party in a couple weeks with pizza, should I just show up with a vegan pizza with me then? I would feel awkward to ask someone to order a vegan pizza when im gonna be the only person eating it

Im also wondering whats your go to dish for cuisines that you know is most likely vegan

Like for instance mexican, Im thinking ok even the beans could have lard so idk if that works
Italian- tomato pasta with pasta not made in house?
Indian- ordering a vegetable rather than a daal ?
Japanese- I usually already order avocado sushi but for miso soup for instance do I have to ask are you using vegetable dashi?

Thai- i imagine some dish could be vegan here like a coconut curry or something?

Thanks so much in advance! :)

Here's my piece – 'Bonfire of the Animal' – I'd love to hear your thoughts! xo

Hi! I'm looking for a psychiatric nurse practitioner (PMHNP) or psychiatrist in California who offers telehealth and accepts Anthem Blue Cross Medi-Cal.

At my recent appointment, I asked my psychiatric NP about switching to a gelatin-free formulation of my medication. The conversation shifted toward my vegan diet, and she shared negative opinions and anecdotes about veganism and vegetarianism. I felt uncomfortable because I was simply trying to find a medication that aligned with my values, not debate my dietary choices.

I'm hoping to find a provider who's respectful of veganism, takes a collaborative and nonjudgmental approach, and has experience treating adult ADHD and managing medications like Vyvanse when appropriate.

Does anyone have recommendations based on personal experience? I'd especially appreciate providers who accept Medi-Cal and offer telehealth anywhere in California. Thank you!

Anita Krajnc, an animal rights activist that's been fighting for the animals since the early 2000's created the Animal Save Movement, an organization that has achieved a plant based treaty in over 70 cities and is set their aim for global scale veganism.

She is quickly becoming a hero of mine.​ she's been arrested twice already for giving water to pigs headed to slaughterhouses, as well as for aiding pigs while the semi truck turned over. She regularly host events that bare witness to these poor animals showing a lot of them their first and last experience of human kindness before they meet their horrible fate.

I've always been hyper critical of charities/welfarist groups due to the enormous amount of capital that they generate while yielding zero to negative results for the animals.

But this lady and her organization is different, she has a career in politics which gives her a shoe in to make the systemic change needed to get the world on board with veganism. She constantly speaks at the U.N. putting pressure on them from an enviornmental/health/ethical standpoint and they have been listening.

I believe we need two types of people to change the world, street level outreach types that change the mentality of the individuals which they encounter, and political lobbyists who know which hands to shake and how to pragmatically change real world through policy and reform.

The beautiful thing about their approach is that you can help them out without spending a dime ( although i'm sure they appreciate the financial assistance ). Save The Animal Movement is their site, I can't link it here due to reddits rules.

The animals need help, sooner than later.

Please help this lady and her organization get the momentum going for the sake of the animals. Thank you for your time and attention, have a great day!

This is great news.

Hello all! On halloween I will be hosting a small get together for myself and some friends.

I am looking for some halloween themed vegan party foods I can serve! the attendees are all non-vegan aside from me, but are not the type to assume all vegan food is bad just because it's vegan. That said, I am a little hesitant to serve them things like vegan cheese or whatnot because I know they aren't the same as their non-vegan counterparts and they wouldn't really be used to the differences 😅

we will be going trick-or-treating before hand (well, I won't as I don't want all the non-vegan candy I'm sure to recieve), but they will, so while I plan on making cookies (I have some fun halloween cookie cutters ^^) and will have plenty of soda around (I keep several flavors of diet soda stocked reguarly), I am really looking for more savory foods, not sweet.

I've been looking around for various ideas, and while there's a couple easy things (fruit/veggie plates arranged in fun ways, I plan on having chips and dip ofc), many of the things I'm seeing I'm not sure I could veganize?

I keep seeing hotdogs cut to look like fingers, which seems really fun, but the only vegan hotdogs I can find around here are frozen, and therefore I don't think I could cut them like that (not to mention how expensive they are 😅). Another thing I've seen is fun pizzas, ghost or pumpkin shapes, they seem fun! I'm just hesitant to serve vegan pizza largely because of the cheese issue. vegan cheese doesn't really melt 😅 I'm worried it would look unappatizing even if it tastes good.

To finish up I should probably also say I'm not looking for super complicated recipes, or things I'd have to buy special cooking equipment for. I'm willing to put in effort of course but it would be largely just me hosting and preparing the food so I don't want to be overly ambitious 😅

Thanks in advance for any ideas guys!! :)

I'm a 38yo man who became vegan almost overnight in May of this year. I have a wife and 2 kids who are not vegan but have made some changes(almond milk and plant based nuggs).

I have hunted and fished my whole life. Over the last couple of years I have taught this(regrettingly now) to my 11yo son. We have not bought cow meat for years due to eating deer that I have hunted.

It is currently deer season here in Arkansas and my son is wanting to go hunting. My wife is wanting him to go as well. He is too young to go on his own. She has never hunted and doesn't know the 1st thing about it. She has a coworker that offered to take him but I don't like the idea of that. She and my son understand and respect my position but she has requested that I help her and him out.

Some of the alternatives to me not helping could be: wife buying cow and supporting factory farming, him going out with a stranger, her and him going out and possibly ending up lost/injured/etc

I'd like to hear some thoughts on my situation.

Soon I'll be 18 and I want my birthday to be special. I've found a great vegan & vegetarian restaurant in my town and Im planning on inviting my friends(non vegan) to treat them at vegan gyros and a soda or Coca-Cola or smth.

Thing is that Im not sure if they will be okay with that. I know that I am NOT going to pay for non-vegan options(and yes that includes vegeterian options) because it goes against my values. Like, I still want to have a fun time but at the same time not debate about veganism on my birthday and respectfully reject paying for my friends if they want non-vegan options. I was thinking that if someone doesn't want to eat vegan, they can still come but they'll have to pay for themselves.

Idk, any thoughts?

Hello! I'm somewhat new to veganism and I've noticed almost every recipe calls for nutritional yeast. I'm in Ontario, I've looked at Freshco and Walmart with no luck...I dont even know what the packaging looks like which would certainly help lol

Where do ya'll get your nutritional yeast? What brand is it? What's the package look like? What isle would it be in? Thanks! :)