The vegan diet is a more popular form of the plant based diet in which no animal foods at all are eaten. This doesn’t always follow a whole foods plant based diet because sometimes the foods eaten might be highly processed and not in their whole, natural states. Nevertheless, it is still a good plant based diet and a healthy one to follow. This is because it cuts out animal based foods and meat, which have been found to be huge causes of diseases, obesity and diabetes.
The vegan diet has the benefit of not just better health, but also a positive impact on the environment and animal rights. Most raising of animal based foods leads to negative effects on the environment. This is coupled with the idea that factory farms which are used to produce many animal products, have the huge potential to cause epidemics and worldwide health issues. Further is the fact that animals are generally not treated humanely in these farms and are also killed for meat consumption. Usually the living conditions for these animals is very poor and unsanitary.
It may be a little uncertain as to if Swedish Fish have gelatin in them or not. In a previous post, we looked at Do Sour Patch Kids Have Gelatin because they contain the consistency of food that might use gelatin. Gelatin is used as a gumming agent to make foods and candies gummy, much … Read more
The Garbage Plate has been a popular menu item in Rochester, NY. But wait, what if you are vegan and looking for a Vegan Garbage Plate recipe? Well, we’ve been plant-based and vegan for some time now. And I think I can help someone looking to make a Vegan Garbage Plate. In my case, I … Read more
In one of our last posts, we looked at if Sour Patch Kids are vegan. There were actually two different types of Sour Patch Kids, and so you had a vegan version and a non-vegan version. But many websites have missed this. This post will look specifically at, are Sour Patch Watermelon vegan? We will … Read more
In this post, we’ll explore and see if Sour Punch Straws are vegan. We’ll see what the general answer is, as well as what some areas of concern might be. Let’s look at the answer to this below! What is Sour Punch? Sour Punch is a type of sour candy line-up. It comes in five … Read more
Previously in Can Wax Paper Go in the Oven? Use this Oven Safe Method post, I wrote about how my wife put some Reynolds Cut Rite wax paper into the toaster oven to heat some banana bread. Unknowingly the wax paper started to catch fire and smoke. Thankfully, nothing bad happened and we were able to … Read more
After writing an article previously on the topic of Sour Patch Kids being Vegetarian or Vegan, we were walking downtown and happened to stumble into a candy store. I noticed the Sour Patch Kids on the shelf and had to take a look at the box and ingredients to see if these Sour Patch Kids … Read more
Here’s something I wasn’t aware of, not being big candy eaters. A lot of vegans ask, “Are Sour Patch Kids Vegan?”. And vegetarians might wonder the same, “Are sour patch kids vegetarian”? Naturally, I would assume that they are. I mean, they aren’t obvious animal products such as meat or dairy. Let’s have a closer … Read more
We were at the in-law’s two years back. My wife wanted to heat up some banana bread that had recently been made, so she unknowingly stuck it in the toaster oven on top of some wax paper. Little did we know at the time. We didn’t know if the wax paper was oven safe or … Read more
One of our friends recently moved into a new house and noticed that pecans were falling all over their yard this winter. They had a pecan tree that was producing tons of pecans and dropping them to be picked and eaten. So far, they have gathered over 5 pounds worth of pecans, ready to be … Read more
Here’s some great new proof of the power of a plant-based or vegan diet to promote weight loss as well as manage blood sugar levels. Researchers from Yale School of Medicine along with the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine released this study after following 244 overweight men and women over 16 weeks. Half of the … Read more
