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Food for Thought with Colleen Patrick-Goudreau — 499 episodes
Why Blood Work is Your Best Tool for Longevity
We Bought Our Gravestone
Northern Italian Cuisine (Part 4): Polenta, Focaccia, and Tiramisu
Italian Cuisine (Part 3): Beans, Biscotti, Bread… and Olive Oil of Tuscany
Italian Cuisine (Part 2): Forests, Farms, and Funghi of Central Italy
Italian Cuisine (Part 1): Pizza, Pasta, and Produce of Southern Italy
How to Create a Pollinator Sanctuary in Your Own Backyard
Should You Get a DEXA Scan?
Bone Health at Every Age (Part 1: Nutrition & Hormones)
History’s Romantic Foods from Chocolate to Pomegrantes
The Language of Menopause
The Vegan Purity Trap: How Some Vegans Lose the Plot
Dry January and Cold Plunges: The Ancient Practice of Doing Hard Things
Forbidden Meat: Fasting and Abstinence During Advent (Rebroadcast)
Celebrating Soy: The Science and Health Benefits of Tofu, Tempeh, and Edamame
Building Strength and Muscle: Protein Intake, Protein Timing, and Lifting Heavy Sh*t
Omega 3s, Omega 6s, and The Truth About Seed Oils
How Not to Be Cynical About the World—and Be Calmer, Happier, and More Hopeful
Time is Passing. How Do You Want to Spend It?
Omega-3s: Skip the Fish, Boost Your Brain, but Make Sure You're Getting Enough
Your Daily Supplement Guide: The Non-Negotiables and the Helpful Boosts
Protein-Packed Plant Foods (Ranked from Highest to Lowest)
“Climate Change” or “Climate Crisis"
Are You Eating Enough Protein? (Part Two)
Are You Eating Enough Protein? (Part One)
How Religions Shaped the Foods We Eat
Coping with the Loss of a Pet
A Guiding Force in Challenging Times (Conversation with Our Hen House)
Eco-Tourism and Sustainable Travel (Conversation with World Vegan Travel)
A Year of Compassion (Conversation with Main Street Vegan)
Tiny Shifts, Big Change (Conversation with Plant-Powered People)
A Story of an Oak Tree: How to Be Resilient, Rooted, and Renewed
A Year of Compassion
Vegan Japanese Cuisine (Part Two)
Valentine’s Day: A Love Story Written by Birds
Hair Loss and Hormones
10 (More) Ways to Live a Meaningful Life
Good News for Animals (2024 Edition)
Why People Vote the Way They Do
Omega-3s: Skip the Fish, Boost Your Brain
Is it Vegan to Wear Second Hand Leather, Wool, or Silk?
From Cholesterol to Vitamins: The Importance of Blood Work in Monitoring Health and Preventing Disease
Bread Through the Ages: Ancient, Essential, and Naturally Vegan
Building a Compassionate Future: A Conversation with Zoe Weil
Shambles: The Animal Origins of the Word
Why Do Vegans Impose their Values on their Children?
The Language of Meat
Is it Ethical to Drink Cow's Milk if the Cows Aren't Killed?
Hey Vegans: It's my Personal Choice to Eat Meat!
Animal Lookalikes
Is Humane Meat Better?
When Perfection is the Enemy of the Good
Eggs: Cage-Free, Free-Range, and Pasture-Raised
Stop Reading the News: Take a 30-Day Media Diet
Everything You Need to Know about Traveling to Africa: Planning and Preparation
A Guide to Wine: Sustainable, Organic, Natural, Biodynamic, and Vegan (Rebroadcast)
I Am Not Evil. I Just Disagree: Divisiveness, Tribalism, and a Call for Compassion
The Fishy History of Ketchup
Stop Bugging Me: Animal Words Buzzing Around
Beef is Bull
Vegan Japanese Cuisine (Part One)
Pretzels Were Made for Vegans: The History of the Holy Knot
Herbs and Spices: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know But Didn't Know to Ask
Meaningful Life: Morning Routines
Aphrodisiac Foods and Love Potions (Valentine's Day Special)
Zero Waste Living: Triumphs and Failures
Ethical Tourism: Avoiding Animal Cruelty When Traveling (Rebroadcast)
Stop Doom-Scrolling and Start Joy-Browsing: Good News for Animals from 2023
It Would Be So Much Easier to Not Care (But Here's Why I Still Do)
Forbidden Meat: Fasting and Abstinence During Advent
Jewish Cuisine: Celebrating Diversity, Continuity, and Resiliency
2,500 Years Vegan: An Ancient Call to Compassion
Magnanimity: How to Live with Greatness of Spirit
Rescue Mission: Save a Book, Help an Animal, Empower a Human
Black Cats and Halloween: The History Behind the Superstition
The Plant-Based Roots of Halloween
Veganism is not a diet
I tried being vegan, but I craved meat.
Should vegans date non-vegans?
How to increase vegan options in restaurants
Cows have to be milked, or they would get sick and die
Plant-Based in Bordeaux, France
If everyone stopped eating chickens, cows, and pigs, they’d go extinct
Why Vegans Become Ex-Vegans
Animals were put here for humans to eat.
Do you support the Native American practice of praying over the animal you kill?
When culture and tradition excuse cruelty
Why don't animal advocates care about humans?
Public Monuments and Memorials to Animal Advocates — Part Two
Cognitive dissonance and willful blindness
You don't have to kill a cow to get her milk, so what's wrong with it?
Why we make excuses and rationalize our consumption of animal products
Vegans are taking away jobs from people who work in the meat, dairy, and egg industries
Public Monuments and Memorials to Animal Advocates — Part One
How to talk about wild animals
Veganism is for the wealthy, privileged elite.
If you care about wildlife...
50 Ways to Create a Meaningful Life
Don't you agree that veganism is a bit extreme?
Demonizing soy. It's just a bean!
Eating meat is a personal choice.
There is no such thing as a vegan banana
How to Eat Like a (Vegan) Italian: Food Rules You Can Implement Wherever You Live
Nature is Cruel. Animals Deserve Better.
"Natural" Food Chain vs. "Artificial" Animal Agriculture
Losing Your Veganity: When Vegans Accidentally Eat Animal Products
Effective Communication and Advocacy + VegFest (Announcement)
What is a Joyful Vegan?
Religious, cultural, physiological, historical justifications for eating animals.
When animal advocates are called "anti-human."
Helping or Hindering Wildlife? Understanding When Baby Fawns Need Human Intervention
Being vegan is about saying "yes"
If everyone stopped eating meat, we would be overrun with animals.
I can't be vegan because of my cultural heritage.
How to Talk to Strangers
I don't eat a lot of meat, dairy, and eggs.
Plants feel pain, too.
Finding Abundance While Traveling Vegan — in General and in Ireland!
It's hard to find vegan food when traveling.
Compassion has nothing to do with someone else's behavior. It has everything to do with our own.
My goal is not to make the world vegan.
If you were on a desert island, would you eat animals then?
Vegan Passover Seder — Honor Tradition without Compromising your Values
Animals eat other animals, so it's natural for us to, as well.
Plant-Based Aphrodisiacs and Love Potions
I want to eat healthy, but it takes so long to chop vegetables.
Vegan Trips and Retreats
Vegans should stop telling people what to eat.
With so many humans suffering in the world, why spend time advocating for animals?
Small Bites for Big Appetites (Announcement)
Civic Engagement for Animals: The Power of Local Political Activism
The Burden of Burros and the Plight of Donkeys
Favorite Films and Books — Recommendations from the Past Year
Good News for Animals and Nature: 10 Reasons for Hope
The 10 Principles of Compassion
A Magical Fairytale Christmas in Alsace (A Conversation)
Food and Feasting: The 12 (Vegan) Days of Christmas
Northern Italy Tour: A Conversation
Unbridled Animalogies — Horse-Related Words (Part Two)
Animal-Themed Halloween Films (Re-Broadcast)
Eco-Friendly / Zero Waste Halloween Treats for Trick-or-Treaters
Traveling in Tuscany: A Conversation
Animal Cruelty at the Supreme Court
Bad News. Good News.
Service Dogs — Unwilling Slaves or Helpful Companions?
Animals Would Take Over the World If Everyone Went Vegan (REBROADCAST)
Equestrians, Cavalries, and Hippos — Horse-Related Words (Part One)
10 Habits of Highly Effective Advocates
Living a Meaningful Life: Creating Surprises
Vegans Kill More Animals Than Meat-Eaters (REBROADCAST)
Horse-Related Expressions: The Obvious and the Obscure
Do Vegans Overuse the Word "Vegan"?
Are Elephants Vegan? (No, They Are Not.)
Angry Vegan vs. Joyful Vegan
Zero Waste Travel Packing and Hacking
Northern Italian Cuisine: Polenta, Focaccia, and Tiramisu
Chickpeas: The Magic Bean
Tuscan Italian Cuisine — Beans, Biscotti, Bread…and Olive Oil (Part Three)
Are Almonds Suitable for Vegans? (Rebroadcast)
Central Italian Cuisine: Forests, Farms, and Funghi (Part Two)
Animal-Related Expressions: Choosing Compassionate Cliches Over Violent Idioms
Southern Italian Cuisine — Pizza, Pasta, and Produce (Part One)
We Are Not a Single Movement: In-Fighting in the Vegan, Plant-Based, and Animal Advocacy Communities
Pet Trusts & Bequests: Planning for the Care of our Animals
Vegan Purity: The Problems and the Pitfalls
Plant-Based Options at Fast Food Restaurants: Not Suitable for Vegans?
Why Is It So Expensive to Be Vegan?
Looking Backward, Inward, and Forward — Happy New Year!
Monuments and Memorials to Animals
Animal-Inspired Pasta Names
White Elephants and Gift Exchanges: What's the Connection?
A Guide to Wine: Sustainable, Organic, Vegan, Biodynamic, and Natural
Make a Vow and Renew it Regularly
Animal-Themed Halloween Films (Re-Run)
Breaking Bread: Words from the Staff of Life
Zero Waste: Only Humans Produce Garbage (and How Not To)
How to Avoid Food Waste — Tips, Tricks, Strategies (REBROADCAST)
Pet Cemeteries and Animal Burials: How We Memorialize Those We Love
Plastic-Free July: How to Reduce Your Plastic Use
The Problem with Zoos
Keep Flowers Not Bees — How to Save Bees without Eating Honey
Zero Waste: What to Do About Catalogs, Junk Mail, and Envelopes with Plastic Windows
A Kindness of Ravens: Words from Our Black-Feathered Friends
Time is Passing. How Do You Want to Spend It?
When to Use (and Not Use) the Word Vegan — REBROADCAST
Foods Easter and Passover — Honoring Tradition AND Our Values (Re-broadcast)
World Vegan Travel (In Conversation)
Jim Crow and Zip Coon: The Animals in Racial Stereotypes
Zero Waste — Rain Tanks and Grey Water
To Take or Not to Take Supplements
Learning By Heart: The Art of Memorizing
Aphrodisiac Foods and Love Potions
Zero-Waste, Eco-Friendly, Cruelty-Free Gifts for Valentine's Day
The Gift of Appreciation: It Goes Both Ways
Inauguration: On a Wing and a Prayer
How to Not Be Cynical About the World
Yes, I Have Hope. No, I'm Not a Mythical Creature
How the Past Can Give Us Hope for the Future
Animal-Free Fertilizers for Healthy Gardens
Mindful Eating
Know Your Numbers (Cholesterol)
Vegan Travel & Vegan Trips
Eat By Color
Know Your Numbers: Blood Pressure
A Powerful Non-Verbal Greeting
From Excuse-itarian to Vegan
Why 30 Days Vegan?
Plant-Based Food Rituals for the New Year
TEDx Talk for the Animals
14-Year Podcast Anniversary Love Fest
Covid Christmas: How to Make the 2020 Holidays a Little Brighter
Lessons and Gifts: Making Meaningful Holidays (Rebroadcast)
The Meaning of Compassion
Creating an Extra Special Thanksgiving / Holiday During the Pandemic
Plant-Based Holiday Menus (Special Announcement)
Animal-Related Scary Movies
Animal-Friendly Gardens: Plants, Flowers, and Trees Named After Animals
Staying Healthy — Physically, Emotionally, Mentally — During (and After) a Pandemic
How to Reduce Plastic Pollution
Heat of the Moment: Coping with Anxiety and Anger in Turbulent Times (Such as a Pandemic)
Humane Critter Control: Managing Uninvited House Guests (REBROADCAST)
Pig Laws and Black Codes: Why Voting Matters (and Why Those Who Suppress it Are Losing)
How to Engage in Politics without Becoming Cynical
Gut-Wrenching: Common Words with Surprising Animal Origins
Zero Waste: It Ain't About Recycling (REBROADCAST)
Favorite Countertop Appliances + Lessons from a Kitchen Remodel
How to Create an Intentional Daily Routine — During Quarantine or Anytime!
Vaccines Are a Bunch of Bull: Animal-Related Words for Diseases and Cures
Animals and the Coronavirus Pandemic (Part One): Poaching, Farming, and Eating Wild Animals
Vaccine is an Animalogy + Online Vegan Cooking Class (Announcement)
Essentials for a Well-Stocked Plant-Based Kitchen
Why Vegan? Pick a Reason. Any Reason.
The Lethal Gifts of Livestock: Zoonotic Diseases and their Origins
50 Ways to Live a Meaningful Life
Can You Eat Eggs And Still Be Vegan?
Life-Changing Books (Fiction and Nonfiction to Live By)
Better is Better: The Emotional and Practical Aspects of Fostering Cats and Dogs
How Zero Waste Changed the Way I Eat (And Why Baby Carrots Are Evil)
Five Favorite Foods (And The Strange Way I Eat Popcorn)
Lessons and Gifts: Making Meaningful Holidays (and Lives)
The Last Thanksgiving Turkey
Ask for What You Want: Vegan on Vancouver Island
The Joyful Vegan
When Vegans Should Not Use the Word "Vegan"
Is Wildlife Tourism Good or Bad for Animals?
Confessions of a Level-5 Zero Waste Vegan
Peace for Pigs (REBROADCAST)
Summer is Coming: A Food for Thought Update
Lethal Gifts of Livestock (REBROADCAST)
I’m Not Evil, and Neither Are You: Tribalism, Ideology, and a Call for Compassion
The Taming of the Cattle (REBROADCAST)
Are Avocados, Almonds, and Figs Vegan?
Vegan in France (+ Switzerland, too!)
Vegan Travel Around the World
The Vegan Police
Is Palm Oil Vegan? Should Vegans Eat Palm Oil? (REBROADCAST)
Vegan at Work: When Your Job Conflicts with Your Ethics (REBROADCAST)
Are Oysters Vegan? (REBROADCAST)
Masculinity and Meat: Re-Defining What Makes a “Real Man” (REBROADCAST)
What's Wrong with Eggs if Chickens Don't Have to Be Killed? (REBROADCAST)
Vegan Travel: Vietnam
Zero Waste, Vegan, and Living with Cats
Food Waste (Part 3) — Make Soil Not Trash: The Ins and Outs of Composting
Food Waste (Part 2) — Food is Not Garbage
Food Waste (Part 1): How Animal Products Hinder Zero Waste Goals
The Vegan Experience: Special Announcement
Don't Get Fleeced: Check out This Episode!
Clean Meat: Slaughter-Free and Sustainable
12-Year Podcast Anniversary: A Love-Filled Love Fest
Buying In or Selling Out? When Meat and Dairy Corporations Buy Vegan Companies
10 Habits of Highly Effective Advocates (REBROADCAST)
Co-Existing with Carnivores: A Conversation with Camilla Fox (Project Coyote)
How to Talk to a Hunter (Or Anyone Else with Whom You Disagree)
Thanksgiving for the Birds (REBROADCAST)
Talking Turkey (REBROADCAST)
Ethical Tourism: Avoiding Animal Cruelty When Traveling (Thailand Edition)
Novels Inspired by Animals
Special Episode: Berserk for Bears
My Client is Innocent: The History and Significance of Protecting Animals Under the Law
100-Mile Trek in the Scottish Highlands
Compassion for All Creatures Great and Small: In Conversation with Nancy Lawson, author of The Humane Gardener
If the World Went Vegan, We Would be Overrun with Animals and Other Hypotheticals
Laws for Animals: Effective Political Activism
SPECIAL EPISODE: Old English Pigs and Old French Pork
Vegan in Africa: Animals, Food, and Nature in Four Countries
SPECIAL EPISODE -- The Semantics of Meat (with Paul Shapiro)
11-Year Anniversary: Another Amazing Love Fest!
SPECIAL EPISODE — Eating Crow? Trying Eating Humble Pie Instead.
SPECIAL EPISODE — Zodiac: A Circle of Animals (Literally)
SPECIAL EPISODE — Coccyx: Please Don't Sit on the Cuckoo
SPECIAL EPISODE - Inauguration: On a Wing and a Prayer
Announcement: Animalogy is Live!
Animalogy: Our Animal-Related Words and Phrases
Vegan in Los Angeles
Animal Words with No Animal Origins
Animals in the Alphabet
A Gaggle of Geese, A Pride of Lions, A School of Fish, and More Collective Animal Nouns
10 Habits of Highly Effective Advocates
In Defense of Butchers: A Semantic Justification
Traveling to Africa: Planning and Preparing for a Dream Trip
Of Vegan Wine and Hunters
30 Things You Can Do To STOP Changing the World
Vegan in Seattle
Are Oysters Vegan?
Cat Cafes: Helpful or Harmful
Animals in Film — Part Three: How to Help
Vegan in Germany: Beyond Pretzels, Beer, and Bratwurst
Ten-Year Podcast Anniversary: A Crazy Love Fest!
Advocacy & Adaptation: Fitting In and Living Joyfully in a Non-Vegan World
Humane Critter Control: Managing Uninvited Guests
5 Ways We Can Help Animals in our Every Day Lives
Animals in Film Part Two: Animals Were Harmed
Animals in Film Part One: The History of the "Animals Were Not Harmed" Disclaimer
Raw vs. Cooked Foods: Which is Better?
White God: A Film for the Animals
A Compilation of Compassion
Vegan at Work: When Your Job Conflicts with Your Ethics
Expansion of Awareness and Skills: Stage 8 of What Happens When You Stop Eating Animals
Vegan with Cats and Dogs: What to Feed Our Companion Animals
Vegan in the South (of Italy and France)
Processed Foods Are Evil! (Or Are They?)
Masculinity and Meat: Re-Defining What Makes a “Real Man”
The Best Animal Mothers: Human and Non-Human
10 Strategies for Effective Communication (Part Two)
10 Strategies for Effective Communication (Part One)
Vegan for Health vs. Vegan for Ethics: Is There a Difference and Does it Matter?
A Note to Excuse Me: Natural Foods Expo + Holistic Holiday at Sea Vegan Cruise
The Symbols of Easter and Passover: Honoring Tradition as well as Our Values
Animals and The Age of Enlightenment: How thinkers in the 17th century paved the way for animal protection today
Raccoon Rescue
Rites and Wrongs: When Slaughter Rituals Mask Discomfort
How to Make a Vegan: Mainstreaming The 30-Day Vegan Challenge
Seeking a Sense of Community (Stage 6 of What Happens When You Stop Eating Animals)
Victory for Elephants in Circuses
Vegan Traveling in Ireland: Plant-Based Eating in my Ancestor's Land
American Vegan in London
Animal Word Origins
Practical Answers to Real-World Vegan Concerns
Animals Are Not Plants
The Power of Compassion
Indoor Cats with Outdoor Access
When You Stop Eating Animals — Evangelizing ("Vegan-gelizing")
Being the Vegan in the Room: Representing Veganism in a Joyful Way
Palm Oil, Earth Balance, and Rainforest Destruction: Straw-Man Argument or Legitimate Connection?
Vegan in Italy
Feeding Wildlife: Is it Ever Okay?
2,500 Years of Veganism: A Brief History
Beauty without Animal Cruelty
Advocating for Animals in Social Media
Vegan in New York City
Knowing Where You End and Another Person Begins
The 30-Day Vegan Challenge is coming back! All I need is you.
Vegan Weddings: How Dare You Reflect Who You Are on Your Special Day
Compassionate Fashion
Benji: My Gateway Film into Animal Advocacy
I Am (Not) An Animal
Vegan in Napa, Cruelty-Free Antibacterial Soap (Why It's Unnecessary), and Holy Roaches
Lessons from a Kitchen Remodel + The Links Between Animal Advocacy and All Social Justice Issues
Valuing One Life, Changing the Barometer, and Knowing You Can't Please Everyone!
Eight-Year Anniversary: An Uber Love Fest!
The Shame of Overweight Vegans
Setting Boundaries, Reading Chaucer, and Talking Bees
Creating a Foundation of Compassion
Being Vegan is a Means to An End. It is Not An End in Itself.
A New Era for Food for Thought!
What Happens When You Stop Eating Animals – Stage Three: Coming Out
What Happens When You Stop Eating Animals – Stage Two: Guilt & Remorse
Humane Montaigne (mon*tayne)
What Happens When You Stop Eating Animals - Stage One: Validation and the Voracious Consumption of Information
The End of the Food for Thought Podcast?
¡Adiós, Cordera!: An 1892 Spanish Short Story (Read in English!)
Verbal Vivisection: How Euphemisms, Oxymorons, and Doublespeak Disguise Our Violence Against Animals
From Consumption to Compassion: The Stages We Go Through When We Stop Eating Animals and What We Need to Know to Stay Hopeful and Joyful
Vegan Dating
Keeping a Vegan Home
Seven-Year Anniversary: An Uber Lovefest
A Tribute to Schuster and Michael: Loved and Lost
Re-Reading the Classics Through the Lens of Compassion: Bambi and Frankenstein
A Journey Through England and Scotland Through the Eyes of an Animal-Centric, Anglophilic, Literary Geek
I Don't Eat Fake Meat: An Etymological Appeal for Living (and Speaking) Compassionately
The 30-Day Vegan Challenge: Your Personal Guide for Living Compassionately and Healthfully
Disagreement is not Disrespect
John Oswald – a Scottish Voice for Compassion
Responses to 'I'm Vegan' and How to Reply
Six-Year Anniversary: An Uber Lovefest
Vegan with Child: A Healthy Combination
The Newest Diet Fad: Paleo
It's a Girl! (and Other Announcements)
Big Vegan Finds in Little Places
The Pleasures and Politics of Yellowstone National Park
Vegan Outreach to Restaurants
The Moral Crusade Against Foodies
How to Talk to Hunters (or anyone with whom you disagree)
Finding Abundance while Traveling Vegan — in General and in Ireland!
The Shearing of Sheep
Critters on the Streets - When to Intervene (Part Two)
Losing Weight - Part Two: Calorie Reduction
Critters on the Streets - When to Intervene (Part One)
Losing Weight - Part One: Calorie Expenditure
Five Favorite (Japanese) Foods: Miso, Sushi, Agar, Sea Vegetables, Shiitake/Maitake Mushrooms
Finding Sanctuary
Favorite Food: For the Love of Lentils
Art and Consciousness
The Compassionate Gift Guide - 2009
The Color of Animals
Man’s Place in the Animal World by Mark Twain
My Evolution Through Cats: A Tribute and a Memorial to Simon
Five Favorite Kitchen Tools
How to Read the "Nutrition Facts" Label
A Dog's Tale: A Short Story by Mark Twain
Down with Feathers
Three-Year Anniversary Show: An Unabashed Lovefest
The Compassionate Kitchen: Eating Healthfully Affordably
Rabbit Tales
Memorials to Animals
The Compassionate Bathroom
Diseases of Civilization (aka "Lifestyle Diseases")
The Compassionate Gift Guide - 2008
Food for the Road: Packed Lunches and PIcnics
Little Boy Pig: A Genetically Modified Tale
Where do I get my calcium if I don't drink cow's milk?
Celebrating Halloween and Thanksgiving Without Compromising Your Values
Drawing the Line: How Vegan is Vegan?
Honoring the Animals We Eat - Just Like the Native Americans
The Favors We Do Animals
Greening Your Life
How Does Your Garden Grow? (Without Animal Products!)
Eating for World Peace
Living Among Meat-Eaters - Part II
The Safety of Supplements
The Happy Prince by Oscar Wilde
Two-Year Anniversary Show: A Veritable Lovefest
Five Favorite Foods: Carrots, Dates, Walnuts, Oats, Brussels Sprouts
Definition: Vegan
The Anarchist - His Dog
Are You Serious? Strategies for Good Communication
I Eat Only "White Meat" - In Defense of Chickens
Acts of Forgiveness - What Humans Can Learn from Non-Human Animals
To Florida: An Apology
The Vegetarian Philosophy of Pythagoras, as told by Ovid in "The Metamorphoses"
Favorite Foods: Beans!
Marks of Domination: The Branding of Human and Animal Slaves
A Passionate Life
Thanksgiving FOR the Birds
Compassionate Clichés
On the Road: Traveling as a Vegan (with a Focus on Italy, London, and - Florida)
Raising Vegan Children - Social Situations
Poetry's Plea for Animals
The Fall of the Excuse-itarians (or The Emperor is Naked!)
Living Among Meat-Eaters - Part I
The High Costs of Cheap Meat
The Practical Aspects of Being Vegan
Motherhood and Maternal Instincts
Leather: Not an Innocent By-Product
All About Tofu
Animal Advocacy and Emotional Stress
BBQs, Burgers, and Backyard Bites
Grateful for Goats
Fish Consumption and By-Catch
Like Animals
Teen (and College-Age) Vegetarians
Peace for Pigs
Eat Your Vegetables!
Turning the Tables
What do Vegetarians Feed their Dogs and Cats?
Response to: Why don't you spend your time on people instead of animals? or Why don't you care about humans?
Life After Cheese
Soy is Not Evil
Becoming Re-Sensitized
Mutilation: An Ugly Word, An Ugly Act
Iron: An Essential Mineral
Minding the Gatekeepers: Meat is Not Neutral
Taking It All In: Considering Animal Advocacy
Five Favorite Foods: Quinoa, Kale, Blueberries, Tempeh, and Tea
Don't Give a Cow
An Essential Vitamin: B12
Speaking your Truth
Common Responses to Questions about Veganism
Talking Turkey
Replacing Eggs in Cooking and Baking
Transitioning to a Vegan Diet: Tips for Eating Healthfully
The Rise of the Excuse-itarians (or The Emperor's New Clothes)
How humane are "humane" meat, dairy, and eggs?
10 Tips for Eating Plant-Based in Social Situations
Favorite Foods: Non-Dairy Milks
Eating Animals: Dogs, Cats, Pigs, or Cows
The Myth of the "Perfect Vegan"
Response to: "Eating meat is my personal preference, and since I respect your choice not to eat meat, I would appreciate your respecting my choice to eat it."
Being a "Joyful Vegan"
What about the insects killed for plant production - don't you care about them (and other tenuous arguments)?
Response to: "If you were on a desert island and were starving, I bet you'd eat meat then; I eat only meat from humanely raised animals"; and other statements based on hypothetical scenarios and myths.
Milk is a natural food, and cows naturally give milk, so what's wrong with drinking it?
PART II Humans are meant to eat meat. Just look at these incisors in my mouth.
PART I Humans are meant to eat meat. Just look at these incisors in my mouth.
Skipping the Middle Animal: The Nutrients We Need are Plant-Based (Not Animal-Based)
A Visit to Two "Free-Range" Egg Facilities
Aren't free-range eggs better than eggs from battery-cage hens?
What's wrong with eating eggs since the chickens aren't killed to get her eggs?
The Protein Myth