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vegenista: LAVBF!!!! The LA Vegan Beer Fest is fast...

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 08:55:42 -0700

LAVBF!!!!

The LA Vegan Beer Fest is fast approaching. I am really excited to be heading up the coast next weekend for what will surely be an EPIC event! You don’t wanna miss this! So many awesome vegan vendors, breweries, bands & more are lined up for a day of food, booze, tunes, & fun! Get your tickets here before they sell out!

quarrygirl:

in case you haven’t heard the news already, the LA Vegan Beer Fest has gotten so big that we had to move it across the street from The Roxy to a vacant lot on Sunset. we are going to have more food vendors and more beers than ever before, so don’t miss what’s sure to be the most epic event of the year!

VIP tickets and non-drinking tickets are already SOLD OUT! click here to buy your general admission tickets now! they will sell out soon!

So Excited!! Alll the beer! All the vegan food trucks!

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Sat, 30 Mar 2013 21:11:43 -0700

The #superfood arsenal that goes into my green smoothies: Kale,...

Fri, 01 Mar 2013 12:53:09 -0800

The #superfood arsenal that goes into my green smoothies: Kale, banana, almond milk, cacao powder, maca powder, hemp hearts, chia seeds, raw almond butter, coconut butter, spirulina powder, cinnamon & ice. All #raw all organic, all amazing for the body & mind! Sometimes prepackaged powders taste funky, so I’ve nailed down a good blend to my liking here 😻 get your green smoothie on people! #vegan

"Before you can grow up, you must fall in love 3 times.Once you must fall in love with your best..."

Mon, 11 Feb 2013 22:07:22 -0800

“Before you can grow up, you must fall in love 3 times.Once you must fall in love with your best friend, ruining your friendship forever. This will teach you who your true friends are, and the fine line between friendship and more. Once you must fall in love with someone you believe to be perfect. You will learn that no one is perfect, and that you should never be treated as any less than you deserve. And once you must fall in love with someone that is exactly like you. This will teach you about who you are, and who you want to be. And when you’re through with all that, you learn that the people who care about you the most are the ones that you hurt, and the ones that hurt you are the ones that you needed the most.But most of all, you learn that love is only a concept and is not something that can be defined, it is different to each person that experiences it. And you will learn to respect each and every person on this earth, knowing that everyone only wants to be loved.”

- (via urbanexperiment)

gpoy

Mon, 11 Feb 2013 13:50:44 -0800

gpoy

12 Reasons to NOT Eat Dairy

Wed, 06 Feb 2013 11:49:23 -0800

12 Reasons to NOT Eat Dairy:

punkrockmermaid:

12. Harvard says so. I’m being cheeky here, but Harvard’s new “Healthy Eating Plate” food guide has pushed dairy off the plate, based on Harvard’s assessment that high intake can increase the risk of prostate cancer and possibly ovarian cancer, and also suggesting that foods like collards, bok choy, and baked beans are safer choices than dairy for obtaining calcium.

11. Cancer Prevention. Prostate, breast, and ovarian cancers have been linked to dairy consumption. And, if you’ve read The China Study, you’re aware of the link between casein (the main protein in milk) and cancer. Think about how often children are pushed to eat milk, yogurt, and cheese. Childhood diets rich in dairy products are associated with cancer in adulthood. For more, watch this video from Dr. Colin Campbell.

10. Cheese is addictive. That’s why it’s so darn hard to stop eating the stuff. But, as you’ll learn in Julieanna’s brief video (and through this list), it’s best to kick the cheese (and dairy) habit.

9. Osteoporosis. Seems counterintuitive. We’re supposed to drink milk to protect against osteoporosis, right? So why do the countries that guzzle the most dairy have the highest osteoporosis rates? We now know that it’s not just calcium intake, but absorption and loss. When we eat diets high in animal protein (milk included), our bodies become acidic and calcium is drawn from our bones to neutralize that acidic environment - cheese is particularly acidic. Ditch the dairy (and the meat) to help maintain a more alkaline state in your body.

8. Plant-Based Calcium. Speaking of calcium sources and absorption, did you know that kale contains more calcium per calorie than milk (90 grams per serving) and is also better absorbed by the body than dairy? And that’s just ONE plant food you can eat. Other plant-foods boosting calcium include: beans, nuts like almonds and seeds like sesame, broccoli, collards, whole-grains, and tofu. (And if you think eating leafy greens is hard, start making green smoothies. It will change your leafy green intake forever!)

7. Heart Disease. All that cheese and milk (and other dairy products) pack a wallop of cholesterol and saturated fat to one’s diet. A low-fat plant-based diet has been shown not only to prevent heart disease, but also reverse it. And, before you think low-fat dairy is okay, it has been linked not only to increases in allergies, but also type 1 (childhood-onset) diabetes.

6. Constipation. Milk and cheese have no fiber. (Neither does meat.) Dairy is constipating for children. Our children have never been constipated, yet I have heard parents talk about poo problems over and over. And, grownups, if the kiddos get constipated from dairy, you will too (maybe you are right now). There’s no need for laxatives. Eat a plant-based diet (rich in whole foods), and you’ll poop easy. There, I said it.

5. It stinks. Okay, there is nothing scientifically or even ethically sound about this argument. But, have you ever just smelled milk? Put aside the fact that you’ve been drinking it since your wee years. Take a glass and smell it. It has a stink. You can say what you want about non-dairy milks, but if you had been drinking rice milk your whole life and then took up a glass of cow milk, it would be putrid to you. And, that’s before it goes sour.

4. Antibiotics and hormones. The mass production of milk requires cows being stressed to unnatural levels. This stress results in mastitis in the cows, which requires antibiotics, which make their way into the milk in our markets. As well, synthetic hormones such as recombinant bovine growth hormone (rBGH) are commonly used in dairy cows to increase the production of milk. Do you want to drink growth hormones and antibiotics? Do you want your children to? You may bypass this one point by choosing organic milk products - but that’s just one issue here.

3. Animal cruelty. Dairy production might be the most offensive and heinous of all animal farming. Baby calves are pulled from their mothers at birth. Mother cows will bellow and search after being separated from their young. While female calves are slaughtered or kept alive to produce milk, male calves are taken, chained in tiny stalls and raised for veal. And, since is unprofitable to keep dairy cows alive once their milk production declines, they are usually killed at 5 to 6 years of age (though their normal life span exceeds 20).

2. Lactose Intolerance. I would guess that if any of us were tested, we would be deemed ‘lactose intolerant’. It is estimated that about 75 percent of the world’s population are ‘lactose intolerant’, and those that aren’t (primarily Caucasians) tolerate milk sugar because of an inherited genetic mutation. That’s because the milk is meant for cows, not people…

1. It’s COW’s milk. Why are we all drinking milk from a cow when we wouldn’t drink the milk from our lactating dog or cat… or milk from a horse or pig?! Would you go out into a field and suckle from a cow?! Probably not! Think about that connection. Just think about it.

My lunch- stuffed poblano and tricolor carrot squash soup....

Tue, 05 Feb 2013 14:47:17 -0800

My lunch- stuffed poblano and tricolor carrot squash soup. Farmers market goods put to use! Whole foods, gluten free deliciousness! #vegan

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Mon, 04 Feb 2013 22:23:20 -0800

What I do with a midnight deadline approaching for a research paper.

Mon, 21 Jan 2013 19:38:08 -0800

stare at prompt
text The Boy
make coffee
bake cookies
drink coffee and cookies in sunshine
tumblr, IG, FB, repeat.
make mac n cheese
more coffee
oh sunshine you feel so good on my face
talk to The Boy
laundry
paint nails
stare at prompt
tumblr, IG, FB, repeat..
bath
hungry again?!

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Thu, 17 Jan 2013 18:33:03 -0800

vegansaurus!: Product Review: Williams Sonoma and Navitas Naturals smoothie mix belongs in your porridge!

Tue, 15 Jan 2013 20:46:23 -0800

vegansaurus!: Product Review: Williams Sonoma and Navitas Naturals smoothie mix belongs in your porridge!:

vegansaurus:

I rarely make it to big-chain malls these days (I mean, who has the time!) but I do remember visiting the Williams Sonoma at the mall as a tweenager—and that it didn’t have too many veg options. When I heard the exciting news that Vedge Restaurant co-owners Kate Jacoby and Rich Landau are doing…

Woohoo! My 14 day Philosophie cleanse arrived! Lets do this!...

Mon, 07 Jan 2013 15:59:27 -0800

Woohoo! My 14 day Philosophie cleanse arrived! Lets do this! @philosophiemama #vegan

Sending up lanterns for love & resolutions, what an amazing...

Mon, 31 Dec 2012 22:51:32 -0800

Sending up lanterns for love & resolutions, what an amazing experience to share with friends tonight. So blessed

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Sat, 29 Dec 2012 13:48:38 -0800

Unicorns & Balls for Santa! #vegan of course!

Mon, 24 Dec 2012 11:32:08 -0800

Unicorns & Balls for Santa! #vegan of course!

Butternut Alfredo Pasta from PPK.com and a spinach salad…...

Sun, 23 Dec 2012 19:33:40 -0800

Butternut Alfredo Pasta from PPK.com and a spinach salad… Unbelievably amazing! I used brown rice pasta, so this meal is also soy free & gluten free! #vegan

Just made 5000 peppermint mocha cupcakes. #vegan

Wed, 19 Dec 2012 16:06:52 -0800

Just made 5000 peppermint mocha cupcakes. #vegan

Baked Polenta with zucchini & marinara, and oven roasted...

Tue, 18 Dec 2012 16:13:13 -0800

Baked Polenta with zucchini & marinara, and oven roasted baby yukons, carrots & onion. I used a little sprinkling of the Trader Joes #vegan cheese shreds again…. And it turned out just fine. I wouldn’t say I love it, but I just used about 1/2 cup over a large casserole dish, so it gives the illusion of cheese & just a tiny taste…. Yay.

"Our culture and traditions school us to believe that someday our prince (or princess) will come,..."

Tue, 18 Dec 2012 09:04:10 -0800

“Our culture and traditions school us to believe that someday our prince (or princess) will come, that a relationship has the potential to solve problems like loneliness, that the right partner will make us feel whole. Popular romantic movies propagate the myth of another person completing us. On the face of it, the idea of being “completed” by another seems deeply romantic. But it’s a fantasy that can weigh down a relationship with impossible expectations. The truth is that while your partner can offer many things, he or she can’t “complete” you. The only person who can give you a sense of security and an unshakable love of you is you. And though you may “know” this with your mind, sometimes feelings of unworthiness, insecurity, and incompleteness are so deeply buried that you aren’t even aware of them or of how they influence your behavior.”

- http://www.yogajournal.com/wisdom/2520?utm_source=Wisdom&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=Wisdom (via fuckyeahyoga)

Curry roasted cauliflower with some nacho nooch cheese sauce to...

Mon, 17 Dec 2012 14:31:21 -0800

Curry roasted cauliflower with some nacho nooch cheese sauce to dip in! #vegan #ilovetodip #whenidipudipwedip