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Virginia Kisch Messina, MPH, RD is a dietitian specializing in vegan nutrition. She works with organizations to promote healthy vegan diets—and has been eating this way herself for two decades. View more of her writing at http://www.veggiedietitian.blogspot.com/. Follow her on Twitter: http://twitter.com/TheVeganRD

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Windsor Castle goes vegan and a vegetarian restaurant embraces meat

Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009

The Napa “vegetarian” restaurant Ubuntu has announced that Tuesday night dinners will embrace a “No Holds Barred, No Rules”...
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Four reasons to celebrate World Vegan Day

Sunday, November 1st, 2009 · 4 comments

Englishman Donald Watson founded The Vegan Society in England 65 years ago in 1944. He coined the word vegan by taking the first three and last two...
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Go vegan with recipes from 5 great cookbooks

Friday, October 30th, 2009

It’s easy to find delicious vegan recipes. The selection of vegan cookbooks just keeps getting better and better. No matter what your culinary...
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Going vegan is easy with these free vegetarian starter guides

Thursday, October 29th, 2009 · 1 comment

World Vegan Day is coming up this Sunday and it’s a great time to start taking some steps toward more ethical eating. Whether you are vegetarian...
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Eating meat contributes to global poverty

Wednesday, October 28th, 2009

Yesterday’s Seattle Vegan Examiner column was a little bit of commentary about a proposal for a 50 percent tax on meat. Among the many good...
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Fight global warming, animal cruelty and world hunger with meat tax

Tuesday, October 27th, 2009 · 19 comments

It’s easy these days to find support and help in becoming vegan. The selection of meat and dairy analogs has grown remarkably in just a few...
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Go meatless to reduce global warming

Animal agriculture is even worse for global warming than previously believed. That’s the conclusion of two environmental specialists associated...
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Iron fortified foods are better than meat for toddlers

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Iron-fortified foods may be among the best ways to improve iron status in young children according to New Zealand researchers. Iron deficiency anemia...
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Fall recipes: Vegan coconut pumpkin soup

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This creamy vegan pumpkin soup will warm you up—both body and soul—on the grayest of fall days. It has the subtle sweetness of coconut...
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Fall recipes: Beans with apples and vegan sausage

Nothing brings the flavor and scent of autumn into the kitchen quite like crisp apples. This recipe is delightfully different. It teams apples with...
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