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0002-QU1-veganWhat in the World is a Q&U?

This is the very first Q&U episode, so let me explain how it works. Every week I will present a new question of the week relating to rescue or pets and then I’ll read your answers out loud on the show! Doesn’t that sound fun?! I assure you, it has been =)

As of right now I’m posting these questions on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram… but eventually I might settle on using just one of these networks to collect your answers. What do you think?

The Q: What was the catalyst that convinced you to change your eating habits?

I have even more vegan and vegetarian friends than I ever even knew about! As I met more and more animal advocates, even though many of them prefer to work with dogs and cats, I started to notice a common thread. Animal cruelty memes that showed cows, pigs, and chickens showed up in my social media feeds, and so did vegan recipes, wearing the “cruelty-free” hashtag. I started to realize that I was a complete hypocrite… or maybe I already knew I was, but it really started to settle into my being and nag at me.

I decided that I was going to have to walk the walk and not just talk the talk. So far I’ve given up meat for almost a month now! (when the show was recorded it was only 2 weeks)

Your Resources

Thanks to everyone who participated! Listen in to hear all of the answers to this week’s Q&U.

Here are all of the resources that were mentioned in the show:

Documentaries:

The Witness

Food Inc.

Vegan Foods – but Mostly Cheese:

Daiya cheese

Chao cheese slices

Recipe: Chickpea Salad Sliders

Make your own “parmesan cheese” by grinding up raw cashews and garlic in a food processor.

I also found this awesome list of vegan cheese recipes and I know I’m going to try most of them!

 

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