When I was growing up I was something of a picky eater. With a British background, our meals consisted mostly of meat, potatoes, and some kind of frozen vegetable. I thought I hated vegetables growing up – except broccoli and corn. I fed peas to my cat, I gagged on mushrooms – I generally tormented [...]

Melissa Schwartz and Donovan Jenkins are showing the sex appeal of the vegan movement, with the goal of raising awareness for inner beauty. Their new network for beautiful vegans, vGirls|vGuys, showcases personal interviews and photo shoots with vegans of all body types. vGirls|vGuys is for anyone and everyone, current vegans and those looking to adopt the [...]

Last month I volunteered to get involved with the food blog of my local paper.  Small Bites wanted to feature guest bloggers as part of Hudson Valley Restaurant Week.  I reached out to Liz Johnson, Small Bites producer and food editor of The Journal News and LoHud.com and told her that I wanted to review [...]

If you are like me, you read a lot of vegan blogs.  As I have always said, vegan blogs really helped me transition so easily and well to a plant-based diet and vegan lifestyle. My friends at Vegan Mainstream started VStream Zine to give readers “a pulse on the vegan blog world.”  I am so [...]

Imagine vegan, mainstream. The first time I saw the website Vegan Mainstream, I instantly thought, now how perfect is that?  If ‘vegan’ were ‘mainstream’, wouldn’t all our lives be easier? Imagine: Strolling into any restaurant, popping open the menu, and navigating to the vegan items.  And even better, vegan items starred with ‘no added fats [...]

Ruth Heidrich might be the bionic woman. Heidrich has been a marathon woman (pun intended) for decades, surviving a battle with cancer, winning Ironman competitions and publishing books about her story, all while maintaining a vegan lifestyle. Recently Vegan Mainstream got to chat with Heidrich about her many accomplishments, and glimpse a day in the [...]

What’s the buzz on the vegan street? That’s what we’re talking about this week on the Vegan Mainstream blog. Tune in this week for articles about how to veganize your daily life – resources for new vegans, the importance of having a vegan support network, new vegan trends, taking your veganism to the street, and [...]

  In the world of perpetual downloads and portable audio players we now live in, it’s always nice to carry the information you want to hear, everywhere you want to go. Midwest Vegan Radio delivers insightful and informative podcasts about the world of veganism and animal rights, with a no-holds-barred approach. The dynamic duo, Dallas Rising and [...]

There are lots of great reasons to go vegan. Now that the New Year is almost upon us, and many of us are thinking about New Year’s Resolutions, let’s bring them to the forefront and talk about WHY you should GO VEGAN in 2012! 1. Help the planet – Not to overwhelm you, but the [...]

This week at Vegan Mainstream, we’re shining the spotlight on people who are making changes in legislation.  Right away I knew I was going to zero in on changes diet and health related.  At the forefront of such changes is PCRM, the Physician’s Committee for Responsible Medicine. Noah Gittell, PCRM Last week I caught up [...]