I had a conversation with my best friend the other day (she is pre-vegan), and I think I planted the vegan seed. She has been a bunny mom for YEARS, so I was curious to ask her if she prioritizes purchasing cruelty free products, since her companion animal is the very animal that are victims of animal testing. In my mind, I had assumed she did, but I never asked. Until last week... She had never even thought about it. I showed her that a quick internet search is all it takes to make sure her purchases are cruelty free. Which led to her realization that her favorite shoes, make up, and handbags have victims that she never even realized. She uncomfortably laughed and told me that I "ruined her life" and I remember feeling that exact same way when the dots started connecting for me. I felt really scared and ashamed and angry. I wanted to share this here, because I almost feel guilty when I think about disturbing her peace. And at the same time, I want to scream the truth from the roof tops for the sake of the animals, because I know a lot more people might want to change if they realized the reality of how exploited animals are for us. Thanks for reading my story and being a safe space to feel the moments like this. 💚

Hello you beautiful humans! I’ve been MIA the last few weeks getting things in order for my cross country move next weekend! I’m driving from Ohio to Arizona over the course of three days so I need lots of snacks and most importantly meals I can prep or bring that are easy to heat up. I’m struggling to think of meals that will microwave easily while on the road (i usually prefer airfrying my food lol) so if you have any go to’s for travel meals please let me know 💗

Thank you to those that suggested all the exciting foods. I didn't get a chance to make it to besties. I tried but there wasn't an opportunity but I did go to multiple supermarkets when I passed by them and picked up treats! These are only some of the treats pictures I got! My suitcase was filled with so much (mainly for other people but I do have an untouched bag for myself!). The drizzilicious was amazing!! Such a great reccomendation!! I also had a wonderful thanks giving meal. I will say, sweet potato and marshmallows are not for me 😆 and we did end up finding vegan pumpkin pie in wholefoods but it was soooo disappointing. I could have definitely made a better one. 💪🏻 OtherwiseI had a banging meal and made the most amazing vegan lobster bay garlic and cheddar biscuits. They stole the show! Hope you all enjoyed the holidays - those that celebrated! 😁

Another Friday is here! I hope you are all having the best day ever! For today’s question I’d love to know where you all originated from. As in your hometown. I was born (and am in right now) Gainesville Florida. How about everyone else?

I will take any excuse to mess around with spreadsheets, so I put together this protein database! You can sort by protein %, cost and a few other fields. You can also filter by allergies, categories, prep needed and a few other things. If you poke around in it and see any foods that should be added or have ideas on how to make it better/ more useful, let me know 😊 https://proteindeficientvegan.com/blog/best-vegan-protein-sources