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Bye Bye Eggs! 2 Healthy Vegan Breakfast Choices

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For most people, breakfast means eggs. This is why a lot of new vegans get completely lost in the morning. I mean, you can only have cereal and almond milk so many times before you get tired. There are a lot of reasons to go vegan, from animal welfare to religion. But even if you and your family are not completely vegan, there are a couple of good reasons to start eating vegan meals once in a while. It will really reduce your carbon footprint, and you don’t even have to completely change your lifestyle. Just a couple of meals a week. If you want to feed yourself and your family a healthy, egg-free and completely vegan breakfast, you can try these recipes.

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1. Vegan french toast

That’s right, you can make french toast with no eggs or milk. And it will still be delicious. Being vegan doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy some breakfast classics. You will need your favorite bread, around 4-5 slices, 1 cup unsweetened almond milk or your favorite non-diary milk, 1/2 tbsp agave nectar or maple syrup, 1 tbsp chia seeds, 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon, 1/2 tsp vanilla extract and any topping you like. Mix all the ingredients (except bread and toppings) in a large, shallow bowl or pan and place in the fridge for 20 minutes, to activate the mix and get the right consistency. Grease and preheat a griddle with medium heat. Dip each slice of  bread in the mix (both sides) so it soaks it up and place in the griddle. Cook until golden brown, carefully flip it and keep cooking until both sides are golden. Plate and top with coconut whipped cream, fresh fruit, maple syrup or any other topping you like.

2. Savory vegan chickpea pancake

If you are not one for sweets but will still like to enjoy one breakfast classic, try out this savory vegan pancake. You will need 1/2 cup water, 1/4 cup finely chopped green onion, 1/4 cup finely chopped red pepper, 1/2 cup besan, chickpea flour or garbanzo flour. 1/4 tsp garlic powder, 1/4 tsp fine sea salt, 1/4 tsp baking powder, a pinch of freshly ground black pepper and a pinch of red pepper flakes. First, preheat a skillet over medium heat. Whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt, pepper, garlic powder and red pepper flakes in a small bowl. Add the water and whisk until there are no clumps. You really want to get some air bubbles in the batter. Stir in the chopped vegetables and spray some olive oil in the skillet. Pour the batter and cook for 5 minutes until you can easily slide a spatula underneath it. Flip it over and keep cooking until lightly golden. Serve on a plate and top with hummus, avocado cream, salsa or your favorite tipping.

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I Bet You Had No Clue These Celebrities Are Vegans And Vegetarians

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Being a celebrity is often confused with being a spoiled, selfish brat, who’s leading a life of excess, money, fame, and parties. But not all celebrities decide to take on their fame and use it to party 24/7 like Lindsay Lohan or Paris Hilton do. Some celebrities are praised for their acting or singing skills, but also, because they publicly speak out on matters that are important to the world. These are the most outspoken celebrities who lead the vegan and vegetarian life and we cannot help but praise them. For the right reasons.

Alicia Silverstone. Was one of the first celebs to publicly screamed to the world back in the 90’s, that she was a vegetarian. Author of the book ‘The kind diet’, is an outspoken mom who’s been a vegan for over 16 years now. Back it wasn’t so ‘common’ to hear celebrities speak about animal abuse and these sorts of diets. “I couldn’t reconcile being an advocate for animals and at the same time eating them — it made no sense,” she stated in her new book, The Kind Mama. And boy, do we agree!
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Alan Cumming. Who plays Eli Gold on TV’s hit show The Good Wife knows a thing or two about strategy and the power those political candidates carry under their sleeves. And being in the spotlight himself, Alan stands for animal rights and is completely against the hormones that dead carcasses carry in their bodies. He’s also a big fan of hummus. Who can blame him?!

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Lovely Anne Hathaway, who plaid an innocent intern in the movie Devil Wears Prada dropped 60 pounds for a movie role. She went from a slim girl to an unbelievably tiny shred of her old self. She chopped her hair off as well, but that wasn’t the only change in her life. She ditched her old eating habits and turned to veganism. She seemed to be in the right track, according to PETA and other vegan crusaders, when suddenly in 2014, she decided to switch to the Paleo diet which is packed with a different kind of protein. Hey! Whatever works for her! She just might come back to being a vegan, right?
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Emily Deschanel. Also known as ‘Dr. Brennan’ on Fox’s show Bones, got pregnant and maintained her vegan diet. Twenty years ago she started the green life and has never looked back. When she was pregnant, she stated “I don’t think it’s any more challenging for me than it is for anyone else: You have to make sure you get all those essential nutrients.” And we all know she’s talking about getting enough vitamin B12 and omega-3s, which is something most vegans lack.

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How Veganism Doesn’t Necessarily Help The Planet

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Well, I was a meat eater. I simply felt fed up one day and upon watching the acclaimed documentary ‘Food Inc’, I decided to slowly cut down on my meat intake. The first reason is because I felt disgusted at what mass production is doing to animals. But also, because I noticed how slowly, my vegan and vegetarian menus were making me healthier and more energetic. They also made me lose weight and I needed that, because of health reasons. I was proud of helping out the chain by being a week vegetarian. But then I started to flirt with the idea of becoming a full blown vegan.

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I did the research and there is no good source of information. One party claims is the best thing you can do for the earth, while another says “this is bull, you need to eat different foods, because you are also helping to destroy the earth”, then someone else claims “well, then become a fruitarian, I’m healthy and I only eat fruits”. But then a doctor claims that those fruitarian’s insulin receptors go insane after years of eating just ONE group of food. Many have released videos online claiming that veganism made them put on weight, made them depressed, anxious and as time went by, their blood tests spoke for themselves: veganism and fruit based diets DO not help your diet. And you end up with bad colon issues because you’re digesting huge amounts of veggies or fruits.

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I tried to avoid preachy vegans telling me that my diet HAD to be vegan, how else would we restore the equilibrium of animals living with humans…but that got me thinking. We never had that equilibrium. Hunting is what we did when we were not civilized and organized and food wasn’t mass produced. While I do agree with the fact that animals cannot be tortured and confined to those unhealthy living conditions just to murder them mercilessly, I do not agree that veganism is the ONE way to go. Particularly Raw veganism. And in a farmer’s words, here’s why:

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The point I’m trying to make is that sometimes, diets and lifestyles change and it’s OK. Do what works for you, and your values. Do what works for your body. If raw veganism doesn’t do the trick for you, then don’t force feed your body with huge amounts of raw food. Eat cooked veggies! Eat fruits! Eat meat! Eat what makes your blood test results shine, and your energy boost! Whatever you do, keep reading and try to filter so many preachy messages online that seem to confuse us all. Be happy and healthy and enjoy life!