What kind of gluten free AND vegan meal can I bring?? Must also be coconut free. I’d like for it to somewhat be in the theme of Thanksgiving even though I’ll be the only one eating it. Ugh I just want to stay home and eat tofu tacos all day

theinformedvegan:

Concerned New York residents are calling for an investigation after a carriage horse knelt down and died in the middle of a busy Manhattan street on Sunday.

En route the Central Park near 54th and 8th Ave, a large white horse used by the NYC carriage industry knelt down and died in the middle of the road. The law enforcement unit of the New York ASPCA is one of the groups calling for an investigation telling the New York Daily News, “The ASPCA has long believed that carriage horses were never meant to live and work in today’s urban setting.” A no brainier for anyone who knows anything about horses but still the industry persists.

Horses in the NYC carriage industry are forced to work nine hours a day in almost every weather condition. They spend their entire lives pounding sensitive hooves on hard pavement while they navigate some of the most reckless and dangerous traffic conditions. At the end of their lives, when they’ve been worked to exhaustion, many are sold to slaughterhouses where they are butchered and sold for meat. 

Being carriage horse is no walk in the park. If they don’t die the streets, these gentle and caring horses are worked to the brink of death and slaughtered all in an effort to turn a quick buck for their owner. This poor horse’s death underscores the need for a ban on the industry.

Enough is enough, end the use of carriage horses now.

please please sign this 

direct link http://www.petitiononline.com/ch4ny123/

thevegandiner:

Via veggie-wedgie.com

Chocolate Pudding Ice cream Base
-4 ripe avocados
-1 cup raw cacao powder
-1 cup agave nectar
-1/2 cup water

Blend everything in a high-speed blender until completely smooth and transfer in ice cream molds. Freeze for at least 8 hours.

White Chocolate Shell
-150 grams raw shaved cacao butter
-4 tbsp raw coconut butter/oil
-6 tbsp coconut milk powder ( this is not a raw product,but you can substitute with lucuma,maca or yacon powder)
-6 tbsp agave nectar
-1/2 tsp ground vanilla powder

Place all the ingredients in a double boiler on medium heat and stir until everything melts and comes together. Make sure you don’t overheat the chocolate,you should be able to dip your finger in it without burning!

• To assemble, take the ice cream sticks out of the freezer (make sure they are completely frozen) and dip in the chocolate.
• Hold the stick and let it drip for a few seconds as it hardens. Place on non-stick baking paper until the chocolate sets completely.
• Repeat until you cover all the ice cream bars. Once you are done,repeat this process again,so that you create a thicker shell.
• Wrap each ice cream bar in baking paper and store in a container in the freezer.

This recipe makes about 10 small ice cream bars.

Vanilla Pudding Ice cream Base

-6 young coconuts
-1/2 cup coconut water
-1/2 cup agave nectar
-1 tsp ground vanilla powder

Open coconuts and save water for drinking. Scrape out the soft coconut meat. In a high speed blender combine the coconut meat,water,agave and vanilla and blend until you have a rich and smooth cream. Transfer in molds and freeze for at least 8 hours.

Cacao Chocolate Shell

-150 gr. raw shaved cacao paste
-1/2 cup coconut butter/oil/
-1/2 cup agave nectar ( or to taste)

Place all the ingredients in a double boiler on medium heat and stir until everything melts and comes together. Make sure you don’t overheat the chocolate, you should be able to dip your finger in it without burning!

Enjoy!

i wish i wasnt allergic to coconut!

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iwishiwasashark:

And believe ALL animals should be free <3

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veganslove:

The Informed Vegan: Bob’s Red Mill Funds Animal Testing.

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thinkstrawberry:

Bob’s Red Mill Funds Animal Testing.

Bob’s Red Mill’s standing as a conscious and compassionate company is about to take a serious hit. The grain seller is donating $25 million to the Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU), an institution responsible for extensive animal testing.

Bob and Charlee Moore of Bob’s Red Mill have chosen to give OHSU this massive donation for “nutrition education” and “research on obesity and other diseases.” OHSU will not deny that the funds will be used to conduct animal experimentation or provide a special guarantee that these funds won’t be spent on animal testing.

OHSU is one of the most notorious animal testing schools in the world. According to whistleblowers, OHSU hires unqualified low-paid workers to conduct sloppy and unscientific experiments. Animals, like baby monkeys, are kept in cramped cages in standing water and bodily fluids where disease and sickness are rampant. All the experiments, including the most absurd ones, are done in the name of “health research.” A few years ago, OHSU famously spent close to $1 million terrorizing baby monkeys with Mr. Potato Head dolls as part of an obesity study.

When I heard Bob’s was donating to support OHSU I immediately contacted both parties. After several exchanges, neither party will deny that the funds will be spent on animal testing. Bob’s is avoiding discussing animal testing altogether and OHSU is defending their legacy of experimentation. Jim Newman from OHSU told me over e-mail that, “There are currently no other ways to obtain this info that assists both human and animal medicine.”

Bob’s Red Mill runs a serious risk by taking their customer’s money and giving it to a notorious animal tester. Their loyal customer base of animal lovers and vegans may boycott them if they choose to go through with the donation.

To encourage OHSU to stop their animal experimentation, tweet @OHSUnews or @ONPRC.

To express your disappointment over the donation, tweet @Bobs_Red_Mill or contact them via their site.

Bob’s Red Mill, WHY. I love your shit! What the hell am I going to eat for breakfast now??

NOOOO! Fuck. Go fuck yourself, Bob. You and your Red Mill. The red mill covered with the blood of the animals you’re hurting. I’m boycotting your sorry ass. 

This is extremely disappointing. For shame, Bob. I hope this means that Whole Foods will stop selling the brand, due to their animal testing beliefs, if that’s even true.

UGH time to find another place to buy GF baking products. 

ALSO he is super proud of his donation judging by his tweets/replies. So feel free to knock him down by posting a tweet talking about his decision!!