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Serena Williams, world-class tennis players, David Haye, professional boxer, and NFL player David Carter. More interestingly, the website features a section dedicated to everyday people who tried Veganuary and have seen an incredible improvement in their Participants lifestyle, particularly in in former their health and through years praised weight loss. Vegan in Gib
the ability to eat more food as a vegan...
Here, in Gibraltar, the selection of vegan options at local eateries is steadily growing. Lunch options range from Nosha’s Healthy Options’ quinoa wraps, sweet potato filled with roasted veg, and vegan lasagne; veggie burger plus
¿WHY VEGAN? 1. FOR THE ANIMALS Animals are sentient beings. They feel emotions and pain, as well as happiness. Pigs are smarter than dogs. The mass production of animals for food and clothing has resulted in an industry that cares little for their well-being, and causes them to suffer in innumerable ways. Two of the worst culprits are the dairy and egg industries. Research tells us that chickens probably suffer the most miserable existence of all factory farmed animals. Dairy cows have their calves removed from them only hours after giving birth, after being forcibly impregnated to ensure they produce milk. Like any mother, they grieve. So too do their young. 2. FOR THE ENVIRONMENT Emissions are generated through land use: clearing land to graze animals and to grow the crops to feed them. Energy is also used in keeping the animals alive, slaughtering them, and the transportation involved in these processes. As well
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falafel-hummus wrap at Bean and Gone Cafe and also Verdi Verdi; vegetable sushi from Wasabi, The Atlantic and Saki, and traditional Spanish pisto at Sacarello’s. On a Sunday, head to The Royal Calpe for a carvery, load up the plate with all the roasted vegetables for close to half the price without the meat. New to Irish Town, LPH also offers vegan options which change daily and the Gibraltar Confectionary bakes fresh calentita. To cater to your sweet tooth, Sain’t Café often bakes homemade vegan cupcakes. Local supermarkets Eroski and Morrisons have added more vegan meat alternatives to their stock also. My personal favourites are Fry’s Golden Crumbled Schnitzels, which genuinely taste of chicken kievs, Morrisons vegetable quarter pounders, stuffed with peas, carrots, sweet
corn and potato are exquisite piled on to bread with beetroot, spinach, onions and relish. Eroski’s seitan and courgette burgers are extremely versatile and taste great when added to pasta or rice dishes. Taking time out of every day to carefully plan what to eat is rewarding, and really helps you look forward to each meal, particularly where hummus is involved. For all those who may have been convinced to try the Veganuary movement for this year, check out our recipe section and join the Vegan Gibraltar community on Facebook to share ideas and pick up useful tips. Also, remember to sign up on the Veganuary website to take advantage of all the useful information they have to offer. Happy Veganuary!
as CO2 and methane (a gas that has a warming effect 86 times more potent), animal agriculture is also responsible for nitrous oxide emissions. This gas is 268 times more harmful than CO2 in terms of its potential to intensify global warming. Agricultural scientists estimate that eating meat requires four-and-a-half times more land than is necessary for a vegan diet. The earth’s rainforests and other precious natural areas are being destroyed to provide this space. In just over ten years, the Amazon has lost an area of forest twice the size of Portugal. Eating animals is the largest contributing factor in habitat loss and species extinction. If fed directly to people, crops for farmed animals could end world hunger. Worldwide, 70 billion farmed animals are all producing waste which, poor or improperly managed, is polluting our air and waterways. The single biggest threat of water pollution is from agriculture.
The United Nations describes animal agriculture as having ‘an enormous impact on water use’. 3. FOR YOUR HEALTH Well-planned plant-based diets are rich in protein, iron, calcium and other essential vitamins and minerals. The plant-based sources of these nutrients tend to be low in saturated fat, high in fibre and packed with antioxidants, helping mitigate some of the modern world’s biggest health issues like obesity, heart disease, diabetes and cancer. Apart from all the obvious benefits of consuming no cholesterol, there is massive overuse of antibiotics in farming today. Antibiotics are fed to farmed animals to offset the disease risks posed by overcrowding, stressful conditions, early weaning and maximising production. These are given regardless of whether the animal is infected or not leading to the rise of antibiotic resistance in meat-eaters.
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