FAMILY
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(Trick or) Treat Your Kids to Scary-Good Vegan Halloween Candies
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TREAT YOUR KIDS TO SCARY-GOOD VEGAN HALLOWEEN CANDIES
(TRICK OR) TREAT YOUR KIDS TO
SCARY-GOOD VEGAN HALLOWEEN CANDIES by Carolyn Scott-Hamilton
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here is a chill in the air, a distant howl in the wind and glowing pumpkins line our porches. It’s time for Halloween! And that means sweet treats and fun foods for festive party goers and trick-or treaters alike.
Halloween can be particularly scary for vegan (or just plain healthy) kids. Most of the candies or other “treats” that other kids enjoy this holiday contain milk. And most others are just bad for kids – including candies containing artificial dyes and other ingredients. These products, which are known to affect hyperactive behavior, can turn any sweet-natured child into a monster. But don’t miss out on all the freaky food fun this year. Try some of my homemade vegan Halloween foods and treats - or dive into some of my favorite store-bought treats - and enjoy the scary season to its fullest!
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FEATURE Should You Be Vegan: But What Will I Eat??
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SHOULD YOU BE VEGAN: BUT WHAT WILL I EAT?? / Steve and Julie
SHOULD YOU
BE VEGAN: BUT WHAT WILL I EAT?? by Steve and Julie Prussack
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ust the other day, we were cruising our Facebook homepages, when we came across the following post from a family friend:
recent post, the disincentive is so strong, that it will even deter a person from considering a plantbased diet, despite the knowledge that they will live significantly longer. So, if you’re considering whether you should be vegan, this particular stereotype might be the one holding you back. Thank goodness then that this too is just a myth. Those who have been vegan for any amount of
This post was not completely unexpected. It’s the “sad” truth that when a person who lives on the S.A.D. (standard American) diet thinks of a vegan, the stereotype is of a person who exists on tasteless sticks and twigs or flavorless tofu. It’s a strong disincentive, for sure. As evidenced by this
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REVIEWS
AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Pick of the Month: “Unity” A Powerful New Film by the Creator of “Earthlings” Dune Swoon: Dive and Climb into Fall Color At Lake Michigan’s Beaches
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PICK OF THE MONTH
PICK OF THE MONTH:
“UNITY”
A POWERFUL NEW FILM BY THE CREATOR OF “EARTHLINGS” Vegans often hear that we should be paying attention to solving the problems of human society before worrying about the problems of animals. This is specious (as well as speciesist) given that the institutions humans have set up to exploit animals also invariably harm humans. In his new documentary, “Unity” (which opened August 12 nationwide), Shaun Monson paves some of that path, looking through a compassionate lens to show how our respect for animals and for each other are part of a whole, part of a positive system of relationships with our fellow man that we need to adopt – and soon. Monson’s previous documentary, “Earthlings,” is already legendary for presenting the issue of animal exploitation so clearly and powerfully that it has caused people to go vegan after the credits roll (I know people for whom this has happened), and has earned the moniker “the vegan-maker.” Now Monson is using that cinematic method to treat a more mainstream issue. “Earthlings” and “Unity,” focusing on strife between humans and animals, and between humans and humans, respectively, will be part of a trilogy of which the third part looks at humans and nature, in an ever-expanding sense of the whole. But the vegan idea still pervades the content as there’s a parallel between our human ‘tribalism’ that almost instinctively divides our family-and-friend group from other, more questionable humans, and the VegWorld Magazine
popular mantra “that’s what separates us from the animals.” In a phone interview, Monson explained: “You can look at the history and see an attitude of empathy and compassion that is cultivated for the in-group, toward the family, the village, the nation, your favorite sports team, what have you, and in the same breath, while we’re cultivating that empathy and love for the in-group, we’re also cultivating an attitude of aggression toward the out-group, the ‘other,’ and this is throughout the history of humanity. Animals aren’t totally grouped outside of our group because we have many that live in our homes with us that families are fond of and consider family members. But in the movie we call it “separation based on form” because we show empathy and compassion for some forms such as the dog, the cat, the whale, the dolphin or the harp seal, and in the same breath show an attitude of aggression toward other forms which might be the cow, the chicken and the pig. That’s separation based on form, which I feel is mirrored in human society.” The film is narrated by a large number of actors and other celebrities. As Monson explained: “If you think about it, the press is always interested in names, but they’re also exceptional narrators. In particular actors are very good with reading dialogue. In fact I would’ve loved to have had a policeman or a janitor or a schoolteacher deliver
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