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one girl's quest to follow her heart... into her food

You can call me vegan, but definitions can get messy. I haven't eaten animal products in a year and a half, but I didn't throw away all my leather shoes when I turned vegan, because I also believe in no waste. I don't eat animal foods for ethical reasons, and I eat plant foods for health reasons. I don't believe that an animal-free diet is right for everyone, but I do believe that a conscious connection to our food is vital. I am a nutritional consultant, and I am in school to further my knowledge of holistic health. I love life and health and think the two are inseparable. This blog ponders what we put into and onto our bodies. We really are what we eat, and because the skin is so great at absorption, we are what we wear, too. Through this blog, I will explore cruelty-free, toxin-free, chemical-free, GMO-free, and big corporation-free methods of eating and caring for our bodies. Hippocrates had it right when he said, "Let thy food be thy medicine."

Thursday, May 6, 2010

Chocolate lovers and veganism

I've had a lot of people ask me if I can still eat chocolate, being vegan. This is one thing that prevents many people from considering a lifestyle change- the fear that they can no longer have chocolate.

You CAN have chocolate. There are many, many, many vegan and delicious chocolates.

What you cannot have is milk chocolate. For obvious reasons. But companies like Sunspire, Trader Joe's and Green and Black make some delicious dark chocolate bars, many organic as well.


Other brands are vegan as well, but you have to really read the ingredients because many contain casein, whey, or non-vegetable lecithin. Don't forget about chocolate chips, either. Many of the most popular brands are full of animal ingredients. Trader Joe's makes delicious chocolate chips that happen to be vegan, and my other favorite is Sunspire organic chocolate chips.

To find out more about where chocolate comes from, and to see a list of vegan chocolate, check out this about.com article.

Also remember that dark chocolate is full of anti-oxidants, and is actually good for you!
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