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Vegan Fast-Food Chains Are Spreading Nationwide. Can McDonald’s Keep Up?
America’s fast-food industry is undergoing a plant-based transformation and only those who adapt will survive. Led primarily by McDonald’s, the proliferation of fast-food in the 1950’s set a standard for how most Americans have eaten ever since: fast and cheap. Now, with concerns mounting around public health and a growing awareness of the large role of animal agriculture in the climate crisis, many consumers are turning to a new crop of fast-food chains. Vegan fast-food chains have been around as niche concepts for some time in the US, with California-based Veggie Grill being one of the first to pioneer the
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Should you raise your child as a vegan or a vegetarian?
Vegan and vegetarian diets have grown in popularity. But while they may be good for your health, the environment, and animal welfare, are they good for growing bodies? “A plant-based diet tends to be higher in vitamins, minerals and antioxidants—and all of these nutrients can help lower risk of chronic disease,” Amy Gorin, an inclusive plant-based registered dietitian, tells Fox News. “By following a plant-based diet, you are teaching your child about sustainability and protecting the earth.” “Raising a kid as a vegan or vegetarian has many long-term health benefits when done correctly and really focusing on high-nutrient and wholesome
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Should you raise your child as a vegan or a vegetarian? Nutritionists weigh in.
Nutritionists weigh in on whether vegan and vegetarian diets are smart for children’s growing bodies. (iStock) Vegan and vegetarian diets have grown in popularity. But while they may be good for your health, the environment, and animal welfare, are they good for growing bodies? “A plant-based diet tends to be higher in vitamins, minerals and antioxidants—and all of these nutrients can help lower risk of chronic disease,” Amy Gorin, an inclusive plant-based registered dietitian, tells Fox News. “By following a plant-based diet, you are teaching your child about sustainability and protecting the earth.” “Raising a kid as a vegan or
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Burger King Is First Fast-Food Chain in the UK to Launch Vegan Chicken Nuggets
On January 5, Burger King locations across the United Kingdom are launching vegan chicken nuggets. The new menu item is available in six-piece, nine-piece, or 20-piece boxes along with sweet chili dipping sauce. The vegan chicken nuggets were developed by Dutch brand The Vegetarian Butcher—which was acquired by multinational conglomerate Unilever in 2018—and are made from a blend of soy and plant protein and coated in a crispy batter. And, like many other UK restaurant menu items, the new vegan option is certified by the Vegan Society. The fast-food chain says it is the first UK fast-food restaurant brand to
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Healthy Side Dishes For All: Vegan, Paleo and Gluten Free
Are you gathering with family and friends in person for the holidays this year? As we carefully make our way to a new normal, some old familiar challenges are back, namely how to make a delicious, (reasonably) healthy holiday meal that meets everyone’s dietary needs. Your daughter is a vegan but her girlfriend is gluten-free. Uncle Greg is vegetarian but allergic to nuts and eggs, you’re trying to eat a paleo diet and your son has just announced he’s going keto but you’re not sure if it’s different than paleo? It may
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A very vegan Christmas | Cognoscenti
It will be a merry Christmas for my fellow vegetarians and me. We’ll enjoy the gift of inclusion, spared exile with our MAGA relatives to the crank corner of the dinner table. We can venture this prediction based on last month’s start to the holiday season. America just celebrated “its most vegan Thanksgiving ever,” with plants-only chefs and bakers seeing boom sales. It wasn’t because clogged supply chains limited the number of turkeys available (though inflation did make guzzling tryptophan pricier this year). Rather, surveys by Whole Foods found that more than half of Americans regard vegan holiday options
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Impossible Foods opens vegan fast food restaurants in metro Phoenix
Impossible Foods, the company known for its soy-based meat alternatives including the popular Impossible Burger, has opened four delivery-only restaurants in Arizona. The Impossible Shop operates out of Dog Haus restaurant locations in Phoenix, Gilbert, Tempe and Yuma. Plant-based meat companies including Impossible Foods and Beyond Meat have seen a rise in popularity in recent years as they expanded to more grocery stores and began collaborations with national chains from Taco Bell to White Castle, which offer vegetarian menu items made using Impossible or Beyond faux meats. Impossible Food’s vegan products, ranging from chicken nuggets to sausages, are made
