Vegans with Appetites

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Vegans with Appetites was created to inspire compassion and conscious living one mindful choice at a time. We believe that our daily choices regarding food, fashion, and the way we live have a major impact on the world.

Here you’ll find everything from vegan fashion guides to vegan travel tips as well as to answers the most common vegan FAQs and so much more. Our goal is to empower you to live according to your values without having to compromise amazing food, travel, ethics, and style.

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Vegan Momos – A Homage to Nepal’s Beloved Dumpling

Vegan Momos – A Homage to Nepal’s Beloved Dumpling

Food

Momos are a delicious type of South Asian dumpling and a favorite in Nepal. In fact, momos are sold everywhere and are literally eaten by everyone in the country. Nepalese momos come in several versions and the veg momos are always vegan. For the most part, momos are stuffed with cabbage, onions, and ginger but are sometimes filled with potatoes and other vegetables.

Momos are usually served steamed or fried accompanied with chutney – a spicy dipping sauce that the locals call ashar.

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Vegan Momos – A Homage to Nepal’s Beloved Dumpling
My Top Three Favorite Essential Oils
My Top Three Favorite Essential Oils

My Top Three Favorite Essential Oils

Lifestyle

I decided to give essential oils a try earlier last year after hearing so many great things about them and I have not been disappointed. I am new to the world of essential oils and even though I am still trying out different kinds and learning how to use them, I have already fallen in love with lavender, peppermint, and clary sage. Here’s why:

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My Top Three Favorite Essential Oils

Lifestyle

I decided to give essential oils a try earlier last year after hearing so many great things about them and I have not been disappointed. I am new to the world of essential oils and even though I am still trying out different kinds and learning how to use them, I have already fallen in love with lavender, peppermint, and clary sage. Here’s why:

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What is a Vegan?
What is a Vegan?

What is a Vegan?

Vegan

A vegan is someone who has taken an ethical choice to live a life that in no way exploits other living beings for food, clothing, cosmetics, or similar purposes. To do so a vegan not only excludes all animal products from his or her diet, including all meat (fish and chicken included!), dairy, eggs and honey but also avoids using any form of leather, suede, wool and silk. Vegans also do not use products that have been tested on or in any way contain ingredients from animals. A vegan also refuses to contribute or participate in activities where animals are used to entertain humans such as circuses, zoos, horse racing, etc.

The term veganism was first mentioned by Donald Watson, Secretary of the Leicester Vegetarian Society and the founder of the Vegan Soceity, in 1944 as a way to better describe the life of strict vegetarians. It then took another 30+ years (until 1979) before the term got an official definition by the Memorandum and Articles of Association describing veganism as:

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How to Travel Sustainably
How to Travel Sustainably

How to Travel Sustainably

Travel

et’s face it. The Earth is in shambles and we are the ones to blame for it. Our love for plastic, consumption of animal products, and addiction to fossil fuels is literally killing the planet. Our oceans and waterways are contaminated, our forests are shrinking, pollution is at an all time high, animals are dying and the health of humanity is at risk, yet very little is done to fix it.

How can live and travel sustainably? First, let’s try and understand what some of the biggest problems are.

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How To Eat Vegan in Thailand With Easy Thai Phrases and Tips
How To Eat Vegan in Thailand With Easy Thai Phrases and Tips

How To Eat Vegan in Thailand With Easy Thai Phrases and Tips

Food

Thailand is one of the most popular travel destinations in the world and for a good reason. The affordability and ease of traveling the country coupled with the food, beaches and friendliness of the locals makes it a hot spot among many. In fact, Thailand was the first country I started my first major backpacking trip in 2013 and is a place I often find myself returning to. So what is the deal with eating vegan in Thailand?

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How To Eat Vegan in Thailand With Easy Thai Phrases and Tips

Food

Thailand is one of the most popular travel destinations in the world and for a good reason. The affordability and ease of traveling the country coupled with the food, beaches and friendliness of the locals makes it a hot spot among many. In fact, Thailand was the first country I started my first major backpacking trip in 2013 and is a place I often find myself returning to. So what is the deal with eating vegan in Thailand?

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