Puppies & Ice Cream....oh hell yeah!

Turtle Mountain specializes in amazing non-dairy ice cream called Purely Decedent and now they have come up with a brand that uses no dairy and no soy. The base of the ice cream is coconut milk, it's much healthier than normal ice cream and it's belissima! The coconut milk based flavors presently come in chocolate, mint chip, coconut, vanilla bean and cookie dough. (click to learn more)

Vegan Diet -

Here are some quick tips and products where you can find nutrients you need in a vegan diet. While most of them can be found in vegetables and vegetable based proteins these are some quick ways to get your daily doses. I'm not vouching for this approach and you should obviously research it yourself, maybe with your doctor.

* B-12: B-12 is said to be very beneficial for anyone but is especially necessary for those who don't eat animal products. I take a daily Solgar's Megasorb Vitamin B12, 5000 mcg Nugget - (view solgar's vegetarian products)

* Daily vitamin: I take Solgar Formula V vm-75 twice a day.

* For iron I eat a large bowl of Cheerios every morning but I am looking for an organic replacement.

* For protein I sprinkle NutriBiotic Vegan Rice Protein over my Cheerios. This protein powder is amazing - you get 12 grams of protein from one serving, it has only 1 gram of sugar per serving and only 1.8 grams of carb's per serving.

Basically I knock out a big part of my iron and protein daily requirement with my first meal of the day and my morning vitamins. Outside of that I eat a balanced, normal diet for the rest of the day (^_^)

Vegetarian Times -

Vegetarian Times the magazine and their website are insightful resources into a compassionate lifestyle. They have mouthwatering food images, vegan and vegetarian recipes and wonderful editorials ranging from environmentally friendly products to how you can turn everything from your backyard to your New York City balcony into a Certified Wildlife Habitat (May 2008 issue). Please click the following link if you'd like to get two free issues of Vegetarian times.

Vegan Roll Call -

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I woke up hungry today and here's a quick roll call of the vegan meals on my mind.

Organic greens topped with smoked tofu and toasted almonds; whole wheat wrap with brown rice, black beans, guacamole and lettuce; amy's tofu scramble wrap with organic tofu, mushroom and peppers; salad with smoked tofu, soy bacon bits, olive and lemon, salt and pepper on mixed organic greens; a vegan chocolate chip cookie at birdbath on 7th ave.; miso soup and steamed spinach dumplings; blossom's Portobella Ciabatta (grilled portobella, roasted red peppers, carmelized onions topped with vegan mozzarella - served with fries or salad); peanut butter and banana on 7 grain bread; village naturals black bean burger with guacamole, soy bacon and greens on a whole wheat bun with a side order of yam fries; snice's vegan caesar wrap with greens, croutons, smoked tofu and italian dressing; whole wheat pasta salad mixed with black olives green and red peppers; amy's vegan pizza topped with caramelized onions, mushrooms and peppers on whole wheat crust; spicy stir fry from gobo; fruit salad topped with shaved coconut...

View images of vegan "feel good" foods!