Carrie Underwood Vows to Never Eat Meat Again
Carrie Underwood is making headlines today with her announcement that she has adopted a vegan lifestyle to improve her overall well-being. She tells Self magazine, “I love eating and talking about food. I've been a vegetarian for seven years. But after seeing a friend who looked amazing and had recently gone vegan, she thought, What's holding me back?”
“Now I'm 95 percent vegan. I'll never eat meat again because I look and feel better without it.” Carrie Underwood also based her veganism on her concern about where her food is coming from.
It is always such a positive thing when a beautiful, young and respected celebrity speaks out about the benefits of being vegan. The older generation has put a lot of trust in the people who package and produce their food. Unfortunately, that trust is undeserved. On Wednesday, ABC World News tonight reported that 70 percent of the hamburger sold in America contains an ingredient called BPI. This additive is made from lower-quality meat scraps and are treated with an agent, such as ammonia, to prevent the growth of microbes. Earlier this month, the USDA purchased seven million pounds of this beef for the National School Lunch Program. Today, two supermarket chains, are dropping this meat product from their fresh meat cases. The meat industry has repeatedly defended the product saying that it is safe and that the antimicrobial agent is not an additive and , therefore, doesn't need to be noted on food labels. Is this what you want or need to serve your family tonight?
Also, the meat industry has turned animal abuse into a lucrative business, and no one is doing anything about it. The meat lobby is one of the most influential players in Washington D.C. and has financed a big push to prevent any laws curtailing their abuse to animals. I know most of you live with animals that you love so… why would you want any animal to be abused?
At the end of the day, you have the power to prevent it. We can stop the meat industry from abusing animals and feeding us “pink slime” by no longer consuming meat products. Take it one day at a time. Discuss it with your family. There are hundreds of delicious protein options that will help you live a longer and healthier life and save animals from abuse. Follow this blog to learn how you can be vegan. Here, are some plant-based food options to get your protein.
1. All kinds of beans (black, chick peas, black eyes peas, green peas, lentils, pinto beans etc)
2. Nuts & Seeds
3. Grains like quinoa and farro
4. Oatmeal
5. Brown rice
9. Whole wheat bread
10. Peanut butter
11. Almond milk
12. Green leafy vegetables like spinach
13. Tempeh
14. Seitan
15. Plant based protein powders
Don't hesitate to treat yourself with yummy vegan deserts like this quick and yummy chocolate sauce with a slice of vegan cake or over some vegan ice cream. You deserve it! Vegan day 327 – Wish me luck!
This recipe is from Fran Costigan's amazing dairy-free dessert cookbook. I highly recommend the sauce and book.
Fran's Ultimate Chocolate Sauce
1/2 cup water
3/4 cup unsweetened Dutch-process cocoa
1/2 cup light natural cane sugar
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup maple syrup
2 tablespoons canola oil
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1. Pour the water into a small saucepan and bring to a boil. Remove from heat
2. Combine the cocoa, sugar, and salt in the bowl of a blender or food processor. Pulse a few times to mix. With the motor running, pour 6 tablespoons of the hot water through the feed tube. Stop the blender or food processor, and clean the sides with a rubber spatula. Add the maple syrup, oil and vanilla. Process about 1 minute, until smooth. The sauce will be thin.
3. Pour the sauce into a jar with a lid. Refrigerate the sauce for up to one week or freeze for up to one month.
Just finished reading this article in the New York Times called, The Human Cost of Animal Suffering, here’s the link, http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/03/13/the-human-cost-of-animal-suffering/. It’s by Timothy Pachirat who spent five months in a slaughterhouse as part of his doctoral research. He also wrote a book called, “Every Twelve Seconds: Industrialized Slaughter and the Politics of Sight”. If everyone really knew where our meat came from, we would all be vegans.
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