The question, “Is Honey Vegan” is inevitably always asked to vegans. At first glance, one may think that honey is a natural, plant-based product, derived from the nectar of flowers. However, the process by which honey is made and the ethical considerations around it, make the answer pretty simple. Let’s delve into the intricacies of …
Can Vegans Eat That? Series
Can vegans eat chocolate? Yes…sometimes. That’s pretty good news considering the fact that most humans are obsessed with chocolate. Take the Swiss, for example, who consume 22 pounds of chocolate every year, per capita alone. So, considering the incredibly serious nature of this topic, let’s find out what vegans need to know before they pick …
If you’re new to veganism, learning about non-vegan food is the first thing you’re going to try to do. Salads are vegan, hamburgers are not. Easy enough, right? Actually, no. Salads aren’t always vegan, and sometimes hamburgers are vegan. So, it really does depend. If you’ve ever picked up a seemingly vegan product in the …
It seems a bit silly to ask the question, “can vegans drink alcohol”, right? Well, you might be surprised, but not all alcohol is vegan. This may be confusing since most alcohol is made with vegan ingredients like grapes, grains, potatoes, and sugarcane. So, what makes alcohol not vegan? In nearly all cases, it has …
If you’ve been vegan for a while, you might be asking yourself, is sugar vegan? or can vegans eat sugar? Seems like a dumb question. Of course sugar is vegan, right? Most everyone would assume so. But it may be hard to believe, that that is not always the case. There are sugars on the …
Can vegans eat pasta? It’s a fairly common question. However, with most questions regarding a vegan diet, the answer isn’t simple. Everybody loves pasta, or so it seems, as it’s pretty much found across the globe. It’s easy to see why. The simplicity of pasta makes it hyper usable, since it only needs one of …
Can vegans eat bread? If you’re vegan you know how common it is to get asked this question. Of course, the short answer is, yes! Vegans can eat bread… well, more often than not. As long as the bread is made without animal products, then of course, vegans can eat bread. And vegans do eat …
Have you ever eaten at a restaurant and the server assumed that being vegan is the same as being gluten-free? Or, have you ordered the vegan option and have been asked: “Can vegans eat gluten?” In a time when wellness is important to many, you can forgive people who assume that eating vegan is the …