Looking for an enjoyable children’s movie that will gently introduce a vegan message of compassion and awareness? Then the following list is just for you....
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4 Enjoyable Children’s Movies with a Vegan Message
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Getting Your Family on Board a Plant-Based Diet
10 Things you should and should NOT do when getting your family on board a plant-based vegan diet...
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How to be Vegan and Hold onto Non-Vegan Friends
The four tips that will help you hold onto relationships with non-vegan friends, and loved ones....
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How to Go Vegan as a Family
Becoming a vegan is one of the most rewarding things you’ll ever do – but it can also be one of the most challenging. Add a partner and a mini-me or two to the mix and you’ll wonder how on earth you’re going to manage this. So, before you decide...
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Happy Hanukkah: Eight Compassionate and Fun Hanukkah Ideas for you and your Family
The celebration of Hanukkah, the festival of lights, stands as a symbol of gratefulness, gratitude and remembrance of a miracle. A miracle that gave light and hope to a group of people under siege, many years ago, as one small tin of oil, that should have lasted just one night,...
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Getting Your Kids Active in Your Vegan Organic Garden
Aside from the standard pests that we all see in our gardens, one of the most destructive of all forces is our kids… Aside from putting up 6-foot high fences topped with barbed wire (these wild creatures will always find their way into your freshly planted patch and create havoc),...
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Mother, Are You Telling Your Children the Truth?
Just before Christmas, I took my kids to see a production of Jack and the Beanstalk. Jack, our hero, took delight in telling the audience about some meatballs he had recently enjoyed. In the very next scene he had to take his beloved cow Daisy to market – he was...
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Surviving the Chanukah-Christmas Holidays as a Vegan
Traditional ways of celebrating Christmas and Chanukah aren’t exactly vegan friendly. The extensive use of animals for food, clothing, and gifts can make the holiday season seem daunting for inexperienced vegans. Moving into my twelfth year of veganism, I have some tricks up my sleeve for not only surviving the...
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Vegan Richa’s Thanksgiving Lasgna Recipe
Thanksgiving is right around the corner, and that means a whole lot of delicious vegan food! As the only couple choosing to eat plant based diet in our friend circle, it becomes somewhat important to cook up an almost whole meal by myself and take it to the feast. And...
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Let’s Talk Turkey: This Thanksgiving You Can Make a World of Difference
Many farm animals, when taken out of the intensive farming environment, display personalities – and turkeys are no exception. They are intelligent, agile, curious, and possess a beauty that is unique to their species. They enjoy freedom and companionship. They even listen and sing along to music. Did you know...
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Raising Vegan Children? Been There, Done That… The Kids Are Fine!
Raising vegan kids: there’s a fair amount of information out there. There are lots of people who are doing it, there are lots of people who have been doing it for a few years now but what I really want to read is an account from someone who has come...
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Top 10 Vegan Halloween Recipes and Treats
After all the spooky vegan Halloween drinks that Jackie made for you, you must be craving some munchie treats! We have searched close and far, entered spooky zones, roamed the Halloween web buzz, and found the best Halloween recipes and treats, just for you. So here they are, our top...
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Happy Rosh Hashana: Celebrating the Jewish New Year the Vegan Way
With Rosh Hashanah (otherwise known as Jewish New Year) approaching it is time for us Jewish vegans to think of innovative new traditions in the spirit of the customary food. Honey is the main focus of this holiday as it is sweet and represents the beginning of a “sweet new...
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Unapologetic Communication: Dealing with Your Child’s Nursery School
You would think I would know this already; however, it transpired that when dealing with Alex’s nursery school, I had forgotten this one golden rule: communication is key. When I first told the nursery staff about his vegan diet I suppose I was guilty of playing it down. I was...
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My Vegan Family’s Pantry
I try really really hard to plan my family’s meals a week in advance so I can shop accordingly and only buy what I need to eliminate wastage and be more organised, but for some reason it never works! Things always change, we get caught up with spontaneous activities leaving...
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No Pigs Were Harmed in the Making of This Luau
No matter which way you look at it, a Hawaiian luau (pronounced ‘lou-oww’) is not even remotely vegan. Basically, it’s a feast centered around a whole pig in a BBQ pit. What could possibly be vegan about that? Ugh – no thanks! It is pretty impossible to create an exact...
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A Guide to Healthy Vegan Junk Food: Sneaking in the Good Stuff
I have always encouraged my daughter, Leilani, to make healthy eating choices. I provide her with lots of lovely snacks and meals based around whole grains, fruits, vegetables, legumes, and nuts. But somewhere down the line, after going to many birthday parties and gatherings, I suppose, she discovered chips and...
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My Vegan Wedding: Part III – The Big Day
After all the planning, choosing, preparing and stressing the big day finally arrived.Scott and I got married on June 1st, 2012, in a white, vegan, semi-traditional wedding. Even during the week of the wedding itself we were still frantically putting together the finishing touches. Since I was doing my own...
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Explaining Veganism to Children
Explaining veganism to children is a sensitive yet important task. Our Vegan Family columnist, Natalie, shares her experiences and tips below....
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How to Throw an Awesome Fairy Party for a Vegan Child
Throwing a birthday party for a child can be an overly daunting experience… The preparations, the cooking, the decorating, the cleaning, the mess, the millions of little munchkins running around in a pool of chaos… But when you see them laughing with chocolate smeared across their faces and cake crumbs...
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My Vegan Wedding: Part II – The Engagement Party
You’re engaged: congratulations! It’s such an amazing time! If you are anything like me you must be super delighted and excited about making your vegan wedding plans. But before we get there, there are a few more things to consider: an engagement party is probably a good place to start… ...
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Is it Vegan to Have a Pet?
Thoughts on Companion Animals and kids
Ah, the words every parent dreads and almost every kid utters at some point; ‘Mummy, can we get a puppy?’ It doesn’t sound too drastic on the surface but when you try to fit the concept of a family pet into an ethical vegan lifestyle, we begin to see the...
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My Vegan Story
I often feel like veganism for me is partially innate and partially a legacy of my mother. As a child, I didn’t take a dummy, but I had a security toy – a stuffed white harp seal that I named Sealy. My other favourite toy was “Ducky”, a stuffed duck...
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Vegan Since Birth: Meet Shaun Durrance
Remember those ads on TV in the 80s which insisted that every child must have at least 3 serves of dairy per day in order to prevent children’s bones from crumbling into chalky nothingness? Remember as a result, guzzling down litres of milk, eating cheese sandwiches for lunch and a...
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How to Love Soya and Avoid a Soy Overload
Ah, the great soya debate. ‘It’s a super food. It’s what keeps Japanese people so healthy. It’s great for menopausal women. It lowers your risk of heart disease and osteoporosis’ ‘It’ll give you breast cancer. It’ll result in males growing boobs. It’s responsible for an increase in thyroid conditions.’ These...
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The Vegan Easter - Passover Mix
My husband Rob and I are like polar opposites when it comes to our backgrounds. I am Jewish and I have a mostly Polish/Eastern European background. Rob is Catholic and he is half Burmese and half Scottish. Our daughters, Leilani, 3 and Malia, 9 months are a cultural smoothie and...
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Preparing for (Another) Vegan Pregnancy
So this is the situation: Baby Malia is almost 9 months old, being super cute, crawling around and on the cusp of walking, blabbering away, downing loads of food and cutting down on breastmilk. Loving her cute gummy smile! And after 6 months of literally not sleeping at all, lucky...
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On the Importance of Connecting with Other Vegan Parents
When I was pregnant with Leilani, I only knew one other vegan and she was definitely not about to start breeding little vegan buddies for my kids to play with. Although a lot of my friends were pregnant at the same time, I felt somewhat alone with the intention to...
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Eating to Lose Weight – the Vegan Mum Style
Anyone convinced that vegans are all super skinny should really think again. All the tempting vegan offers out there (vegan ice creams, vegan desserts, and of course all the vegan snacks invented just for us vegans) have taken their toll and I suppose it’s time to do something about it. Now,...
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On Being the Only Vegan in a Family of Omnivores.
I live in a household full of boys, who are all omnivores, bordering on carnivores if they had a choice. This puts me often in difficult situations when it comes to preparing and cooking their meals. I made the ethical choice to become a vegan. Handling meat is a major...
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Choosing Vegan: Are We Imposing Our Beliefs on Our Children?
‘Your children are vegan?! Clever kids.’ This was the comment I received in an online discussion forum when I happened to mention that my boys are vegan. Even typed, the words just oozed with sarcasm. This charmer then went on to question my parenting skills, even going so far as...
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What Do Vegans Eat? A Day in The Life of My Vegan Family
From breakfast to dinner time - if you ever wondered what do vegans eat, here is a glimpse into a day in the life of a vegan family....
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Boycotting Artificial Food Colouring: How to Pretty-Up Your Culinary Creations Naturally!
Why use artificial food colouring, or "natural" non-vegan ones, when basic, healthy, and vegan staples can offer you so many options?...
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Vegan Family BBQ: How to Veganise the Aussie Staple Summer Meal
Vegan sausages sizzling next to onions, side dishes, burgers, and of course veggie skewers: here is how you can assemble a delicious vegan family BBQ meal....
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3 Ways Vegan Parents Teach Their Children Better
From compassion and values to benefiting the health of your kids, here are 3 ways vegan parents teach their children better....
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A Christmas to Remember: Creating Vegan Traditions in the Holiday Spirit
Christmas can be as traditional as ever, and cruelty-free. Find out out this family has created vegan traditions in the holiday spirit in their Australian home....
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How to Avoid Confrontations Over Veganism During Your Holiday Meal
If it's important for you to remain true to your ethics and still be able to avoid confrontations over veganism at the dinner table, this guide to a peaceful vegan holiday is for you!...
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Chocolate Mousse for Nutrition? How to Effectively Hide Fruits and Veg into Your Children’s Food
Wondering how to effectively hide fruits and veg into your children's food? Here are 5 foods that kids love and that you can pack-up with nutrients. Starting with chocolate mousse....
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Sending Your Vegan Child to a Non-Vegan Kindergarten/ School
If you are a vegan parent, sending your vegan child to a non-vegan kindergarten/ school can be quite challenging. Here are some tips that will help your child survive the school yard as a herbivore....
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