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Anyone else feeling extra pooped lately? May your

Anyone else feeling extra pooped lately?

May your weekend be as peaceful and restful as this basket of warm clean sheets and towels is to Bean 🧡

Privileged. Ableist. Elitist. Judgmental. Those a

Privileged. Ableist. Elitist. Judgmental.

Those are common words I hear in opposition of veganism. The sad reality is veganism is none of those things - but they do describe many people who preach veganism as a personal health responsibility. Who then turn off countless people and further the inaccurate stereotype that veganism is a restrictive wellness diet.

It’s super unfortunate that bigots have to go and ruin everything. Using an anti-oppression movement to further the oppression of certain people. CAN WE NOT?

VEGANISM IS NOT A DIET. It’s not about human health. Take your whole food plant-based diet and go preach to your people but keep healthism out of animal rights.

[Note I did not say that everyone who eats WFPB is a bigot or that ethical vegans don’t care about health. If this isn’t about you, don’t come at this with defensive comments.]

And please remember that veganism is not exclusive to privileged folks (and saying that it is erases all the vegans who are poor, disabled, food insecure, etc.).

I finally treated myself to @lartisanebakery pastr

I finally treated myself to @lartisanebakery pastries!! 🤩 So grateful this option exists 🙏🏼⠀
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First is the nocciolata (filled with hazelnut & chocolate spread). 🥐
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Second is the pain au chocolat. 🍫⠀
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Obvi I went with the chocolate box because I love chocolate but you can get lots of other pastries shipped to your doorstep from @lartisanebakery!📦

Thanks to @vegantraveleats for first introducing me to these!! 🤤
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Tag a vegan who needs these in their life 😍

If you’re not already following @zipporahthevega

If you’re not already following @zipporahthevegan, hop to it! 💖⠀
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Zipporah and I met through IG (don’t you love it when social media is good?) and connected over our consistent anti-oppression approach to social justice and anti-diet approach to veganism.
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She was kind enough to chat with me and share her experiences as a Black vegan activist who is also in recovery from binge eating disorder.
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I just published our convo on my blog (link in bio) and you need to check it out because it’s loaded with so many valuable insights and words of wisdom!
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Catch more from Zipporah on her blog and through her Patreon (which you should totally join - link in her bio). She also has a rad podcast called @goatsandoatspodcast in which she and her co-host discuss veganism, diet culture, fat phobia and more! 🐐

Here’s a super simple yet 💅🏼fancy💅🏼

Here’s a super simple yet 💅🏼fancy💅🏼 seeming sweet treat!⠀
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Inspired by a recipe by Minimalist Baker, the inside is nuts and dates and cocoa powder, rolled into balls and coated with melted chocolate + coconut oil and topped with some more nuts. 😻
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They’re SO delicious and always a hit whenever I make them for other people. 🥰
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I usually make them for our annual holiday party, but since we won’t be having any large gatherings for awhile, I’ve made them twice recently! 😋
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What’s an easy dessert that you love?

My take on the “morality” issue in Intuitive E

My take on the “morality” issue in Intuitive Eating - it comes off as privileged and ignorant.

Let me first say that I love IE and use it in my practice and in my own life. At the same time, I’m critical of certain parts of IE - which doesn’t mean I’m denouncing it all together but rather am aware of its limitations.

First, it doesn’t take into account all the horrible exploitation that exists in our food system. If we’re going to incorporate IE into social justice, we can’t ignore all the ways that marginalized people are exploited in the food industry.

Second, a lot of people make food choices based on their ethics. About animals, humans and the environment. Even their religion. And these folks might feel excluded when they read in the IE book that intuitive eaters don’t have “ethical dilemmas” about what they eat.

I have ethical dilemmas. When I find out a chocolate I love uses slave labor. When I see photos of migrant farm workers laboring in the midst of wild fires. When I know that some factory workers aren’t paid a fair wage or treated well. When I think of all the single-use plastic in food packaging.

This doesn’t mean I’m not an intuitive eater or that I’m a disordered eater. It means that I see the complexities of food and that I care about who’s impacted by my choices and that I want to use my privilege to make kinder choices.

I’m not trying to take a moral high ground or act like my food choices are cruelty-free because they’re not.

Yes, the oft-regurgitated retort of “there’s no ethical consumption under capitalism” may be true, but that doesn’t mean those of us with the privilege to choose our food can’t minimize contributions to exploitative industries or take a stand against them.

If you make food choices based on your ethics, please know that you’re welcome here and that you can include your morals into your relationship with food and still eat intuitively.

I’m curious why lots of IE proponents are SO outspoken against the black-and-white thinking of diet mentality, yet perpetuate black-and-white thinking around morality and food? I have not seen a nuanced take on this in the IE books or by anyone promoting IE.

Stay critical, friends.

I recently grilled tofu for the very first time! 😍 I know - vegan for 11 years and just now grilling tofu 😂.
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Since moving into a house I finally have a grill and have been loving lots of grilled Beyond brats and veggies 😍
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This past weekend I marinated pressed extra firm tofu slices in a mixture of orange juice, soy sauce, Dijon mustard, toasted sesame oil and lots of fresh garlic (totally random - don’t ask 😆).
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It turned out pretty good for my first try and without a recipe! And the leftovers were super versatile and nice to have on hand to add to meals (such as veggie bagels 😋).
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Have you grilled tofu? What’s your fave way to make it? I want to hear your tips!

Give @fatveganvoice a follow and check out this in

Give @fatveganvoice a follow and check out this interview I did with her about her experience with fatphobia (and sexism!) in the animal rights movement. Link in bio ❤️

“Women who were more accepted in animal rights activism were more conventionally beautiful and straight-sized. But even those women’s contributions weren’t as acknowledged as men’s.”

So grateful for vegan fat activists like Chelsea! 💕

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