Strength In Numbers

You’re almost there - only two more days! Have you had a chance to take advantage of the many restaurant specials this week? Or how about attend an event such as a cooking demonstration, movie screening, or potluck? There’s still time! Meeting like-minded people is a great way to find social support to help you with your pledge. You can also check out Meetup.com to find a vegetarian group in your area, or get involved with Compassion Over Killing.

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DID YOU KNOW?

Egg-free cooking and baking is as easy as pie! That’s good news since eating eggs might be worse for your health than smoking, and it’s not so great for hens either. Crack the cruelty with these products and tips.

Eating Vegan and Gluten-Free

Birds, pigs, and cows endure so much on factory farms, but we can stand up for animals each time we sit down to eat - simply by choosing vegetarian foods. Over the last few days, we’ve shown you many recipes and food styles, proving that plant-based options exist for every palate and preference. And that includes eating gluten-free! Cookbooks we crave:

Find recipes to suit all tastes at VegRecipes.org

Recipe: Treeline Mac and Treenut Cheese

In the wild, pigs root the earth, cool themselves in mud baths, and walk for miles sniffing for food or exploring their surroundings. But in animal agribusiness, these highly social, inquisitive, and playful animals are treated as mere meat-producing machines. More than 100 million pigs are raised and killed for food each year in the U.S., the majority of whom are forced to spend their lives in squalid, overcrowded conditions where they’re deprived of the ability to engage in many of their most natural behaviors. We can spare them a life of suffering by choosing to eat vegan bacon and pork, such as the one included in the following recipe.

Get May Wah’s recipe with Vegan Citrus Spare Ribs

Warmly,

Jaya Bhumitra
Campaigns Director
Compassion Over Killing

LEGISLATORS ENDORSE US VEGWEEK

With more than 25 federal, state, and local lawmakers taking the VegPledge, US VegWeek is putting meat-free eating on the political map!.

FOOD TO FEED OUR SOULS

Win a FREE copy: In her new book, Huffington Post blogger Ellen Kanner reminds us that food should should satiate both our souls and appetites. Feeding the Hungry Ghost is part memoir, part cookbook, and loaded with international vegan recipes. Tweet a photo of your favorite vegan meal with the hashtag #USVegWeek and you could win a copy!

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