Teen Troubles Going Vegan In Anti-Vegetarian Family

Becoming Vegan

Message for Savvy Vegetarian: Hello, I discovered this website researching about veganism, since I have recently decided to go vegan;  formerly being an ovo-lacto-vegetarian for about a year, when I was 16.  I’m now 17. I have a huge problem, and wanted to ask for advice: When I told my mother of my meaning to not [...]

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Going Vegan Between A Rock And A Hard Place

Rock And A Hard Place

Dear Savvy Vegetarian: I recently decided to go “vegan” after reading the book, “Skinny Bitch” and realizing the crap that is in the food I eat. However, I am between a rock and a hard place. I have 4 kids and a full time job. I come from a family that strongly resists vegetarians, to [...]

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Eating A Healthy Vegetarian Diet On The Road

Road Food

Message for Savvy Vegetarian: For the past 6 months I’ve been on tour in the Mid-West with a theater group. Having been a vegetarian since I was 7, I very much enjoy the vegetarian lifestyle and know a lot about it. What’s difficult is being on the road and finding healthy vegetarian options in tiny [...]

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