Posts tagged vegan
Plant-Based Eating Review: Allison Dining Hall

For the next steps of Real Food Real Talk as a column, I am going to be exploring the different plant-based eating options at each of the dining halls. The first dining hall I will be exploring is Allison. I did a full day’s eating at Allison and then reflected on what I had eaten, the quality of the plant-based food, and the variety.

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History of Plant-Based Eating

Why is eating plant-based food such a new, novel concept? It’s actually not. Then why do so many people believe that? Today, I'm going to delve into the real history of eating plant-based food and hopefully break misconceptions that vegetarian eating is just something recent generations have normalized.

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My Vegetarian Story

I’m almost 19, and I’ve been a vegetarian since I was 15. I grew up in the Midwest, in suburban Indianapolis, where eating plant-based wasn’t super common. My goal in this column is to make plant-based diets more accessible. Even the occasional vegan or vegetarian meal can make a big difference.

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My Issues With “Internet Vegans”

“Internet vegans”, social media influencers who create platforms promoting their lifestyle choices, argue that eating any animal products is immoral, and only by going vegan can someone truly be environmentally conscious. While many vegans do not share these views, the rhetoric of these extreme vegans who argue that non-vegans are immoral is extremely problematic for a wide range of reasons. Hannah Dembosky shares her opinion.

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