World Vegetarian Day 2021

Copyright © Françoise Herrmann

October 1st is World Vegetarian Day, celebrating plant-based diets, fashion, and lifestyles. In 2021, the vegetarian landscape is bountiful as ever. Plant-based products sold in supermarkets, co-ops, and even at major fast-food chains, such as Burger King, are now clearly rivaling animal products in taste, nutrition, and health. In turn, such products are making it easier for many prospective vegetarians to finally transition “painlessly” to a plant-based diet. 

Some of the most significant reasons for renewed interest in plant-based lifestyles, in particular the development of new food technologies at the service of vegetarian diets, include:

- core ethical issues of long-overdue kindness to animals (PETA)

- critical awareness of the unsustainable economy of animal husbandry, where 70 billion animals are bred and fed, under cruel conditions, to feed, 7 billion people worldwide (Gandhi & Pandya, 2017) and   

- the threat, and looming disasters of climate change, considering that animal agriculture is responsible for an estimated 14.5% of greenhouse gases (Staff, The Human League).

 Below, a sample list of some of the most popular brands of plant-based substitute meat, sausages, chicken, burgers, fish, eggs, cheese, and mouth-watering ice cream, plus more.

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References

Animal Justice https://animaljustice.ca/ 

Arctic Zero® Vegan ice cream https://www.arcticzero.com/ 

Before the Butcher® https://btbfoods.com/

Beyond Meat® https://www.beyondmeat.com/

Brave Robot® Animal-free Ice-cream (1st pint free) https://perfectdayfoods.com/

Coconut Bliss Ice cream® https://coconutbliss.com/

Daiya Deliciously Dairy-free®  https://daiyafoods.com/

Doozy Pots™ Plant-based Gelato https://www.wonderlabdoozy.com/

European Vegetarian Union https://www.euroveg.eu/

Follow your Heart® Dairy-free cheese and Vegenaise® https://followyourheart.com/

Gandhi, P. and Ryan Pandya (Dec. 5, 2017) Changing the Dairy Industry by Perfect Day. YouTube video : https://youtu.be/P0hjMfoUpcY

Gardein® https://www.gardein.com/

Good Catch® Vegan fish https://goodcatchfoods.com/

Impossible™ Food - Meat made from plants. https://impossiblefoods.com/

JUST egg - Plant-based eggs https://www.ju.st/ 

Kind Frozen™ Treat Bars  https://www.kindsnacks.com/frozen-treat-bars/

Miyoko's Creamery - Vegan dairy https://miyokos.com/ 

Morningstar Farms® Meatless foods https://www.morningstarfarms.com/en_US/home.html

Nada Moo® Dairy-free Ice-cream https://nadamoo.com/

Oatly!® Icecream https://us.oatly.com/

O'MY!® Dairy-free Gelato https://www.omygelato.com/

PETA - People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals [*Reader beware - Difficult content*] https://support.peta.org/

Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine https://www.pcrm.org/

Sorbabes® Women-owned, creamy dairy-free sorbet https://www.sorbabes.com/

Staff (May 31, 2021) What is animal agriculture & how does it affect global warming? The Human League. https://thehumaneleague.org/article/animal-agriculture

Staff (March 4, 2021) These are some of the most popular vegan cheese brands and where to find them near you. PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals)   https://www.peta.org/living/food/top-4-vegan-cheeses

Sweet Earth®  Plant-based meats https://www.goodnes.com/

Tofurky® Plant-based roasts https://tofurky.com/ 

Vegan Meat brands that are changing everything - PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) https://www.peta.org/living/food/meat-replacements/

Vegan ice cream brands and flavors to try. PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals)
https://www.peta.org/living/food/vegan-ice-cream-flavors-to-cool-you-down-this-summer/

Vegetarian Society (UK - since 1847)  https://vegsoc.org/

VioLife® 100% vegan cheese https://violifefoods.com/us 

World Vegetarian Day https://worldvegetarianday.navs-online.org/