Today's Top Vegan Health + Wellness Stories

Today's Top Stories

These 18 Vegan Costco Products Will Have You Signing up For a Membership ASAP

From mac and cheese to vegan cinnamon rolls, this superstore is carrying more vegan options than ever before.

by Sarah McLaughlin

Health + Wellness

The Big Fat Problem with Veganism: Why Body Discrimination Needs to End Now

As veganism and plant-based eating become more popular, a troubling trend of health policing and body shaming is also on the rise. In a world obsessed with size and a movement revolving around food, fat people are too often left without a seat at the table.

by Jasmin Singer

Interviews

7 Things I Learned About Life from a Vegan Ayurvedic Retreat

Lessons from a messy, magical, healing week of Panchakarma—an Ayurvedic detox.

by Victoria Moran

Features

The 18 Best Vegan Foods You Can Buy At Aldi

This popular discount grocery chain is one of the best places to get delicious vegan food.

by Sarah McLaughlin

Features

The Essential Vegan Guide to Trader Joe’s

This popular grocery chain carries everything from cashew cheese to vegan chunky chocolate chip cookies. You just need to know what to look for.

by Sarah McLaughlin

Recipes

The 10 Best Vegan-Tested Comfort Food Recipes for Difficult Times

Two things are clear: chocolate and cheese comprise the ultimate vegan comforts.

News

This Organization Has Served 6,000 Vegan Meals to Houseless People in LA and Its Good Deeds Made Rachael Ray Cry

Amid Los Angeles’ ongoing houseless crisis, The Martha Project—which was just featured on the Rachael Ray Show—provides high-quality, homemade vegan meals to the city’s unhoused population.

News

We Only Have Five Years to Halt Climate Change, Says UN Report. Replacing Animal Agriculture Could Help.

The new IPCC report finds that human activity is “unequivocally” responsible for the climate crisis and world leaders have to act now to avoid catastrophe.

News

The Largest Study of Its Kind Links Meat to 18-Percent Increase in Heart Disease Risk

The University of Oxford cohort study of 1.4 million people found that consumption of processed meat increases the risk of coronary heart disease by 18 percent.

News

New York Is The Best State for Vegan Dating. The Second State Will Shock You.

New York takes the top spot for vegan dating in the country with the most users of vegan dating app Veggly in relation to its population.

Health + Wellness

7 Vegan CBD Products That Will Destress You Right Now

From vegan CBD chocolate to coffee that will give you the gift of calm, we’ve got the solution to stress.

Health + Wellness

Here’s How Much Extra You’re Going to Pay for Dairy-Free Milk at These Top Coffee Shops

While several campaigns have been mounted to stop the non-dairy milk upcharges, we’re not there yet. Here’s what a dairy-free latte will cost you.

by Tanya Flink

Recipes

16 Vegan Cookies That Ship Nationwide

From classic chocolate chip to marshmallow-stuffed, let’s spread smiles with some baked-in joy.

Health + Wellness

7 Inflammation-Reducing Vegan Food Groups

These foods will have your body humming like a finely tuned machine.

Wellness

8 Nutrition Secrets This Vegan Olympian Lives By

It’s time you start making friends with (whole) carbs, counting nutrients (not calories), and—most importantly—pampering your gut bacteria.

News

Federal Judges Reject Meat Industry’s Attempt to Overturn Animal Welfare Law

by Anna Starostinetskaya

News

Berkeley Becomes First US City to Commit to Vegan Meals

by Anna Starostinetskaya

News

Good Catch Is Trolling Subway With Vegan Tuna Sandwich Food Trucks

Vegan seafood brand Good Catch is giving out fish-free tuna sandwiches in front of Subway to encourage the chain to ditch fish for good.

News

Moby Just Wrote a Vegan Cookbook. And All Proceeds Go to Rescue Animals.

The proceeds of The Little Pine Cookbook—a collection of 125 recipes from the Los Angeles-based restaurant—will be donated to an organization helping animals.