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3 Ways the Meat Industry Harms PEOPLE by Lindsay O’Donnell + Roasted Red Pepper Pasta

February 6, 2020 By julia

Meet Lindsay!

She’s inspired me over the last few years by putting out motivating, quality content at first, and then by her personable way of reaching people and simply making everyone feel loved and support. She is AWESOME.

 Lindsay O’Donnell  is celebrating her 20th anniversary as a vegetarian and 10th anniversary as a vegan! She is the owner of @PiquantMarketing, a Vancouver-based agency that builds community around food brands that promote health, sustainability, and food innovation. She also runs @lindsayisvegan, a vegan-activist account that focuses on the impact our food choices have on our planet and each other.

By Lindsay:

3 Ways the Meat Industry Harms People

When it comes to the meat industry, people will often say their motivation for going vegan is how destructive mass animal agriculture is to our environment. Or how utterly cruel it is for the animals. Maybe they might be doing it for their own personal health.

Each of those reasons on its own is enough to make you want to reach for tempeh instead of pork chops.

But the meat industry is also incredibly harmful to us and our communities.

  • Slaughterhouses Increase Crime Rates

Even though The Jungle is a book that is more than 100 years old, it is still incredibly effective at painting a picture of inside slaughterhouses. It’s a place where exploitation is the norm and unsafe situations are common for the sake of ‘efficiency’. It also makes it easy to see how these types of environments desensitize its workers. It all makes a 2009 study that linked crime rates and the presence of slaughterhouses entirely believable.

The study looked at data from 1994-2002 and found that all things consistent (education levels, income, immigration, etc.), the presence of slaughterhouses increases crime rates in the communities they are in. And not just petty crimes but violent crimes like murder, rape, and assault.

This has since been dubbed ‘The Sinclair Effect’ after The Jungle author who so accurately captured the trauma of working in a slaughterhouse.

  • Slaughterhouses Exploit Our Most Vulnerable People

We often argue that we need to be protecting our most vulnerable creatures, not exploiting them. And we’re often talking about the animals who are exploited for their bodies.* But this multi-billion dollar industry often harms vulnerable people too. People who work at ‘processing facilities’ or slaughterhouses are often illegal immigrants or people who are less empowered to fight for their basic human rights.

Recent raids in the USA have shown that slaughterhouses are filled with illegal immigrants who are asked to process animals at alarming rates. Reports have also shown that employees are pressured not to report injuries or illnesses that are caused by unsafe working conditions and unsafe expectations. Often, workers aren’t given sick leave or are fearful of losing their jobs altogether so they continue to work for little pay (the average annual pay for a meat or poultry work was about $26,000 a year in 2014).

  • It Is Bad for the Economy

*Gasp* I brought up the economy! What about all of the people who work in the meat industry! What about our farmers?!? I’ve always hated that argument because economies are always evolving. (Ask Blockbuster.) And to prevent change for the sake of nostalgia or to maintain the status quo that is no longer productive is ridiculous.

A 2016 study found that if we continued our current trend of eating meat, it would cost the US economy between $197 billion to $289 billion a year. And it would cost the global economy $1.6 trillion a year, all by the year 2050.

How? Marco Springmann and his colleagues at the University of Oxford looked at climate change and health care costs. In fact they even calculated that if the world went vegan, every person in the US would save approximately $1,600 a year both directly and indirectly through health care and climate change costs.

At this point, I can’t think of any reason not to go vegan and ‘I love bacon’ or ‘I could never give up cheese’ is starting to seem like an even more pathetic excuse. Especially since being vegan has never been more delicious, easy, or satisfying!

*Sound familiar? Spend some time reading about the link between veganism and feminism to have your mind blown! 

Recipe: Roasted Red Pepper and Mint Pasta with Pistachios

(Serves 4)

All of December I’m usually hosting, drinking, and eating decadent, delicious food. So for me, January is all about simplifying. I’m usually really busy with work and getting back into routines so I am all about tasty recipes that are fast, simple, and made with ingredients I already have on hand.

I LOVE this recipe. You can make it in about 20 minutes and the colours are so bright and sunny and I love all the flavour notes that blend together so beautifully.

Ingredients:

  • Pasta for 4 people
  • 4 red, yellow, or orange bell peppers
  • 4-6 stems of fresh mint
  • Juice from ½ a lemon
  • 3 cloves of garlic
  • 4 tbsp. nutritional yeast
  • ½ cup pistachios
  • ½ cup of olive oil
  • Dash of salt

Instructions:

  • Slice and pit the peppers, drizzle with olive oil and then sprinkle with some salt before putting them in the oven on broil for 15-25 minutes until the edges are blackened
  • When the peppers are almost done, start cooking that pasta
  • Put the rest of the olive oil in the blender with the chopped garlic and blend until the garlic is nice and blended
  • Add the peppers, yeast, salt, lemon juice, and mint to the blender and mix until smooth
  • Then add the pistachios for just a few seconds (I like them chunky in the sauce but you can blend for longer)
  • Taste and add more salt or mint depending on your preference
  • Mix the freshly cooked pasta with the sauce and top with any remaining fresh mint you have!

If you make this tag @lindsayisvegan @piquantmarketing @hookedonplants !

Check out @8020plants for all the help you need for going plant based

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: go vegan, lindsay is vegan, piquant marketing, vegan talk

It’s Here! The #PlantsForAWeek Challenge (The Ultimate Vegan Handbook)

October 18, 2018 By julia

There are more reasons to eat more plants these days than there are glitters on a unicorn’s tail. That’s why I’m SO excited to finally have finished the #PlantsForAWeek vegan handbook for you!

You’ve probably noticed the words ‘vegan’ and ‘plant-based’ popping up in main stream news, all over restaurant menus, all around town, and even in your feeds.

This is for a good reason, and it’s not a fad.

Plants are perfection. They come as packages gifted to us from nature and provide all the things our body thrives on (water, antioxidants, micronutrients, phytonutrients, amino acids, minerals, vitamins, fibre), but don’t provide the things that inflame us and weigh our bodies down (saturated fat, animal protein, hormones).

Here’s a few reasons why we should all be soooo ‘hooked on plants’:

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For a more in-depth reasoning of why we should move towards a vegan lifestyle as much as possible, and as quickly as possible… check out my Why Vegan page.

And if you’re curious about what it would be like to live a plant-based lifestyle, try out the #PlantsForAWeek Challenge!

What’s inside?

  • 30 whole food, plant-based recipes
  • 1 week of meals planned out for you
  • a ton of nutrition questions answered
  • how-to’s on stocking your kitchen and figuring out your ‘why’
  • resources that were life-changing for me

I wrote this for those of you asking similar questions, and all the veg-curious people out there!
I want to show you how simple, delicious and profoundly meaningful this whole vegan lifestyle can be.

Let’s call this your Vegan Handbook.

If you’re veg-curious and ready for a little detox, kickstart or inspiration, grab this book while it’s still on sale for $14.99.

It’s on sale until Halloween!

I dove into the deep end for you over the last few years. I’ve become a Registered Holistic Nutritionist, a Certified Plant-Based Chef & Raw Food Chef, and a Vegan Lifestyle Coach and Educator… so I finally felt the need to put it all into one package for all of you who were asking about this lifestyle.

Enjoy! Let me know if you get it and make a recipe so I can see your creations!

xx Jules

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15 Minute Protein-Packed Vegan Pesto ChickUn Fettu 15 Minute Protein-Packed Vegan Pesto ChickUn Fettuccine 

1) Soak soy curls in water for 10 mins, then strain and pan-fry in olive oil & @bragg liquid aminos
2) In a pan, sauté 1 onion, lots of crushed garlic, 8-10 sliced mushrooms 
3) Add vegan pesto (used @love.legrand), nutritional yeast, and the pan fried soy curls to that pan. 
4) Boil pasta of choice (drop your fave pasta below… macaroni? Penne? Fettuccini?
5) Strain then pour pasta into the pan of goodness & mixy mixy
*** optional: add mushroom benefits with 1 tbsp each of @staywyldorganics Immunity Blend powder, and extra protein with @complement unflavoured protein powder. Use ‘hookedonplants’ for a discount - links in bio. 

 
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Happy Mother’s Day to all the amazing mama’s out there. 💕 

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This isn’t just any tofu scramble… it’s next This isn’t just any tofu scramble… it’s next-level creamy and eggy thanks to 2 secret weapons:

🥄 Hummus for texture 
🧂 Black salt (kala namak) for that eggy flava flave

Serve it up with avo, tomato, and a drizzle of hot sauce for the ultimate #MothersDayBrunch moment 🥑🔥

🌱 Tofu Scramble Recipe - from the #hookedonplantsarchives 

Ingredients:
	•	½ large yellow onion, diced
	•	2 cloves garlic
	•	6 white mushrooms, sliced
	•	1 red pepper, diced
	•	1 tsp each: garlic powder, onion powder, paprika
	•	½ tsp turmeric
	•	1 tsp cumin
	•	½ tsp black salt (kala namak)
	•	¼–½ cup nutritional yeast
	•	½ cup hummus (use your fave — or try my Roasted Garlic one!)
	•	1 block medium or soft tofu (~350g)

Directions:
	1.	Sauté onion in a hot pan (no oil needed). Let it brown, then splash with water to deglaze as needed.
	2.	Add mushrooms, garlic, and red pepper. Cook for a few minutes.
	3.	Stir in spices + ¼ cup water.
	4.	Add hummus and mix until incorporated.
	5.	Crumble tofu into the pan with your hands (tiny crumbles = perfect texture).
	6.	Stir everything together and cook for a few more minutes until golden and hot.

Top with avo, tomato slices, hot sauce… or wrap it up in a tortilla 🌯

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Plants have all the protein 🌱 💥 Who here is early in their plant-based journey? Need some tips? 

🐾 PS: These rescue dogs are thriving on plants too. Check the link in bio for info 🐾 

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➡️The GoFundMe page is linked in @alohaanimalsanctuary bio.

A few years ago, I had the beautiful experience of volunteering with Aloha Animal Sanctuary, and supporting their team with @complement products to help the volunteers and founders thrive—so they could give their best selves to the animals.

It’s a dream of mine to spend more time physically supporting farm sanctuaries. 
And to have my own one day… 💫 
… to rescue animals like the lucky ones you see here, living out their best lives.
Just putting that out there 🌱✨

💪🏽 The work, love and energy the founders have poured into Aloha is incredibly inspiring, but it comes with its challenges… Funding expenses being the main one. 

If you’ve got even $5 to spare, it could make a huge difference in helping save Aloha.

Since I don’t have my own sanctuary (yet!), the least I can do is share, volunteer, and spread the word.

& look back on the cute animal pics from my few days there. 

🐾 Hug a dog today. 
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🐾Donate if you can. 
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PS: dogs can thrive on plant-based diet and it may actually extend their life 🎉 If you have sensitive pups, or don’t feel like feeding other animals to your family animals or want to try a more sustainable dog food for 🌍 try feeding them a vegan option. Check out the studies on @virchewdogs site, and try their starter pack (link in bio). Developed with vegetarians. Feel free to use ‘hookedonplants’ for a discount. 

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Tez actually vibrates with excitement every time. 😆 

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