Is eating vegan healthy? It’s complicated
It may be old news to many that Lizzo gave up being vegan, but for me it was news that she ever had been. Apparently she had a moment where she decided to follow “a vegan diet” and became something of a poster girl for a time. And then she decided her body needed animal products because she had eaten too many “fake meats” and gained 50 pounds. There’s a…
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Travelling while vegan: Costa Rica gets a B
I am travelling home today from Costa Rica, where I participated in a long-awaited wildlife photography tour. As I like to do when I travel, I want to comment on what it is like to travel as a vegan in this part of the world. My comments won’t be representative of the whole country because other than a couple of nights in San José, we spent our time in the…
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On the matter of protein and dessert
It’s a well-known fact that if you tell someone you’re vegan there is a very good chance that they will ask you what you do for protein. People picture a plate. It is divided into three parts; meat or fish, potatoes or rice, and veggies. When you say you’re vegan they imagine an empty third. Maybe that third is filled with more veggies or more potatoes and rice. But where’s…
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Sign of the times? Planta closes both Toronto locations
No question about it: the restaurant business is tough at the best of times. And these are not the best of times. Earlier this year a report out of Dalhousie University said about 4000 Canadian restaurants could close in 2026. But Planta? Both Toronto locations of this beloved vegan restaurant were busy every time we went. And with the Yorkville location virtually across the street from us, we went a…
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Saying good-bye to my mother: the blog loses its biggest fan
May was a tough month. Two days after Mother’s Day I lost my mum. Though she had some health issues, her passing was sudden and unexpected. We were making summer plans for July and thinking optimistically about what we might do for her 90th birthday at the end of this year. She and my dad had just moved into a condo because the house was no longer manageable for her…
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