Oh dear, it has happened – I am a self-confessed vegan junk food addict!
Having struggled with my weight all my adult life and always turning to food as a form of comfort and stress-release, my biggest challenge when I turned vegan last year (along with Ruff our dog); was what would I binge on at times when I so badly needed that chocolate, or cheesy snack, or fat-laden pastry? Thankfully with Veganuary in full swing at the start of 2020, so many new companies make the most delicious alternatives.
Vegan vet and family before local park run – note my generous tummy!
I went cold-turkey as a vegan having just been vegetarian for a year as a vet student in the 90’s (after our vet trip to the local abbatoir), but chronic anaemia all my adult life made me ignore any plant-based options. Ruff and I coped fine going cold turkey from one day to the next – I began with home-cooked food for him so he thought every meal was christmas (and still does) as he had been fed dry dog biscuits before then!
I started off choosing very healthy options, but my desire to throw myself into a stress-fuelled binge as the stresses of everyday life caught up with me (and the stresses of worrying about the future health of our planet), has made me turn to vegan junk food as my stress-release!
The healthiest food that is now cooked in our kitchen is Ruff’s dinner and I say that with complete honesty as the protein packs contain non-GMO polenta, organic chickpea flour, ground almonds (that we have occasionally in certain dishes as it is so pricey); and marine phytoplankton that I stopped buying for my daughter and I as the capsules were so expensive!!!
The same goes for his private healthcare – have I insured our children privately – no, I have never even considered it!! We are all the same as pet owners – our pets definitely come first:)
Prof Andrew Knight Interview
Vegan vet Arielle interviews Prof Andrew Knight and is a little starstruck!
Celebrities choose vegan dog food
Lewis Hamilton speaks only of the health benefits to his dog Roscoe – he is not endorsing any products
New Scientist Publishes Article About Vegan Dogs
Yet again, we have proof that we are now entering a world of positive change for plant-based diets in our pets,
Our Plant-Based Dog Nutrition Course Launches!
“I have also signed up for your Plant-Based Dog Nutrition Course – it is so interesting and informative, I’m buzzing!”
Do you know what this striking animal is?
The maned wolf really blows the theory of our pet dogs needing meat in their diet completely out the water
The winds of change
I feel that we are all about to fast forward into a world that we care about far more deeply than ever before
From Controversy To Front Page Tabloid News
Look just how far vegan dog food diets have come in 10 months – what a positive turnaround!
Vegan Dog Food Panel Discussion
“You were both so eloquent and knowledgeable. It gives me such hope for the future and for the growth in this particular market”
Highs and lows of a scorching July
I have personally found this month both extremely challenging and overwhelmingly rewarding as JUST BE KIND is able to expand
Pets At Home sell plant-based dog food!
Wainwrights is Pets at Home own brand, and this week they launched a plant-based food throughout all their stores - both tinned and dry food. Read our full review of it here....
Vegan Campout
We were lucky enough to attend Vegan campout this year along with thousands of like-minded people
What about DCM with vegan dog food?
The Vet Times published these very important findings on the front page of the July issue of the Vet Times magazine
