1.0HappyCowhttps://www.happycow.net/blogchobesoyhttps://www.happycow.net/blog/author/chobesoy/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="gPx6htjUOJ"><a href="https://www.happycow.net/blog/a-jaw-dropping-change-in-normal/">A Jaw-Dropping Change In Normal</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.happycow.net/blog/a-jaw-dropping-change-in-normal/embed/#?secret=gPx6htjUOJ" width="600" height="338" title="“A Jaw-Dropping Change In Normal” — HappyCow" data-secret="gPx6htjUOJ" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://www.happycow.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/t1larg.grocery.store_.aisle-thumb-560x315.jpg560315Vegans have been around for a long time, and I myself realized this childhood protest of mine grew into the backbone of my adult character. But just this past week alone, I began to wonder: am I witnessing something I never thought would ever happen in my lifetime? The dietary choice and the community that evolves around it is growing, for various reasons…and now, is it possible— here in the land of beef and potatoes, of McDonalds and dairy—is it really possible that there are mainstay vegan options in regular stores? Not the secluded militants-only section, not Whole Foods, not a pricey health-conscious store. Regular Jane and John Doe’s stores. Like Costco. Yes Costco, the dream of hoarders, what makes America the land of the ample. One day a while back, they had Just Mayo in wholesale size jars and I grabbed one, like I had found a lost treasure. Angels sang and a light shone down. Mayo, when did I last have thou? Here I was about to face a foot-tall jar of it after barely eating it past my grade school bologna sandwiches. But support the cause I did! For $5 I put that small boulder of mayonnaise in […]