Ianthebean's profile

More About Me

Reasons why I prefer to eat vegetarian or vegan:

Not only do most meat or animal byproducts taste awful to me, the cruel methods for obtaining them outweigh any (miniscule) benefits consuming them ever offered. I avoid meat and animal byproducts. I wear only plant based and man-made materials. Getting anti-biotics and hormones when not prescribed is another reason why I try to avoid meat as much as possible. Finally, taking animals away from their families and subjecting them to unending cruelty and shortened lives makes me unpspeakably angry.

I joined HappyCow Members Community because:

The community is welcoming, helpful, and very accomidating to all vegans, vegetarians and potential vegans. Also, keeping the vegan and veg-friendly restaurant lists for my area is important to me to reach out to others who may visit, or those around who don't know about them. Finally, the community itself is very uplifting and inspiring.

Here are some places I've been that I liked... and places that I would like to visit one day:

Personally, I adore most large cities. Boston is one of my favourite. I aspire to see New York City, and most of the major West Coast cities.

Some of my favorite veg*n foods include:

I love sunflower seeds and pistachios as snacks. They've been my favourite since I was a child. I've also always loved most fruits, grapes and kiwi being my favourite. Almond milk is great as well. I love veggie and bean burritos.

Here are some books, movies, magazines, and my favorites that I would recommend to other HappyCow members:

Well, anything with Natalie Portman. She's a vegan activist and a wonderful woman who always puts on stunning and groundbreaking performances, often challenging outdated social ideals that conflict with the best interest of the populus.