Is vegetarianism sexist? I don’t know, but Taco Bell certainly is. I’m sure many of you have seen the absurd new commercial for Taco Bell’s Bacon Club Chalupa, a delectable 490-calorie chicken and bacon snack. In the ad, two girls sit in a bar attempting to get attention from guys, when one shares that she has the bacon treat in her clutch. “Guys love bacon,” she explains, and a swarm…
I was so pleased after reading PETA’s recent ranking of Major League Baseball stadium veggie-friendliness, because it seems that the very last thing I could not enjoy equally with my meat-eating companions was a classic hot dog at a ball game. After venturing to the Angels Stadium of Anaheim, one of many that now serve “veggie” dogs, and other vegetarian options for meat-free baseball fan, I realized that this may…
In the years that vegetarianism has become more mainstream, the meat-free diet itself has transformed. Gone are the years of the stereotypical “hippie” vegetarian who survives on dry oats, tofu blocks and raw vegetables (though there’s certainly nothing wrong with that). Now, in every grocery store one can find a section of “fake” or imitation foods, usually soy-based, created to substitute for real meat, providing a much smoother transition to…