Word: veganism
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Vegetarianism has not always been so fashionable. Just two years ago, the late Dr. Benjamin Spock provoked outrage among some parents and pediatricians when he recommended that all kids over the age of two should eat a strictly vegan diet. Some are still opposed to vegan diets for kids. But increasingly, nutritionists, educators and parents--all too aware of a nationwide obesity epidemic--are taking more relaxed vegetarian diets in stride. In an effort to reduce fat in federally subsidized school lunches, the U.S. Department of Agriculture earlier this year expanded the use of soy as a nutritious alternative...
...such instance, she said, involved a student in Utah who was sent home from school for wearing a supposed gang symbol--a shirt with the word "Vegan...
...kitchen, Geibel realizes there has been a mistake with the milk delivery, and instead of skim milk, they were given three boxes filled with half a dozen cartons of half-n-half. But she isn't phased by the dairy crisis. "We'll just have to make everyone become vegan," she says and smiles...
...When lunchtime rolls around, Janson Wu '00 hops out of the kitchen asking if anyone wants "vegan macaroni and cheese," holding the box aloft with a charming smile. After close questioning, he admits that his recipe is really "vegan macaroni, soy sauce and nutritional yeast." The response is not enthusiastic. Wu proceeds to go into the kitchen and make macaroni, soy sauce and nutritional yeast for himself. He has been vegan for three weeks. "It's actually more of a whim," he says. He drinks soy/rice/oat/almond milk on blind faith, completely unsure of "exactly how they make any of those...
...Propped on the table, leaning against the banister, stands a white board displaying the day's menu. Tonight's menu? Rosemary beans, rice, cabbage soup, corn bread, and spinach salad. There are two kinds of tapioca pudding--one labeled "vegan w/o eggs" and the other "milk w/eggs." Carrying an eclectic assortment of dishes, students and guests find places along the table in the dining room, a table so long that it seats 35. Glasses and pitchers of water and juice are placed every few feet along its length...