Dear readers,
Welcome to week #2 of the Vegans of Steemit Newsletter! Let's see what happened in the vegan & veggie community these past days and catch up with some of the best posts out there!
The goal of this Newsletter is to showcase the most interesting publications from our vegan Steemit & Whaleshares community during the week, and introduce new members worth checking out. We also feature a Q&A section at the end of the newsletter, in which non-vegans can ask anything they need to know about veganism and how to get there. Help us spread the vegan love!
brought the annual Animal Rights March to our attention which took place yesterday (August 25th), and we sure hope that many people joined the march. More than 10,000 attendees were expected to join in London only. The number of attendees keeps growing every year, which is extremely encouraging and further proof that the vegan movement is here to stay and take over!
is warning us of the violent opposition vegans face during marches and protests, and points out one of the most influential trolls out there. It's a shame that a peaceful movement which stands for the rights of the most defenseless is under attack by some individuals who make it their mission to sabotage vegans.
- Soups always make for a delicious meal, no matter the season! This one caught our eye, so if you have some fresh veggies in your kitchen start chopping them up and follow this mouth-watering recipe of
:
- Do you want to impress your meat-eating friends with some vegan pate? Then this recipe is for you! Thank you
for sharing this with us!
- This week, our Steemian of the week is not vegan, but
and his team developed this new platform which helps a lot of vegans access their funds more easily and allows us to exchange and send our Steem directly into our bank account in our local currency via PayPal. The official account name is
and you can check out
and his team's post for more information about how to do it:
How can I avoid gaining weight while vegan?
Some vegan noobs or people who think about switching to a plant based diet are worried about gaining weight, because they fear that increasing their carb intake will make them weigh heavier on the scale. Some newly turned vegans have in fact gained weight, and if that's your case, you may be making a mistake when cooking your meals. is shedding some light on his issue and gives us her advice to avoid gaining weight while vegan: