Stephanie McClain

When you switch to a mostly plant-based diet, shopping for healthy, plant-based, dairy-free or fully vegan items can be overwhelming. After hitting the fresh produce aisle, head over to the cheeses, snacks, dressings, and pasta. It isn't always easy to sift through the choices and emerge with a bag full of healthy items to go with your salad or greens...

November is World Vegan Month! What better time to try being vegan, or plant-based, for a day and help save the planet, animals and benefit your own health in the bargain. It's easy, fun, and you can challenge your friends to do it too. Simply go on IG and say why you want to try to eat plant-based for a day and tell 2 loved ones or friends that they are now challenged...

Actor Woody Harrelson is the narrator of a new climate change documentary called Kiss The Ground available to stream on Netflix. The star is known to be a staunch advocate for both animals and the environment through his vegan lifestyle, which he has followed for more than 30 years...

Miyoko's creamery's plant-based butter, cheese, and spreads are some of the most well-loved dairy alternatives in the market, and the commitment founder and CEO Miyoko Schinner shows to animal welfare that inspired her to initially create the company has earned the brand and entrepreneur a dedicated following...

Poland, the third-largest fur-producing country in the world after China and Denmark, just may put an end to fur in the next year. Previously this month, the country voted to ban fur farming in the Sejm, or lower parliament, and now the legislation that will now pass to the upper parliament in the Senate in hopes to be signed into law by the president...

Fans of Field Roast's Chao cheese, the number one best-selling vegan cheese in the U.S., will be happy to know that new varieties of the plant-based favorite are almost here. Field Roast is releasing two new flavors of the beloved slices, Smoked Original Slices, and Spicy Original Slices, as well as three new dairy-free coconut-based products: a Creamy Original Block, Creamy Original Shreds and Me

One unexpected affordable and surprisingly vegan place to grab a bite to eat is Swedish furniture retailer IKEA. Although the home giant stocks meat and dairy favorites like Swedish meatballs and lingonberry soft serve, the brand launched a plant-based veggie hot dog last summer, which quickly took off, and became many customer's favorite ways to eat their veggies for under a dollar a dog... Read

James Cameron, the three-time Academy Award Winner and executive producer behind the plant-based documentary The Game Changers has partnered with National Geographic to tell the true-life story of the all-female, vegan anti-poaching group of rangers out of Zimbabwe known as The Akashinga...

If you follow Lizzo on TikTok or Instagram, you know that she's always whipping up drool-worthy vegan comfort food and treats like dairy-free ice cream bread, Jamaican "beef" patties, spicy "McChicken" sandwiches, and more from her home. In fact, we're shocked that she doesn't have her own vegan cooking show yet, with the level of expertise she demonstrates in the kitchen... Re

Adidas, one of the most best-loved sportswear brands in the world, has just transformed some of its most iconic sneakers and made them accessible to a segment of customers who couldn't previously purchase them. By removing all animal materials from two of their classic shoes, these Adidas designs can now be worn by vegans, and anyone else who doesn't feel it is ethical to buy an item comprised of 

As shelter-in-place orders march into summer, quarantiners are getting restless, but the Earth is enjoying a much-needed reprieve. One such lucky beneficiary from the curtailing of human activity is the wild bee. The natural world is stretching and awakening: In China, the coronavirus pandemic has accounted for a reduction of carbon dioxide emissions by 25 percent...

As meat prices across the nation surge due to the shortages caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Beyond Meat looks to position themselves as the best option for vegans and non-vegans alike by reducing prices to be more competitive with animal protein...