Vincent Bronson

Guide to Vegan Desserts Cookbook Vincent Bronson

The word vegan was initially defined as a diet free of animal-based foods (such as meat, dairy products, eggs, and honey.) Nowadays, the word's meaning is commonly extended to refer to non-food products-such as clothing, cosmetics, and medicine-that are made without animal-derived substances. Vegans also typically object to exploitative uses of animals, from animal testing to rodeos to zoos and dolphin shows. You can use the word vegan to identify a sandwich, a car seat, a shampoo, or a person. Given the word's flexibility, seeking an accurate and uncontested definition inevitably produces disagreement. You're always going to have bickering over who or what qualifies as vegan. The core virtue of the vegan concept is that it enables, through the tiniest efforts, the prevention of vast amounts of animal suffering and environmental degradation. My intention here is to define vegan in a way that maximizes its power to encourage people to embrace plant-based lifestyles. To begin our consideration of this topic, let's start by looking at how the word vegan differs from vegetarian. Vegetarian diets eschew meat and fish, but commonly allow eggs and dairy products. Veganism takes this idea to the next level, cutting out every item of animal origin. So vegans avoid any food made with animal flesh, dairy products, eggs, or honey.