Defining Veganism-Dinner Date with Hunter

[VeganForum]

When I first moved to western Massachusetts, a new acquaintance invited my husband and me to dinner with a couple she wanted us to meet. She said we had a lot in common with them because of the “food thing.” I wasn’t entirely surprised to learn that this meant that one half of the couple avoids GMOs and gluten and is interested in juice fasting. She ordered chicken meat for dinner, so we clearly didn’t have a lot in common over the “food thing.” [...]

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[Second Summer]

Agreed, reducing veganism to just a diet is a big misunderstanding. Which is why the "plant-based" concept can seem at times both useful and at other times a little unfortunate.