A vendor gave me the wrong item and I accidentally tasted beef after over thirty years

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A vendor I know at the market gave me a beef item instead of vegan one and I took a bite before I realized. This was the first time I have had beef in over thirty years. I do try and support non vegan businesses that have vegan products because it helps more people access vegan items. Unfortunately there is always a risk of getting something that isn’t vegan by accident; although, I have never had this happen at a market before. Vegan food is popular in Ottawa some businesses have really shown an interest changing their menu after I have spoken with them just so that they can be more inclusive. These businesses may not be ready to go fully vegan but they take a lot of care to curate the vegan menus.  Other businesses come to vegan events and don’t really offer much vegan outside of the events. I asked a vendor at Vegans who snack if they offer any vegan items on their regular menu and they looked at me like I was crazy for asking such a question. This particular business is in the ...
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My first time ordering a pizza without cheese

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I have been a vegetarian for over thirty years. Over the last year I have been transitioning to a vegan diet. 

I used to think there is no way I could give up dairy but with all the vegan products on the market now it’s been easy. If I do eat dairy I can feel the effects on my body. My stomach bloats, my face breakouts, and I get tired. 

There are many pizza places in my area that have vegan pizza’s with vegan cheese which I have had. I haven’t had anything amazing that I crave. I find that you often have to buy a large pizza to get the vegan option so I prefer to only get pizza from a restaurant when I am really craving it. I have satisfied my cravings with homemade pizza, vegan frozen pizza, and vegan pizza from cobbs bakery.

When I was vegetarian hearthstone pizza was a favourite place. It’s one price for whatever toppings you want. I haven’t been there since changing to a vegan diet because I wasn’t sure about ordering pizza with no cheese. I ordered tomato sauce and all the vegetables. It’s great I really enjoyed this pizza. 

I had some vegan Parmesan at home so I added to a slice to see if I would like it better. I do like it better with the vegan cheese but it’s still good without anything. I will definitely be ordering pizza with no cheese again in the future. 



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