Today, Andrew told me a very interesting statistic. Apparently in the United States, 2.5% of the population is vegan and 5% are vegetarian. We both thought that these numbers were high, but then again, I don't know that much about veganism in other states, so I did some research. Portland, Oregon is a well known location for vegans. Following Portland is Los Angeles, New York, and Chicago. 2.5% still seemed pretty high, so we looked at how that percent relates to our school. If 2.5% was an accurate statistic, then 40 students at our high school would be following a vegan diet, and I just don't think that's correct. Still, it's interesting to know about other vegans throughout the country, and I'm sure there are more concentrated numbers in various locations. Having Andrew tell me this today made me want to know more about veganism throughout the world. If I find anything of interest, then I'll definitely post links!
Anyway, my own vegan diet has been going really well. I can't really say that I've eaten many interesting dishes, but I had a vegan chili the other night which was pretty good. Then today, I had a doctor's appointment and before going back to school my mom and I stopped by Whole Foods to get breakfast. I love the vegan cookies there, but since it was morning, I wasn't ready to eat one of those. Luckily, in the bakery section they had vegan blueberry muffins, so I decided to try one. All of the items in the bakery case show the ingredients used in each item, and for both the vegan cookies and this muffin that I ate, applesauce is a prominant ingredient used. I'm pretty sure the applesauce takes the place of the eggs and makes the dough bind together and be less crumbly. Maybe next time I make cookies I'll try applesauce, considering my previous ones didn't bind together very well at all.
Applesauce may be the key,
Maggie
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