#Black VegFest

[brookstonalmanac]

Holidays 8.25

Holidays

American Oil Discovery Day (Pennsylvania)

Apocynum Day (French Republic)

Aromatic Visibility Day

Australian South Sea Islander Recognition Day (Australia)

Battle Of Blair Mountain Anniversary Day

Clio Asteroid Day

English Channel Swim Day

Gene Simmons Day

Great American Duck Day

The Great Moon Hoax Day

Healthy Lifestyle Day

Honorable Artillery Company Day (UK)

International Day of the Hairstylist

International Redhead Day

Kiss and Make Up Day

Lake Sevan Day (Armenia)

Liberation of Paris Day (Paris, France)

National Don't Utter a Word Day

National Park Service Founders Day

National Poetry Day (New Zealand)

National Second-Hand Wardrobe Day

National Tech-Voc Day (Philippines)

Nils Lofgren Day

Pops Staples Day (Chicago, Illinois)

Private Eye Day

Rohingya Genocide Remembrance Day

Second-Hand Wardrobe Day

Soldier's Day (Brazil)

Songun (North Korea)

South Sea Islander Recognition Day (Australia)

Tim Burton Day

Wizard of Oz Day

Food & Drink Celebrations

Feast of the Green Corn

Instant Ramen Day (Japan)

National Banana Split Day

National Lamington Day

National Whiskey Sour Day

Independence & Related Days

Belarus (from USSR, 1991)

Constitution Day (Paraguay)

Iloilo City Charter Day (Philippines)

New Orleans (Founded; 1718)

Parva Domus Magna Quies (Declared; 1878) [unrecognized]

Uruguay (from Brazil, 1825)

4th & Last Sunday in August

Burning Man begins (Nevada) [8.27 thru 9.4]

Family Day (Tennessee) [Last Sunday]

Go Topless Day [ website ] [Sunday nearest 26th] (Also 8.24)

International Bereaved Father’s Day [Last Sunday]

Miner’s Day (USSR) [Last Sunday]

National Faith HIV/AIDS Awareness Day [Last Sunday]

National Fantasy Football Draft Day [Last Sunday]

Notting Hill Carnival begins (UK) [Sunday before Last Monday]

Plague Sunday (Gloucestershire, UK) [Last Sunday]

Pony Express Day [Last Sunday]

Sacrifice Our Wants For Other’s Needs Sunday [Sunday of Be Kind to Humankind Week]

Seven For Sunday [Every Sunday]

Social Justice Sunday [Last Sunday]

Soothing Sunday [4th Sunday of Each Month]

Spud Sunday [4th Sunday of Each Month]

Souper Sunday [Last Sunday of Each Month]

Sultry Sunday [Last Sunday of Each Month]

Sundae Sunday [Every Sunday]

Sunday Funday [Every Sunday]

World Kitchen Garden Day [4th Sunday]

Weekly Holidays beginning August 25 (4th Full Week of August)

Be Kind to Humankind Week (thru 8.31)

Brake Safety Week (thru 8.31)

Contact Lens Health Week [4th Week]

National Composites Week [Last Week]

World Water Week (thru 8.29)

Festivals Beginning August 25, 2024

Bloemencorso Blankenberge (Blankenberge, Belgium)

Burning Man (Black Rock City, Nevada) [thru 9.2]

California Restaurant Show (Los Angeles, California) [thru 8.27]

Coffee Fest Los Angeles (Los Angeles, California) [thru 8.27]

Detroit Bourbon & Blues Festival (Detroit, Michigan)

Georgia VegFest (Atlanta, Georgia)

Notting Hill Carnival (London, United Kingdom) [thru 8.26]

Nutty Pie Contest, at the Alaska State Fair (Palmer, Alaska)

Peach Festival (Grafton, Illinois)

Sharq Taronalari International Music Festival (Samarkand, Uzbekistan) [thru 8.30]

Taste of Huntington Beach (Huntington Beach, California)

Terptown Throwdown (Boston, Massachusetts)

Feast Days

Æbbe of Coldingham (Christian; Saint)

Aredius (Christian; Saint)

Bret Harte (Writerism)

Charles-Amédée-Philippe van Loo (Artology)

Conté (Positivist; Saint)

Daniel Hulet (Artology)

Discovery of the Runes (Norse)

Dorothea Tanning (Artology)

Duke (Price Charming’s Horse; Muppetism)

Ebba (a.k.a. Tabbs; Christian; Saint)

Frederick Forsyth (Writerism)

Ganesh Chaturthi (a.k.a. Vinayaka Chaturthi; India)

Genesius of Arles (Christian; Saint)

Genesius of Rome (Christian; Saint)

Ginés de la Jara (a.k.a. Genesius of Cartagena; Christian; Saint)

George Stubbs (Artology)

Giovanni Battista Salvi da Sassoferrato (Artology)

Gregory of Utrecht (Christian; Saint)

Heliogabalus Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Horus Nativity (Ancient Egypt)

Ian Falconer (Artology)

Jacob Maris (Artology)

Joan Antide-Thouret (Christian; Saint & Virgin)

Joseph of Calasanz (Christian; Saint)

Leonard Bernstein (Humanism)

Louis IX of France (Christian; Saint)

Ludovicus Baba (Christian; Blessed)

Ludovicus Sasada (Christian; Blessed)

Luis Sotelo (Christian; Blessed)

Maelrubha (Celtic Book of Days)

Martin Amis (Writerism)

Mary Michaela Desmaisieres (Christian; Saint & Virgin)

Menas of Constantinople (Christian; Saint)

Michael Kaluta (Artology)

Miguel de Carvalho (Christian; Blessed)

Opiconsivia (Roman festival to Ops, goddess of fertility & abundance)

Patricia of Naples (Christian; Saint)

Pedro Vásquez, Blessed (Christian; Saint)

Rumpleskunkskin’s Bride Escapes to Heerwigoland (Fairy Celebration; Shamanism)

Thomas de Cantilupe (a.k.a. of Hereford; Christian; Saint)

Walt Kelly (Artology)

Whiskey Sour Day (Pastafarian)

Hindu Calendar Holidays [Begins at Sundown Day Before]

Krishna Janmashtami (a.k.a. Krishnashtami, Janmashtami, or Gokulashtami)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Butsumetsu (仏滅 Japan) [Unlucky all day.]

Fortunate Day (Pagan) [34 of 53]

Premieres

Advance and Be Mechanized (Tom & Jerry Cartoon; 1967)

And Justice For All, by Metallica (Album; 1988)

Barnacle Bill (Betty Boop Cartoon; 1930)

Beerfest (Film; 2006)

Bertie the Brain (Video Game; 1950)

Born to Run, by Bruce Springsteen (Album; 1975)

Boston, by Boston (Album; 1976)

Bring It On (Film; 2000)

Carrotblanca (WB LT Cartoon; 1995)

Cheese Chasers (WB MM Cartoon; 1951)

Desperado (Film; 1995)

Electric Ladyland Studio (Recording Studio; 1970)

The Golden West (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1939)

Graceland, by Paul Simon (Album; 1986)

Grand Uproar (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1933)

Humboldt's Gift, by Saul Bellow (Novel; 1975)

Invasion of the Bunny Snatchers (WB TV Cartoon; 1992)

Laughable Loves, by Milan Kundera (Short Stories; 1969)

Leap!, a.k.a. Ballerina (Animated Film; 2017)

Madame Bovary (Film; 1949)

Miracle on 34th Street, by Valentine Davies (Novel; 1947)

The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, by Lauryn Hill (Album; 1998)

Mutt ’n’ Bones (Phantasies Cartoon; 1944)

My So-Called Life (TV Series; 1994)

The Pink Tail Fly (Pink Panther Cartoon; 1965)

The Pique Poquette of Paris (The Inspector Cartoon; 1966)

Raw! Raw! Rooster! (WB LT Cartoon; 1956)

Samurai!, by Saburo Sakai (Autobiography; 1957)

Solid Ivory (Woody Woodpecker Cartoon; 1947)

Swing Shift Cinderella (Tex Avery MGM Cartoon; 1945)

The Tale of Despereaux, by Kate DiCamillo (Children’s Book; 2003)

The Thief and the Cobbler (Animated Film; 1995)

The Wizard of Oz (Film; 1939)

Wrecking Ball, by Miley Cyrus (Song; 2013)

Today’s Name Days

Elvira, Josef, Ludwig, Patricia (Austria)

Grgur, Josip, Ljudevit (Croatia)

Radim (Czech Republic)

Ludvig (Denmark)

Tauno, Tunne (Estonia)

Loviisa (Finland)

Louis (France)

Ebba, Elvira, Ludwig (Germany)

Bartholomeos, Titos (Greece)

Lajos, Patrícia (Hungary)

Ludovico, Luigi (Italy)

Ivonna, Ludis, Ludvigs (Latvia)

Liucija, Liudas, Liudvikas, Mangailas, Mangailė (Lithuania)

Louise, Lovise, Ludvig (Norway)

Gaudencjusz, Gaudenty, Grzegorz, Ludwik, Luiza, Michał, Sieciesław (Poland)

Ľudovít (Slovakia)

Ginés, José, Luis, Patricia (Spain)

Louise, Lovisa (Sweden)

Dorcas, Lanard, Lennie, Lenny, Leonard, Leonardo, Tabatha, Tabitha (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 238 of 2024; 128 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 7 of Week 34 of 2024

Celtic Tree Calendar: Coll (Hazel) [Day 23 of 28]

Chinese: Month 7 (Ren-Shen), Day 22 (Xin-You)

Chinese Year of the: Dragon 4722 (until January 29, 2025) [Wu-Chen]

Hebrew: 21 Av 5784

Islamic: 19 Safar 1446

J Cal: 28 Purple; Sevenday [28 of 30]

Julian: 12 August 2024

Moon: 58%: Waning Gibbous

Positivist: 13 Gutenberg (9th Month) [Conté]

Runic Half Month: Rad (Motion) [Day 3 of 15]

Season: Summer (Day 67 of 94)

Week: 4th Full Week of August

Zodiac: Virgo (Day 4 of 32)

[brookston]

Holidays 8.25

Holidays

American Oil Discovery Day (Pennsylvania)

Apocynum Day (French Republic)

Aromatic Visibility Day

Australian South Sea Islander Recognition Day (Australia)

Battle Of Blair Mountain Anniversary Day

Clio Asteroid Day

English Channel Swim Day

Gene Simmons Day

Great American Duck Day

The Great Moon Hoax Day

Healthy Lifestyle Day

Honorable Artillery Company Day (UK)

International Day of the Hairstylist

International Redhead Day

Kiss and Make Up Day

Lake Sevan Day (Armenia)

Liberation of Paris Day (Paris, France)

National Don't Utter a Word Day

National Park Service Founders Day

National Poetry Day (New Zealand)

National Second-Hand Wardrobe Day

National Tech-Voc Day (Philippines)

Nils Lofgren Day

Pops Staples Day (Chicago, Illinois)

Private Eye Day

Rohingya Genocide Remembrance Day

Second-Hand Wardrobe Day

Soldier's Day (Brazil)

Songun (North Korea)

South Sea Islander Recognition Day (Australia)

Tim Burton Day

Wizard of Oz Day

Food & Drink Celebrations

Feast of the Green Corn

Instant Ramen Day (Japan)

National Banana Split Day

National Lamington Day

National Whiskey Sour Day

Independence & Related Days

Belarus (from USSR, 1991)

Constitution Day (Paraguay)

Iloilo City Charter Day (Philippines)

New Orleans (Founded; 1718)

Parva Domus Magna Quies (Declared; 1878) [unrecognized]

Uruguay (from Brazil, 1825)

4th & Last Sunday in August

Burning Man begins (Nevada) [8.27 thru 9.4]

Family Day (Tennessee) [Last Sunday]

Go Topless Day [ website ] [Sunday nearest 26th] (Also 8.24)

International Bereaved Father’s Day [Last Sunday]

Miner’s Day (USSR) [Last Sunday]

National Faith HIV/AIDS Awareness Day [Last Sunday]

National Fantasy Football Draft Day [Last Sunday]

Notting Hill Carnival begins (UK) [Sunday before Last Monday]

Plague Sunday (Gloucestershire, UK) [Last Sunday]

Pony Express Day [Last Sunday]

Sacrifice Our Wants For Other’s Needs Sunday [Sunday of Be Kind to Humankind Week]

Seven For Sunday [Every Sunday]

Social Justice Sunday [Last Sunday]

Soothing Sunday [4th Sunday of Each Month]

Spud Sunday [4th Sunday of Each Month]

Souper Sunday [Last Sunday of Each Month]

Sultry Sunday [Last Sunday of Each Month]

Sundae Sunday [Every Sunday]

Sunday Funday [Every Sunday]

World Kitchen Garden Day [4th Sunday]

Weekly Holidays beginning August 25 (4th Full Week of August)

Be Kind to Humankind Week (thru 8.31)

Brake Safety Week (thru 8.31)

Contact Lens Health Week [4th Week]

National Composites Week [Last Week]

World Water Week (thru 8.29)

Festivals Beginning August 25, 2024

Bloemencorso Blankenberge (Blankenberge, Belgium)

Burning Man (Black Rock City, Nevada) [thru 9.2]

California Restaurant Show (Los Angeles, California) [thru 8.27]

Coffee Fest Los Angeles (Los Angeles, California) [thru 8.27]

Detroit Bourbon & Blues Festival (Detroit, Michigan)

Georgia VegFest (Atlanta, Georgia)

Notting Hill Carnival (London, United Kingdom) [thru 8.26]

Nutty Pie Contest, at the Alaska State Fair (Palmer, Alaska)

Peach Festival (Grafton, Illinois)

Sharq Taronalari International Music Festival (Samarkand, Uzbekistan) [thru 8.30]

Taste of Huntington Beach (Huntington Beach, California)

Terptown Throwdown (Boston, Massachusetts)

Feast Days

Æbbe of Coldingham (Christian; Saint)

Aredius (Christian; Saint)

Bret Harte (Writerism)

Charles-Amédée-Philippe van Loo (Artology)

Conté (Positivist; Saint)

Daniel Hulet (Artology)

Discovery of the Runes (Norse)

Dorothea Tanning (Artology)

Duke (Price Charming’s Horse; Muppetism)

Ebba (a.k.a. Tabbs; Christian; Saint)

Frederick Forsyth (Writerism)

Ganesh Chaturthi (a.k.a. Vinayaka Chaturthi; India)

Genesius of Arles (Christian; Saint)

Genesius of Rome (Christian; Saint)

Ginés de la Jara (a.k.a. Genesius of Cartagena; Christian; Saint)

George Stubbs (Artology)

Giovanni Battista Salvi da Sassoferrato (Artology)

Gregory of Utrecht (Christian; Saint)

Heliogabalus Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Horus Nativity (Ancient Egypt)

Ian Falconer (Artology)

Jacob Maris (Artology)

Joan Antide-Thouret (Christian; Saint & Virgin)

Joseph of Calasanz (Christian; Saint)

Leonard Bernstein (Humanism)

Louis IX of France (Christian; Saint)

Ludovicus Baba (Christian; Blessed)

Ludovicus Sasada (Christian; Blessed)

Luis Sotelo (Christian; Blessed)

Maelrubha (Celtic Book of Days)

Martin Amis (Writerism)

Mary Michaela Desmaisieres (Christian; Saint & Virgin)

Menas of Constantinople (Christian; Saint)

Michael Kaluta (Artology)

Miguel de Carvalho (Christian; Blessed)

Opiconsivia (Roman festival to Ops, goddess of fertility & abundance)

Patricia of Naples (Christian; Saint)

Pedro Vásquez, Blessed (Christian; Saint)

Rumpleskunkskin’s Bride Escapes to Heerwigoland (Fairy Celebration; Shamanism)

Thomas de Cantilupe (a.k.a. of Hereford; Christian; Saint)

Walt Kelly (Artology)

Whiskey Sour Day (Pastafarian)

Hindu Calendar Holidays [Begins at Sundown Day Before]

Krishna Janmashtami (a.k.a. Krishnashtami, Janmashtami, or Gokulashtami)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Butsumetsu (仏滅 Japan) [Unlucky all day.]

Fortunate Day (Pagan) [34 of 53]

Premieres

Advance and Be Mechanized (Tom & Jerry Cartoon; 1967)

And Justice For All, by Metallica (Album; 1988)

Barnacle Bill (Betty Boop Cartoon; 1930)

Beerfest (Film; 2006)

Bertie the Brain (Video Game; 1950)

Born to Run, by Bruce Springsteen (Album; 1975)

Boston, by Boston (Album; 1976)

Bring It On (Film; 2000)

Carrotblanca (WB LT Cartoon; 1995)

Cheese Chasers (WB MM Cartoon; 1951)

Desperado (Film; 1995)

Electric Ladyland Studio (Recording Studio; 1970)

The Golden West (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1939)

Graceland, by Paul Simon (Album; 1986)

Grand Uproar (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1933)

Humboldt's Gift, by Saul Bellow (Novel; 1975)

Invasion of the Bunny Snatchers (WB TV Cartoon; 1992)

Laughable Loves, by Milan Kundera (Short Stories; 1969)

Leap!, a.k.a. Ballerina (Animated Film; 2017)

Madame Bovary (Film; 1949)

Miracle on 34th Street, by Valentine Davies (Novel; 1947)

The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, by Lauryn Hill (Album; 1998)

Mutt ’n’ Bones (Phantasies Cartoon; 1944)

My So-Called Life (TV Series; 1994)

The Pink Tail Fly (Pink Panther Cartoon; 1965)

The Pique Poquette of Paris (The Inspector Cartoon; 1966)

Raw! Raw! Rooster! (WB LT Cartoon; 1956)

Samurai!, by Saburo Sakai (Autobiography; 1957)

Solid Ivory (Woody Woodpecker Cartoon; 1947)

Swing Shift Cinderella (Tex Avery MGM Cartoon; 1945)

The Tale of Despereaux, by Kate DiCamillo (Children’s Book; 2003)

The Thief and the Cobbler (Animated Film; 1995)

The Wizard of Oz (Film; 1939)

Wrecking Ball, by Miley Cyrus (Song; 2013)

Today’s Name Days

Elvira, Josef, Ludwig, Patricia (Austria)

Grgur, Josip, Ljudevit (Croatia)

Radim (Czech Republic)

Ludvig (Denmark)

Tauno, Tunne (Estonia)

Loviisa (Finland)

Louis (France)

Ebba, Elvira, Ludwig (Germany)

Bartholomeos, Titos (Greece)

Lajos, Patrícia (Hungary)

Ludovico, Luigi (Italy)

Ivonna, Ludis, Ludvigs (Latvia)

Liucija, Liudas, Liudvikas, Mangailas, Mangailė (Lithuania)

Louise, Lovise, Ludvig (Norway)

Gaudencjusz, Gaudenty, Grzegorz, Ludwik, Luiza, Michał, Sieciesław (Poland)

Ľudovít (Slovakia)

Ginés, José, Luis, Patricia (Spain)

Louise, Lovisa (Sweden)

Dorcas, Lanard, Lennie, Lenny, Leonard, Leonardo, Tabatha, Tabitha (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 238 of 2024; 128 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 7 of Week 34 of 2024

Celtic Tree Calendar: Coll (Hazel) [Day 23 of 28]

Chinese: Month 7 (Ren-Shen), Day 22 (Xin-You)

Chinese Year of the: Dragon 4722 (until January 29, 2025) [Wu-Chen]

Hebrew: 21 Av 5784

Islamic: 19 Safar 1446

J Cal: 28 Purple; Sevenday [28 of 30]

Julian: 12 August 2024

Moon: 58%: Waning Gibbous

Positivist: 13 Gutenberg (9th Month) [Conté]

Runic Half Month: Rad (Motion) [Day 3 of 15]

Season: Summer (Day 67 of 94)

Week: 4th Full Week of August

Zodiac: Virgo (Day 4 of 32)

[kwameafrica]

Gaining Muscle on a Vegan Diet

“When I began my vegan journey after 20 years of being a vegetarian athlete, the transition was surprisingly smooth relative to my power output, performance, and overall strength and mechanics.

From Bodybuilder to Fighter

As a teenage bodybuilder, weight training had always been a large part of my regimen and who I am as an athlete. When I transitioned into fight sports around 19, I learned that my muscle power needed to be explosive without hindering my speed and agility. Fluid movement is a must: turning angles, abruptly snapping your right hand, and shifting your hips in one fast motion to drop your opponent. My body also had to be hardened to cope with the punishment I’d receive in the ring and in the cage.

When I decided to completely cut out animal products in my early 30s, I never second-guessed my decision to go vegan, because it was an ethical choice to abstain from using any animal product. Nonetheless, I wanted a body based on symmetrical science and to still be the strongest guy in the cage. I hoped my mission to go plant-based would be a plus and not a hindrance to developing powerful muscles.

When I won my first USA Boxing Metro fight at 34 years old and went on to win several MMA matches, including Extreme Cage Fighting bouts, I knew veganism wasn’t a weak man’s diet.

Emphasizing Protein

In America, and much of the Western world, veganism is generally thought of as a weakling’s diet — not just in the strength community.

Science holds that protein is not only a source of regenerating new cells but also the primary source for building muscle tissue. In the late 1900s the “father of nutrition”, Carl Voit, established 52 grams of protein as the requirement for adequate consumption. Nonetheless, Voit recommended 120 grams a day for the average person. During this time, animal protein was associated with physical strength and body size and a higher biological value. This notion of animal protein being the best source for our bodies continues to this day.

Are Plant-Based Proteins Incomplete?

To the strength community, a plant-based or vegan lifestyle is sometimes seen as inferior when it comes to “complete protein,” a term that indicates a protein has all of the essential amino acids in roughly equal amounts. But the notion of “complete protein” is irrelevant for two significant reasons.

Firstly there are plenty of “complete” vegan proteins, like soy, quinoa, and buckwheat. But all plant foods contain all the essential amino acids, including the branched chain amino acids — just not always in equal amounts.

But there’s a solution. Plant-based meals like Mexican bean burritos, Jamaican rice and peas, chana saag (chickpeas, spinach, and Basmati rice) are complete meals in terms of amino acids. Legumes tend to be low in methionine and high in lysine, while rice is low in lysine and high in methionine, so combining them makes a “complete” protein.

These meals also provide an excellent source of fiber, iron, B-vitamins, and other vitamins and minerals while being complete protein meals.

Are Plant-Based Proteins Less Digestible?

For power and strength athletes, plant protein is normally written off as useless protein because of the myth about plant protein’s lack of digestible indispensability. In a 2015 rodent study conducted for the American Society for Nutrition, Shane M. Rutherford, et al compared the digestible indispensable amino acid quality of several plant and animal proteins. The study produced scores for each protein from both the ileum (small intestine) and fecal matter.

Interestingly, they found that pea protein concentrate, roasted peanuts, and soy protein isolate were all comparable to animal proteins, landing scores in the mid-to high 90-percentage in both ileum and fecal tests. Not only did the study show high digestibility as protein sources, but pea protein concentrate and soy protein isolate produced higher scores of true nitrogen digestibility in both ileum and fecal matter tests than whey protein concentrate and milk protein concentrate.

Cooked peas and cooked rolled oats scored 88% in their ileum tests, only 11 points lower than whey protein isolate. Rice protein concentrate produced a 95% score in fecal tests. Kidney beans and rice protein ranged from 70% to 88% in both ileum and fecal matter tests. Although, whey protein isolate produced a relative score of 99% and 102% in ileum and fecal tests, is it really worth using whey when it edges out pea protein by a measly 2-3 percentage points?

The Rutherford study suggests that plant-based amino acids can provide mammals with mostly usable protein.

B-12, Iron, Calcium & Vitamin D

Can a plant-based diet be a long-term solution? Regardless of the misinformation, vitamin B12 derives from bacteria and can be sourced straight from rich soil, mushrooms, nutritional yeast and seaweed, but in any case, vitamin supplements are cheap and easy to obtain.

Most legumes such as lentils, black beans, and kidney beans have above sufficient amounts of iron. For your calcium and numerous phytonutrients, dark leafy greens rank among the highest food sources per 100-gram serving. With regards to another nutrient thought to be missing from a vegan lifestyle, vitamin D, we can be absorb it just like a plant or Superman: directly from the sun.

Plant-Based Recipes

Here are a couple of my favorite recipes when I need carbs and protein to fuel a workout.

Pea Patty (sandwich) recipe

Grab a cup of cooked peas, mix in seasonings, mash them, add to a pan on medium-high with a little olive oil. Top with lightly cooked red onions, kale and tomato and slide it in-between breads made from whole grain, kamut, spelt, oat, or teff flour. Now you have enough delicious protein to match a monster workout.

Calories: 134 Carbohydrates: 25 grams (76%) Fat: 0.4 grams (2%) Protein: 8.6 grams (22%)

Sweet Plantains & Spinach

Choose a large darkened yellow plantain and slice several pieces and a cup of spinach cut down. On medium-high, fry the plantains in a little coconut oil on both sides until brown. After draining the excessive oil on a paper towel or napkin toss them in sea salt, black pepper and garlic powder. In a separate pan on medium stir-fry onions and a little garlic. Add a cup of chopped spinach.

Calories: 225 Carbohydrates: 193 grams (76%) Fat: 8.5 grams (6%) Protein 19.5 grams (18%)

Wrapping Up

It is possible as an athlete focused on developing better power and strength to incorporate a healthy diet and not miss a step in maintaining strength. Just increase your healthy macros, get plenty of rest, and kill it in the gym.

Featured image via @omowaleadewale on Instagram.”

https://omowale.org/

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Us, headed to Brooklyn in August:

[veganwiki]

Veganism as a named movement historically was made up primarily of white people, and the stereotypical vegan is white; Khushbu Shah pointed out in 2018 that not until the bottom of the third page on Shutterstock was a person of color included among the images for the search term "vegan person".[2] Omowale Adewale, founder of New York City's Black VegFest, argues that there is a history of Black veganism in the US, but said in 2020 that the recent increase in Black veganism is partially because "You love to see yourself represented. That's one of the main reasons why the Black community has really galvanised around the vegan idea".[3]

The modern Black veganism movement takes inspiration from Rastafarianism, which developed a plant-based diet known as Ital in Jamaica in the 1930s, and groups like the African Hebrew Israelites of Jerusalem, which has advocated strict veganism since the 1960s, and the Nation of Islam, which specifically connected choosing a plant-based diet to fighting racist oppression.[4][2][5] It also has roots in the American Civil Rights movement; Dick Gregory, who marched with Martin Luther King, Jr., argued that "Because I'm a civil rights activist, I am also an animal rights activist. Animals and humans suffer and die alike."[3] According to Amirah Mercer, by the 1980s veganism had "settled firmly into celebrity and activist pockets" among Black people in the US.[5] The 1990 hip hop song "Beef" by KRS-One, according to Keith Tucker, founder of Hip Hop is Green vegan advocacy group, influenced many in the hip hop community to think about veganism and "meat in the slave diet".[6]

Syl Ko in a 2020 presentation to the Brooks Institute describes the development of the concept of Black veganism as an intersectional framework for political and social commentary, saying that she and her sister had in 2012 first discussed the idea that "animals are raced" and in 2015 started calling that idea Black veganism.[7]

In 2017 Aph and Syl Ko published Aphro-ism; Corey Lee Wrenn in a review said it presented Black veganism as "a political protest against the oppressiveness of animality, Eurocentric hierarchy-building, and harmful foodways."[8]

By the late 2010s research was showing that up to 8% of Black Americans identified as vegan, as compared to about 3% for the US population as a whole.[3][6] In 2017 Carol J. Adams argued, "Now is the time for us to listen to and embrace black veganism."[9]: 149  In 2021,The Washington Post, citing a Gallup report, referred to Black people as the fastest-growing demographic of vegans.[6]

[theroamingvegan]

Why eat meat when these babies exist???🍔 As seen at VegFest DC

[askhappyhealthyvegan]

Vegans of Vegfest LA 2019 Vlog: Panels & People This weekend was VegFest LA 2019 at Woodley Park in Van Nuys. For our 3rd year running, we took part in a speakers panel in the Vegspiration Tent and held down a merch table in the Social Media Tent. I also organized hourly meetups for some of our friends, including Those Annoying Vegans, Brian Turner & Sammy Grimm, Straight Vedge, and Sonia Elsie. We also had Vegan Black Metal Chef sharing the tent with us all day. Our Thrive Market sponsored panel was hosted by Mic the Vegan and featured Cami Petyn, Amanda Sevilla, and Nikki Vrangjican, plus us, and our last minute special guest, Brian Turner. Event though it was a VERY busy day, I made sure to take time to vlog for you guys. This video is by no means a complete record of what went down, as there were multiple stages and tents with many speakers and entertainers, plus SO MANY booths and food trucks. And speaking of food, since we were tied down to our table, we didn't explore any of the food at the event, so you'll have to hunt down vlogs by attendees to find out what all was there this year. For the event we had our 4 current shirt design printed in all sizes, the newly updated 'Keep It Carbed, Baby!' cookbook was completed just in time for the festival, too, PLUS Snapea Stickers brought a new batch of our tie dye retro logo pins! We have plenty of everything left over, so check it out on http://bit.ly/1TdKzQa 🎶 👩‍🎤 🎸 🎹 🎧 MUSIC: "Memories" from our new Lovespirals album, ‘Life Goes On’ Available at http://bit.ly/1TdKzQa Or Bandcamp, iTunes, Amazon, Spotify, Google Play or Pandora 👕 👚 📚 📦 📬 MERCH: Support the channel with a Happy Healthy Vegan tee, tank or pin -- or Anji’s Keep It Carbed, Baby! cookbook in print or ebook format -- at http://bit.ly/1TdKzQa 🍌 🍓 🍑 🌽 🍚 🍞 CONNECT: http://bit.ly/1TdKzQa http://bit.ly/1do4mtE http://bit.ly/1do4mtG http://bit.ly/2uDvFeT PO Box 391 • Seal Beach, CA • 90740 • USA 🛍 🎁 📦💓💸 This video is not sponsored, as in made-for-pay, but may include some items given to me gratis for possible review purposes. I make videos featuring vegan products for the joy of sharing vegan friendly items with my viewers.

[breezeharper]

Brotha Vegan Book: A Call for Papers

Brotha Vegan Book: A Call for Papers

On the 10-year anniversary of the publication of Sistah Vegan, Dr. A Breeze Harper and Lantern Books have chosen Black VegFest founder and author Omowale Adewale as the editor to its companion, Brotha Vegan . Lantern editor-in-chief Martin Rowe writes: “Sistah Vegan was a landmark publication for us, and we see Brotha Veganin the same light. Omowale’s stature and breadth of interests within…

[threadsforlove]

Please click the link in @blackvegfest’s bio to read & sign the full pledge they took the time to create.🖤#blacklivesmatter #Repost @blackvegfest ・・・ Today 12PM Black VegFest Break-Out LIVE In the name of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, Tony McDade, Atatiana Jefferson, Botham Jean, but also, Tamir Rice, Trayvon Martin, Sandra Bland, Michael Brown, Korryn Gaines, Eric Garner, Freddie Gray, Rekia Boyd, Aiyana Jones, Philando Castile, Alton Sterling, Oscar Grant, Sean Bell, Walter Scott... White vegans/ARs can be organized to support Black lives. Vegans have advocated passionately and consistently for animal life on the basis of ethics. That means more than you think. If White vegans can have love and adoration for cows, they can love within their species. If Black vegans can practice intersectionality, white vegans can too. White vegans can and must accomplish this work now... Black VegFest’s 7 points of Allyship for the White Vegan Community in Defense of Black Lives 1-Apply Vegan Ethics of Compassion to Black Lives in Defense of Black People- White vegans/ARs stand committed to being held accountable to the high standards of veganism and will routinely apply vegan ethics to Black lives. Allyship and being accomplices is intervening to prevent white supremacists from brutalizing or discriminating against Black life. On the street, on the highway, at your workplace, or in the hospital speak up! 2-Respect Black Space- White vegans/ARs will respect the sanctity of Black space and will not enter unless their presence is necessary. Black space is for the growth and betterment of Black people. Allyship and being accomplices begins with white people learning to respect Black space. 3-Support Calls for Ending Police Murder and Misconduct- White vegans/ARs support calls for ending police murder and police misconduct. White Allies will unite with adopting all forms of protocols and contingency plans under the direction of Black leaders and collectives which are unapologetically Black-led. Allyship and being accomplices means white people ceasing political and economic control of those resources being used in our collective fight against tyranny and https://www.instagram.com/p/CA6RlI4Jw7S/?igshid=ny6chez8buex

[superfitbabe]

CENTRAL COAST VEGFEST 2020 🌱💗 I apologize for taking some time off social media today, but I HAD to document almost everything at the @ccvegfest today! From oil free black bean brownie sundaes to the world’s best vegan brie, I had enjoyed the most delicious vegan samples and found some darn phenomenal companies paving the way to the growing vegan community in California! 🍫🧀💟🌿 Additionally, it was MARVELOUS meeting @chefveronicadailey of @sloveganguide and Dailey Chia Mixes and my nutrition professor @elisabethdeswart with @pbnccuesta! They are such intellectual, passionate, and driven women who truly care about promoting veganism and plant-based nutrition all across the globe. 🌎 Again, this collage doesn’t do the festival justice because of the photo limit—I’m trying my best to compile all the pictures I took and upload them on Instagram stories! 📱 (at San Luis Obispo United Methodist Church) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8m6NllJY_D/?igshid=1i2k9ztmeqy1i

[thinbynature]

Vegan nachos for dinner tonight: refried beans, blue corn tortilla chips, black beans, homemade jackfruit carnitas, homemade vegan queso (recipe courtesy of TC VegFest), romaine, vegan tofu sour cream and salsa. So so so good.

[bykendallart]

Super fun seeing @leoandcygnus perform at the #DroptheBeet Black Bottom VegFest Cult Classic Brewing Company

[garybrownbushmaster]

TWO fun events THIS WEEKEND - Memorial Day Weekend starts Summer!!! Saturday, 5/25/19 brings TWO opportunities to party with some funky-cool-blues-rock-original music - SEE YOU THERE!!! ...Also, next weekend is Lancaster Veg Fest, 6/1/19 ... see details for all three of these fun events below. Sat 5/25/19 - Noon till 3pm - Bushmaster Blues featuring Gary Brown is thrilled to kick off the festivities at the 9th annual Black Walnut Blues Fest! This two day event features four of the best blues bands in the area. Held at Black Walnut Winery's vineyard location in Saddsburyville, PA, on Route 30 it is conveniently located in a picturesque valley between Lancaster and West Chester/Phoenixville areas... Please click below to see more details, the full line up of musicians, etc. https://www.facebook.com/events/401844333983785/ Sat 5/25/19 - 10pm till 1:30am - Bushmaster featuring Gary Brown will grace the stage at The Bungalow in Chantilly, VA. This fun venue is the perfect blend of pool hall, rock and roll, and restaurant. If you haven't yet witnessed the cool vibe in this place, you owe it to yourself to come enjoy the party! Click below for more details, and directions. https://www.facebook.com/events/254513911897837/ Sat 6/1/19 - noon till 1:30pm - Bushmaster LIVE at Lancaster VegFest - this amazing festival has everything vegan, including musicians. Gary Brown has been happily vegan for 8 years, and when you see and taste some of the delicious foods available at this food and music festival, you will be encouraged to try plant-based protein too... You will be amazed, entertained, and happy... SEE YOU THERE! ... More info on the link below... https://www.facebook.com/events/273728356875797/ https://www.instagram.com/p/Bxysj-ej3eB/?igshid=1gqb3pmjx6y31

[squashoffer3]

Grand Rapids VegFest Celebrates Plant Based Eating - GR|MAG

Whether you are vegan or vegetarian or just interested in how to eat a healthy plant-based diet, Grand Rapids VegFest is for you. Taking place on Sunday, Oct. 7 from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the DeltaPlex, Grand Rapids VegFest features cooking demonstrations, speakers, a plethora of local vendors and, of course, food.

Grand Rapids VegFest is now in its fourth year. GR|MAG spoke with Erica Wisniewski, one of the organizers, to find out more about the event and how Grand Rapids restaurants are accommodating vegetarian and vegan diners.

GR|MAG: I read that VegFest is a national event with cities participating all around the country. How does Grand Rapids celebrate VegFest?

EW: VegFests happen all over the world, actually, but they are all operated and function independently. Most VegFests are 501c3 nonprofits. We became one last year. Our nonprofit is Plant-Based Roots and Grand Rapids VegFest is our signature event. Most cities have at least one VegFest, and quite a few have more than one.

GR|MAG: I have several vegetarian and vegan friends who have said Grand Rapids has a fair amount options for vegan and vegetarian people. Would you agree and how do you think the area restaurants are catering to different dietary needs and choices?

EW: Absolutely. Most restaurants now offer at least one vegan option and several vegetarian options. Typically, chefs are also very accommodating to people’s dietary needs and preferences.  We have restaurant meetups about once a month and we usually pick a restaurant that does not have a large offering of vegan options and they will prepare special meals for our group. I am confident that we will continue to see restaurants offer more and more vegan options.

GR|MAG: Recently, Marie Catrib’s announced its closure and, over the last few years, a few other restaurants known for catering to vegetarian and vegan diners have closed. Is that a concern?

Forty Acres Soul Kitchen offers a vegan Forty Roll. Photo courtesy of Forty Acres.

EW: It is a concern because their food was absolutely amazing and we will all miss the food. However, other restaurants have opened in Grand Rapids over the past year, which have great plant-based options as well.

Forty Acres Kitchen, for example, has several vegan soul food options. The vegan community would love an all-vegan restaurant and I believe in the near future that will become a reality. I know that as plant-based eating continues to rise so will restaurants that cater to or offer vegan options.

GR|MAG: One of the things that VegFest does is introduces people to smaller-scale operations—people operating out of commercial kitchen spaces and such. How important are emerging businesses to the vegetarian and vegan food scene in Grand Rapids?

EW: One of the goals at VegFest is creating a space where small businesses have a place to sell their food and showcase their products. Oftentimes, these small businesses are just getting started and VegFest is a great way for them to introduce their products and also make connections with other businesses or event sponsors that are at the event. Plant-based food businesses have exploded on the market over the past years and expos like VegFest are a great way to get your name out there.

Bit Baking Co. is now available in Grand Rapids stores. Photo courtesy of Bit Baking Co.

Our main event sponsor, Bit Baking Company, is one example of a small vegan business in the community. They have a line of vegan and gluten-free cookies that are amazing and they were able to connect with another vendor at a previous VegFest and now they are selling their product in the store to the general public.

GR|MAG: How would you like to see Grand Rapids evolve in terms of catering to vegan and vegetarian diners?

EW: I would absolutely love to have a couple of restaurants that are completely vegan. Since the close of Bartertown a few years ago, the vegan community has really been anticipating the opening of another all vegan restaurant.

There are quite a few completely vegan restaurants in other cities in Michigan, and I would love that to be a reality in Grand Rapids.  I would also like to see chefs and kitchen staff be more educated on what vegan means and how to prepare a larger variety of foods besides the typical hummus plate and black bean veggie burger. There are so many great plant-based dishes that are easy to make and are satisfying and delicious.

GR|MAG: Is there anything else you’d like to add?

 EW: Grand Rapids VegFest is an amazing event that is organized completely by volunteers. There is no paid staff and the event takes about 10 months to plan. Our committee is comprised of about eight really dedicated individuals that devote a lot of time and energy into putting this event together every year.

Grand Rapids VegFest takes place on Sunday, Oct. 7 from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the DeltaPlex. Visit the Grand Rapids VegFest website to purchase discounted tickets and to see a full list of participating vendors.

This interview has been edited for length and clarity.

*Main photo courtesy of Bit Baking Co.

Source: https://www.grmag.com/2018/10/03/grand-rapids-vegfest-celebrates-plant-based-eating/

[mrmrsvegan]

Vegan Black Metal Chef was LEGIT at VegFest! Was so awesome meeting him, he was the 1st vegan youtube vid I ever watched. He told me about this collab with Michael Winslow a childhood fav of mine! This video brings it all back! Who should he collab with next?

[hopulation-control]

Clean desk, flowers 🌷, maca zoats and some maple black tea ☕️ Going to Vegfest later and literally can not wait 😍