A nice reference, I thought. You can always search by company and product at NAVS (National Anti-Vivisection Society) if you are unsure about something. I take the easy route and buy all my body care stuff at Whole Foods. No products sold in their Whole Body department have ever been tested on animals. And no, I don’t smell like patchouli. Once your body adjusts a bit, the natural alternatives are every bit as effective as their conventional chemical-laden counterparts. I actually think I have found superior products after experimenting a bit. What has been your experience while transitioning into cruelty-free cosmetics, deodorants, or whatever?

Thanks again to Michelle via FB.

Chef Trey at VegFest

For a lot of us, learning to eat healthy and/or vegan means learning to cook. And we all could use a few new recipes to
add to our repertoire. So when a chance to go to a free vegan cooking class comes up, you gotta be there. Whole Foods is all about healthy plant-based eating these days, so they are offering events every month at their stores to go along with their Health Starts Here program. Head over to the Cherry Creek store tomorrow for a cooking demo with P&A’s own Trey Rainosek.

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Health Starts Here Summer Sensations Cooking Class (Free)

Thursday, July 21   6:30-8:30pm

Whole Foods Cherry Creek community room (2375 E. 1st Ave., Denver)

Join Healthy Eating Specialist Sarah Morgan and plant-based foods Chef Trey Rainosek for a night of light, delicious and simple summer recipes. Trey Rainosek provides plant-based chef services in the Denver area and was a featured culinary artist at Veg Fest.

RSVP to Heather.Larrabee(at)wholefoods(dot)com or by calling 720-941-4100. Receive a $5 gift card to create your own “summer sensations” dishes at home!

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Don’t let the man-pone throw you. Trey may look like he stepped out of a time machine from the ’60s, but trust me. This dude knows how to cook some plants.

And if you’d rather have him cook for you, Trey can be reached at treydey(at)gmail(dot)com

It’s time for the third edition of Plants & Animals Denver’s monthly carrotmob to showcase vegan buying power…

Whole Foods Cherry Creek

This month we are doing our grocery shopping together at the store that has helped make Chomp possible: Whole Foods Market at Cherry Creek (2375 E. 1st ave., Denver). The store’s support has been pivotal in helping Plants & Animals Denver grow, and it is also a great resource for Denver vegans. So let’s get together and buy the stuff we need anyway at the place that has shown great commitment to the Denver veg community. The carrotmob will be meeting at the produce department at 1pm this Saturday, March 12th. And to prove we were there, let’s all agree to buy at least one specific product that any vegan could love…

I hope you’ll feel like picking up your usual staples and goodies, and we all know how easy it is to get carried away in the beautiful aisles of Whole Foods Market. But let’s make sure Whole Foods notices that a big mob of vegans came through. The easiest way to do that is for all of us to focus on a specific product. We talked it over at our volunteer meeting yesterday and decided we should all make sure to pick up a half-gallon of Earth Balance Original Soymilk. Read the rest of this entry →

Thursday, January 13th 6:30 – 7:30 PM

Are you new to the vegan lifestyle or interested in making the switch? Join Joshua from Plants & Animals Denver for an informative tour through Whole Foods CCK, identifying delicious vegan goodies to help you start the new year off on a vibrant-veggie food!
This tour is perfect for folks who:

* Are interested in exploring vegan food choices in the store

* Want to incorporate more vegan fare into their diet

* Are looking for fast, healthy solutions for plant-strong snacks

The tour will begin at the customer service desk. Attendees will receive a $5 gift card to start their vegan ‘venture!
Please RSVP to Heather.Larrabee@wholefoods.com