Read what our teen contributors have to say
5 New Questions Answered:
- Is gelatin illegal?
- How many calories should I eat on raw food to lose weight?
- Won't hunting help with overpopulation of deer?
- Live Cultures in Soy Yogurt from dairy?
- I'm dating a vegetarian girl!
- I can't respect meat eaters anymore...
NEW ARTICLES:
Mushroom Sandwiches and Silk
By Courtney Denning, age 18
"I quickly scan an Applebee's menu hoping to find something new, an item I somehow missed or that was added since the last time we came here. I hurry through the appetizers and on to the sandwiches. Not even the salads are appetizing; they all have chicken in them. I sadly look at the desserts, all of them looking delicious and sinister at the same time with their vanilla scoops of ice cream. I close my menu with a sigh as the waitress returns with our drinks and gets ready to take our order. Eating out was much easier when I wasn't a vegetarian..."
Truest Tears, Truest Lies
By Nadine Mondrae, age 13
"My dad is a nutritionist,
and this has been somewhat helpful to me. If I decide to be completely
healthy, eat absolutely raw...well, I'll have his support, but if I decide to
stop contributing to unfair animals' deaths...that is another story.
To be frank, he hasn't thrown a hissy fit, but it always seems to be the
father who refuses to accept that his kid has become a vegetarian..."
Losing Weight: Nutrition, Exercise, and Lifestyle
Question Answered by Robert Cheeke, veganbodybuilding.com
"My name is Dominique and I'm 16. I want to be a vegetarian because now my weight is 183 pounds. Iwould like to know what to
eat. I have five sisters and my family really likes soul food a lot. It's hard for me every day. I just would like to know what can I eat. Starting on the basic foods for now. My mom's money is low so she can only supply a little at a time. Sometimes I get mad and cry because it's hard to do things like this but I try. I'm on the volleyball team. Thats another thing, I'm working on losing weight..."
20 Ways for Teenagers to Help Other People by Volunteering
From The Teenager's Guide to the Real World
"Your reasons for volunteering are as individual as you are, but no matter what your reasons you can get a lot out of volunteering. You can learn about yourself, learn about others and meet a lot of interesting people by volunteering. You can help others as you help yourself..."
NEW PRODUCT REVIEW:
Chill and Spill Journal
Reviewed by Kayla Marie, age 16
"Before you even open the Chill and Spill journal, the art on the cover captures your imagination, urging you to open it and search it's pages. The contents of this journal are like no other. Some pages are blank, allowing you to create, dream and write. The other pages are filled with brightly colored paintings created by very creative artists. Journal ideas are also on these pages in case the good ole writers block has popped into your mind, dampening your creative flow..."
NEW BOOK REVIEW:
Capers in the Churchyard by Lee Hall
Reviewed by Laurel Long, age 21
""[I]f any domination is reinforced so is the whole culture that's based on hierarchy and that teaches hierarchy," writes legal scholar and animal advocate Lee Hall, in Capers in the Churchyard: Animal Rights Advocacy in the Age of Terror. Released July 2006, Hall's book is essentially about domination and subordination (primarily of nonhumans, but also of human animals) that has become pervasive throughout the animal rights' movement..."
Meat Market: Animals, Ethics, & Money by Marcus
Reviewed by Eliza Schmidt, age 10, and Caroline Jones
"Meat Market by Erik Marcus is a great book. It tells budding activists - and even strong, famous activists - new ideas. For example, he describes the idea of dismantlement, which is the idea that animal agriculture can be eliminated. I cannot begin to describe how this book has inspired me in my new attempts at activism..."
NEW POETRY
Lone Wolf's Cry
By Nadine Mondrae, age 13
"Lonely now | As I always was | I cry the lonely cry | Of a wolf. | The moon is mine and only | And it shines so brightly |
The stars are mine to contemplate..."
Butterfly
By Nadine Mondrae, age 13
"Light at the end of tunnels | Glowing in my eyes | Butterfly landing on my bare shoulder | Tickling my ear with its wings | And I remember | You were once a caterpillar too.."
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