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Vegan Guide to...

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Welcome to the vegan Guide to Glasgow...Welcome to the vegan guide to Glasgow. This guide is designed to help vegans, new vegans and those

considering a vegan lifestyle by pointing out where to find vegan products and food in Glasgow.

Veganism may initially seem daunting but this guide hopes to show that there is a wide range of vegan

options available and these are growing every day!

Why vegan?

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What is veganism?

Most people would agree with the idea that it is wrong to inflict unnecessary suffering or harm. However

almost all of our uses of animals cannot be defended on the grounds of necessity. We kill 56 billion animals a

year for food purposes and this doesn't even include marine animals. We can easily gain all of our nutritional

needs through plant sources (position of both NHS and American Dietetic Association). We use animals for

clothing when there are a multitude of man made and natural alternatives. Millions of pets die in shelters

each year whilst we continue to breed more animals. Animals are used in both medical and cosmetic testing

when many more effective alternatives exist.

None of our uses of animals can be defended as necessary. We can only defend them for reasons of

pleasure, convenience and habit.

A response to an increased awareness of our moral obligations to animals has led to the growth of organic,'humane' and 'free range' alternatives. These are presented as a way of meeting our ethical responsibilities

to animals whilst being able to continue to consumer animal products. However there is little evidence to

suggest that these welfare labels represent any significant material change in the lives of the animals we

exploit.

If we truly believe that it is wrong to inflict unnecessary pain or suffering on non-human animals then we

should not use them at all. A few more inches of room in a battery cage or a promise to eventually reduce

vivisection does not represent any meaningful change.

We may try to justify our use of animals by suggesting that the lives of animals are less important for any

number of reasons. However, if we apply this logic to humans we see that reasons such as the argumentthat animals are less intelligent have no moral bearing on whether we can justify exploitation.

Veganism represents an attempt to take our ethical responsibility towards animals seriously. Veganism

presents a means of truly changing our relations to animals. Being vegan is easy and is constantly becoming

more accessible. If you make the choice for the right reasons most people will find they have no regrets in

going vegan. We are fortunate that whilst it is difficult to change many of the world's problems, respecting

animals is something we can easily do in our day to day lives. There is nothing lost by attempting to make

our lives more ethical and just.

Vegans (people who practice veganism) attempt to, as far as practical, to exclude all uses of animals from their lives.

This means excluding meat, dairy, eggs from their diets. Vegans also don't wear animals for clothing in the form of

wool, fur, leather or silk. Vegans avoid products, cosmetics and toiletries that have been tested on animals or contain

animal ingredients.


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Eating inContrary to popular belief cooking vegan food doesn't have to be difficult or time consuming. Preparing

your own vegan meals is a rewarding experience allowing you to sample a wide range of tastes and

cuisines. All the ingredients necessary to prepare vegan meals can be found in ordinary supermarkets

and shops. Whatever your current level of cooking expertise, there are vegan options available toprepare and many people find that when they go vegan they become better cooks. Rather than limiting

your choices, becoming vegan often encourages you to sample a much wider range of ingredients and

preparation techniques. If you don't have time to cook there are a wide range of vegan convenience

foods available in Glasgow.

SupermarketsSupermarkets are stocked with a wide range of vegan food including staples such as fruit, vegetables,

rice, pasta, bread etc. Almost all supermarkets stock soya milk and many stock other vegan milks. A lot

of supermarkets have vegan yogurts, cheeses, spreads and vegan meats. Many supermarkets now

have 'free from' sections which have a wide range of different vegan foods.

Independent and ethnic supermarkets:

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Independent and ethnic supermakers offer all the usual staples and often have items available that are unavailable in generalsupermarkets. Often certain items will be cheaper and buying things like pulses, beans and spices in bulk can save over the cost ofsupermarket equivalents. There are a wide range of independent and ethnic supermarkets across Glasgow

Sainsbury's:Free-from section includes delicious milk chocolate style bars and Choices caramels. Own brand vegan items aremarked making shopping quick and easy.

Asda:Freezer section includes own-brand soy mince, chicken pieces and nut cutlets. Also stock value own brand soya milk which issuper cheap!

Morrisons:They stock 'Cheatin' sage and onion slices, Pure dairy free cheese and cheese spread. Often have offers on veganproducts.

Marks and Spencers:A good selection of crisps, cooking sauces and indan style ready meals. A range of lunch itemssuch as salads and samosas.

Tescos:Large free from selection, which often contains speciality products which are free from animal products. Also stocks severalvegan ice creams and sorbets, as well as a selection of the usual 'freezer' food - like bean burgers, the vegan LindaMcartney products, etc.

Health Food ShopsWhilst everything you need to be vegan can be bought easily from supermarkets. Health food shops

open up an even wider range of products to try.

Grassroots organics:20 Woodlands Rd, G3 6UR,0141 353 3278, www.grassrootsorganics.co.uk

A large health food shop in the west end of Glasgow selling a wide range of vegan food, vegan deli items cosmetics and toiletries.

The Co-operative: A large selection of vegan cosmetics and toiletries. All of their own brand items are marked vegan andthey are the only UK supermarket to have BUAV accreditation

Roots and Fruits: 455-457 Great Western Rd & 1072 Argyle Street

Health food shop with two branches. Both branches have a wide range of vegan products, fruit and vegetables and cosmetics. Bothbranches also have deli's with a range of vegan options, a daily vegan soup and often vegan cake.

Holland and Barret:

A good selection of chilled, frozen and dry goods. Stock vegan meats, cheeses, mayonnaise, yogurts, milks, chocolates and somecosmetics.

94 Sauchiehall St, 9 Queen St, Forge Shopping Centre and numerous other branches throughout Glasgow.HollandandBarret.com

Peckham's: 61-65 Glassford St, 124-6 Byres Rd, 43 Clarence Drive, 139 Hyndland Rd

A wide range of vegan cheese, spreads, vegan meats, etc. A deli with a wide range of vegan options.

Waitrose Stock a range of vegan cheeses, vegan sausages, yogurts, etc. Has a good selection of vegan good in the free fromrange.


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Eating in

Farmers Markets and GreengrocersInformation about farmers markets in Glasgow can be found at: http://www.scottishfarmersmarkets.co.uk

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Farmers markets and greengrocers are great places to find a wider range of fresh produce which can

be incoporated into delicous vegan meals.

Eating out

Vegan Restaurants

Glasgow is lucky to have a huge choice of restaurants for eating out. There is a wide selection of

vegan restaurants as well as vegetarian restaurants with a large choice of vegan options. Beyond this

there are a lot of vegan friendly restaurants so you will never be short of choices when eating out.

The 7810-14 Kelvinhaugh Steet, off Argyll St.http://www.the78cafebar.com/ 0141 576 5018

Cosy all vegan pub/restaurant with good choice of organic beers. Lunch and evening menus and special events and offers available.Lovely place to sit outside in the summer or warm up by the fire in the winter.

Mono

12 King's Court, King Street, 0141 553 2400

http://www.monocafebar.com/Vegan restaurant with record shop and regular music events.

Stereo20-28 Renfield Lane, 0141 222 2254www.stereocafebar.com/

Music venue, vegan restaurant and bar. Serves a tapas menu until midnight.

Heavenly185 Hope Street, 0141 353 0884www.heavenlyglasgow.co.uk

New vegan restaurant with an indie-pop theme and weekend DJ's. Big comfy booths which can be booked out online.

Vegetarian RestaurantsThe 13th Note

50-60 King St, Glasgow, 0141 513 1638Mostly vegan restaurant with music venue below.

Music venue and pub with vegetarian restaurant with a predominantly vegan menu. Also has a good range of gluten free options.

Tchai-Ovna House of Tea

42 Otago Lane, 0141 457 4524

http://tchaiovna.comTea House with a huge range of teas and a good selection of vegan food.

Vegan FriendlyThe Bay Tree

403 Great Western Road, 0141 334 5898http://baytreecafe.com/

Restaurant with middle eastern food and a good selection of vegan food.

Left Bank33-35 Gibson Street, 0141 339 5969

Restaurant/Bar with lots of vegan options

Falafel33-35 Gibson Street, 0141 339 5969

Middle eastern cafe/sandwich cafe and takeaway with vegan falafel and other/sandwich fillings.

Bibliocafe262 Woodlands Rd, Glasgow G3 6NEhttp://www.biblocafe.co.uk

Independent coffee shop and second-hand book shop. Serves soya milk and has good vegan and gluten free cakes and snacks. Hostsmeetings and author/book events.

Tapa Coffee and Bake House21 Whitehill Street, Dennistoun, 0141 554 9981http://www.tapabakehouse.com/

Vegetarian bakery and coffee house.

Glasgow UniversityGlasgow University was the first UK university to gain Vegan Society accreditation for its hospitality services. Catering at the universityoffers a range of hot and cold vegan meals and snacks and provides soya milk on demand for coffee and tea.

Options across Glasgow campus.

Thali Glasgow42 Albion St, Merchant St, Glasgow, G1 1LH,0141 552 8332, www.thaliglasgow.com

Indian thali restaurant in Merchant City that has a wide range of vegetable dishes which are vegan.
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National ChainsIt is possible to get vegan meals in most restaurants but these are some national chains which have

good vegan options

WagamamaNational chain of japanese restaurants with a good selection of vegan dishes. Have a vegan list online and in their restaurants.

97-103 West George St, Glasgow G2 1PBwww.wagamama.com

JD WetherspoonNational chain of pubs with vegan options on the menu. Information can be found online

Multiple pubs in Glasgowwww.JDWetherspoon.co.uk

Pizza ExpressChain of Italian restaurants specialising in pizza. Pizza bases and tomato sauce are vegan and you can customise toppings withoutcheese or bring your own vegan cheese.

15 Queen St, 436 Sauchiehall St,Xscape CentreBraehead. www.pizzaexpress.com

It is becoming more and more easy to find vegan options at most restaurants. If you are planning on

going to a non vegan restaurant it is often helpful to phone ahead to be reassured and often

restaurants will go out of their way to make something special. Many chefs are bored of cooking

from a standard menu and will enjoy making something different. Indian restaurants often havegood vegan options if you check whether ghee (clarified butter) has been used in cooking and that

sauces are vegan. Chinese food is often vegan or easily veganised. Pizza's and pastas can usually

be easily adapted. For lunch on the go many salads boxes are vegan and Glasgow is also lucky to

have Jordan Valley pasties and flapjacks, most of which are vegan and on sale in newsagents and

Co-op's. Although you may find it takes a while to adjust, choosing vegan options soon becomes

second nature and you will feel good knowing you are acting in accordance with your beliefs.

General advice on eating out

Wine and BeerSome alcoholic beverages contain animal ingredients directly; others use animal derived ingredients

during the filtering process. Filtration can involve the use of fish bladders (isinglass), gelatin, egg

whites, sea shells and other ingredients. Most spirits, unless directly made with animal products, arevegan. Sainsbury's, Marks and Spencers, and Co-op label which of their wines are vegan.

Information on specific brands can be found at sites such as www.Barnivore.com. All German

beers are vegan because of purity laws.

Amstel

Badgers Beers(bo)

Batemans (bo)

Becks

Black Isle BreweryBodingtons

Brahma

Brakspear Oxford Gold (bo)

Brothers Cider

Budweiser & Budvar

Vegan Beers, Ales and Cider's

Bulmers Pear Cider

Caledonian 80 & Golden

Promise (bo)

Carlsberg

CoorsCorona

Duvel

Fullers (bo)

Grolsch

Heineken

Hoegaarden

Innis & Gunn (bo)

Labatt

Michelob

Miller

PeroniRolling Rock

Shephers Neame (bo)

Stella Artois

Thatchers Cider

Tiger Beer

Westons Cider

(Bo) =Only Vegan in Bottles

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Cosmetics and Household ProductsAlthough it has been illegal to test cosmetics on animals in the UK since 1997, many products may

have come from abroad where these laws do not apply and/or individual ingredients may have

been tested on animals. Many companies are also owned by large chemical companies, such asProctor and Gamble, who are involved in animal testing. Some ingredients used in toiletries and

cosmetics can also be of animal origin. A full list of animal ingredients can be found on the vegan

society website www.vegansociety.com. There are a wide range of products labelled as vegan

which contain no animal ingredients and have not been tested on animals.

LushNational chain of small friendly shops selling a wide range of creative vegan cosmetics. Most products are vegan and are clearlylabeled.

136 Sauchiehall St, 111 Buchannan Stwww.lush.co.uk

Most healthfood shops sell a range of vegan cosmetics and household goods. Co-op own brand

toiletries and household products are BUAV approved and almost all are free from animal

ingredients and labelled as such.

Online Shopping

Vegan StoreSells a wide range of vegan cosmetics, toiletries, chocolate, sweets, savoury food, household products, books, shoes and clothing.

http://www.veganstore.co.uk/

Secret Society of VegansLondon based vegan store with online shop. Sells a range of clothing, food and books. Well worth a visit if you are in London!

Secretsocietyofvegans.co.uk

Vegetarian Shoes vegetarian-shoes.co.ukSells a wide range of men's and women's shoes and some accessories.Bourgeois Boheme bboheme.co.ukA mixture of formal and informal mens and womens shoes and some accessories.

Alternatives StoresSells a wide range of vegan clothing, food and eco products, all of which are vegan.

alternativestores.co.uk

Ethical Wares Ethicalwares.comSells a range of men's and women's shoes and accessories and has a huge range of other vegan items, including guitar straps,vegan gardening supplies and fair trade items.

Goodness Direct goodnessdirect.co.ukSells a range of groceries, cosmetics and toiletries. Not all vegan but it is easy to shop for vegan items only. Also stocks gluten freeand other special diet foods.

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Honest-to-Goodness honest-to-goodness.org.ukStocks a range of over 2,500 vegan, fairtrade and organic products, including food, household products, cosmetics and supplements.

Plamil plamilfoods.co.ukOnline shop sells Plamil's range of vegan mayonnaise, chocolate, milk alternatives and other products. All produced in a nut freefactory.

Hannah Banana Bakeryhannahbananabaker.co.uk

Specialist bakery for vegan and gluten free people. Many items available to order online

Honesty Cosmetics Honestycosmetics.co.ukManufactures and sells a range of vegan skin and hair products. A wide selection includes perfumes, shaving products, femininehygiene, deodorants, make up and much more.

The range of vegan goods available online is ever increasing and opens up a huge range of choice

in food, clothing, shoes, and cosmetics. Below is just a short list for vegan online shopping.
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Futher Information

Veganism Online

www.abolitionistapproach.com

www.vegansociety.com

www.animalrightsuk.blogspot.com

www.sistahvegan.wordpress.com

www.peacefulprarie.org

www.veganfreak.com

www.bostonvegan.org

veganuk.net

Local Groups

Glasgow University Vegan Society: www.gla.ac.uk/

clubs/vegan, www.facebook.com/vegansug

Vegan Edinburgh+Glasgow: http://vgn.me/a8

Scottish Vegans: www.groups.yahoo.com/group/

scottishvegans

BooksGary L. Francione Introduction to Animal Rights: Your Child or the Dog?

Bob Torres Making a Killing: The political economy of animal rights

A. Breeze Harper Sistah Vegan: Black female vegans speak on food and identity

Bob and Jenna Torres Vegan Freak

Claire Askew Generation V: The Complete Guide to Going, Being, and Staying vegan as a TeenagerBrenda Davis & Vesanto Melina Becoming Vegan: The complete Guide to Adopting a Healthy Plant

Based Diet

Recipes

Books

Isa Chandra Moskovtiz & Terry Hope Romero Veganomicon, Vegan With a Vengeance, Vegan

Nicola Graime Vegan Recipes

Patrick-Gordeau The Vegan Table-Colleen

Web

www.vegansociety.com/lifestyle/food/recipes

www.veganrecipes.org.uk

www.bbcgoodfood.com/content/recipes/vegetarian/vegan

www.theveganstoner.com

www.blog.fatfreevegan.com

www.veganyumyum.com

www.veganjoy.blogspot.com

www.findingvegan.com

Health+NutritionVegan Society Nutrition information:http://vgn.me/ag

NHS information on vegan diets: http://vgn.me/ai

American Dietetic Association Statement on vegan diets: http://vgn.me/ah

Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine: www.pcrm.orgBoston Vegan Society: bostonvegan.org/nutrition

Brenda Davis vegan nutritionist: www.brendadavisrd.com/

Forks over Knives film on nutrition: forksoverknives.com/

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This guide is free!

56 billion land animals are killed for food purposes each

year. These animals are no different from the dogs and

cats that we recognise as individuals who lead richemotional lives and whose interests in not suffering are

respected. We cannot claim that animal use is necessary

when all our nutritional needs can be met by plant based

foods and a growing body of evidence is suggesting there

may be health benefits associated with doing this. The only

reasons we have for continuing to use animal products are

for reasons of taste, pleasure and convenience.

A growing number of people are recognising that these

reasons are not enough to justify ignoring the interests of

sentient individuals. By adopting a vegan lifestyle you

reject the idea that animals should be treated as

commodities.

Becoming vegan may seem daunting but this guide hopes

to show that being vegan need not be complicated. There

is a huge variety of vegan food available for all different

tastes: exploring veganism doesn't mean a life of sacrifice

but allows a whole new range of food to be explored.

Going vegan is better for you, the planet and mostimportantly respects the rights of animals not to be used as

commodities.

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