Vegan News for January 2025
“A`A Roots revolves around being health-conscious and eco-friendly. We thrive to prepare fresh, locally sourced, vegan dishes, along with freshly pressed juices and smoothies that are infused with superfoods.”
On January 29, 2025, Niu Life Kitchen will permanently close its Wailuku deli. Niu Life will continue to offer its products at the Upcountry Farmers Market.
On Sunday, January 12 at 12 noon, the Vegan Society of Hawaii presents a free online lecture. Terry Shintani, MD, will discuss The Peace Diet — How to Reverse Disease Naturally. For information this and other Zoom presentations and in-person events in Wailuku, check out the VSH events calendar.
Detailed information about vegan dining options on Maui may be found here.
Interested in volunteering your time with a vegan-friendly organization? Here are some possibilities.
You can veganize any traditional Hawaiian dish and bring the flavors of aloha to new creations. Links to dozens of recipes are here.
Surviving in the restaurant business is tough, and no doubt even harder for plant-based ventures. If you care about veganism, Maui vegan food trucks and cafes need your continued support. Read more.
NEWS AND TRENDS
Everything You Need to Know About Veganuary 2025
Prospect of a Vegan World Leaves Public Feeling Hopeful for Future
Vegan Food Makes Up 20% of All Food and Beverage Sales in Supermarkets, Study Finds
Vegans face contempt from meat-eaters ‘feeling bad about their diet’
Veganuary’s thought-provoking 2025 campaign highlights why eating meat is ‘weird’
HEALTH AND NUTRITION
How healthy plant-based diets enhance strength and function in aging adults
High-Fiber Plant-Based Diet Found To Halt Progression of Incurable Blood Cancer
Going vegan? Opt for beans and peas over veggie burgers and plant milks, study finds
Switch From Animal to Plant Proteins Greatly Boosts Heart Health … Harvard Study Links More Plant Proteins and Less Meat to Lower Heart Disease Risk
Eating to Reverse Heart Failure
You’re being lied to about “ultra-processed” foods
SPORTS AND FITNESS
Vegan Athlete Wins Women’s Pro Figure at World Championships
‘What I Eat in a Day as a Vegan Athlete’
How to fuel triathlon training with a vegan diet
RESOURCES
Grab These New Vegan Cookbooks Coming in 2025
Vegan Meal Plan for Beginners, Created by a Dietitian
CONNECTIONS
If you live on Maui or visit regularly, you might want to visit three Facebook pages, Vegan on Maui, Maui Vegans and the Facebook companion page to this website, Maui Vegan Life. The Vegan Society of Hawaii sponsors local presentations.
THIS MONTH IN VEGAN HISTORY
January 2013: Standard battery cages and breeder sow gestation crates after four weeks of pregnancy are banned throughout the European Union, due largely to the efforts of Compassion in World Farming.
January 2014: 3,300 people from all around the world sign up to go vegan, launching Veganuary, an international campaign.