Welcome to VegFamily Magazine

New Year Challenge
Be a Better Vegan!
What can you do to improve yourself as a vegan? Better eating habits? Exercise? Mindfulness? Activism? Join us for the Be a Better Vegan Challenge! It's a great way to start the New Year. Forming a new habit is better than making a resolution, because if you use effective habit-change principles the habit will stick with you much longer than the resolution.

Vegan Weigh Down!
VegFamily's Vegan Weight Loss Club
We have just a few remaining aspects of the website to complete. Once it's ready we'll be extending an invitation to everyone on our pre-launch list before announcing the opening to the public. If you're trying to lose weight but need support, motivation, and a program to follow, make sure you get on our pre-launch list here. Membership will be limited so be sure to get your name in so you receive a private invitation before the public launch!

The Vegan View
Are Vegans Religious?
This month's question asks VegFamily readers: "Doesn't the Bible say we should be eating animals? Considering that, are most vegans not followers of the Bible? Are vegans members of a particular faith or are most of you not religious at all?"

Featured Articles
Frugal Living
Why do I keep this stuff? It owns me. Do I live in a twenty-four hundred square foot colonial to have room for my family or to accommodate my stuff?
Vegan Pregnancy - My Own True Story
Although I had great moral support from my husband, parents, and midwife, I felt quite alone in my quest of going through a vegan pregnancy.
Cold Weather Clothing - What's a Vegan to Wear?
Here's a mini primer on vegan outerwear to help you shop consciously this winter.
Are You Getting Fat On Your Vegan Diet?
Before you abandon your Veggie Burger for an In-N-Out Burger, there is hope.
Teaching Good Eating to Children - A Lesson in Vegan Food Pyramid Building
Most of us know these basics but in raising vegan children, it comes in handy to have a visual reminder of just what a vegan should be eating every day.

VegTube
Obama on the Vegan Question
Barack Obama responds to a question from vegan, Nikki Benoit, during a public meeting at Gibbs High School, Saint Petersburg, Florida. Watch it here!

Featured Recipes
Creamy Potato Dill Soup
Just the thing to warm up your January meals!
Green Beans with Olives and Almonds
This flavorful side dish also makes a great lunch.
Spanish Rice
A kaleidoscope of flavors, let this entreé grace your holiday table.
Spicy Tofu Cream
A dollop of this easy-to-make cream is great on Spanish Rice, in burritos, and as a dip.
Vegan Chicken and Dumplings
Golly gosh yum! Try our faux version of this classic dish.
Brown Sugar Apple Pie with Almond Crumb Topping
Nothing like apple pie aroma to fill a home with warmth and love.
All-Purpose Vegan Pastry Dough
A great all-purpose flaky pastry, perfect for filling with luscious fruit or for a pot pie .
Carob Cake with Rich Carob Frosting
This luscious cake can grace a dinner party table and also be made into cupcakes that delight any child.

Vegan Cooking Tips
Healthy Bean Cakes
Cakes with the nutritional punch of beans! Yes, they are rich, satisfying and delicious.

The Whole Family
Sugar, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Agave Nectar: Which Should You Choose?
Someone told me recently that they'd stopped using agave nectar because they'd heard it was as bad for you as high fructose corn syrup.

Ask the Dietician - Jill Nussinow
Protein Foods
What is the recommended range for the BUN number?
Low Cholesterol Diet
What can I do to lower my cholesterol?

Ask the Dietician - Dina Aronson
Pregnancy Weight Gain
I am 30 pounds heavier than my prepregnancy weight of 138 pounds
Protein-rich Vegan Snacks
What are some that all kids will enjoy?

Ask the Dietician - Marty Davey
Belly Fat
What can I do to get rid of it?
Vitamin D and Calcium
Are they linked to bones?

Vegan Book Reviews
The Lazy Raw Foodist's Guide
Have you been contemplating a raw food diet but finding yourself with all too many questions?
Thriving on Less
Simplifying in a tough economy.