Musing While Melting
It’s a little warm here in Halifax, a little warm indeed. I think it can mainly be blamed on the ocean next to us and the humidity it brings. I’m sure when we were in Arizona I was not this uncomfortable sitting in one spot. Sweating is as easy as breathing right now, maybe even easier.
With that in mind, I started thinking about ice cream and how I wish I could get it in more places. If only there were more ice cream shops like Lula’s Apothecary in NYC I could keep cool and satisfy my sweet tooth. Of course, we need a bigger demand for such things in order for them to happen, which got me to thinking whether or not I would enjoy having vegan ice cream shops the world over if people were more interested in it for dietary reasons versus animal suffering reasons.
What do you think? Is a successful vegan shop successful either way, or should the success of the business be measured more in terms of how many people are doing it for animals?
Maybe I’m reading a little too much of Striking at the Roots to consider things a success without looking at their reason for it, but it’s better than just thinking about how hot I am while typing this, right?
I’d be very happy with vegan ice-cream any way I could get it! My son is vegetarian and we recently found out he is allergic to dairy and eggs, so he eats mostly vegan now. I’ve been a guilty vegetarian for years, knowing I should be vegan but never quite getting there. Anyhow, one of his upsets with being allergic to dairy was, of course, lack of ice-cream so we’ve stocked up on the vegan stuff. Which is delicious and he loves and I love, and it brought me one step closer to making that final jump to veganism. My point of all this rambling is that I probably would never have tried vegan ice-cream if it hadn’t been for my son’s health issues. And now I’m vegan – for animal rights and environmental reasons.
I’ve been debating eating ice cream all night tonight, and I think this might push me over the edge. The curses of having a 24hr grocery store two feet away is that your late-night cravings can usually always be met.
=)
Get the chocolate peanut butter. OH SO GOOD.
Off to my freezer now…
The closest 24-hour grocery store is about a 10-minute walk for me. But still I keep my freezer well stocked, heh.
Have you tried the ice cream made from coconut milk? If not, go for that next time if they have it. Wow.
Ooooh, will definitely add that to the list, thanks!
I am definitely the fattest vegan ever. Who knew there was so much vegan junk food?!