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<blockquote data-quote="cheryl" data-source="post: 604" data-attributes="member: 1"><p><a href="https://www.womenshealthmag.com/food/a24275614/is-honey-vegan/" target="_blank"><strong>Wait…Is Honey Vegan? - Women's Health</strong></a></p><p></p><p><em>Raise your hand if you've ever used honey instead of straight-up table sugar and given yourself a slow clap because of it. Yep, thought so. </em></p><p></p><p>The jury's out on whether honey is actually any <a href="https://www.womenshealthmag.com/food/a21286636/is-honey-good-for-you/" target="_blank">better for you than refined sugars</a>, but if you're vegan, you might want to steer clear of that innocent-looking plastic bear.</p><p></p><p>I know what you're thinking: <em>seriously?!</em> Let me break it down for you...</p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 22px"><strong>Wait, why <em>wouldn't</em> vegans eat honey?</strong></span></p><p>Technically, The Vegan Society—which helped make the modern idea of veganism a thing in the 1940s—defines veganism as:</p><p></p><p>"a philosophy and way of living which seeks to exclude—as far as is possible and practicable—all forms of exploitation of, and cruelty to, animals for food, clothing or any other purpose; and by extension, promotes the development and use of animal-free alternatives for the benefit of humans, animals and the environment. <strong>In dietary terms it denotes the practice of dispensing with all products derived wholly or partly from animals.</strong>"</p><p></p><p>So, yes, honey is derived from bees. And you could also make the argument that honey "exploits" bees—so it's off-limits for vegans, explains New York-based R.D. <a href="http://www.jessicacordingnutrition.com/" target="_blank">Jessica Cording</a>.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cheryl, post: 604, member: 1"] [URL='https://www.womenshealthmag.com/food/a24275614/is-honey-vegan/'][B]Wait…Is Honey Vegan? - Women's Health[/B][/URL] [I]Raise your hand if you've ever used honey instead of straight-up table sugar and given yourself a slow clap because of it. Yep, thought so. [/I] The jury's out on whether honey is actually any [URL='https://www.womenshealthmag.com/food/a21286636/is-honey-good-for-you/']better for you than refined sugars[/URL], but if you're vegan, you might want to steer clear of that innocent-looking plastic bear. I know what you're thinking: [I]seriously?![/I] Let me break it down for you... [SIZE=6][B]Wait, why [I]wouldn't[/I] vegans eat honey?[/B][/SIZE] Technically, The Vegan Society—which helped make the modern idea of veganism a thing in the 1940s—defines veganism as: "a philosophy and way of living which seeks to exclude—as far as is possible and practicable—all forms of exploitation of, and cruelty to, animals for food, clothing or any other purpose; and by extension, promotes the development and use of animal-free alternatives for the benefit of humans, animals and the environment. [B]In dietary terms it denotes the practice of dispensing with all products derived wholly or partly from animals.[/B]" So, yes, honey is derived from bees. And you could also make the argument that honey "exploits" bees—so it's off-limits for vegans, explains New York-based R.D. [URL='http://www.jessicacordingnutrition.com/']Jessica Cording[/URL]. [/QUOTE]
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