Happy Vegetable » about me http://www.happyvegetable.com A tasty vegan blog Mon, 10 Oct 2011 00:25:09 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 About Me http://www.happyvegetable.com/about-me/about-me/ http://www.happyvegetable.com/about-me/about-me/#comments Tue, 14 Apr 2009 16:24:45 +0000 Emily http://www.happyvegetable.com/?p=1166 Emily Jean AllenMy name is Emily. I’m a Wisconsin native who’s always been compassionate about animals. My mom was convinced I would grow up to be a vet. I went vegetarian at the ripe age of 13. Two instances lead me to stop eating meat: a bloody chicken fillet sandwich from Hardee’s and a special on the news about the factory farming of chickens. In college I learned about the horrors of the dairy industry and decided to go vegan (a tough feat in the dairy state). That lasted almost 2 years, but I wasn’t well-educated on proper vegan nutrition, didn’t take the best care of myself as a student, and felt lightheaded a lot. Note: surviving on coffee, bagels and alcohol can be hard on the system. So, I went back to being vegetarian. But I’ve learned a lot since then about proper nutrition and many other aspects of the vegan lifestyle. I was a strict vegan for seven years and recently went back to vegetarian. I may go back to vegan again in the future, but for now, I’m enjoying the vegetarian lifestyle.

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]]> Emily Jean AllenMy name is Emily. I’m a Wisconsin native who’s always been compassionate about animals. My mom was convinced I would grow up to be a vet. I went vegetarian at the ripe age of 13. Two instances lead me to stop eating meat: a bloody chicken fillet sandwich from Hardee’s and a special on the news about the factory farming of chickens. In college I learned about the horrors of the dairy industry and decided to go vegan (a tough feat in the dairy state). That lasted almost 2 years, but I wasn’t well-educated on proper vegan nutrition, didn’t take the best care of myself as a student, and felt lightheaded a lot. Note: surviving on coffee, bagels and alcohol can be hard on the system. So, I went back to being vegetarian. But I’ve learned a lot since then about proper nutrition and many other aspects of the vegan lifestyle. I was a strict vegan for seven years and recently went back to vegetarian. I may go back to vegan again in the future, but for now, I’m enjoying the vegetarian lifestyle.

I currently reside in Minneapolis with my husband, Emory, and our cute flat-faced cat, Sophia. I have a B.S. in art with a graphic design emphasis from the University of Wisconsin, and a B.A. in psychology from the University of Minnesota. I am now a PhD student at the University of Minnesota in the Cognitive and Brain Sciences area of the psychology department. My focuses are auditory perception and music psychology.

Emily Jean Allen and Emory

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