Opinion

The Vegan Gotcha Game

The bigger my Instagram account gets, the more I get comments and DMs from people playing what I call the “vegan gotcha game”. They’re basically claiming something isn’t vegan for any number of reasons including: It’s not certified vegan. It contains a cross contamination statement due to shared equipment. Certain […]

It’s impossible to please everyone.

Occasionally, people will come for me on Instagram for an item I post that that they don’t consider vegan. Sometimes they get so nasty that I unfortunately have to block them. I don’t like to censor anyone but when they cross the line and get personal, I have to take […]

Vegans. Don’t hate what they ate…

I’ve been noticing negativity more and more on many social media platforms and this includes vegan accounts and posts. I wanted to write about my own experiences and give a little insight as to why I started the Big Box Vegan account. A place to start. I started my account […]

Is Plant Based the New Vegan?

The short answer is no. You may be confused between the terms vegan and plant-based when shopping or surfing social media as they seem to be used interchangeably, but there are big differences between the two terms. Trust me, I am sometimes just as confused as to why some choose […]