Al Gore goes vegan, just in time for Thanksgiving

“Maybe it was something about what they served in the White House mess in the 1990s. Or perhaps it’s what happens to baby boomer Democrats more than a decade after leaving office. For whatever the reason former vice president Al Gore has gone vegan, just like the president with whom he once served,” as the Washington Post is reporting.

“Gore’s recent decision to forgo animal products surfaced as an offhand reference in a Forbes magazine piece about Hampton Creek Foods, an upscale vegan product line carried in Whole Foods.

The Forbes author Tweeted this week: “@BillGates and @AlGore love Hampton Creek Foods, a company trying to replace the 1.8 trillion eggs laid each year.” It wants to replace the chicken egg with plant-based protein sources.

“Ryan Mac’s article, which posted Saturday, chronicled how wealthy investors including Bill Gates, Tom Steyer and Vinod Khosla have poured money into the company, which hopes to take down the U.S. egg industry with offerings such as a plant-base mayonnaise,” the Post continued.

“‘Newly turned vegan Al Gore is also circling,’ Mac writes.

“It is unclear why Gore, one of the nation’s most visible climate activists, has given up dairy, poultry and meat products. People usually become vegan for environmental, health or ethical reasons, or a combination of these three factors.”

The rest of the Post article is here.

A recipe featuring Hampton Creek’s “eggless” Chipotle mayo is here: “Beyond Eggless Salad” featuring Hampton Creek Foods’ Chipotle Mayo, thanks to Vegenista.

Makes 4 servings
Ingredients:

1 package of organic extra firm tofu, pressed & drained
1/2 cup vegan chipotle mayo
1 red bell pepper, finely chopped
3 green onions (white & green parts) finely diced
1 large carrot, shredded
2 Tbsp. fresh parsley, finely chopped
1 Tbsp. whole grain mustard
3/4 tsp. turmeric
1/2 tsp. sea salt, or to taste
1/2 tsp, freshly ground black pepper, or to taste
Preparation:

Crumble tofu with your hands into a large bowl. Add vegan mayo, red pepper, green onions, parsley, mustard, turmeric, salt & pepper, & mix thoroughly. Serve in a lettuce cup, between 2 slices of sprouted whole grain bread, scooped into a pita pocket, or wrapped in a whole grain tortilla.

Read where to get vegan cuisine in the Sierra Foothills.

Watch a video about the Hampton Creek Foods venture, “reinventing food”:

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