You Know You’re a Vegan Mom When…

A quick and easy guide to diagnosing whether your suspicions are correct that you are a vegan mom.

Photo: Jennifer Haubrich

If you can spot any of these telltale signs in your behavior, you might well be a vegan mom:

• You know 3 different substitutes for eggs, have 2 types of plant-based milk in the fridge and more than 4 recipes for plant-based bacon.
• You sometimes discover you have 3 jars of tahini in the pantry, from repeatedly buying another one “just in case”.
• You have taken your family on at least one trip to an animal sanctuary.
• You have at least considered taking your kids to a screening of a vegan documentary on a school night.
• When you write your grocery list you write “vegan cheese” and “vegan butter” instead of just “cheese” or “butter” because you wouldn’t want anyone to see it and misunderstand your intentions.
• You can’t wipe the smile off your face when you serve chicken-less nuggets at a birthday party and all the non-vegan kids gobble them up.
• Ditto when you serve the cupcakes.
• You feel a little giddy when you discover a new vegan restaurant nearby (even if the term “nearby” is used loosely.)