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Yannick Haldenwanger

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Hi, ich bin Yannick. Aufgewachsen im Schwarzwald, 2019 habe ich This Is Vegan gegründet, heute lebe ich auf Bali. Von hier aus treibe ich Tierschutzprojekte voran und reise um die Welt. Fleisch lag bei mir schon im Grundschulalter nicht mehr auf dem Teller, vegan lebe ich seit knapp 20 Jahren. Ein schlechtes Gewissen zu machen war nie mein Ansatz. Ich zeige lieber, wie einfach, lecker und entspannt das im Alltag funktioniert. Genau dafür gibt es dieses Online-Magazin und den Plantbased Podcast: Menschen inspirieren, sich für Tiere und Umwelt stark zu machen und vegan zu leben.

Are Mono and Diglycerides Vegan? It Depends, and the Label Won’t Tell You

A stack of sliced sandwich bread on a wooden board

Mono and diglycerides (E471) show up in bread, ice cream and peanut butter. They can be plant or animal fat, and the label almost never says which. How to handle E471 as a vegan.

A bowl of knobbly Twiglets snacks

5 min

Are Twiglets Vegan? Yes, the Knobbly Snack Is Plant-Based

Twiglets get their Marmite-like tang from yeast extract, not cheese, which makes them accidentally vegan. The one small caveat on the pack, explained.

Squares of dark chocolate on a slate surface

4 min

Is Lecithin Vegan? Usually Yes, Unless It’s From Egg

Lecithin (E322) is in chocolate, bread and spreads. Soy and sunflower lecithin are vegan; egg-yolk lecithin isn’t. How to tell which one you’re eating.

Fresh commercial bagels and bread rolls on a bakery tray

5 min

Is L-Cysteine Vegan? Usually Not, and the Reason Is Grim

L-cysteine (E920) is a dough conditioner hiding in a lot of commercial bread and bagels. Most of it is made from human hair and duck feathers. Here’s how to spot the vegan kind.

Billie Eilish with green sunglasses sticking out her tongue at an iHeartRadio event

6 min

Is Billie Eilish Vegan? Yes, and Louder Than Ever

Vegan since she was 12, funding millions of plant-based meals on tour, and telling the internet that eating meat is inherently wrong. Here’s the full Billie Eilish story.

A bowl of hummus drizzled with olive oil, with pita on the side

4 min

Does Hummus Have Dairy? No, and Here’s Why It Tastes So Creamy

Hummus is famously creamy, so people assume there’s milk in it. Classic hummus is completely dairy-free and vegan. The exceptions to watch for, explained.

Joaquin Phoenix at a farm sanctuary meadow

5 min

Is Joaquin Phoenix Vegan? He’s Been Vegan Since 1977, Before It Had a Scene

Vegan since age 3, Oscar speech about stolen calves, a rescued cow named Liberty. Joaquin Phoenix might be the most committed vegan in Hollywood. The full story.

Kat Von D portrait

5 min

Is Kat Von D Still Vegan? Nobody Actually Knows, and That’s the Story

Kat Von D built a vegan empire, then quietly removed the ‘V’ from her bio and stopped talking about it. She’s never confirmed she quit, or that she hasn’t. The honest, unresolved answer.

Woody Harrelson vegan check banner

5 min

Is Woody Harrelson Vegan? 30+ Years, Thanks to a Stranger on a Bus

A random girl on a bus told 24-year-old Woody Harrelson to quit dairy. Three decades of veganism later, he’s still telling everyone diet is the number one way to help the planet.

Oli Sykes von Bring Me The Horizon schreit im Dehumanized-Video mit dem Mikrofon in der Hand in die Kamera

9 min

Bring Me The Horizon: Dehumanized: Why the New Song Sounds Suspiciously Like a Slaughterhouse

Bring Me The Horizon haben mit „Dehumanized” einen Song veröffentlicht, der stellenweise wie eine Doku über die Tierindustrie klingt. Texter Oli Sykes lebt seit über 20 Jahren vegan. Zufall? Eher nicht.

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