Camera Eats First by: Two Market Girls

We're calling out all the vegan foods, recipes, and ingredients that we feel are just overrated. They're commonly hyped up and associated with vegan eating, but we just don't get it. That's right, we're looking at you oat milk...and nutritional yeast...and banana nice cream....and smoothie bowls.

We're talking about Instagram's new Reel feature and how to use it since Instagram is practically forcing us to... We also follow up on an open letter responding to Lightlife's 'clean break' campaign and Miley Cyrus' recent announcement that she's no longer vegan for nutritional reasons.

Planterra's Response Letter: https://vegnews.com/2020/9/plant-based-company-planterra-defends-beyond-meat-impossible-foods-after-lightlife-s-open-letter

Miley Cyrus No Longer Vegan: https://www.plantbasednews.org/news/joe-rogan-the-antithesis-of-veganism

Dr. Pamela Fergusson: https://www.instagram.com/drpamela.rd/

What do you do when a company you want to support makes an ugly move? Lightlife launched a campaign for their new 'clean' burger that spends most of its time attacking Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods. Oatly received investment funding from a firm that contributes to the global housing crisis. Two very different situations are making our conscious consumer reflexes kick in.

Lightlife campaign: https://lightlife.com/cleanbreak/

Beyond Meat's response: https://vegconomist.com/companies-and-portraits/burger-wars-beyond-meat-and-impossible-foods-fight-back-read-their-official-rebuttals-to-lightlife/

Impossible Food's response: https://medium.com/impossible-foods/setting-the-record-straight-an-open-letter-to-lightlife-in-response-to-its-false-claims-about-8e7193e9847b

Oatly and Blackstone: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/mar/26/blackstone-group-accused-global-housing-crisis-un

Would you drink a pumpkin spice latte in August? At what point is it okay for seasonal foods to defy the boundaries of their seasons? We're discussing a brief history of the PSL and the timelines of seasonal food items.

In the News:

Ben and Jerry's Unfudge Our Future: https://vegnews.com/2020/8/ben-and-jerry-s-launches-vegan-un-fudge-our-future-flavor-to-fight-climate-crisis-in-australia

A New Vegan Salami: https://vegnews.com/2020/8/bay-area-startup-launches-smoked-vegan-salami

35 Vegan Cheese Made of Cauliflower: https://vegnews.com/2020/8/startup-develops-35-types-of-vegan-cheese-will-launch-first-three-in-november

Nestle's Vegan Tuna: https://vegnews.com/2020/8/nestle-launches-vegan-tuna

After vegan YouTuber Maddie Lymburner announced she's now incorporating limited amounts of animal products back into her diet for health reasons, we saw the backlash from the vegan community. We want to advocate for a more inclusive vegan community that isn't built on perfection.

In anticipating of KFC launching a vegan chicken sandwich and popcorn chicken across Canada, we're recapping all of their previous vegan chicken launches and why we think this one will be successful.

No one is perfect in the kitchen. Sometimes the recipes just go all wrong and you just want to lay on the couch eating chips, to never cook again. We've been there, but we've also gotten past the failures and learned from them. Cooking and baking are just like any other creative process- they've got ups and downs!

In the news:

A Vegan Costo: https://vegnews.com/2020/8/these-are-the-first-products-you-can-buy-in-bulk-at-vegan-costco

The Bacon Burger: https://thebeet.com/sweet-earth-has-launched-the-first-totally-vegan-bacon-burger

Vegan Fried Chicken in Brighton: https://www.totallyveganbuzz.com/news/brighton-kfc-vegan-chicken-really-happy-chicken

Vegan Condensed Milk: https://www.livekindly.co/nestle-condensed-vegan-oat-milk/

After making a video about the behind-the-scenes of filming and photographing a recipe, we talk more about that process, what lessons we want to share to help others create food content, and how we want to incorporate more videos about our process into our channel.

Our video: https://youtu.be/dnu2ZVjVRXo

Murielle's video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cW2uzu96-sY

Turning your blog or YouTube channel into a source of income is every creator's dream, right? So where do you start and how do you work towards a sustainable income? We're sharing 5 ways any creator can monetize their platform and what it takes to do it.

Ever underpaid yourself because you doubt your abilities? Inspired by Vivian Kaye's "What Would Chat Do?" mindset, we're discussing the fight to feel empowered as women to be as bold and confident as men are in similar situations. Whether it's in work, finances, or just speaking up for yourself, it's time to stop the self-limiting thoughts!

Vivian's video about Chad (@itsviviankaye):

https://www.instagram.com/tv/CCeWS6CF9w9/