If you have read other posts here you know I regularly check my server statistics for search terms that lead visitors to this site.  I have noticed “Publix veggie burgers and vegan burgers pulled from shelves” or some variant a few times in the past weeks.  I noticed the last time I was at Publix that the vegan patties we get each week were on clearance.  This I found alarming as they are some of the best, unless you count Amy’s burgers at $4.50 a pack.   We took what few packs were left and asked the manager about the clearance and if they were discontinued.  He told me Publix does not clearance a Greenwise product unless they are going to be discontinued and directed me to contact corporate and let them know I wanted them to keep the product on the shelf.

After emailing Publix’s corporate office this is the reply I received:

Thank you for your email. We appreciate our customers taking the time to contact us.

The plant used by the manufacturer of our Publix Green Wise Frozen items has been sold.
We are currently sourcing a new supplier and have every desire to return these items to the shelf as quickly as possible; but we will be out of stock for an undetermined amount of time.

Again, thank you for taking the time to contact us. If we can be of any further assistance regarding this matter, please either call our Consumer Relations toll-free number at 1-800-242-1227, write us at the Publix Super Markets Corporate Office, PO Box 407, Lakeland, FL 33802, ATTN: Consumer Relations, or contact us at our website, publix.com

So, if you are looking for your Publix Greenwise Vegan or Veggie patties and/or burgers and can’t find them, they will return!

I just crossed an article on Cracked.com (yes, the same as the immature magazine) that lists some of the not-so-savory food additives and their sources.   If you are a well-versed vegan then you know of these ingredients, if not then make this time to familiarize yourself with some things to look for when reading ingredient labels.

Some snips from the article:

“excretions of the Kerria lacca insect”

“the abdomen region that houses the fertilized eggs…ground into a powder”

Tasty!

I have decided to go from 7-8 cups of coffee a day to zero. No transition period, no gradual reduction, just one day coffee the next day none. My head aches something wicked. I am drinking nothing but water and juice in hopes it will help the headaches with extra fluids. I slept bad last night but I will not give in. I have a full bag of espresso roast that beckons me when I open the kitchen cabinet. My espresso maker is sitting idle, that can’t be a good thing. The coffee grinder is whispering for me to push its button everytime I walk by. I can get through this.

Shut your mouth coffee beans! I don’t want you, leave me alone. Just me and my juice. I love my juice. Juice…go away coffee.

My head hurts.

Quick and simple:

Why is it that meat-eaters are so damned offended by the mere mention of a person being vegetarian or vegan?

Answers below…

I have received news that The Veggie Cafe will be opening this Friday (March 14th)  from 11am – 7pm.    On Saturday there will be a Veggie Kids Workshop at 3pm and an Eggless Hunt on the following Saturday (March 22nd).