May 1, 2019 - Restaurant Chains Embrace Veganism and Benefits of Celery Juice

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Restaurant Chains Embrace Veganism and Benefits of Celery Juice

Hey there!

Wow - can you believe it's May already?!?
I'm really hoping that all the rain we've had in April is going to bring forth all those lovely, colorful flowers and plenty of Spring Sunshine!

More and More Vegan Expansion in U.S. restaurant chains
If you read yesterday's Scoop yesterday, I had mentioned that Burger King recently introduced its Vegan Whopper in test market stores in Missouri, receiving an overwhelming response!
Well, it appears that Vegan is in the air among restaurant chains, because Pizza Hut is not joining the ranks of offering menu options for vegans.

According to Feedspot earlier this week, Pizza Hut is launching vegan cheese in all of its US stores. Who would have thought that we would have come this far in the past decade when it comes to mainstreaming veganism!!

The article goes on to report that "Pizza Hut recently introduced a vegan pizza to its menu in 253 Pizza Hut Restaurants across the UK, which quickly became a permanent fixture on the menu after sales of the pizza doubled the target set by the company."

It has now been confirmed by the pizza giant in a statement to the Vegan Herald that it is planning to roll out vegan cheese in all of its U.S. restaurants by August of this year.

I'm still working on my calendar for the next few months.  Unfortunately, travel and daycations have taken a back seat during the past month, as we have been working so hard on nursing Dad back to health.

The good news is that he is totally loving all the new vegan meals we are cooking for him!  He told me and my sister that he has never had such wonderful flavors and tastes before!

I'll be preparing more items for him this week and, of course, we are continually feeding him lots of freshly pressed juices.

Speaking of juices, I just read how healthy Celery Juice is!  In fact, I have included it in my daily juice regimen which includes:
Orange, Lemon, Ginger, Green Apple, Carrot, Romaine Lettuce and now, Celery!

A few facts about Celery Juice according to Dr. Joseph Mercola:

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• Celery contains powerful vitamins and antioxidants, such as apigenin, which can enhance the neurons in your brain, and luteolin, which has been associated with reducing the risk of metastasis in women.
• Apigenin applied to a petri dish containing human stem cells for a 25-day period was found to turn the stem cells into neurons, and the synapses connecting them were “stronger and more sophisticated”
• Celery offers phytonutrients that improve your digestive tract and cardiovascular system by fighting inflammation, and the seeds have a positive effect on your blood vessels that results in decreased blood pressure
• A healthy food eaten raw 

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-Travelin' Elisa
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