Category: Vegan Lifestyle

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Achieve Top 3 New Years Resolutions!

The top three New Year’s resolutions in Abya Yala (aka: America) are to:

1) Eat better

2) Spend more time with family & friends and…

3) Save more money

We have three items you can get to help you achieve your goals. Nutriciously, Pela and Decomposition are brands equipped to help you transform your life.

Nutriciously

Do you want to eat better?  Have you been thinking about trying a vegan lifestyle?  Now is your chance!  If you were not sure how to get started, Nutriciously has it all planned out for you.  With their A – Z Vegan Guide and Vegan Meal Plans, you’ll have a direct path to making yummy vegan food!

Get a Vegan Guide here
Get Vegan Meal Plan here

Pela

Most of our weekly and monthly social plans are done via cell phone. So protect the cell you use to contact friends and family with an eco-friendly cell phone case by Pela. They are designed to be flexible and durable. The Pela cell phone cases fit a variety of cell phone models – including Androids and iPhones. Even better, at the end of its life-cycle, you can put the phone case right in the ground at home – it is fully compostable 💗!

Get a Pela Phone Case here

Decomposition

Get these compostable notebooks, not just to be more eco-friendly, but to help you be proactive in reaching your life goals!

Use a Decomposition notebook to Keep track of what you spend on a daily basis.  This is the first step to managing your funds and saving more. 

Get a Decomposition notebook to write down what you eat each day.  This is the first step to bringing self awareness to daily eating habits.  This can help us make healthier decisions in the future.  Get the Decomposition notebook to do this and to write grocery lists for your ideal meals.

Sometimes you just need to write out plans for your next fun outing with friends and/or family to make sure it happens.  Get a Decomposition notebook with a fun design for those special outings.

For each of these goals, don’t forget to include dates for when you plan to achieve them.  Studies have shown attaching realistic due dates to our goals increases the likelihood that we will accomplish them!

Get Decomposition notebooks here

No matter where you are in your physical, social or financial journey, these products are great tools to help you reach your goals!

Vegan Activism /

Evacuation Shelters
Los Angelas area

This is a list of evacuation shelters for humans & animal friends affected by the wildfires.

Evacuation shelters for humans only:

Evacuation shelters for humans & animal friends:

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7 Great Vegan Gifts for the Holidays!

Title photo for Vegan Holiday Gifts blog

Do you have a vegan friend you don’t know what to get for the holidays?  Are one of your family members newly vegan?   Are you dating a vegan for the first time?  Here is a great list of vegan gifts any vegan loved one would be happy to get!

Vegan Accessories by Corkor

Lets stop killing other beings for leather accessories or using artificial leather that also pollutes the Earth. Try these stylish sustainable eco-friendly accessories made from cork. The trees the cork is harvested from are not cut down. This method makes cork a renewable resource good for the environment.

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VEGANavigate T-shirts, shirts, sweaters and hoodies!

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VEGANavigate apparel made with materials from TeeMill are vegan and eco-friendly. The cloth is 100% organic cotton. Natural soy ink is used to print the texts and designs instead of ink with toxic chemicals. You can wear their clothing proud and guilt-free.

Pela Compostable Phone Case

These Pela cases come in a large variety of colors and designs. Pela has cases that fit different phone brands and models. They are flexible and sturdy. The best feature of this product is that they are 100% compostable at your own home!

Get a Pela Compostable Phone Case

Body Butter (Vegan Lotion) by Live Like You Green It

Support a lady owned / Alkebulan Abya Yalan (aka: African American) owned  company.  Live Like You Green it offers scented and unscented body butter (vegan lotion) and other self-care products.  Their blend of organic ingredients caters to sensitive skin.

Get Lavender & Vanilla Body Butter
Get Fragrance-free Cocoa Body Butter

Native American Tea Company 

Connect with the indigenous nations of Abya Yala (aka: America) through this indigenous owned selection of natural teas.  Try the soothing peppermint tea or invigorating green tea.  These are a treat everyone can enjoy!

Get Indigenous Abya Yalan Tea

Lip Balm by J & L Naturals

J & L Naturals professes the utmost sustainability. They use a zero plastic 100% compostable tube for their “nut” buttery smooth vegan lip balm. Our Earth’s soil can be saved from thousands of pollution plastic tubes, as they opt for the use of compostable materials instead. Choose between the unique scent combinations: strawberry & vanilla, peppermint & eucalyptus, lemongrass & clove, and more. J & L Naturals produces lip balm the vegan people in your life would love to have – and maybe get one or two for yourself as well!

Get Vegan Lip Balm

Vegan Guide & Meal Plan by Nutriciously

Know someone interested in the vegan lifestyle but they just aren’t sure how to get going?  Get them the vegan guide and meal plan by Nutriciously.  With this gift you’ll be sharing flavorful nutrient rich recipes that anyone can enjoy.  They include tips on how to introduce your family to your new way of eating.  If you like to get out on the road there are even vegan traveling tips!

From “A” to Vegan – Your Complete Vegan Starter Kit

Get a Vegan Starter Kit

Vegan Recipe and Meal Plan Bundle

Get a Vegan Meal Plan

We hope you enjoy getting these awesome vegan products for your family and friends! Let us know what you think of our list – are there any items we should add? Which are your favorites? Let us know 💗

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Vegan Halloween Candy! (2024)

Trick or Treat?! We hope you chose treat, because we have a list of great vegan candy for you!

We encourage you to get candy in compostable packaging and paper packaging – instead of plastic packaging. Our goal is to help everyone save the planet and all the beings living here by going plastic-free!

Vegan Candy with Compostable Packaging!

Loving Earth Chocolate

Mmmore Raw Treats

H!p Chocolate

Vegan Candy with Paper Packaging:

Junior Mints

photo by red stone foods

Nerds

photo by old time candy

Fun Dip

Gobstoppers

photo by shop my exchange

Jujyfruits

Bottlecaps

Vegan candies with less plastic packaging than most:

Charm’s Blow Pops
Cry Baby (in a box)
Dots
Dum Dums
Hubba Bubba
Mamba
Mary Jane
Now & Later
Pixie Sticks
Smarties
Superior l Bubble Bubble Gums

Other vegan candies:

Airheads
Brach’s Cinnamon Imperials
Brach’s Lemon Drops 
Brach’s Star Brites Peppermint Candy
Chick-O-Sticks
Fire Ball
Go-Max-Go Candy Bars
Hubba Bubba Bubble Tape
Laffy Taffy (mini version – NOT the regular size. The regular size has egg albumen) 
Jolly Rancher
No Whey
Pez
Red Vines
Ring Pops
Skittles
Smarties
Sour Patch Kids
Surf Sweets Organic Cinnamon Bears
Swedish Fish
Sweet Tarts
Twizzlers
YumEarth (Lolli Pops)
Zackary Cinnamon Bears
Zotz

As you can see, there are a lot of vegan candy options to choose from. It’s super exciting that some are plastic-free and some even use compostable packaging! Let us know in the comments section which vegan candy you decided to get and which ones are your favorites!

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Vegan Gifts for Father’s Day!

Father’s Day is right around the corner!  Here are some vegan gift ideas for your Dad’s special day. Many of them are also eco-friendly!

Thank you for choosing to get stuff via VEGANavigate.  Some of the companies we advertise have partnered with us.  This means they give us a commission if you purchase an item/items from them due to our website.  Thanks again for your support!

Compostable Phone Case

The Pela brand has created a variety of phone case designs. They have collections for both iPhone and Android phones. The pliable material provides the ultimate protection for your cell. Better yet, when the phone case reaches the end of its life cycle, it can be composted!

Get a Compostable Phone Case Here

Eco-Friendly Cell Phone

Fairphone has made the most eco-friendly phone on the market.  The company originated in Europe and their cell phones are finally available in the United States.  They even offer materials and online video tutorials to fix your phone yourself.  Their goal is to provide a sturdy cell phone that lasts.  This reduces waste in landfills and the use of natural resources.

Get a Fairphone Cell Phone Here

Vegan Wallet and Vegan Belt Gift Set

Get your dad a classy and practical gift set. This vegan wallet and vegan belt are sure to match the majority of his attire. Watson and Wolfe can always be trusted to add style to any wardrobe.

Get a Vegan Wallet and Vegan Belt Here

Vegan Chapstick (Vegan Lip Balm)

Most chapstick is packaged in a plastic tube and plastic cap that would end up in a landfill mountain of trash. No more polluting the earth or the ocean. Eco Roots has the solution to protect other beings from getting hurt from our unnecessary garbage. The compostable container for this lip balm is the answer we need.

Vegan Soap

Let your dad start his day with a refreshing organic bar of vegan soap! Help him keep his rugged good looks with a charcoal Facial Vegan Soap Bar. Both are sure to be great additions to his gift bag!

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Vegan Deodorant in Compostable Packaging

Daddy-O will be smelling fresh with this vegan deodorant by Meow Meow Tweet. Better yet, the thick paper packaging they use can go right back into Mother Nature – unlike the pollution plastic of other deodorant brands.

Get Vegan Deodorant Here

Vegan Body Butter (Fragrance-free vegan lotion)

Live Like You Green it is taking the eco-friendly mission seriously. They provide a variety of vegan self-care products. This vegan lotion is a must-have to help your dad keep his skin healthy.

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Good Guys Socks

Good Guys Don’t Wear Leather has added the slogan , “Good Guys Go Vegan,” to their brand. If you have a vegan dad, he’ll love these socks and the variety of colors. These statement socks are great for the gym, lounging at home, or playing sports.

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Compostable Tennis Shoes

BlueView is doing its part to save the planet by offering eco-friendly tennis shoes. The materials used are not just natural. Once they are warn out, these shoes can be buried in the back yard, the vegetable garden or your own compost pile!

Get Compostable Tennis Shoes Here

Vegan Dress Shoes & Vegan Tennis Shoes (Masculine vibe)

Go from the office to a fun holiday with shoes from Gentleberg. Whether your father has to dress up or can be casual, with this brand he won’t skip a beat. Browse their site for the perfect kicks for your dad!

Get Vegan Shoes Here

We hope this list has made Father’s Day shopping a breeze! Let us know your favorites in the comments. Have other vegan gift ideas? Send those to us to share in the future!

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Mother’s Day Eco-Friendly Vegan Gift Ideas

Mother’s Day!!!  Whether you are getting gifts to celebrate your biological mother or the lady or ladies that have been wonderfully motherly to you, this list of gifts will help you out.  These Mother’s Day gift ideas are vegan and keep the environment in mind.  So let’s get our mothers something plastic-free, cruelty-free, and lovely!

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Bath Kit (customizable)

Photo credit: The Refill Shoppe

The Refill Shoppe

Allow your mother to relax and rejuvenate with this wonderful vegan Bubble Bath Kit by The Refill Shoppe.  They have a large variety of pre-blended scents: Citrus Blend, Tropical Blend, Flowery Blend, Caramel Latte and many more.

You also have the option to create your own signature 2 – 5 scent blend from a collection of over 50 scents!

Get Vegan Bath Kits Here

Vegan Cactus Soap

Photo credit: Nopalera

Nopalera

You May recognize the founder of Nopalera from the TV show Shark Tank! She has created earth-friendly vegan soap from the hearty cactus plant. The soap and the packaging are eco-friendly!

Get Vegan Soap Here

Vegan Shampoo & Vegan Conditioner

Photo credit: Fat and the Moon

Fat and the Moon

Are you pretty sure your mother knows magic? Moms do some magical things! Get her these eco-friendly vegan shampoo and vegan conditioner bars so she is nice and fresh for her next coven gathering under the moon!

Get Vegan Shampoo Here
Get Vegan Conditioner Here


Vegan Organic Deodorant

Photo credit: Live Like You Green It

Live Like You Green It

Live Like You Green It makes this vegan organic deodorant for sensitive skin. It is plastic-free and we’ve heard the scent is amazing!

Get Vegan Organic Deodorant Here

Vegan Deodorant

Photo credit: Meow, Meow, Tweet

Meow, Meow, Tweet

Meow, Meow, Tweet’s vegan deodorant has a plastic-free compostable cardboard & paper push-up container. Their deodorant provides all-day protection that keeps you smelling great!

Get Vegan Deodorant Here

Organic Vegan Body Butter (OrganicVegan Lotion)

Photo credit: Live Like You Green It

Live Like You Green It

After a relaxing bubble bath, your mother deserves this calming mixture of lavender and vanilla. This vegan body butter will moisturize and soothe any nerves from a long day. It is even soothing for eczema. Cruelty-free organic vegan lotions like this are the way to go from now on!

Get Organic Vegan Body Butter Here

Vegan Lip Balm

Photo credit: Eco Roots

Eco Roots

Eco Roots provides cruelty-free vegan products. Their vegan lip balm is offered in different flavors and they even have an unflavored option. Our busy moms may forget to moisturize, so lip balm is a great gift for self-care.

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Vegan Lipstick

Photo credit: Cheekbone

Cheekbone

For an extra boost in her day, treat your mom to Cheekbone’s sustainable vegan lipstick line. She can return the container for refills so it doesn’t end up in a landfill! With a variety of colors, there is sure to be one that will become her favorite!

Get Vegan Lipstick Here

Oh, did we mention all of these companies are lady-owned? We hope this list is helpful to you! If they’re in town, enjoy Mother’s Day with your mothers and all the motherly ladies in your life. If not, sending one of these gifts will surely brighten their day!

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Vegan Valentine!

Have your future Vegan Valentine find you with these “Lady Vegan” and “Vegan Lad” shirts!

This is a VEGANavigate product.

Watch the Vegan Valentine commercial at our YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/@veganavigate1764?si=TA6HA48OE1g1L7jr

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Back to School Eco-Friendly Tools

back to school

Are you ready to go back to school?  Make sure you have everything you need!  Like an eco-friendly backpack from Patagonia, a new cell from Fairphone, and of course plenty of notebooks from Decomposition.

Thank you for choosing to get stuff via VEGANavigate.  Some of the companies we advertise have partnered with us.  This means they give us a commission if you purchase an item/items from them due to our website.  Thanks again for your support!

Notebooks by Decomposition

These notebooks at Decomposition are made with recycled paper and eco-friendly soy ink!

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Stainless Steel Lunch Box by Life Without Plastic

Plastic is made from oil drilled from the ground creating pollution. Recycled plastic is still ending up in landfills and our oceans. We can make sure our purchases are not contributing to the destruction of Earth by choosing non-plastic materials. Start with these sturdy stainless steel lunch boxes!

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Cell phone by Fairphone

A family used to get a phone for their home and still have it when their kids grew up and moved out. Lets stop with the constant cell phone purchases when a marginal change has been made from year to year. Instead, go with the Fairphone cell! No more relying on phone companies and third-party repair shops for constant basic repairs. This long-lasting straightforward design can even be fixed by its owner – with help from Fairphone if a repair is ever needed.

Get a Fairphone

Backpacks by Patagonia

Patagonia is a long standing staple for many homes. Get your eco-friendly backpack here and it can double for any other fun activities you have planned for the school year!

Get a Backpack

Shoes by BlueView

We have been searching for plant-based compostable shoes for years. Finally, here they are! Comfortable shoes that will not end up in a landfill at the end of their life cycle. These eco-friendly kicks can be buried right in the ground to join mother nature again.

Get BlueView Shoes

We hope these vegan eco-friendly items will be great long-lasting tools for your academic success!