A study conducted by the US Department of Agriculture has found that Americans are consuming less dairy products and the drop looks likely to continue.

The 2013 USDA Economic Research Service report, “Why Are Americans Consuming Less Fluid Milk? A Look at Generational Differences in Intake Frequency” reveals that people in all age groups are drinking less milk. Over the past 40 years, there has been a more than one third drop in daily consumption.

The USDA report outlines that between the 1970s and 2000s, “people have become less apt to drink fluid milk at mealtimes, especially with midday and nighttime meals.”

The share of adolescents and adults who did not drink milk on a given day rose from 41 per cent to 54 per cent, while those drinking milk three or more times per day dropped from 13 to 4 per cent.

Among pre-adolescent children, the share that did…

Although meat-eating is on the increase in China, so too is vegan dining.

Pri’s The World reports that there is a growing vegan trend throughout the country, including in many of the major cities.

Interviewed on the show, pop singer turned vegan advocate, Long Kuan, said: “The young generation, especially, they love to be eco-friendly, and they love to be compassionate.”

Around four to five per cent of China’s population (more than 50 million) are thought to be vegetarian.

Originally published in Vegan Future newspaper. Read the newspaper for 18 pages of vegan news from around the world.

Tofurky and Field Roast are big names in meat alternatives, both offering a variety of flavors of vegan sausages.  I have always been a fan of Tofurky’s Italian sausages, but on a recent trip to the Follow Your Heart market, I wondered if that was only because Tofurky was available at most grocery stores.  I decided to test the theory and pick up a package of Field Roast Italian Sausages.

One weekend morning, I cooked up a bowl of both, along with some red bell pepper.

All of the Field Roast Italian Sausages were individually wrapped and I could immediately see why.  They were pretty delicate and came apart a bit as you can see in the photo above.

Here’s a photo of the sausages cooked and looking quite tasty.  My opinion was that the Field Roast sausages were heartier and more meaty and would probably be great crumbled up…