Tofu teriyaki, pasta salad and chocolate cake. What do these foods have in common? They were all served at Students for Environmental Awareness and Animal Rights’ vegan luncheon on Dec. 8.

“[SEAARK] just wanted to introduce vegan food that isn’t necessarily just like salad,” senior and vice president of communications Pricilla Ramirez said. “We want to have some variety and for people to dismiss any sort of stereotypes that people have had for vegan food.”

All foods at the vegan luncheon were homemade.

“We want to show that [veganism is] a lifestyle that anyone can really try,” Ramirez said. “All the food was homemade. Certain officers cooked and others, if they were able to, went and helped out at the [other officers’] home.”

Foods served at the vegan luncheon were primarily plant-based.

“It’s important to have a vegan luncheon so that people who don’t really know what [a plant-based diet] is or what it implies have the opportunity to try something as simple as tofu,” Ramirez said. “[We want] to show people that they do have options.”

In preparation for the event, Ramirez focused on promoting the vegan luncheon.

“As vice president of communications I had to advertise to a lot of people that didn’t even like tofu or anything plant-based,” Ramirez said. “I really liked having to persuade people to at least try it and like setting up social media stuff and getting pictures of people’s reactions. I thought it was really cool.”

Ramirez would call the luncheon a “success” with 50 to 60 attendees.

“[SEAARK] definitely had a lot of people [at the vegan luncheon]. We had a lot of people who weren’t part of the club,” Ramirez said. “There were new faces, so I was happy to see that.”

Junior Isabella Gee volunteered at the luncheon as a SEAARK member.

“I had the chance to explore new vegan food,” Gee said. “[The vegan luncheon] allowed me to try food that I typically wouldn’t choose. It showed me that it’s easy to be environmentally conscious.”

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