And I'm and Welcome to Food for Thought. My name is Colleen Patrick Gudro from Compassionate Cooks.

I founded Compassionate Cooks to empower people, to make

informed food choices, and to debunk myths about vegetarianism and animal rights. Please

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It always makes my day.

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Now before we get started on today's topic I would like to send out a thank you to today's

listener sponsors.

First thank you to Christina McIntyre, who wrote, Dear Colleen, thank you so much for putting this great

podcast together. I always look forward to listening to it, and I so much agree with the other listeners who have commented that listening to your podcast feels like spending time with a friend.

I wanted to send you a contribution to support your work because I truly believe that your podcast has the potential to touch and change so many lives.

Not only do you seem to radiate compassion, but your messages are both inspiring and full of good practical advice that really works in real world situations.

I've been vegetarian slash vegan for about three years now.

I grew up mostly vegetarian and

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