This is why I'm vegan...

Daryl and I ate pizza tonight for dinner. I had Tofutti (non-dairy cheese), he had Tombstone (pepperoni and sausage). I'd never tried Tofutti before, but it was pretty good (not as good as homemade, but since this is the last night of vacation I was feeling lazy). Anyway, as the pizzas were baking in the oven, I looked over the nutritional information on the back of the packages. It was pretty astounding, so I thought I would list some interesting parts here. As the title states, this is (mostly) why I'm vegan: 


(Amounts listed here are for 1 serving size, comparably. That works out to about 1/3 of the Tofutti pizza, or 1/5-ish of the Tombstone pizza.)
Calories:      180 (Tofutti)        277.50 (Tombstone)
Total fat:      7 g (Tofutti)        12.75 g (Tombstone)
Sat. fat:        2 g (Tofutti)        5.25 g (Tombstone)
Cholesterol: 0 mg (Tofutti)     30 mg (Tombstone)
Sodium:       320 mg (Tofutti)  600 mg (Tombstone)
Carbs:         24 g (Tofutti)      27.75 g (Tombstone)
Sugar:          6 g (Tofutti)         3.75 g (Tombstone)
Protein:       3 g (Tofutti)        13.5 g (Tombstone)


Keep in mind these are both prepared, pre-packaged, frozen meal items. Even the vegan one isn't going to be the best thing for you (hence the high sodium... but did you see the sodium in the Tombstone???). And the Tofutti pizza has more sugar than the Tombstone does, but it's such a small amount it hardly makes a difference. I'll gladly trade a lower protein content for less fat and 0 cholesterol, too! I'm not worried about the protein - I can sauté up some kale and beans, make a quinoa or couscous salad, or dip veggies in hummus for a snack. And these numbers don't even include all the crap in the ranch dressing I used to dip my pizza in! Wow - arteries, breathe a sigh of relief!


*Note: Tofutti does make their products with hydrogenated oils, which are pretty yucky. Some of their other products also include HFCS (yikes - blech) but this pizza did not. Again, NOT a health food by any means, but pretty nice in a pinch!