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On the Road with TryVegan®

Try Vegan® started as an idea a year ago to become a quick serve vegan restaurant. Without the capital to take on such an ambitious dream, Vincent Gulino decided to start on a smaller scale. He quickly realized he would be better off starting in a food truck and building a business from there. He was able to get a great deal on an old shuttle bus that needed some work and spent all summer diligently working on converting the old bus into a food truck. On September 18 he finally finished, which was just in the nick of time because the next day was their first event, the Trenton Food Truck Festival.  Since then, Try Vegan® has been to numerous events including Laurita Winery and the Central Jersey Beer fest, has put together a lunch route, and has opened up a Café inside Gold’s Gym in East Windsor (which is open to non-members).

Try Vegan® focuses on what veganism is all about, eating right and living a healthy lifestyle. “The most common question vegans are asked is ‘What do you eat?’, which is the exactly what Try Vegan sets out to answer,” states Gulino. “We want people to know veganism is not just about tofu and meat alternatives, it is about freshly prepared sandwiches, wraps, and smoothies, and it really does taste good! Try Vegan is not just for vegans, it is for everyone who want to make the right food choice in a sea of bad ones.”

Aside from festivals, Try Vegan® also hosts private events, corporate lunches, catering, weddings, birthdays, and whatever events need healthy delicious food. Try Vegan® is in the process of expanding its weekly lunch route, so if your office is interested feel free to contact them. Or if you are in East Windsor, stop by the Gold’s Gym in Windsor Crossings off Route 33 by the Home Depot and tell them you heard about us here.

 For more information or to find out where they are going to be, visit their website TryVeganNJ.com or follow on social media @TryVeganNJ. To book for an event or to check availability for an office park lunch, email [email protected] or call 732-668-8570.

Tick Talk

Spring officially sprung on March 21. We have turned our clocks ahead. We are looking forward to warm winds, sunny skies and the smell of fresh cut grass. The daffodils and tulips have recently bloomed and we are just starting with the yard work that comes with the warmer weather.  Sadly, another season has started ramping up.  Tick season.

•             The best form of protection is prevention. Educating oneself about tick activity and how our behaviors overlap with tick habitats is the first step.

•             According to the NJ DOH, in 2022 Hunterdon County led the state with a Lyme disease incidence rate of 426 cases per 100,000 people. The fact is ticks spend approximately 90% of their lives not on a host but aggressively searching for one, molting to their next stage or over-wintering. This is why a tick remediation program should be implemented on school grounds where NJ DOH deems high risk for tick exposure and subsequent attachment to human hosts.

•             Governor Murphy has signed a bill that mandates tick education in NJ public schools. See this for the details.  Tick education must now be incorporated into K-12 school curriculum. See link:

https://www.nj.gov/education/broadcasts/2023/sept/27/TicksandTick-BorneIllnessEducation.pdf

•             May is a great month to remind the public that tick activity is in full swing. In New Jersey, there are many tickborne diseases that affect residents, including Anaplasmosis, Babesiosis, Ehrlichiosis, Lyme disease, Powassan, and Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiosis.

•             For years, the focus has mainly been about protecting ourselves from Lyme disease. But other tick-borne diseases are on the rise in Central Jersey. An increase of incidence of Babesia and Anaplasma are sidelining people too. These two pathogens are scary because they effect our blood cells. Babesia affects the red blood cells and Anaplasma effects the white blood cells.

•             Ticks can be infected with more than one pathogen. When you contract Lyme it is possible to contract more than just that one disease. This is called a co-infection. It is super important to pay attention to your symptoms. See link.

https://twp.freehold.nj.us/480/Disease-Co-Infection

A good resource from the State:

https://www.nj.gov/health/cd/topics/tickborne.shtml

 

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