Most who have been to Disneyland are familiar with the Dole Whip: the soft, creamy pineapple sorbet that is actually vegan, even though it is belied by its creaminess. People will stand in line for as long as an hour to get their hands on this delicious, frozen treat.

We were disgusted to learn that the Starbucks Strawberries and Creme frappuccino contains bugs! Yuck! While Starbucks has thankfully announced that they are going to phase out the beetle usage, in favor of tomato-derived lycopene extract, it was a great reminder to us that sometimes it is just better to make treats yourself so that you can control what goes into them.

A recent post from Healthy Bitch Daily had us drooling! It contained a recipe provided by www.fitsugar.com, from Erin McKenna’s BabyCakes Covers the Classics: Gluten-Free Vegan Recipes from Donuts to Snickerdoodles, for vegan, gluten free, Thin Mints. As in the Girl Scouts classic cookie. Yum!