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Now<\/em> — Back at high school weight, 130 pounds, July 2013. Six-pack abs? Nah, but I never had ’em. Photo by Jay Langston<\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It’s time to get excited, and a little nervous, for tomorrow’s first of three classes of “Vegan: As Easy as You Want.”<\/p>\n

They’re in the conference room of Ozark Natural Foods<\/a> (not in the store but several doors up in its office), and as of Monday, two-thirds full, says ONF Com\u00admu\u00adnity Out\u00adreach Coor\u00addi\u00adna\u00adtor Heather Artripe. Reserve a remaining seat — free! — by emailing her<\/a> or phone the store (479) 521-7558. The classes run from 6-7:30 p.m. the next three Thursdays, Oct, 10, 17 and 24. The web page for the class is “Vegan, Softly<\/a><\/span>.”<\/p>\n

The idea behind the course is outlined in the Brick<\/strong> “Vegan \u2014 As Easy as You Want<\/a>.” In short, a basic non-meat, non-dairy diet can be tasty, filling, fully nutritious and kind to your body, especially when you cut oils as well.<\/p>\n

Gluten-free and other diet trends? That is helping some people, yet it’s a step past “easy.” On the other side, pouring soymilk into bowls of no-sugar-added cereals is so easy these three classes would drop to one 30-second Internet video — maybe 10 seconds.<\/p>\n

Thursday, participants will learn a little about me, about the Kickstart diet<\/a><\/span> plan of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine — and, sure, how great cold or hot cereal is — then moving to three cooking demonstrations:<\/p>\n