Hey everybody! My name is Jessica, I'm 23 yrs. old, I live in Tyler, Texas and I found this site by searching for healthy lifestyle forums on Google. Right now my main goals are to lose weight (getting near 200 lbs. right now), start living a healthy life & to start my own gluten-free vegan cookie bakery. I haven't looked around much yet but so far this seems like a great, friendly site & I hope I'll enjoy being here.

Hi Jessica, nice to have you aboard!

Just had a look, you're not a million miles away from my English expat buddy who lives in Plano (in Texas/US terms at least- it's sometimes hard for us to grasp USA distances on this side of the pond... 60-odd million of us here in a landmass smaller than most states!)

Is there a market for vegan cookies? I know a number of vegetarians, but to the best of my knowledge don't know any vegans (though to be fair, I do know at least one person who can't tolerate gluten). I'm also going to make a guess that being a vegan in meat-loving place like Texas can't be that easy. Fair play to you though, you know want you want to do with your life - I'm now 40 and still don't have a clue!

Hi Jessica!

Welcome to Healthy Pals! Thanks for joining.

I don't know if there is a market for vegan cookies but i'm gonna open the bakery anyway. Not because I'm gluten-free or vegan because I'm not (I want to be but I love meat & dairy too much ) but because I really want to do it & I thought there aren't many choices for cookies for people that are gluten-free or vegan or both.

Hello Jessica! Welcome to the forum!