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- I think if people got to snuggle turkeys, they wouldn't be able to eat turkeys on Thanksgiving. They're so serene and they just kiss you like. And they're so soft.

- Hi, I'm Alicia Silverstone and this is--

- Bear Blu Silverstone.

- And we're going to make Thanksgiving yumminess for you. So let's get started. Today we're going to make green beans with shiitake mushrooms and almonds. We're going to make Brussels sprouts. We're going to make a delicious, pretty, colorful root dish. I think I like your slicing rather than mine.

- It's on the list.

ALICIA SILVERSTONE: Thanksgiving is such a lovely holiday and it just feels so good to make delicious vegan food and share it with your friends and family. We make green beans, some from the garden, some not. The shiitake mushroom is replacing the bacon. It's like fatty, creamy, hardy. And who needs bacon? It'll make you feel terrible, hurt the Earth, hurt the animals. Who needs it?

These are the foods our bodies want us to eat. You want to have ultimate health and feel your best and look your best and be your best. You want vegetables in your body. That's where you're going to get all the nourishment you need, and grains and beans are so nourishing and good for you too, but we eat less veggies than we need. So that's why I'm really focusing this Thanksgiving on all the veggie dishes rather than the other little things. The veggie dishes become the star.

- I think it's just as delicious.

- Mm-hmm.

- Like instead of the bacon, mushrooms.

- If you want a sort of turkey feeling, Gardein makes these really yummy turkey breasts. So really, the list is endless for the ideas. These are my this-year recipes. But you'll never run out of things to try and to make delicious food. I promise you that.

Turkeys are creatures just like Pinto, and they are funny, and they are loving, and they love to be snuggled, and they have big personalities, and they certainly don't want to be killed. What's it about for you, monkey? How do you feel about turkeys and Thanksgiving and being vegan?

- Same with you. Their little neck rubs, they fall asleep and it's very cute. Having a vegan Thanksgiving helps the future, helps animals and makes you feel good.

I think that by saying I'm not going to eat a turkey this year, it means I am taking a stand on the side of making change, on the side of standing in my beliefs and saying, actually, I don't want to contribute to climate change. Actually, I don't want to hurt animals. By adopting a turkey, you're saying, not only am I not going to be a part of all of that, but I'm going to help support these sanctuaries that bring light to the issue.

We can show people what it is to hold a turkey and feel their little neck, and understand that they're not very different than your tiny dog, and then make you think, why is one an animal that we love and sleep with and kiss, but another animal is one that we allow to be tortured and brutally slaughtered. We are very hopeful that more people will stop eating turkeys, adopt turkeys, and make their Thanksgiving truly about gratitude and being kind to their bodies, being kind to the Earth, being kind to others who don't have food. Happy Thanksgiving.