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Know a vegan kid who respects animals and understands that they’re friends, not food? PETA Kids is searching for the most compassionate kids in the country who use their voices to help animals! Nominate one who deserves the chance to win a shipment of delicious vegan cookies from Maya’s Cookies each month for one year (12 total), a gift bag of merchandise from PETA Kids, and a special award. Don’t wait too long—the nominating round closes on June 2.

It has been said that children decide what they are going to do or be when they are around 8 years old. Maya Madsen grew up in a foster home and struggled with being unloved and with food insecurities. “I went to bed hungry many nights. I vowed when I had kids, I would never let them go to bed hungry. When I went to 6th grade and Girl Scout camps, I was so happy because we had three square meals a day.” To Madsen and many other people, food is love. She loves to cook and that is how she...

When cookie lover and vegan Maya Madsen couldn’t find the perfect vegan cookie to fulfill her cravings, she took matters into her own hands. In 2015 Madsen, a self-taught baker who had been in the fitness industry for nearly 30 years, opened Maya’s Cookies in San Diego.

ew month, new collaboration, more delicious plant-based treats! Maya’s Cookies in San Diego is having a powerhouse of a year. From opening their first-ever storefront amidst the pandemic, to bringing a luscious dairy-free oat-based soft serve, the team is on a dedicated mission to deliver an upgraded dessert you didn’t know you needed!