The Scoop
WHEN YOU THINK OF 2016, a lot of things may come to mind. The Summer Olympics in Rio. Pokémon Go. A terrifyingly tense and stress-inducing election cycle. But for me, I’m transported back to those few sweet moments in the nippy days of February when the stress melted away and I knew nothing but bliss … the time Ben & Jerry’s finally released its first-ever vegan flavors. It wasn’t until my pre-vegan college years, when I had control over my own money, that I had first indulged in one of the pints. But oh boy, when I did, I fell hard (the chocolate-covered peanut butter-filled pretzel inclusions in the Chubby Hubby flavor—forget about it). But once I went vegan, I said goodbye to all those chunky, swirly mix-ins—and dairy altogether—in…