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I really have always wanted to go vegan

jaxgoveg — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 23:56:10 +0000

Well, I did vegetarian. Yeah, for barely a week, I know. But I’ve always wanted to go vegan. So today I decided to give it another try. Do I plan to always be vegan? No. But I would like to be for 90% of the time. I’m not sure though, is the only reason I don’t go 100% because I love Shield’s pizza and Ben and Jerry’s ice cream too much? Does that make me weak? Well, so be it. I’m at least purchasing less animal products. And, I cannot give up honey. Absolutely cannot.

So, to kick it off, I made vegetarian chili.

slice up two zucchinis, a red pepper, a green pepper, garlic, onions, black beans, vegetable stock, basil, salt, pepper, and tomatos. Cook for 30 minutes. I served mine Cincinnatti style with over cooked pasta. It was whole wheat pasta, so I tried to be a little good with the pasta. :)

However, I really miss dessert. I had peanut butter toast, an orange, and some walnuts as well. Maybe I’m not eating enough protein that I don’t feel full, or, I ate so much before that my body only knows over stuffed and not just right.

I will say, that since I started eating vegetarian / vegan, I’ve felt really good. And the only times my stomach bothers me is when I eat dairy. Go figure. I can also tell my husband is feeling better. He’s not vegetarian or vegan, but he eats that way at home. I’m a believer of the health benefits. It’s nice not to feel like there’s a brick in my stomach after I eat!

Thanksgiving…success!

jaxgoveg — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 23:46:36 +0000

I managed to not eat anything with meat, eggs, or fish. Luckily, some of my family was pretty good about it and offered up recipes and pointed out foods I could eat.

I also brought two dishes of my own, just in case there wasn’t anything vegetarian.

Stuffed green peppers:

I made made quinoa and sauteed it with onions, garlic, spinach and corn. I stuffed it in the green peppers and then baked it for 30 minutes. Pretty good, if I say so myself. :)

I also made an onion soup I got off a vegan website, but not very good. I added a lot of salt, pepper, and cayenne pepper to make it better.

Then later that evening I OD’d on pie. Hey! It was vegetarian pie!

Day 2 – is it possible to subsist on peanut butter?

jaxgoveg — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:21:05 +0000

I was supposed to eat out with coworkers today, but unfortunately work kept me from doing that. So I ate leftovers from last night. Then after work I went to the grocery store. Do you have any idea how much stuff contains dairy or meat? My goodness. What a pain. No, I’m not vegan, but I’m going to try, at least I’m going to save my dairy consumption for something worthwhile. But seriously, bread has milk?!? Who knew. In college I dated a guy who was allergic to dairy, I have no idea how he did it!

Tonight I got home late after the grocery store and had chips and salsa and some peanut butter toast. Definitely a need to plan meals when you go vegetarian / vegan. No more just grabbing a quick bite to eat of grilled cheese or something. Tomorrow is a new day!

30 Days of Vegetarian…over Thanksgiving

jaxgoveg — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:22:18 +0000

What was I thinking? Well, I hate the way animals for food are treated and I’ve always felt kind of like a hypocrit not being a vegetarian. Vegan would be better, but we’ll start with vegetarian. And of course I decided this on the Sunday before Thanksgiving. I love turkey and turkey left overs. And all that other meat and egg not so vegetarian friendly goodness. But – I’m going to be strong! So for at least the next 30 days, I’ll post my trials to say ‘No’ to meat.

I’ve already started overhauling all the products my husband and I use to be cruelty free, so this is the next step. We already eat vegetarian at home, and vegan a lot of the time, but never when I go out to eat. Time to take it to the next level!

After watching videos on Peta.org, I decided to follow their link to pledge 30 days as a vegetarian. Luckily my husband is pretty supportive, but has no desire to go vegetarian on his own. He’ll eat vegetarian and vegan at home though.

So, since it was 7pm on Sunday night and I hadn’t planned any meals and didn’t go to the grocery store, I had to see what I had. Luckily I had done a big shopping trip the previous week. I pulled out some bulgur wheat (which I’d never cooked before), asparagus, onion, garlic (can I make a meal without it?), and mushrooms.

1. Boil the bulgur wheat and then simmer for 15 minutes

2. Wash and cut asparagus, sprinkle with sea salt and olive oil

3. Garlic sauted in olive oil and then add onions

4. add in the mushrooms

5. Take asparagus out of oven, cut up, add to bulgar wheat

6. Add garlic, mushrooms, and onion mix

7. Eat and enjoy!

Not too bad for my first meal. Check out the photo below.

29 days left!

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jaxgoveg — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:54:13 +0000

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