Well, I'm going vegan. My friend Tami will be so proud of me if she reads this. I was a partial vegetarian before but now I'm giving the vegan thing a go. I'm doing this for several reasons and I've been thinking about doing it for quite a while now. But the boost I needed was that my sister-in-law, Keira, said she was going to try it so we're doing it together. She suggested the book, "Breaking the Food Seduction" by Neal Barnard, M.D., which I bought on Amazon and it came in the mail yesterday. It's easy reading and it makes sense so I can't seem to put the book down.
This is the kids' last week of summer camp so Steve and I decided to have breakfast out and went to the Potholder Cafe. And since today is my first official day of being a vegan, I ordered the "Treehugger Sandwich." But I'm guessing I already messed up because I'm not sure of the ingredients in the whole wheat bread. It may have had milk in it. So I guess that's my first lesson: I should stay away from the stuff with questionable ingredients. But the rest of the sandwich was very good. It had sprouts, spinach, avocado and red onion. Then I added mustard.
I think the hard part will be giving up cheese and other dairy products. I love coffee in the morning but I always add half-n-half. I am going to try a lot of recipes with tofu and on the list is one I found for tofu cacciatore. Should be interesting. Anyway if there are any vegans out there reading this and you have any good advice or recipe suggestions, PLEASE feel free to comment. I invite you all to dish...
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Hey Sister...I've been thinking about this since we talked. I have two great black bean recipes that you will like. Actually, the more I think about it the more ideas I get. Also, you can use the vanilla soy half and half for your coffee. It's not quite the same but a decent substitute. Love you. Juli
Hi Beth! It's your cousin Kelly here. First and foremost, you are in all of our thoughts. Second, I see you are going vegan! I have been a vegan now for about 13 years and I would be happy to answer any questions you may have or give you any help. I see Juli mentioned coffee... my very fav is vanilla soy lattes with either vanilla syrup flavor or raw sugars. Very delish! Then just a few tips: Whole Foods is an awesome place to shop and they even mark their products on the price line as vegan. They have great alternatives to almost everything-- including cheese! One thing I want to mention is to make sure you are getting your protein. That was my biggest mistake in the beginning. Soy protein is great and Boca products (Boca burgers in particular) are great. I could go on and on with suggestions. I don't have your email but if you want to send that to me I can start sending you my fav recipes and other tips. Tom's of Maine toothpaste, Seventh Generation or Method cleaning products, seriously could go on and on and on!! :) I hope you are feeling as well as possible right now and, again, you are in all of our thoughts and everyone says hi. Love Kelly :) email: 33kellyj@gmail.com
Hi Beth, So glad to hear you're going vegan...there are lots of great books. Also, now you'll have to get a juicer. Me-mom laughed at me when I was pushing the family to juice, but I know it's really good for you. Maybe you can even get Me-mom hooked while she's there. She has a juicer but I'm sure it's stuffed in the bottom of a cupboard. Glad to hear from you, you sound better. We love you, Arizona
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