Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Anniversary dinner
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
naughty little vegan
We haven't been to the store either, so dinners have been chik nuggets and pasta. I plan to start the whole cooking thing again next week and hope my taste buds will cooperate.
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
a salad a day
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Not a good poster child
Thursday, May 6, 2010
Vegan Phase II – Reality Check
So, I went vegan Feb 7th. It's been a process getting all of the dairy out of my diet (I've been pescatarian for 18 years) and using up some stuff I had around the house. I think I'm totally vegan now, minus a minor slip up - like one tiny piece of milk chocolate a week. Problem is, I'm a vegan eating anything that's vegan, not necessarily healthy stuff. I went though this being a vegetarian too, you know, eating grilled cheese and pasta for the majority of my meals.
I have finally come to the point where I'm ready for the next level. Not ready for full on superhero, but ready for healthy recipes, more vegetables and whole grains. Honestly, vegan lovebird's blog helped a lot. Her dishes look so incredibly delicious and it helps to see a day's worth of meals. Wow, vegans really don't eat a lot, do they? It's nice though, to shift from eating purely for pleasure, to eating for health. We don't need all of that extra crap. I'm happy there are great processed vegan options out there, but they don't need to comprise much of my diet.
This weekend, I will plan out all my meals (that's what I have to do, right?) for the week and get to cooking! I don't cook, so it will still be simple, but at least I won't be continuously reaching for PB&J or the latest gardein item (which is unbelieveably yummy by the way). Made some wonderful cookies from "vegan cookies invade your cookie jar" but I know it's time to lay off of that for a while too. At least until I get this healthy eating under control and have a pattern of healthy eating. Then I can add a treat now and then. Not the other way around :)
Anyway, wish me luck. I think I'm finally getting on board!
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
I need a chef
Better luck next week. At least no animals were hurt because of me, I'm just not reaping the benefits yet.
Sunday, March 7, 2010
One month
One issue is what to eat. My diet is very simple and bland. I don't cook, but if I'm going to do this long term, I'm going to have to learn and make time for it. I've checked out numerous vegan cookbooks at the library. It's just going to take effort to find something I can make and that I like.