My roommate has to eat like a vegan for a month and then do a gluten free diet for a month as one of her intern projects. I told her I would do vegan for a week with her just casually but now I am kinda getting into it. While we are on the subject, I am not entirely sure how you say vegan in a politically correct way. Is someone a vegan? Do they eat vegan? Is vegan considered a diet or a lifestyle or both? I am not sure. For some reason I feel like it sounds almost like a swear word, not sure why. Anywho...I think you get what I am trying to say...kinda.
So yesterday was the first day of my venture. It started out pretty easy. An apple for breakfast, and veggie salad for lunch. But around 4 o'clock I started to get hungry. I headed over to the neighborhoood natural food market, Ellewood Thompson's, and browsed around for my foods. After half an hour I had a small basket and a 26$ bill. Being vegan is kinda expensive. I ended up with dried soybeans and lentils, roasted pumpkin seeds, vegetable broth, chick peas, tortilla chips, and rice milk. And dinner was born...pumpkin seeds with hummus and tortilla chips, with cherries on the side. I was mildly satisfied.
Later that night at Beanies house she let me know that Miranda can do this diet just fine, but I was going to have some trouble... what the beep?! I guess she does know by now that I can eat like a football player so she wasn't completely unwarranted in saying that But for those of you who know me really well, you know I like a challenge. Now I have extra incentive.
Today at work I browsed the cafeteria looking for something to eat besides raw vegetables. I always assumed being vegan= being healthy, but also a little crazy. Now I am starting to doubt this as I filled my plate with potatoes and bread and ketchup. I am definitely going to be getting my fill of carbs. The chef assured me the bread had no animal products but I did detect a delicious buttery taste. I can't say I didn't enjoy it, but I am going to have to be more careful. Fruits and veggies and seeds, fruits and veggies and seeds. Stay tuned for more vegan adventures, and possibly some recipes.
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yay mad vegan. will you learn how to make tofu in a yummy way and teach me? thanks
ReplyDeleteSounds horrible to me. But you know that I eat like TWO football players combined... So, yeah. Hope it works out for you, though! I keep considering doing something like that, but then I think better of it.
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