The vegan chronicles as I have defined them; started in my mind, body and spirit on May 24th 2011. You are reading my first blog on the subject; this is day ten of my vegan conversion. I stumbled into this adventure quite by accident; but passion is guiding this necessity. As the old adage goes, necessity is the mother of invention.
I have always loved vegetables; this love has grown as I got older and my cooking skills become more seasoned. I reflect too; as you age your taste buds are not as dynamic, as a result I compensate by creating meals with different foods and spices. I have moved to vegetables for texture, variety and health. Accordingly, that was the accident part of the equation in becoming a vegan.
I have struggled since puberty with weight. Always being happy in the body that God supplied; you will find a strong, confident woman who always knows what she wants from life. People with the same problems, older bodies and extra weight; are faced with uncontrolled blood glucose. The non-insulin protocol supplied by my physician was not working optimally; I find I must do what I can to take some control of that portion of my life. Hence, the necessity part of my choice to be a vegan.
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| I am not a card carrying vegan, thought the picture was cute! |
I define a vegan as someone that eats anything BUT meat, fish, dairy and eggs. Here is a website that illustrates the vegan food pyramid. I am struggling with the no egg thing right now. I am over the fact that I will never eat another free range chicken egg; okay I am not over it, but I am trying to make peace. I am despondent over what am I going to do without Hellmann’s Mayonnaise, metaphorically of course. I am pushing onward; nothing is going to stop me, even though mayo is traditionally made with eggs. I found an eggless recipe that I will soon try. The other thing that I struggle with is no chicken, the “woodsmen” can grill, it is summer and I do like grilled chicken. I remember when I gave up ice cream; I only had it on holidays. I replaced the nightly ice cream run with V-8 juice. Then after a while I didn’t care about holiday ice cream anymore.
Becoming a vegan is a commitment. It is a change of lifestyle. But life is about choices and this is one that I have not made on a whim. I firmly believe the choice to be a vegan will add value to my life. It may very well add that much sought after health quality; after all, that is sought by one and all. I know I am on a journey and do not even have to buy gas. My journey is taking me to fresh ingredients and new recipes for my vegan lifestyle. The best thing yet; I can use any spices to flavor these recipes and you know I will!
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