Today was the first of many gatherings for our first vegan cooking club! What better way to spend an evening than drinking wine, cooking healthy foods, and chatting with like minded people!! Now that I am moved into my nice little duplex in uptown Minneapolis, I will have more time to start back with my blog! I also have inspiration from a great group of people who strive to be healthy and work towards a vegan lifestyle. Yes- being vegan is a lifestyle choice that takes willpower, imagination, guts, and love. Willpower in the fact that no matter where you go animal products are everywhere!! Greasy burgers on date night at the local bar, chocolate cake at birthday parties, cheese and crackers with the girls, or chicken wings late night after a few drinks. You need an imagination to create yummy, healthy, out of the box recipes. If you go out to eat you need to know what to order, and how to turn vegan ingredients into a great meal. As for guts- without them you may become intimidated by carnivorous friends. Stand up and be proud to be vegan!! I do recommend reading up and knowing your vegan facts. Below I will post some for you to tell people. Last but most important is love. Love yourself and do what feels good. If you eat some organic grass fed meat on occasions it's fine. Just be conscious of what you eat, and love yourself!!!
Vegan facts
Seitan- which is a great meat alternative, has more protein per ounce than red meat, and is fat free
Plants yield 10 times more protein per acre than meat
The average cholesterol level of a meat eater is 310, while vegans is 130
High protein vegan foods- beans, vegetables, fruit, tofu, soy milk, nuts, seeds, peanut butter
