Happy Friday! I know you’re busy getting ready for the weekend. Here in Tennessee we’re doing our regular milk and bread run for the snow that may come Saturday night and melt pretty quickly Sunday. Ah, but can you have snow without milk and bread? I think not! I bought chocolate soymilk, just because. In my […]
So I told you last August I went vegan to lower my cholesterol. Yesterday I had a biometric screening for my insurance- my employer requires it for me to get lower insurance costs. I get a basic health exam and if the health professionals find something wrong, like say high blood pressure or diabetes, I would have […]
Recently I blogged about the health benefits of a vegan diet. Well, lo and behold, I get an email from Faunalytics (a research library for those of us promoting a more humane lifestyle) that includes an abstract from a position paper published by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics providing guidelines for helping vegans and vegetarians reach optimal […]
Last night I cooked dinner for myself. For some, cooking is a necessity. If they don’t cook, the family does not eat. For others, it’s a thing they do because they always have, or somebody has to do it and they do a pretty darn good job of it. In this age of fast food, […]
January is Veganuary, a month-long promotion to get you to consider going vegan, or at least to enjoy a few meat-free meals. I’m a most unlikely vegan spokesperson because, while female, I am not young, blonde, or thin, and I don’t walk around in my underwear with PETA signs (you can thank me with money). […]
Unless you’re some lucky stiff who lives in a commune and works for PETA, the holidays can be especially stressful for vegans. And we’re not the only ones. Those with health conditions that require a special diet or those who simply choose to eat healthy are also feeling the heat. Despite all that talk of […]
My blog post, Going Vegan, continues to attract a lot of traffic. One recent visitor commented he could not see himself going vegan because he couldn’t give up cheese. I didn’t give up cheese when I went vegan. What’s your pleasure? Pizza? Daiya melts just like mozzarella and has similar texture and mouth feel. Tastes […]
And with October’s arrival, so begins the season of eating. Halloween is at the end of this month, though stores are already fully stocked with all your candy, costume and decoration needs. Vegans love candy too! And while it’s a poor nutritional choice, sometimes ya just gotta go there. After all, you’re going to be […]
Vegans look so happy, so healthy, and so content in photos. But even those of us who refuse to eat anything with a face have our dirty little secrets. What is so rotten about vegan eating? It stinks! OK, so not veganism, but the gas you get from all those healthy veggies and beans does! At least, […]
As I grow older I find myself asking many of the same questions I did as a young child. Why? Many of the answers I get as an adult sound similar to those I got as a child. “Because I’m the mommy/daddy/responsible adult in charge and I said so, that’s why.” I find myself asking […]
Dogpaddling Through Life 