By calling myself 'Veganish', and The Imperfect Vegan, I'm sure you get the picture. I don't always get it right, and at this point I don't choose to be 100% vegan full-time. However, I do want to be on target 90-95% of the time and I must say that's where I'm hanging out. It feels so good!
Last night I felt inspired to fill up the fridge and the pantry with gorgeous, healthy, vegan food. I now have cherries, tomatoes, spinach, kale, corn, sprouts, avocado, peas in the pod, all the makings for a new hummus recipe I found online, my favorite blue corn chips for a snack, bananas, apples, whole wheat pasta, Israeli couscous, and more. Being surrounded by beautiful tasty food makes me want to prepare wonderful meals. It's just so satisfying.
Now, one of the big challenges for me is to give up cheese. Given the results of this weeks survey I'm not alone. I make a point to find something that will satisfy that urge. Here's what I've found so far. Tofutti makes an excellent product called "Better than Cream Cheese". It's wonderful ... so keep eating your bagels and use this instead of the dairy version. You won't know the difference. I'm also trying some vegan cheeses. Hmmm, on crackers I can't say I've found one that I like, but they do melt beautifully, so stirred into a dish it's wonderful. The monterey jack version is especially tasty. As I try more I'll keep you posted.
So what's the one new vegan item or dish that you will try this week?
I'm glad you're here
In March 2009 I accepted my own personal challenge to be Vegan for 6 weeks. I would say that I was 95% successful which I consider to be a major triumph. It wasn't as hard as I made it up to be in my head, and it felt good inside to be aligned with my intense desire to be someone who reveres all living things.
At the end of those 6 weeks I reassessed how I wanted to be going forward. And although I aspire to be vegan 100% ... what I'm choosing for now is to be vegan(ish). So what does that mean? Well, to me it means (and by that I mean today), that I no longer eat meat, and if I choose to have cheese, eggs or fish ... it has to be for a really, really good reason. And the really good reasons must be the exception and not the rule.
So why a blog you may ask? Well I'm guessing that there are lots of people like me who have thought about it or may be trying it and would like a little extra support. Here we can share what's hard, or in the way of making the vegan leap with humor and compassion, and without judgment or guilt.
I happen to be a Professional Certified Coach and have been since 1998. So let's coach! Yes, let's coach here online. I'll help you to identify the values you want to honor, see what inner saboteurs are lurking in the shadows, support you in creativing a compelling vision, identify clear action and even provide accountability if you want it. If you're reading this I know that you want something to be different with your food choices. Maybe you're motivated by health issues, maybe it's animal rights, or about protecting the environment. Whatever it is let's help each other create the food-life we most want to be having ... now.
At the end of those 6 weeks I reassessed how I wanted to be going forward. And although I aspire to be vegan 100% ... what I'm choosing for now is to be vegan(ish). So what does that mean? Well, to me it means (and by that I mean today), that I no longer eat meat, and if I choose to have cheese, eggs or fish ... it has to be for a really, really good reason. And the really good reasons must be the exception and not the rule.
So why a blog you may ask? Well I'm guessing that there are lots of people like me who have thought about it or may be trying it and would like a little extra support. Here we can share what's hard, or in the way of making the vegan leap with humor and compassion, and without judgment or guilt.
I happen to be a Professional Certified Coach and have been since 1998. So let's coach! Yes, let's coach here online. I'll help you to identify the values you want to honor, see what inner saboteurs are lurking in the shadows, support you in creativing a compelling vision, identify clear action and even provide accountability if you want it. If you're reading this I know that you want something to be different with your food choices. Maybe you're motivated by health issues, maybe it's animal rights, or about protecting the environment. Whatever it is let's help each other create the food-life we most want to be having ... now.
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I just added your blog to my favorites and am excited about the content. Its got me thinking... john leach
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