Underground Thoughts

“What do you eat?” and “Where do you get your protein?” These are probably the two most asked questions I and every other vegetarian/vegan are asked.  Since switching to a plant based diet 3 and a half years ago I have ranged from a simple vegetarian, to a disciplined raw vegan. Since coming to NYC I downgraded again to vegetarian status.

This summer my parents, who had for the last year been vegetarian, started experimenting with vegan cooking.  They were so impressed with how good the food was, and so excited about the health benefits the slowly began to cut out dairy and eggs. I never thought there would be a day that I could say this, but my parents are now more vegan than me! My siblings now rave about the food and every week mom is emailing me more recipes.

Inspired by theirexample I began experimenting and fixed a few vegan meals for friends. Their reaction was always the same “Wow. This is vegan? This is sooo good!”

So here’s my chance to jumps start my 2010. For the next 14 days I am going to be strictly vegan. And for those of you who have been asking “what do I eat?” and “how do I get my protein?” well here’s your chance to find out. Every day I am going to chronicle what I eat, provide the recipe, and give a few statistics on the benefits of a plant based diet.  I hope you all find the posts informative and that you get a glimpse of why I am so passionate about plant based nutrition. And who knows, maybe you’ll even feel inspired to ramp up the veggies.

Pic: My favorite vegan Chelsea, posing with me to demonstrate our “vegan power.”