Okay, so my first attempt to be a vegan has failed. I am going vegetarian, but I cannot make the vegan jump yet. Its to hard to give up everything with anything from an animal. Milk, eggs, these things are in so many things. I have to give up so much at one time, its just nearly impossible. I can't do it. But I can go without meat. Meat is at least a start right? I feel lousy for not following through, but at least I'm trying right?
I tried veggie dogs yesterday and found out that I hate them. They are seriously gross. Veggie burgers and veggie "chicken" patties are good. I am having wraps this weekend with chicken flavored soy strips. Don't know how those will turn out. But tonight, we are having salad, and I have bought so many things to put in mine, its awesome. Olive, banana peppers, carrots, jalapeño peppers, mushrooms, fresh green beans, fresh sprouts, fresh broccoli, and some Italian dressing! I'm excited about dinner already!
I am working towards not having to use "meat" tasting products, but they appear to be a good substitute for beginners like myself. I'm finding that being a vegetarian is not really that hard, as long as you can keep variety and not pigeon hole yourself into just eating vegetables all the time. People usually visualize people like me just eating carrot sticks and celery, but that really isn't the case. I have to start preparing meals differently and start trying new things. Most of those things I have never had before, and never would if I ate meat.
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Baby steps right?
My friend is better at vegan cooking than I am. As a matter of fact we are having a vegan cook-off for New Years together.
I recommend checking out his recipes on Vegan Cooking. We both post recipes there. I need to change the name of that (too generic sounding).
Yeah, he even makes his own soy milk sometimes. Wow.
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