Introduction

I've always wished that I had the "self restraint" to eat less crap food. Recently, I realized that it's not about having self restraint at all- it's about caring enough about your body to learn what you're putting into it. And believe me, there's a lot to learn. We trust the government (FDA, USDA, etc.) to tell us what's safe, because they have our best interests in mind, right? They wouldn't let Taco Bell serve things that would kill us, would they? The answer to that is seemingly obvious, yet we eat it anyway. We buy hot cocoa packets with trans fat. Our coffee creamer is laced with partially hydrogenated oils. Why? Well my excuse was always laziness (and frugality, but I'll address why I was wrong on that one later.) Seriously, you'd be hard-pressed to meet a reasonably successful person who is as lazy as I am.

So why did I start this blog? Because I haven't found any others that address the fact that caring a lot about what you eat and/or cooking vegan is HARD WORK! They all make it look so easy. Maybe they're people who never got enjoyment out of eating a sandwich piled hilariously high with different meats... or maybe their day doesn't revolve around what they're going to eat later. Well, mine does. Please don't be offended by my seemingly self-deprecating use of the word "fat" when referring to myself. I have gained a lot of weight recently, but I've always been fat at heart, even at my smallest size. It's the only way I can think to describe someone who plans her life around food... someone who saves the best bite for last because she already knows she's going to eat the whole thing.

I hope you enjoy my stories and photos about my journey through eating healthy through vegan cooking. (I also want to note that there are certain non-vegan foods that I refuse to cut out of my life forever (like Vincent's Pizza,) but I'll only be eating them occasionally! At this point, I don't even want to think about making ALL of my own food and only eating out at 2 places ever!)