Being Vegan In A Meat-Eater's World

I am glad you asked! I do believe everyone has a choice and I also believe that no one can make a good choice without being informed. So here you go, what if you don't want to give up meat? What if you don't want to become a vegan? There are still many choices you can make to better your life, the life of your loved ones, and the life of animals. 1. Try to buy your meat, dairy, and eggs from a local, reputable farmer. I am always weary of places that will not allow people on their farms. It makes me wonder what they are hiding. 2. Educate yourself on where your food comes from. If you are buying from a grocery store, ask yourself some of these questions. How are the animals treated? Are they given antibiotics and hormones? What conditions do they live in? What are they fed? Remember, what they are fed you are eating. 3. Consider eating more fruits and veggies. As you eat more, you will become full and naturally you will eat less meat. Think about it as ADDING something to...

Let's talk CHEESE! Everyone Loves Cheese! Well, most everyone. What is the common response when people find out you are vegan? I don't know about you but I usually get something like, "I could never go vegan. I love cheese too much!" Cheese. You know why people love cheese so much? Because it is addictive. Yep, I said it. That dirty word no one ever wants to talk about. Cheese actually has a chemical in it that makes you want to go back to it. So essentially, it's not your fault. You come by it honestly. I am actually a recovering Cheese Addict. Hello. My name is Holly and I am/was addicted to cheese.  My mom makes this killer homemade Mac and Cheese. In fact, it was my favorite and every time I came home to visit I would always request she make it for me. She, of course, knew to always buy more cheese than she really needed because I would definitely be cutting of slices from the blocks of cheese as soon as I got there. I wanted cheese on everything! It made ...

This is just my rough list of a few things I have noticed along my journey. Enjoy! #1. Your Relationships Change. Many social interactions occur around food. We've all heard that people tend to "gather in the kitchen". When you decide to cut out all animal products you really tend to shine a very bright spotlight on yourself. Sure, you can still hang out but you will noticeably be the odd ball. You will be the one who eats nothing at the event because you ate earlier knowing there would be no food for you. If you do find that one thing you can eat, you are eye-balling it all night hoping it doesn't run out because those meat-eaters are eating it too! When you do find that one thing, you are then bombarded with questions as to why that is the only thing you are eating and people telling you how great all the other stuff is and you should try it. You then politely decline and then people just assume you are on a "diet". Then you get people telling you ...