UNITED STATES—I’m trying to do something, that feels like a mountain that is going to be super difficult to climb. What is that America? I’m seriously considering going vegan. I’ve wanted to do it for a period of time, but I find it so difficult sometimes. Why? Its not like this myth that vegan food tastes bad is actually true, because I don’t believe that. I have had plenty of vegan dishes and surprise, they are tasty.
My biggest gripe with trying to go fully vegan is that it can be costly. The type of ingredients or things you have to purchase for vegan is not cheap, which makes you question why? If the goal is for Americans to eat healthier, shouldn’t those things be affordable. Oils, sugar substitutes, organic, whole wheat, the list goes on and on. You go vegan you can likely expect your grocery bill to triple as a result, and in today’s current economy, most Americans just cannot afford it.
You are not going to look me directly in my eye and tell me a person is not trying to eat healthy when its very obvious they are. Eating vegan doesn’t mean you have to stick solely to veggies and fruits. Like how boring would that be? It would be beyond boring.
Sorry, I’m not trying to eat salads every single day and if you’re talking about breakfast than you have limited options if you’re trying to limit your carb intake and you’re not consuming proteins like eggs, bacon or sausage. So, there is grits, pancakes, but those have eggs right. I guess you can have avocado toast if that is something you must do to follow the trend.
However, I have discovered that you can do some epic things like veggies. I recently had Lebanese cauliflower that utilized turmeric that was fantastic. I could have eaten piles of it and it was healthy on top of it. I also had some spicy carrots from The Hummus Pita Co. that were fantastic. I do like heat when it comes to eating and those carrots were spot on with flavor.
I love hummus and I mean various types like roasted red pepper, garlic hummus, spinach hummus and so much more. The level of creativity you can get is just amazing, and with a piece of soft whole wheat pita is icing on the cake. And chickpeas, they are so fantastic when they are roasted. You have to do research if you’re going vegan that is what it boils down to. You have to come up with a list of ingredients, foods and dishes that you can purchase that you can craft all sorts of things at a time.
I’m not a massive red meat eater, and I don’t eat pork much if any at all. I cannot remember the last time I had a pork chop, tenderloin or anything porky. I tend to eat chicken or turkey, particularly ground turkey. I’m not big on seafood either, even though I know that is an option when it comes to protein. That is my biggest gripe with going vegan; I have to have protein as it tends to give me the extra fuel I need to push through my workday and so much more.
The goal is to try things on a trial run. Maybe go vegan 3-4 days a week, then try a week and go from there. Why? By doing so that will let me know what I can handle and what I cannot handle. I know a vegan approach is just going to make me feel even healthier than a lot of the things that I have already implemented into my life.
