I'M BECOMING A BROCCOLI

I haven't talked a whole lot about food on this blog although I do post recipes from time to time, I don't really talk about how or what I eat. Why would I want to talk about what I eat you ask? Because food is always on my mind sort of like art or cats. Nothing can get me more excited than food... If I plan something there is always food involved. So let's talk about it.

Last year I decided that I would stop eating meat. I did and still do. I am not a picky eater so it wasn't hard to find fun and tasty meals to eat. After about six months I started to realize that I had developped a bad habit. I was replacing meat with bread and cheese and lots of other carbs; tofu burger, pasta with lots of cheese, sandwiches, etc. I had bread and cheese with everything because it made me feel full sort of like meat does. Once I came to that conclusion I decided I wanted to eat more of a plant-based diet; less dairy, more veggies and I did and still do. It feels great.

What do I eat? A typical day sort of looks like this - Breakfast : toast with peanut butter + a fruit/veggie/seed smoothie | Lunch : kale salad with veggies (tomato, broccoli, green onion, cucumber, edemame, zucchini) and balsamic vinaigrette | Snack : soy seeds, dried fruit | Diner : rice with tofu and veggies (eggplant, green pepper, mushroom, cauliflower, broccoli, kale) | Dessert : homemade muffin or cookie. I would lie if I told you every day looks like this. I do eat pizza and fries sometimes. Whoever would choose to eat broccoli over pizza please come forward.

Do I eat enough protein? I think this is the question I've been asked the most in my entire life. I say yes everytime. Protein isn't only based in meat or eggs, you can find it everywhere, for example in: tofu (soy), green veggies, quinoa, beans, yeast, nuts, etc... I eat all of the above, daily.

Why am I doing this? I didn't wake up one morning and decided I wouldn't eat meat ever again. I made two attempts to go vegetarian. The first failed after 2 weeks. The second time I had a reason I truly believed in; live cruelty-free. Although I don't live a 100% cruelty-free life, it's a work in progress.

You can read more about my adventures towards a cruelty-free life here.

*This isn't my way of convincing you that vegetarianism is for everyone. I just wanted to share this part of my life on the blog. Oh and for the record, I am not a nutritionist.