If you're an active follower on my instagram then you know that my husband, daughter and I have recently changed our diets and are now vegan. I know everybody has different opinions on this subject and are both good and bad. I want to make it clear that I'm not trying to shove my beliefs down anybody's throats, but I am entitled to my opinions and I have been getting a lot of questions on why I decided to change my diet and what I eat. So this is the main purpose for this post.
My husband Javier had been bringing up the subject of cutting out animal, and animal products from our diet. My first thought was honestly that he was crazy and that was never going to happen. Coming from a Hispanic family meat and dairy is a huge thing. I was raised to believe that we ate food for the flavor and satisfaction and not for nourishment and fuel. So trying to change that mentality was and is very difficult. But the key to being successful in this is substitution. Asking yourself what's my favorite food and how can I change it to be considered vegan. Trust me there's a substation for almost everything!
One of the many questions I get is "what do you feed your daughter" and the way I answer that question is I don't feed my daughter anything I wouldn't eat. So I want to make a small list of some of our favs.
- Fried tofu (replacement for chicken nuggets)
- Oreos
- Scrambled tofu w/ turmeric (replacement for scrambled eggs)
- Oatmeal topped with cranberries
- Fried cauliflower w/ buffalo sauce (replacement for wings)
- Soy chorizo
If you like eating out the internet can tell you about so many restaurants that are vegan, or have vegan options. I will make a list of restaurants both local here in Las Vegas and some big chained restaurants
- Chipotle
- Café Rio
- Go raw Cage
- Oface Doughnuts
- Simple Pure
- A Slice of Vegas
- Nacho Daddy
I plan on doing a part 2 of this blog on more of the "whys" the animal abuse, the processed food, and fast food.
