All Vegan Day!

All Vegan Day yesterday!

Breakfast: (I know, Breakfast is getting redundant) banana, coffee w/ soy milk

Lunch: Salad w/ carrots, kidney beans, red onions, avocado and oranges tossed with balsamic

Dinner: Josie’s – I’ve eaten at this restaurant for years, more of an organic food restaurant then an all vegan haven. However, they have some amazing vegan options.

Pan-Seared Organic Black Bean Dumplings in a miso-mango sauce

All Veggie Meatloaf – Organic lentil, seitan, shitake mushroom & sweet potato loaf with miso grave & wok-sautéed greens…DELICIOUS!!!

…and of course, a glass of Malbec…duh!

Josie’s
300 Amsterdam Ave @ 74th St.
NYC 10023
212.769.1212

http://www.josiesnyc.com/josie_west/josie_west.html

Oreos = Vegan

Oreos are vegan…who knew?? Not that it makes them healthy, but they’re vegan none the less.

Here are a slew of other fun foods that are vegan:

http://www.peta.org/living/vegetarian-living/accidentally-vegan.aspx



Tricked…did I make the right decision?

What do you do when you have the best intentions but fate tricks you? You think you are making the right choice only to find out that that’s not the case. Here’s how my lunch went down yesterday…

I went to Hale & Hearty because they have vegetarian/dairy free (Vegan) soup options. Spiced Lentil w/ spinach was my soup de jour. I was only planning on having soup. However, when I was waiting in line I saw a sandwich option that I hadn’t noticed before; tomato, avocado and pesto on a flat bread. Sounded safe enough, right? I realized that I was hungrier than just a soup, and figured that this sandwich was a pretty safe choice, so I went for it. When I got back to my office and took the sandwich out of the bag I realized that it was a tomato, avocado AND turkey (FAIL) sandwich. I was faced with a dilemma. I could throw the sandwich away. However, I had already contributed to the turkey’s death by paying for the sandwich…or I could eat the sandwich and find some solace in the fact that it was a mistake and at least I was conscious of the fact that a turkey had died in order for this sandwich to be made. I ate the sandwich. Was there some level of respect and understanding in my consciousness or are these thoughts simply ridiculous?? Does the fact that I realized my mistake but made a compassionate and well informed decision to eat the meat knowing and recognizing that an animal had died make it any better? It was the first time I have been faced with such an existential vegan dilemma.  What does it mean? No idea. I do know that by pondering and weighing my options I did feel some level of respect was paid to the animal and to its death. Am I crazy??



Uneven Week

Last week was a very uneven one, I’m not gonna lie. I tried my best, and I did eat at least one vegan meal a day. However, I was dealing with the difficultly of finding vegan options in the situations I found myself in. I also experienced a HARDCORE meat & cheese craving on Friday and gave into a grilled chicken club with bacon and cheese…ouch. But I seem to be back on track this week. Let’s just count last week as a wash. This is harder then I thought.

All Vegan Day!

Another all vegan day yesterday!

Breakfast: Coffee w/ vanilla soy milk

Lunch: Energy Kitchen - California Wrap: Hummus, guacamole, roasted peppers and cucumbers, side of Brown rice

Dinner: Moaz - Falafel sandwich w/ all the fixings!

After Dinner: A few gin and tonics (VERY animal friendly!)

Go Leo!

"I have from an early age opposed the use of meat; and the time will come when men such as I will look upon the murder of animals as they now look upon the murder of men." -Leonardo da Vinci

Hangover Sunday = FAIL

Well, I experienced my first hangover meat craving this weekend. After a night out of drinking and carousing (after my responsible dinner at Candle 79, mind you) I found myself on that all too familiar hangover spot on Sunday morning…my couch. The only thing missing from this equation was a hangover diner breakfast…and yes, I gave into temptation. Eggs, sausage…you know rest. Did it help my hangover…not sure. Did I feel guilty afterwards…yes. Am I still thinking about it two days later…yes...not sure what that means, but it means something.