Want to go Vegan?

Want to go Vegan or Raw Vegan?! Here are a few things to do and consider before making the choice! You NEED to do your research and be informed!
First, what is Vegan? What is Raw Vegan? Vegan simply means you do not eat animal proteins. No animal meat, including fish, and any animal bi-product including eggs, dairy and some people even choose to stay away from honey (which I think is a little extreme but to each his own!!)
Raw Vegan means you do not cook your food. Everything is pretty much made from scratch and you do not allow heat to touch your food. This protects your food from losing its nutritents. There are lots of different opinions about cooking your veggies so I will just leave it at that and you can do your own research and decide for yourself!

Here are a few reasons you may want to consider going vegan:

1) The meat industry is OUT OF CONTROL. The mistreatment and massproduction of animals is something most people don't want to think about but need to be informed of. Watch the doctumentary Food Inc for a full overview of what the food industry looks like here in th US.
2) You may have a lot of food allergies that can be relieved through eating Vegan
3) You may want to eat a more alkaline diet. Meat and dairy are VERY acidic and can wreak havic on the bodies cells and bring on disease.
4) You may just like the food!!

Either way, its a fun and humane way to eat :)

Here are a few things you need to consider or do before making the decision to become Vegan or Raw Vegan:

1) Eating Vegan or Raw Vegan does not mean just munching on veggies all day. There are TONS of creative recipes and substitutes for your favorite meals including Black Bean Burgers and Breakfast Burritos!
2) You can be vegan and still be unhealthy! There are lots of processed foods on the market that fit into the "vegan" category but they are loaded with fillers and just stuff you don't want to put into your body.
3) A vegan diet can be high in complex carbohydrates and healthy fats so you need to watch the balance of your intake with both.
4) Veggies and grains DO have protien but they do NOT have full amino profiles. You need to research and find combos to attain a full amino profile if thats what you are looking for! Beans and rice for example make a full amino acid profile!!

PLEASE do your research before going Vegan!! The best way to be vegan is to eat a variety of whole, fresh foods including: fruits, veggies, nuts, seets, legumes and grains.

Look up recipes on Pinterest or keep following this blog to get more healthy Vegan recipes!! And be sure to follow me on Facebook!!