Forums: January 2011 Kickstart Forum: Home for the Holidays
Created on: 01/04/11 11:21 AM Views: 690 Replies: 2
formerlyveganish Joined: 01/01/11 Posts: 9	Home for the Holidays Posted Tuesday, January 4, 2011 at 11:21 AM I live in Alaska, and went home to Southern California for winter break (I'm a teacher). I'd been mostly veganish in Alaska for a year, but when I got to CA I told them I was vegan. I can't tell you how easy it made things! People didn't try to tempt me, really, I always made a great vegan dish to bring with me to family potlucks (white bean salad, vegan tamales, soyrizo and potatoes for tacos), and made my immediate fam an amazing vegan dinner on Christmas Day (red lentil soup with lemon, quinoa, and smoked olive oil). We had my birthday lunch at Real Food Daily, and while I did get asked a lot of questions by my family, they were all framed positively. I think the fact that I made them delicious food to begin with really calmed their "What could you possibly eat" fears. My mum and both grandmothers are diabetic; I got my mom Dr. Barnard's Plan to Reverse Diabetes book, and she's transitioning to a mostly plant-based diet herself! I had a great time, eating great vegan foods, and feeding them to other people. My most difficult time has been coming back to Alaska, getting up at 6am in the pitch black dark, and getting back to work at school with so little sunlight. Glad I got my vitamin D dose in first. Happy Tuesday!
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vegankitty Joined: 12/29/10 Location: Denver, Colorado Posts: 109	RE: Home for the Holidays Posted Tuesday, January 4, 2011 at 12:34 PM @ formerlyveganish Wow! That's really nice to hear. Your family seems to be very supportive. Keep up the good choices. Also, I am sure your mum and grandmom will benefit from Dr. Bernard's book. I have that book as I like to read nutrition related literature and also I love the recipes in that book. I plan to get some more books authored by Dr. Bernard. I have a ton of respect for that man! Cheers! It is easy to be mankind, Difficult to be human Striving to become human!
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Bugsmom Joined: 09/13/10 Posts: 2069	RE: Home for the Holidays Posted Tuesday, January 4, 2011 at 12:40 PM vegankitty wrote: @ formerlyveganish Wow! That's really nice to hear. Your family seems to be very supportive. Keep up the good choices. Also, I am sure your mum and grandmom will benefit from Dr. Bernard's book. I have that book as I like to read nutrition related literature and also I love the recipes in that book. I plan to get some more books authored by Dr. Bernard. I have a ton of respect for that man! Cheers! Yeah, the hummus recipe in that book is a staple now in our house - we use the roasted red pepper variant listed. With some whole grain crackers/chips or a variety of sliced veg, awesome snack! And, we'll use homemade whole wheat tortillas, a slather of hummus, assorted veggies, and make wraps. --Deb R
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