Today is the first day in my quest to change to a vegan diet.
I have been a vegetarian for nearly 5 years. And honestly, changing to a vegetarian diet was so easy! I have occasionally missed gelatine (oh marshmallows how I used to love your squishy sweetness). But I really have not missed other products that animals have had to die to produce.
For quite some time now my conscience has been nudging me towards veganism. But convenience and taste buds have been bitterly opposing.
Last night I watched the "Farm to Fridge" - thanks to my meat eating mum posting it on facebook. And teary eyed and feeling terribly guilty about the cows who have been suffering to feed my dairy addition, I decided it was time to make real commitment. And so my vegan apprenticeship starts today!
Certainly I am against animal suffering. But my main reason for wanting to go Vegan is environmental. The dairy industry has an enormous ecological footprint. More on that in future blogs.
So my challenge is to cut out dairy. One day at a time. And I do mean 1 day at a time because right now more than one day dairy free seems daunting. I know - I am a wuss!
Step 1 - one dairy free day per week. If you knew how much I loved my cups of white tea you would know how hard this is going to be for me. No, soy milk is just not the same.
And I will start to try out new vegan recipes, both sweet and savory. I will aim to try at least one new vegan recipe per week. I also plan to post recipes, nutritional info and my veganification experiences on my new blog: The Vegan Apprentice. I will continue to post non-vegan blog posts here from time to time.
Well, now I am off to the supermarket now to buy some soya milk.
