be a healthier vegan

I don’t want to be the type of vegan who’s itching to harass someone for not being vegan enough just to feel more of one.
Sometimes, if you don’t mention a product is vegan, people will assume it isn’t, so that when they say something without thinking, they look like the idiot.
I discovered these vegan marshmallows, along with vegan s’mores. Usually marshmallows have gelatin and honey in them, but these had neither. When I advertised International S’Mores Day, someone picked on me, claiming I was consuming something that wasn’t vegan.
I assumed they already knew of the vegan marshmallows (http://www.sweetandsara.com) and that I wouldn’t be the target of someone’s indignation. After quietly mentioning that I did nothing wrong and showing them the link, I heard nothing from them, but they came at me like I was a moron.
Made me realize that we have only one thing in common which doesn’t make us friends.

I also want to veganize some Jamaican recipes. I borrowed some books from the library, non-vegan Jamaican ones, and someone judged me by assuming I wasn’t vegan enough. When people misunderstand you, you have to forgive them for that, unless they insist on the abuse.

Blah! I can’t believe I was stupid enough to think it was okay to have a veggie burger at KFC or even Burger King without mayo, thinking it was vegan enough. I found articles on the internet saying otherwise.
No more of those; I’m avoiding them.

I’m eating Quinoa right now. I tend to forget about it for weeks at a time… even months. It’s so healthy though, with all the protein and fiber in it. I usually prepare 1 cup and eat half of it. I think 1/2 cup dry has about 12-14 grams of protein and 22 grams of fiber or something like that. woo.

I have my good spells and my not so good spells. I have a few habits I can’t seem to break… like frequently eating bread with Earth Balance. :/ sometimes I just feel really gross after I eat stuff like that, and I don’t know why I keep doing it. I guess it’s comforting in a way… I seem to eat bread and Earth Balance or olive oil when I’m stressed. It’s one really simple thing that I still have from my pre-vegan years that comforted me back then, so I use it for comfort now.

Good news though! I had my blood tested before donating, and I have 16.5 gm/dl of hemoglobin, which is very very high. I’ve stopped taking my iron pills since- don’t want to overdo it. More bad news though, I couldn’t donate because I was so nervous and my HR was at 103! Oh well. Back to veganism….

Anyway… I need more fiber in my diet. And protein that isn’t soy. I’ve had some funky things happen with my menstrual cycle from the estrogen-like compounds in soy, even after only consuming 1-3 servings per day.

I tend to snack on them whenever I go to fast food places. I eat the salads, but my salt/starch craving gets to me. Must stop eating them! I know there’s judgement out there, but I don’t care. Screw you!

I’d like to be surrounded by vegan food for once. Every year, I sit at the table with my family with my vegan option while the rest of my family eat their carnivorous one. We have more relatives that aren’t as understanding, so to feel less offended or uncomfortable and to avoid any clashings or violent outbreaks, I thought I’d solve things by keeping away to I don’t cause any trouble and dine with other vegans. Just for this year to see how it goes.

Right now, I’m house-sitting for a fellow vegan, so I’m not surrounded by other meat-eaters and having to cook/bake/fry things in pans and pots that have had dead animal in them. My habits are unconscious and I don’t have to avoid anything. Everything I need is within reach.

One of my cousins who isn’t vegan, had a health vegan wrap and I felt like crap for not being as health. Must re-evaluate my eating habits.

It’s amazing what kind of crap you still consume as a vegan. I was working on my goal to avoid or cut down on salt, but even that has be by the taste buds. I’ll drink more water, since I do that with my exercising. I’ll find better choices and eat more veggies and fruits.