Hello folks! I have exciting news: I've decided to go Vegetarian!
This decision has been coming for a long time now, but it wasn't until this Tuesday that I went cold turkey (haha, food puns!) and stopped eating meat. You're probably wondering what caused me to ditch meat. I can't pinpoint one traumatizing experience or defining moment, it was more like a culmination of a lot of instances of being exposed to the disgusting machine our food industry has turned into through articles, documentaries and word-of-mouth. And what sent me over the edge was that one final day of being bombarded with all news and facts and statistics about the unsustainable practice of large-scale meat production and how this malpractice is affecting the environment and our health. When you're as in touch with food news as I am, its hard to avoid all of the facts, and I've come to the point where I can't ignore them anymore. It comes down to this: I cant be confident in the healthfulness and safeness of the practices that go into raising, slaughtering, and processing livestock in our country, so I must rule meat out altogether.
*The only thing that I am making an exception for is crickets or any other bug because crickets are raised using sustainable methods, and they are a great source of protein!*
So I'm turning over a new leaf and tearing open a fresh new package of herbivorism! And so far -although it hasn't been that long - vegetarianism has been surprisingly easy! Prior to Wednesday I hadn't been eating that much meat anyway (besides chicken), so it has been a pretty smooth transition.
I'm excited to embark on this journey because it's a chance to be creative and to discover new foods and recipes. I've been searching Pinterest and Instagram for inspiration and have recruited my vegan (ex-vegetarian) friend to coach me. If you guys have any advice please tell me in the comments or via Instagram!
Thank you for your support! It's time for a new chapter!
More,
Gourmanda
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