Inspired by Alicia Silverstone's "The Kind Diet" and Michael Pollan's "In Defense of Food," we want to experience the vegan lifestyle to improve our health, boycott animal suffering, and reduce our carbon footprint.

Monday, May 17, 2010

Day 12 - SPP Cleanse

10:30 - smoothie (carrot, spinach, banana, mango, strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, flax seed and flax oil)
2:00 - strawberries, carrots with homemade cilantro chutney (fresh cilantro, EVOO, lemon juice, garlic, ginger)
3-4:00 - hike
4:45 - leftover lentils with veggies
6:45 - same smoothie as AM
8:00 - strawberries - I just can't pass up fresh strawberries!  YUM!

Why am I so hard on myself?  Why do I feel such guilt?  I feel bad whenever I throw away vegetable scraps instead of composting them. I feel bad whenever I drive somewhere when I could ride my bike.  I feel bad if I have to blow-dry my hair instead of letting it air dry naturally.  I feel bad when I buy a product that has lots of wasteful packaging.  Good grief, I have issues.  I just want to do the best I can of being a steward for the environment!

When Angela's boyfriend went to the kitchen to make a bagel with cream cheese, I had a moment of longing...for something totally off-limits like that.  If I could have one cheat day (which may happen when I get to WI in July), I would eat a Jack's pizza with sausage, green pepper, onion, mushroom and red pepper flakes. I'll probably want ice cream from the Elcho Ice Cream Shoppe.  For breakfast I'd want bacon and eggs on toast with a side of blueberry/banana/walnut pancakes!  With REAL maple syrup!  I may also want a buffalo steak or elk tacos.  I have such a naughty mind...  ;-)

The above photo is of goats grazing on the hill near the county park where we hiked.

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