Journey to Being My Best Self

Good isn't good enough be cause its not great

[dopemindradbody]

I'm genuinely excited about a salad I'm about to eat

Just felt like I needed to document this occasion

[dopemindradbody]

Made a vegan "pulled pork" sandwich the other day and it wasn’t too bad!

[dopemindradbody]

At betterallthetime’s brilliant suggestion, I think that I am going to try Vegan till 6. It feels like a way to still infuse my diet with fruit and veggies and still cut way down on dairy and meat but not make me feel like I’m cutting myself off from them. 

Alright Back to Day 1

Breakast: Watermelon,honeydew,and banana with almond butter + black coffee

[well-miss]

[dopemindradbody]

Finally back at it. I think my goal this time is to focus on cutting out diary and just cutting down on meat? And mostly to get as many fruits and veggies in as possible. We'll see how this goooes

[earthlyemily]

I'm new to veganism, what are some easy grab and go snacks you can recommend?

-clif bars

-hummus and pita bread 

-hummus and veggies

-hummus and lentil chips/crackers 

-apples

-bananas

-any other fruit

-peanut butter jam sandwiches 

-pretzels 

-applesauce

-pureed fruit bars

-larabars

-trail mix

-nuts and seeds

-vegan cookies 

-fig bars

-chocolate 

and so much more! those are just a few things I thought of off the top of my head, hope that helped a little bit :) 

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[adviceforvegans]

10 Documentaries Every Vegan Should See

Blackfish Cowspiracy Earthlings Food Inc. Forks Over Knives Lolita: A Slave To Entertainment Maximum Tolerated Dose Speciesism: The Movie The Ghosts In Our Machine Vegucated

[sunflower-vegan]

And every non-vegan, most importantly!

[vegan-hippie]

VEGAN MASTER POST

I receive numerous questions daily about veganism and although I’ve answered stacks of them and have resources on my blog, I thought it’d be best to compile useful resources here for easy reference. Feel free to use this to stay informed, reblog and add your own resources and share with uninformed hoes. 

Why go vegan + what is a vegan

My parents won’t let me go vegan :( 

Is veganism expensive? 

I have no young money ca$h money, how do I stay vegan? 

Animal ethics: 

Earthlings

Vegucated

Food, Inc.

Blackfish

The dairy industry

A Cow At My Table

Dairy cows fact sheet

Meet your meat

Bitch better have my honey

Yeah, animals are sentient and shit but I don’t have time to watch (or read about) them suffer for an hour: 

Circuses in 60 Seconds

Horse Racing in 60 Seconds

The Fur Industry in 60 Seconds

The Dairy Industry in 60 Seconds

The Down Industry in 60 Seconds

AirCruelty in 60 Seconds

Factory Farming in 60 Seconds

China Fur Trade in 60 Seconds

Puppy Mills in 60 Seconds

Animal Testing in 60 Seconds

Environmental: 

Cowspiracy

UN urges global move for meat & dairy-free diet

Mass meat production threatens global environment

The problem with honey

I have no soul and don’t do anything unless it benefits my external appearance and the HEALTH of my internal organs….will being vegan help???: 

Fat Sick and Nearly Dead

Simply Raw: Reversing Diabetes in 30 Days

Forks Over Knives

Hungry For Change

Processed People

I’m lazy, just give me a summary: 

101 reasons to go vegan 

Best speech you will ever hear

Ok you’ve convinced me, but what do I buy? I only shop in the meat and dairy isles of the supermarket….never seen an apple in my life: 

Vegan grocery list 

Cool beans, but what do I make: 

Vegan recipe ebook 

Raw vegan recipe ebook 

Vegan recipe websites:

Vegan Easy

Like A Vegan

The Kitchn

Oh She Glows

Finding Vegan

Veg Kitchen

Love Veggies and Yoga

Vegie Head

Happy Herbivore

Girl Makes Food

Hope this helps,

Tanisha x x x

[riseofthevegan]

Where do you get your iron?

You may know that iron is absolutely vital for health and necessary for the production of hemoglobin, a protein that transfers oxygen from the lungs to the tissues, however what many people don’t realise is that there are two kinds of iron: heme-iron and non-heme iron.

Heme-iron is not regulated by the body, which means it is always absorbed, while non-heme iron is regulated by the body and only absorbed when it is required.

Both types of iron are present in meat, but plants and fortified foods only contain non-heme iron.

Although heme-iron is generally absorbed better, a high absorption rate is not necessarily a good thing as the body actually has no mechanism for disposing of excess iron. It just builds up. However non-heme iron (the kind you get from plants) is more beneficial to the human body because its absorption remains safely regulated so the body can naturally regulate the amounts of iron being absorbed based on the current levels in your body.

Iron from animal sources (heme-iron) can accumulate to harmful levels, and a surplus of iron can actually be more damaging than a deficiency, but only those people who eat meat or take iron supplements are in danger of a surplus.

Read the rest of the article:

http://www.riseofthevegan.com/bl…/where-do-you-get-your-iron

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What’s wrong with my teeth?!

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(via Loaded Vegan Nacho Plate » I LOVE VEGAN)

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[dopemindradbody]

P excited about this vegan mini-haul from whole foods.

[elephantsarevegan]

[earthlingogh]

✿ Eat plants, be kind, make art ✿

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Bits from my Easter break. V sweet Easter basket from my mom with some good snackin. The best breakfast I’ve had in a long time, banana strawberry and pineapple smoothie with chia seeds and some almond milk. And a beautifully colored veggie platter.