Snowpea Sprout

Sophie. 25 years old, plant-based health and fitness enthusiast from the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, Australia. Health Science undergraduate, Law school postgraduate. This is a place to share my knowledge of and celebrate all things health, fitness, delicious and beautiful. Stick around if you can tolerate selfies, gratuitous pictures of food, unsolicited advice and cute animals.

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[keto-everything]

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We are omnivores for a reason

yeah - we are omnivores for a reason. To eat whatever substance is readily available to us that delivers us the most kcal units (energy). To further our species, and to continue life. No argument there.

If this was 8000 BC or even the 1800s, I would agree that in some, if not most cases, you would need to eat meat to thrive. Why? Agricultural systems have not been fully developed, export and import services (trade) doesn’t exactly flourish yet - so yeah, you need meat for its calorie dense nutrients. While not HUMANE (it will never be humane to eat meat - if you are required to kill another living thing, there is nothing humane about that - the statement is oxymoronical by default), it was certainly understandable. You raise the animals well and lovingly, and when you had to feed your family in the winter, for lack of crops, etc, you kill and eat the sheep, cow, chicken, whatever was available to you.

But think about our situation today. We are living in a time when (and I am talking about 1st world here) we want for nothing, everything is readily available and inexpensive (do not bullshit me and tell me fruits, vegetables, grains, and lentils are expensive, they’re not. I live in America, and I have traveled to Europe, Asia, Canada, Mexico, etc, and have never experienced these items being expensive). Today, factory farming is rampant. Deaths are militant, and I am sorry to say, are a mass genocide that happens daily. Remember studying the Holocaust? Okay, that was AWFUL. Imagine that happening on a regular basis every day for animals: the quantity, the cold, mechanicalness, the swiftness: THAT IS WHAT IS HAPPENING. To deny this is ignorance. To deny this means you haven’t googled “factory farming.” To deny this means you haven’t watched 1 documentary on Netflix discussing this. To deny this means you are blind. 

Go ahead, explain to me why we are omnivores. If you can live perfectly well today without consuming dead flesh, without taking the life from another being, then why would you.

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We've Been Counting Calories All Wrong

Everything from the microbes in our bodies to the way our food is cooked can affect the number of calories we actually consume.

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Hey Allyyyyyy:) I just read something that said "vegans don't buy food that animals suffered to make but they buy phones that children suffer to make" and I was just genuinely interested in your views and thoughts on this? Have a nice day xxxxx💗

The person who wrote that (likely) owns one of those phones too, as well as supporting animal cruelty they’re just trying to poke holes in a message attempting to spread compassion so they don’t have to reflect on their actions x

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Yeah, life is pretty great.

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How cute is this veggie mobile that my very talented sister made for our other sister's baby shower!? Instilling an appreciation for plants from as early on as possible.

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What is your skin care routine, your skin always looks so glowy and beautiful

This was such a lovely surprise to read, especially because my skin has always been a point of insecurity for me! I’ve never had bad acne, but still have very ‘young’ skin and suffer from breakouts, particularly when I’m stressed. But I do try to take very good care of it by cleansing with Skinstitute glycolic cleansing products, moisturising with extra virgin coconut oil when I need to, using a pure bentonite clay mask once a week (made by mixing powdered bentonite clay with water and a tiny bit of organic raw apple cider vinegar), and every fortnight or so using a homemade exfoliating scrub that I make from fresh lemon juice and bicarb soda. I imagine that a diet made up of entirely fruits and vegetables (with some nuts and seeds) doesn’t hurt, either. Thanks so much for the sweet message! xx

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Pretty watermelon cross-section. Not looking forward to saying goodbye to my favourite summer fruits!

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Fruit Smoothie Cubes (or Homemade Baby Food) -  All you have to do is to throw in your peeled and pitted fruits into a blender, puree, and pour into ice cube trays for freezing - A great way to store excess fruit.

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