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That's My Veg Kid and Simple, Yet Tasty Vegan Food

I had two things today that I wanted to share.

The first one is what we had for dinner. It took me just minutes to whip up some tasty vegan tostadas. Once I had them on the plate I had to take a picture and share with you all just how easy it is to get some healthy vegan food on the table. Just get some good tostada shells, top it with organic refried or black beans, then add chopped lettuce, tomato, onion, jalepenos, vegan sour cream, vegan cheese (daiya), and some salsa. Delicous, nutritious, and super easy to make!

 

The second great thing today involved my 5 year old son. He walked into my office and said he needed a piece of paper so that he draw a Thanksgiving picture. Several minutes later he walked back into my office and gave me the picture below. It put a big smile on my face. He gets it! Yeah!

Happy World Vegetarian Day & Vegetarian Awareness Month

It's October... a special time of the year for us vegetarians. We have a good excuse for telling everyone  
about vegetarianism (as if I don't already do it all year). It's Vegetarian Awareness Month and today is World Vegetarian Day.

October also marks my anniversary of becoming a vegetarian, which was 16 years ago this month (with a good portion of that time spent vegan). It was 16 years ago that I gave up eating animals and made a decision that I could live a great life without taking the lives of others. Since going vegetarian I have experienced many new foods, lots of ethnic foods, that I probably would have never tried, had I stuck to the standard American diet.

There are so many reasons why I love being a vegetarian. It's great to know that when given the choice, I take the one that does the least amount of harm to animals. I also know that my eyes are open to the food industry and understand the workings of the meat industry. I know about the health benefits to being vegetarian and I love that it is better for the planet. I also enjoy a cholesterol level of 112!

There are lots of good things coming up this month, including the Central Florida VegFest, and my own veg group is putting on a Vegan BBQ Bash in the park. We are inviting the public to come celebrate the month and nosh down on some great vegan BBQ.

Here's to another 16 years of vegetarianism! Happy Vegetarian Awareness Month, everyone!

My son's 5th birthday party - all vegan

A couple of months ago, while kicking ideas around for my son's 5th birthday party, he told me he wanted to have a Spiderman bounce house party and that he wanted it all vegan. Yesterday, we pulled it off!

I ordered a vegan Spiderman cupcake cake from a local vegan bakery, called Sweetsies, and made a variety of vegan foods. I made mac and cheese bites for the kids (recipe can be found here), cold pasta salad, watermelon, hummus and chips, and raisins on a log. We also rented a Spiderman bounce house (along with picnic tables and a sno-cone machine) from The Jumpy Place. Everything turned out great and the party was a lot of fun!

Here's some pictures from the party (the last picture is of the party bags that we handed out to each kid at the end, and what was in them):