Blogging is hard… but Vegan is fun!

Yep! I did it. I made that drastic lifestyle change to the plant-based diet. But how drastic did it have to be? Was I really that limited on what I could eat? Was I only going to eat fruits and vegetables? Turns out.. you don’t!

Like many new vegans, I made the switch after watching the notorious Netflix documentary, What the Health (thanks Kip), and then started educating myself even more. What were the benefits of a plant-based diet? What were some of the risks continuing to consume meat and dairy? Turns out (surprise, surprise) the benefits overwhelmingly outweighed the risks. It is September and I have been more conscious about my food choices for the last 2 months. That doesn’t mean to say I’ve been very strict and that I haven’t slipped up once or twice, but I do feel amazing! Food isn’t weighing me down anymore and making me feel heavy. The best way I can explain the change I feel is that I feel light! Although I’ve only lost a few lbs (thanks brewery rep fiance Mike), I feel amazing!

Before making the switch, I was eating an animal protein with almost every meal. Eggs with breakfast, chicken with lunch, turkey with dinner, and all the CHEESE in between. Mike and I were self-proclaimed chefs and always liked to try new things and get creative in the kitchen. But how could we move that creativity to using only plants?! It was much easier (and more fun) than we had thought. Every week we look though our recipes or at dishes we have made before and think of how we can spice it up and make it our own. In the past 2 months, I have enjoyed cooking more than I ever have before! And we aren’t missing out on anything that you meat eaters have because, more likely than not, we can make something similar that tastes better. Sorry not sorry.

I’ve been sharing photos of my yummy dishes on my Instagram captioning “New vegan dish alert!” (probably annoying all my carnivore followers.. again.. sorry not sorry). So many people have been asking me for recipes and to see more that I’ve decided to start this blog to share all of our delicious creations. I’m definitely no blogger, so bare with me as I try to explain food and write out recipes. No joke, this blogging thing is hard. I already got writers block on my first post. Pft. BUT vegan is fun which will make sharing all of this Pretty Healthy And Tasty vegan food so easy! Stay tuned for more foods and thanks for watching…