21 Day Vegan Kickstart - Why Am I Doing It?

I wanted to offer a bit of an explanation for why I decided to do the 21 Day Vegan Kickstart. Eating vegan is a stretch from what I usually eat because I love chicken, fish, European butter, and cheese. This year, as I started learning more about eco-friendly and environmentally-friendly living, I began to realize the impact meat has on the environment. Do not even get me started on factory farming, GMOs, or preservatives in meat (just watch the movie Food, Inc.). I began cooking more vegetarian meals. I have been eating less and less meat. I do not miss meat most of the time because I have been enjoying vegetables and grains in all kinds of new ways. There are so many amazing vegan/vegetarian recipes that any meat lover would be satisfied with.

Although I do not see myself going 100% vegan (I would miss European butter and cheese way too much), I do see myself eating very little meat/fish going forward. My reasons are below.

1. Finding organic, grass-fed/grain-fed meat is difficult and it is usually expensive
2. Meat has a huge negative impact on the environment from the cost to raise it to the cost to transport it
3. Grains and beans are extremely healthy
4. Organic produce is readily available

In some ways, I wish I had been eating vegan/vegetarian all along. In other ways, I am intrigued and excited by this journey. I am forever grateful to my blog and online network of friends because they have opened up my eyes to vegan/vegetarian eating. There is something greater than all of us pulling me in this direction. I am seeing the many signs all around me and I am listening to them. I am being the change in the world that I want to see. Please join me on this journey to a better lifestyle and less impact on the environment.

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