Vegan diet ain’t working for me

I’ve been sick for the last three days. I’m feeling better but still weak and laying around. I believe it was a reaction to something chemical I ate. I went vegan for a few days but it definitely isn’t going to work for me. My apologies to all the vegans who thrive on their diet. I did give it a really good try but I believe I’ll be better just eating the way we ate when I was a kid.

I bought some vegan cheeses. I forgot to check the ingredients before buying these. All of them contain too much oil and chemicals for me. I ate some on a vegan pizza and I believe that’s what made me sick.

I bought vegan milk and yogurt to try. The cashew mango yogurt had black mold inside so it got thrown away. Someone may have decided not to buy it and left it setting on a shelf where a store clerk found it and returned it to the cooler. The company is sending me a coupon for a replacement. The Silk yogurt was way too sour for my taste so I tossed it too. I wasted almost $8 buying those two. The milk didn’t taste too bad but it left an after taste in my mouth. It also contains a lot of oil.

I bought tofu and miso. I haven’t tried these yet. I’ve often wondered how miso soup tastes so maybe I’ll try them. Or maybe not. I could give them to a vegan person I know and ask her to make me a little miso soup for tasting.

I’m definitely not a vegan person. I’m going to stay with a mostly fruit and vegetable diet with a little meat and dairy. The kind of farm life diet I grew up with. Some call it the WW2 diet because of its similarities to the food shortages of that time but it could be a depression era diet as well. However; I’ll continue to read the book for ways to eat more fruits and veggies without the vegan made foods.

Even before trying the vegan diet I felt as if I’d already given up all bad food indulgences. I know the dangers of factory made foods. I don’t drink anything except water and sometimes flavor it with lemon powder. I indulge myself a single cup of coffee about once or twice a month. I sometimes drink salt free bullion as a substitute for coffee. I quit drinking soda, tea, and juice. I limit the amount of milk I drink and its only 1% powdered milk. The only sweets I eat are homemade desserts. I cook a single serving size fruit cobbler or a single serving size egg less, oil less, milk less chocolate cake once a month.

For a really, really long time I’ve refused to eat anything artificial. “If its made in a lab it will take a lab to digest it.” I noticed many of the people switching to plant based are eating meat and dairy made from plants to replace what they’ve given up. Well, here’s where it gets tricky with those substitutions. When the factory removes something from the food it must be replaced with something else that fools the taste buds otherwise no one will eat it. They add sugars and fats and chemicals to fool your tounge. Here’s an example.

Remember margarine? It was invented during the shortages of WW2 to replace butter. Everyone thought that was a great replacement for butter until sometime in the 90s when it was discovered how really bad it was for our bodies. Well, in my personal opinion, plant based butter is just an updated version of margarine. Plant based milk, cheese, and yogurt are a little different but still contain oils and chemicals as emulsifiers. I believe that’s what made me sick all weekend.

We are expecting snow tomorrow (Tuesday) so I made a pot of Mulligan Stew. I hope the snow holds off until after the food truck distribution in the morning. I’m hoping they give fruit of some kind. Packs of frozen blueberries would be nice.

Ok, I’m going to lay down again. Stay warm and stay safe,

Anita