A weekend of incredible vegetarian options! - part 1

Hello friends!

Thanks for all your great support recently in my vegetarian endeavors. I'm so excited to learn so much more -- and I feel I've already learned lots! Keep passing on the wisdom, recipes and recommendations.

The past week was full of some really interesting discoveries. First off, did you know Burger King serves veggie burgers? I certainly didn't! Now, I didn't go eat there (it falls in the same category as to why I don't really eat fast food in general -- uncertainty as to where the food comes from, mass quantities made quickly, etc.) -- but I'm super proud that vegetarians are respected here!

Next excitement for the week focused on the "Happy Salad" -- a name created by Angie, which I wholeheartedly support. I've never been so happy, full, excited and energized eating a salad! The recipe includes very simple ingredients: avocado, chickpeas and spinach, and was SUPER easy to make! Go salads!

On Friday, Jeff (a fellow vegetarian, who was recently inspired by Alex's comments to possibly cut out fish entirely?! Go Alex! and yes -- I'm doing my research too, expect a blog in the future!) and I went out to eat at Great Sage, a vegan restaurant in Columbia. The servers were great, #WorldWaterDay invited some fun conversations, and the food was pretty great. Jeff got a "crab-less" crabcake, and I had a quinoa burger! Yum! We also had spinach and artichoke drip, 

I'll leave you with that food for thought (haha, no pun intended!) right now -- expect an update on the other delicious creations very soon!

Food update!

I'm really blessed. This whole meatless thing has been relatively easy so far -- and you know why? Incredible people in my life talk about healthy food options all the time. Today, I want you to visit Angie's blog, to learn about this 'hungry veganista,' who does a great job educating those around her. For Sammi, her INCREDIBLE journey to do a juice detox for a few weeks has resulted in such wonderful goals, and I couldn't be more proud of or inspired by her. And Alex, who has a blog from a few years ago, is just really awesome and passionate about also being vegan. You should likely just get to know him, he's pretty cool. Props go out to the other big supporters, like Jeff Will, Jenn Zocco, Skyler Rogers and more. Thanks again for all the support!

Not much more excitement to report -- I did have a big Trader Joe's run this weekend, which resulted in some good produce, organic Greek yogurt, and creative new meal options. Check out this one below:

Quinoa with chickpeas, and lentils, plus veggies!

Have a great Wednesday!

P.S. Both Sammi and Angie (who is doing a 15-day juice detox of her own!) really love Reboot with Joe. Check him out if you are curious!