My Vegan Day

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Vegan and the City

MyVeganDay — Tue, 18 May 2010 07:23:14 +0000

I moved to San Francisco, and it can be summed up into these words:

-Bars (edible, not sociable)

-Internship

-Walking

I have been tremendously busy starting a new internship, and one may wonder how it is possible to maintain a vegan diet. It has been nothing but easy!

Since I am now on the go all the time, I stocked up on bars galore:

When I’m sort of hungry, Cliff ZBars are smaller and less calories than their “adult” versions. Other than that, I love Odwalla Sweet & Salty bars and Luna bars (THIS ONE in particular)!

As far as solid food goes, I have found vegan food everywhere! As of now, Loving Hut is my favorite spot!

China Town Sunday Market

Loving Hut Awesomeness

Loving Hut salad

Spicy Tofu somewhere I forgot the name of!

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Aside from eating, I dyed my hair! Yay for change!

Thanks for stopping by!

NBC

Raw today! Or tomorrow…

MyVeganDay — Mon, 03 May 2010 22:23:16 +0000

It’s my last week of schoooooool! (for this year at least)

I keep wanting to go raw for a while, but every time I set a day to start, I always chicken (soy chicken?) out of it. Today was no exception. I woke up set on forgoing cooked goods, started my morning off with an orange and then BAM. I couldn’t resist the temptation of a carrot cake Cliff Bar. YUM. I am such a baby… I need some motivation to go raw!!!

After throwing in the towel on my dietary goal of the day, I went to class, then lunch and then work. Somewhere in that mix, I checked my online bank statement, which is a great thing many banks are doing these days to be more “green.”

ROOMMATE BONDING! :D

For lunch I had a tasty salad. It was a nice medley of spinach, cherry tomatoes, tofu, red and green bell pepper slices, olives, balsamic vinaigrette and mushrooms. I also tore up some of my roommate’s veggie sandwich and slurped up a soy chai tea latte.

Yum.

This summer I will be out and about with no dining hall to rely on, what will become of my vegan eating routines? We’ll just have to wait and see! I know one thing, the challenge will be nowhere near impossible. BRING IT ON SUMMER!

Thanks for stopping by :)

Have a great day!

NBC

Winded Wednesday

MyVeganDay — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 10:23:45 +0000

I woke up bright and early, feeling less than chipper. This will probably never change. I am not an early morning bird… I brushed my teeth with my newly purchased eco-friendly toothbrush by Preserve. Soon after I was out the door and starting my day!

After my class, I wandered to study French in the library where I got an iced soy chai and a Cliff Bar– two of my favorite things. I think the combo of both sweet sweet items was a mistake. I had a sugar crash a bit later :(

Later came work, another Cliff Bar (a double dose!), an apple and some good old h2o. I also learned that my school is one of the greenest campuses in the nation! :D

I got a surprise visit from my roommate Sabra today!

In my advanced news writing class, our teacher and Assistant Managing Editor, Kevin Parrish, took us to see the local newspaper, The Record. It was amazing to see how much goes into creating a daily newspaper!

It was well past dinner time when I arrived at Cocoro Bistro to meet up with Sabra and Kelsey (heeyyyyyy Kelsey!) We LOVE Cocoro!! I got the vegetarian teriyaki dish, which was made up of savory, marinated vegetables and tofu, dark leafy green salad and rice. YUM!

I was greatly anticipating the next day– a day on which I would meet MICHAEL POLLAN. :D I was SOOOOO excited!!

Happy Earth Day! I hope you’ll stop by again, and wish me luck!

-NBC-

p.s. remember the Vegolution Facebook group!

Defying the Impossible

MyVeganDay — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 09:38:34 +0000

This weekend I went to the motherlode of vegan challenge locations: seafood country. I was in the central coast area of California where the word on the street was fish fish fish. Being with a group, I didn’t have much of a voice in the restaurant selection process. Over the course of visiting many not vegan-friendly venues, I found organic salads, grilled vegetables, french fries (not healthy, but quite tasty), trail mixes, fresh fruit, Cliff bars and more! If I can be vegan and full in Monterey’s fisherman’s wharf, ANYONE can at least cut back a little to a lot on their meat/dairy/etc. Side note: I was really happy to see that though he was a cattle rancher, William Randolph Hearst was a pretty compassionate animal lover. At least his huge estate made for some free range farming.

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Have a great day! I hope you’ll stop by again :)

NBC

Check out http://thevegolution.tumblr.com/ for vegan public service announcements!

FULLLL Friday!

MyVeganDay — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 09:58:51 +0000

___It started out like an average day; I woke up looking gorgeous and alert, went to class and came back for a shower that wasn’t too long. ;)

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Right now I’m using TRESemme shampoo/conditioner that is allegedly not tested on animals, and “natural.”

I put on some makeup, including my Physician’s Formula 100% cruelty free Organic Wear powder and realized I was late as usual.

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It was a long Friday, and if it wasn’t for some awesome Açaí Machine Naked juice in French class, I would have crashed hard.

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Apres my class, I hit up the cafe for a grilled veggie sandwich and went to work!

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My roommate and her family came to town and we all went to La Palma, a great Mexican restaurant!

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Now it’s off to bed and off to another city tomorrow! We’ll see how San Simeon, CA can cater to its vegan guest!

Have a great day! I hope you’ll stop by again :)

NBC

Check out http://thevegolution.tumblr.com/ for vegan public service announcements!

Super Swamped Student Thursday

MyVeganDay — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 22:16:32 +0000

Though it is not over yet, today has been a whirlwind of business. I woke up and showered, all the while feeling the pain of the morning and wearing the face of an angel.

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I kicked it off with taking too long to eat my tasty breakfast of Nature’s Path organic Acai Apple granola with pomegranate cereal and soy milk. Yum Yum Yum lead to late late late.

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I quickly threw on some clothes and raced to do my makeup. I love knowing that my makeup isn’t tested on animals, but works just as well as any other brand! I use and love Origins brand mascara.

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Arriving to class 20 minutes late… no bueno. What was bueno was going to my newspaper meeting and then lunch after!

I grabbed an orange and hit the Asian bar in my school’s university center.

The guy is always so nice to me at the Asian bar! I get this meal allll the time. Simple: a bowl of zucchini, squash, broccoli, tofu, red bell peppers, spicy sauce. Swoon!

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I was really tired after class and a school newspaper meeting; I really just wanted to go to sleep, or pass out.

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Alas, I am off to work and can’t do such a thing!

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Remember, being vegan is easy! Try it! Embrace it! Love it! Even cutting back a little bit on your meat intake does a world of difference for the, well, world!

Have a great day! I hope you’ll stop by again :)

NBC

Just another Wednesday

MyVeganDay — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 20:00:58 +0000

People think that being a vegan is difficult. Guess what– it’s not! The day to day of an environmentally conscious person is hardly different than that of a styrofoam using, meat eating, plastic bag loving Average Joe. I’ll show you how My Vegan Day is just like any other, but much more sustainable!

Note: Not all of my days are mundane; this is my first year away at college and I have had some wild and fascinating times. This past semester alone I have met the President of Whole Foods Walter Robb, 350.org founder Bill McKibben, publicist Lauren Cerand and more. Next week I get to meet Michael Pollan… I might literally pass out with joy!!

I’ll start today with the basics though; it’s just another Wednesday. Wake up time was 7:50. I climbed down angrily from my bunk bed (yes, I am 19 years old and sleep in a bunk bed) and wanted nothing more than to go back to sleep.

♥After getting ready, taking my B 12 vitamin, filling up my Nalgene water bottle and completing my other matutinal tasks, it was off to class.

♥Class was full of freedom of speech and religion, considering that is the title of the course. It was hard to stay awake, but alas, I made it! I took this time to half absorb the content of the class discussion and with the other half I planned my day, which was going to be a pretty average one.

♥My class finally ended and I hit the library cafe. I snagged a tasty cliff bar and a soy chai tea latte (heaven!) while avoiding the partially hydrogenated and animal product filled garbage.

♥Then it was time for French (Je suis végétalien!) and lunch after. My school has a great variety of vegetables and fruits as well as grains to choose from for a healthy meal.

♥Now I’m back in the library before going to work here on my beautiful campus. I love my job!

Until then, I’m going to work on spreading The Vegolution to the world and study something or other.

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I was a vegetarian for many years and a hardcore vegan for a year and 8 months. I quit my lifestyle half way through my senior year and gradually gained weight (20+ pounds total), felt completely unhealthy and my emotions were all over the place.

About 3 months ago, (almost a year since I stopped being a vegan) I put my foot down and decided to go 100% vegan and never look back. Now I feel infinitely healthier, I’ve lost about 5 pounds and I could not be happier!

I want to share my life with people who think that it is impossible to be a happy vegan or think that vegans only eat lettuce. It is not a difficult life to live and the benefits are so much more valuable than a piece of dead cow.

Next time you think it’s too hard to be vegan, think again! I can show you how to live the good life, and if you have any questions about nutrition, inspiration or the overall meaning of life, ask away!

Have a great day, I hope you’ll stop by again!

-NBC

p.s. check out The Vegolution Facebook group and my fledgling tumblr page!

From the desk of NBC

MyVeganDay — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 07:57:28 +0000

Hello from the University of the Pacific! It’s time for me to have a productive blog!