My First Raw Food Adventure

Introduction: Hey guys, I'm Trinity!!!!!!!!.... I became a vegetarian on April 17, 2009.... And on September 4, 2010, I took the full plunge into veganhood!!!!!!!!!!!.... I must say, it is an adventure.... My life, body and thinking are being transformed... I had thought about becoming a vegetarian for many years, for health reasons, however, I never had the willingness to follow through (even though I had NOT eaten beef or pork for 17 years at that time)... After meeting and talking with a friend whom I attending Buddhism classes with, we had a discussion about why Buddhist Monks were vegetarians.... He told me it was because of animal suffering and that they didn't want to cause harm... That made complete since to me, and a week later, I was a vegetarian..... *smile*..... Since that moment, I have become more conscious of the foods I eat, the products I purchase and I have become more environment conscious.... I now care about taking care of our beautiful planet... I even have a garden, which I am getting better at... Last year, everything I planted died.... This year, my plants are beautiful, and I share my time with them.... *smile*.... Now I became a vegetarian, and I was a person who did not eat a lot of vegetables.... So at first, I pulled gazillion tofu recipes off the web... I made tofu everything.... Tofu filet fish, tofu stroganoff, tofu stir fry, tofu burgers, etc.... And I became a lil tofu puffy too.... LOL.... Later, I moved on to a lot of the processed vegetarian products.... I started to realize, I was not making the healthiest food choices, even with being a vegetarian.... Since then, well actually, after I became vegan, I've learned to make better choices... Especially, since a lot of the vegetarian processed foods became off limits as they contained dairy products.... Today, I eat a lot more vegetables... I've stopped saying I don't like stuff before I've tried it.... I do a lot more cooking..... I eat a lot of beans (all kinds).... I never felt different during the 17 years after I stopped eating beef and pork.... I never felt different after I had become a vegetarian for over a year (actually, that's not totally true, I was an insomiac for over 17th years, and after I became a vegetarian, I no longer had to take over-the-counter-sleep meds).... However, after becoming a vegan, my body began to feel different immediately.... I had more natural energy.... My eyes were even brighter.... There was just something about me that felt better physically and definitely mentally.... So there you have it.... How the adventure began.... Welcome to the world of Trinity..... LOL.... *smile*..

Here are a couple of raw food items I tasted on my first raw food adventure.... Compliments of the "All The Way Live", Philadelphia, PA