Meeting with Liat today gave me a real insight into what it’s like to be a practicing vegan. I’m fairly clued up now on what I can and can’t have, and haven’t slipped up as of yet. (Or if I have, I haven’t realised it!)
Liat was a real sweetie and not only recommended some Vegan friendly treats, but brought some along with him for me to take home- a four pack of raspberry ‘yoghurts’ and two soya milkshakes- Bless him!
I recorded some of my meeting with him so you can have a listen to his top tips on eating out and hear all about his favourite dishes, as well as his personal reasons on becoming vegan.
I recorded some of my meeting with him so you can have a listen to his top tips on eating out and hear all about his favourite dishes, as well as his personal reasons on becoming vegan.
Really haven’t had time to cook a proper meal today, which is a shame, given I’ve now got a few ideas under my sleeve. So instead I’ve literally been grazing on carrots and bananas and have had two of the 'yoghurts'. The first mouthful leaves you thinking ‘What the Hell am I eating?!” as it’s a really unusual taste, but once your taste buds are used to it, it’s really quite nice. I possibly prefer them to ordinary yoghurts, and that’s saying something, ‘cause believe me, I love a bit o’ dairy!
Played three consecutive hours of sport today, hockey training for an hour followed by two hours of badminton. Left the house at 5 and didn’t return until after 8. Needless to say, on my return home I was ready to eat something substantial. I was famished. I had neither the time, energy nor ingredients to rustle up a gourmet meal, so settled for beans on toast, obviously without any butter. As I was grazing away I couldn’t banish the appealing thought of a greasy bit of bacon on the side, or a couple of juicy pork sausages, or at the very very least, a sprinkling of grated cheddar!
Given I’m usually quite a fan of beans on toast, with or without any trimmings, it struck me as odd that I should be looking so desperately to find a meat accompaniment.
It’s true what they say. ‘You always want what you can’t have.’
Read tomorrow’s post to see how I cope on my badminton club social meal, eating at the all you can eat Restaurant, ‘Taybarns.’ I’m not sure that there’s gonna be much choice for a vegan. I expect that there’ll definitely be something suitable, but feel that perhaps this time, I may not get my money’s worth.
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