I made it through my first day as a vegan...had a close call when Jo left her leftover pizza laying on counter. It's that old mother thing where you just pick up what your kids have left and eat it. It's funny because Harry had come home for a few minutes and he almost did the same thing. Found out today that I looove Amy's lentil vegetable soup but it doesn't love me. Oreos are vegan...yes O*R*E*O*S are on PETA's approved list of grocery store items. And lay's potatoes chips. Yes I am eating for health but the 1st month I'm told is the hardest so any little treats are fantastic. I will wean off after I have gotten use to this. It is hard going in the grocery store though. I didn't realize just how little you find in a store that is vegan. We got to the checkout and I looked around and told Harry that everything you see you can't have. Peanuts was the only thing on the checkout aisle you could buy. It was a little depressing when I realized that all those candy bars are off limits now but then again there is a very clear line on what I can and cannot have so in one sense it is easy. Favorite thing of the day was my blueberries, blackberries, and strawberries with soy strawberry yogurt put on top and sprinkled with vegan chocolate chips. YUM! Our old standby for dinner was creole beans and rice. I've been making it for years and it's one of our favorites so I'm sure once a week it will be on the menu. Tomorrow I am breaking down and making Harry a tofu dish. It sounds good. We'll see. I will try to keep an open mind.

On a side note it's funny how people think this is radical but how much more radical is it that someday a dr may take a vein out of my leg and put in my heart. Hmmm I think I want to try to avoid that. May not but I am going to give it a try!