I was a lacto-ovo vegetarian for a couple of years (approximately ten years ago) but I did it all wrong. Back then my diet consisted mostly of bread, pasta, cheese, etc., and nowhere near enough fruit or vegetables, so I eventually gave up and went back to eating meat. This time around, I plan to do it right and stick to a diet of mostly fruits, vegetables, legumes, etc.

My goal is to make this a permanent change rather than a short-term experiment, but using it as an experiment will be fun too. I don't like to enter into an experiment with a pre-formed expectation of certain results, but in this case it's difficult not to do that since I already know I feel better whenever I eat more fruit/veggies and less meat/dairy products, and I know I also usually feel better when I eat more fresh food and less processed pre-packaged food. But, I've never thoroughly tracked the results or kept detailed notes about it, so hopefully the experiment will prove interesting one way or the other.

~ Kris

I've been vegan for about 11 years now. If you want to talk about vegan food, nutrition, staples of the diet, easy things to make, feel free to send me email. Vegans LOVE to talk about food. It's what we do best.