Travel Trip-Up

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     It's too late baby...

We pushed the miles yesterday, arriving at a place to stay long after dark. The only eating places still open were the 24/7 types. Feeling that sort of spacey loony way you get when you've been sitting too long in a car, we felt we needed something to eat. So we Yelped eating places, and went to the one that had the highest score...and was still open.

This was the first time on this trip that the waitress was confused by our asking for meatless and non-dairy options. We were able to order vegetarian - dairy and eggs are part of a vegetarian diet - but were unable to push aside the all the cheese. Plus, both meals were pretty greasy. We were disappointed...in ourselves actually, for not planning for this kind of trip-up.

(Meal) Plan Ahead
So here's another road-trip guideline:

• Decide on eating options before 8 pm. This may include stopping by a grocery store for ingredients.

This is a repeat of  an August VeggieBound blog

Relatives who took early exits may be telling us something

All the information available on the internet provides an opportunity to research family trees, and in many cases, find out the causes of death of relatives who share our genes. From what we've learned by adopting a plant-based diet, we believe that many of their health problems were diet related, including heart issues, strokes, and type 2 diabetes. Past diet-related family health issues are an indicator of what we might expect in our future.

Not ready to exit?

The recipes and information in this blog and our cookbook, Our Daily Bread, have been compiled for the use of our family, friends and others. We felt compelled to gather this information and develop strategies for daily whole foods plant-based home cooking because of the very real health implications we are seeing for us all...and the surprising benefits for our planet (more on the benefits of plant-based living on the environment in later blogs).

Me neither. And furthermore, I want food that tastes good!
We hope the information in this blog will help you adopt a plant-based diet so that you can fully enjoy your lives, in good health! 

None of these relatives died from the Swine Flu!
 Wheee!