Kat Food

What better way to start this blog than by sharing my personal eating guidelines?

I'm not saying that following these is the answer to pristine health, performance enhancement, or clear skin, but let me tell you, when I do stick to these basic rules, I feel fantastic! My mood is better, my outlook on life is more positive, I stop worrying about all the small stuff, and I just focus on being good. Being good to myself, my body, and those around me.

If you've read the About Me section (or if you looked up at my header) then you know I'm vegan. I have my own very personal reasons for eating this way. Maybe if you're all good to me I'll share that little secret with you... Then again, maybe not! And, although deep down inside, I secretly wish everyone around me was vegan as well, I am not one to scold any of my carnivorous friends for eating a medium-rare T-bone steak beside me. Having said that, let me clear up any confusion here: If you ask me for nutritional advice, I will always only provide you with a vegan perspective, because I truly believe that is the best answer to achieving the earlier mentioned 'pristine health'. There. Now it's out in the open!

Without further adieu, here is the breakdown of how I eat (or strive to eat, because let's face it, I'm a human being with some mean, mean chocolate cravings):

Daily must-haves:

• A big ol' mug of hot water with fresh squeezed lemon
• A bowl of either steal cut oats, rolled oats, or fiber buds (because a healthy colon is a sexy colon) with unsweetened almond milk and some sort of fruit cut into it
• One GREEN smoothie (I'll post recipes of my favorite ones eventually)
• A MASSIVE salad. I'm serious when I say massive... I usually use the biggest bowl I have at home (think: popcorn bowl) fill 3/4's of it with assorted greens and then cut up any vegetables that I find in my fridge. Chuck some black beans on there, sprinkle some sunflower or pumpkin seeds, garnish with  alfalfa sprouts and voila you've got yourself Kat's Health-in-a-Bowl.
• An apple or pear with hummus or bean dip

I love to experiment with dinners, usually using recipes from Oh She Glows, or The Vegan Project. Those ladies know how to cook! I'm also a sucker for Mexican food since it can so easily be made vegan :)

Recipes will be coming soon.