My goodness, I've been so busy thinking thoughts lately that I haven't paused long enough to write any words. And oh, the thoughts I've been thinking! I have made the decision to transition from lacto-ovo vegetarian to a proper vegan. I've been thinking about for a long time but a recent conversation with a dear friend prompted me to re-examine how well I have been upholding my personal beliefs. And my conclusion was- not all that well. I can come up with dozens of good reasons for becoming vegan and not a single valid excuse for continuing to eat eggs and dairy. So that's that.

I'm going about it a bit more carefully than when I turned vegetarian and invested in a really helpful book. It is 'Becoming Vegan' by Davis & Melina and contains such of wealth of information on how to become vegan in a healthy way. As I read, veganism becomes far less daunting and complicated than I was expecting. My friend R. phrased it perfectly when she said "I think being vegan is probably just a matter of re-learning how to eat in a new way". That's really all there is to it.

As I start I brought home some new dairy free products: a creamer for my coffee and two types of 'yogurt'. The creamer gets two thumbs up from me, no question.


I'm a little less enthusiastic about the first 'yogurt' I tried.


It looks like blueberry yogurt; it smells like blueberry yogurt.


It doesn't quite taste like blueberry yogurt. The blueberry yogurt flavour is there, but there is also a very 'planty', almost fibrous taste as well. I don't think I could eat it on its own but it is pretty palatable when mixed with my favourite (conveniently vegan) granola and a banana. I also expect it would be fine in my smoothies.


I have only taken the first step on this new dietary journey but I'm feeling really good about it. Really happy.