01 November 2014

World Vegan Day / Día Mundial del Veganismo

Today is World Vegan Day!!! Being vegan is being compassionate with animals, is being healthier and the solution for environment problems. 
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¡Hoy es el Día Mundial del Veganismo!!! Ser vegano significa ser compasivo con los animales, estar más sano y la solución a problemas medioambientales.



In october we celebrated our 5th year as a vegan family, and no doubt it was the best decision ever!!! We did it for ethical reasons. One day we saw what was behind the meat and dairy industry and we were horrified. But we didn´t look away, no-no!

We respect all sentient beings and did not want anybody to be killed in order to satisfy our appetites, nor in order to be used as clothes and shoes we wear, nor used to entertain us in zoos or circuses.

We made the transition in just one day. We organized each week menu carefully in order to have all the nutrients we needed, especially having a child. We never looked back or craved meat, cheese...

And as a bonus of going vegan and taking care of our nurishment we became a lot healthier!!! No cholesterol, no fats but much more energy... :D 

Oh yes, we feel much better physically and above all we are in peace knowing that we don´t contribute to animal cruelty.

Contrary to what people think it´s not complicated to be vegan at all. We discovered the huge variety of meals beyond meat, fish, dairy and eggs on the restaurants menus and at home we cook such a variety of differents recipes for months without repeating any of them.

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En octubre celebramos nuestro quinto año como familia vegana, y sin duda ha sido la mejor decisión de nuestras vidas.
Lo hicimos por razones éticas. Un día descubrimos lo que hay detrás de la industrica cárnica y láctea y nos quedamos aterrorizados. Pero no miramos a otro lado, no señor!. 

Respetamos  a todos los seres vivos, sufren como lo hacemos nosotros y no queremos que nadie muera sólo por satisfacer nuestro paladar, o nuestra moda o para nuestro entretenimiento en zoos o circos.

Hicimos la transición de un día para otro. Organizamos cuidadosamente nuestros menús semanales para que se incluyeran todos los nutrientes que necesitábamos, especialmente teniendo una niña. Nunca hemos vuelto atrás ni hemos echado de menos la carne, queso...

Como premio añadido al hacernos veganos y cuidar nuestra alimentación pasamos a estar super sanos!!! Nada de colesterol, ni grasas pero sí mucha más energía... :D

Sí, absolutamente, nos encontramos mejor físicamente pero sobre todo nos sentimos en paz sabiendo que no contribuimos con la crueldad animal.

Al contrario de lo que piensa la gente, no es nada complicado ser vegano. Descubrimos que en la carta de los restaurantes había una gran variedad de comidas más allá de la carne, pescado, lácteos y huevos y en casa cocinamos una variedad de comidas tan grande que pueden pasar meses sin repetir una sola receta.


Middle East salads
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Ensaladas de oriente medio

 Pizzas


Japanese food
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Comida japonesa


Barbecues
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Barbacoas 


Delicious desserts....
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Postres deliciosos....



And much much more!!!!
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Y mucho mucho más!!!


I wish you a happy, healthy and compassionate weekend, dear friends!!!
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Que pasen un finde feliz, saludable y compasivo, querid@s amig@s!!!


Sandra

1 comment:

  1. Happy World Vegan Day, Sandra! (Or as we like to call it, Happy "World Vegan EVERY Day!") :-) And congratulations on your recent 5-year Veganniversary! That's terrific! Your meals always look creative and delicious. I couldn't agree with you more about how wonderful it feels, in every way, to live this compassionate and healthy lifestyle. Since going vegan a huge world of foods and cuisines opened up to us, and shopping and preparing meals is so much fun. And knowing we're living as harmlessly as possible, sharing the world peacefully and gently with all fellow earthlings, probably is even better for our hearts than our cholesterol-free food is! :-) As another internet amiga Cadry likes to say, "From the outside veganism looks like limits, but from the inside, freedom." We found this to be absolutely true.

    Wishing you and your family a wonderful, tasty, joyful November! xoxo

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