WTF?! Wednesday: Teens vs. Veggies November 30, 2011

Welcome to WTF?! Wednesday, a weekly feature here at Dos Veganos where we will highlight the absurd, humorous, and downright “DUH!” moments in the realm of nutrition and health.

Ding Ding Ding!  Alright everyone!  Back to your corners!

A totally “Captain Obvious” article about the ongoing feud between teenagers and vegetables:

   Teens Still Not Eating Enough Fruits and Vegetables

It’s hilarious to me that the “news” covers this like it’s something we don’t already know. At the same time, it’s sad to me that it’s become such the norm and that it never seems to change. I think how different my life would be if I had been raised with an awareness and love of eating my veggies when I was in my teens. Maybe no acne, higher energy, increased self-confidence…not to mention the course it would have set for my adulthood!

God knows salads bore me just as much as the next guy, but can we get a little justice for our young people please?  The suggestion in the article nails it though.  The secret is more cooking as a family.  When my nieces come over I try to cook a dish with them so that they’re invested in a fun project and more inclined to try the food just to find out what their little creative hands made.

Quality time together and nutritious and tasty homemade food?  How can you go wrong?  Maybe there’s an App for that…

WTF?! Wednesday: Freeze! Vegan Police! October 19, 2011

Welcome to WTF?! Wednesday, a regular feature here at Dos Veganos where we will highlight the absurd, humorous, and downright “DUH!” moments in the realm of nutrition and health.

In honor of New York Comic Con this past weekend (which was a super blast!) I thought it would be fun to watch one of my favorite scenes from the best comic book movie that no one really saw, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World…

Really, who among us hasn’t found themselves in that position before: powerless and sapped of all vegan superiority because of a little slip???  ”It’s milk and eggs, bitch!” LOL

One of THE best movies ever!  And not just because it proves that vegans have superpowers!

Vegan Kickstart September 18, 2011

Greetings, True Believers!  (Yes, I think I’m Stan Lee!)  DreamGeek here.  (More on the screen name later.)  A quick intro to all my fellow plant-based peeps.  Like my partner in crime, Chantal, said:  we’re on a mission to go vegan and stay there.  Hopefully, this is support for each other and anyone else out there going against the grain of popular eating in our culture and trying to live a whole food plant-based lifestyle.

We’re on day 14 of the Vegan Kickstart Challenge and it’s been a lot of fun and I’m learning a lot.  I’m a self professed fast foodie.  Even though I was vegetarian, on average I would go out to eat five or six nights a week.  Turns out a couple months ago I had kidney stones which hurt like hell (my aunt told me that it was more painful to have kidney stones than to give birth!).  I suspect they came from a high sodium fast food diet since I really don’t eat a lot of dairy and I’m pretty much meat free.  Needless to say, I gave birth to a little calcium deposit named Earl!  So for future “birth control” I’m learning to cook my own meals and stock up in the freezer with a lot of homemade soups and bean burgers.  So the Kickstart is good.  And doing it with a friend is better.

Here are some Youtube links to a PBS special by Neal Barnard, MD, the creator of the Kickstart:

So if you’re interested in the Kickstart it’s a great support!

Glad to be a part of this experiment!

Peas and luv,

DreamGeek