Licorice, Oh, Licorice!

Clearly I have a problem. I thought that these little Bad Boys had punished me enough, but I came back for more. This time, I only ate one bag in 48 hours, which was better than the 2 bags in that amount of time. I am now being punished. Curse you, delicious cherry licorice. It's the ALL NATURAL label that gets me every time!                                                                  

As for this past week, it has gone great! I am living proof that when you go without for about a week and a half, the cravings for all things animal stop. My longing for cheese has ceased, and I don't crave chocolate anymore. I feel really healthy, too. I am down about a pound and a half this week, which isn't a dramatic amount, but it's a pound and a half gone for good!

So on to my discoveries for this past week. #1- Vegan Bread! I found this brand at Costco.

Thank you, Kelli! Dave is an ex-felon from Oregon who made his way back into society and into his family's bakery making it bigger and better! BTW, I am an Oregonian, and we love ex-felon entrepreneurs! Look at this hottie. You know he is still a bad boy at heart. There is even a pic with him in a dew rag. Nothin' better than a long-haired mustache bicep cartoon in a dew rag. I love it! His bread is good, too! Here is a link to his site with a list of places to get his bread at, and a life-story about him and his family. I love you, Dave!

http://www.daveskillerbread.com/index.html

I also found this website full of vegan recipes that look pretty dang good:

http://vegweb.com/

I am trying this tonight with Kelli, and I am making my kids eat it:
http://vegweb.com/recipes/chicago-style-italian-beef-seitan-sandwiches


My hubby will probably eat it, and then after Kelli leaves he will eat a sleeve of Oreos (which are also vegan) to deffer the healthy effect of the vegan sandwich on his body.
If you're wondering what seitan is, you are in luck! I googled it. It is basically gluten. It is used as a meat substitute like tofu, but this has a more "meaty" texture and is stringy like meat. It is a great source of protein. I will let you know...

This week is full of links because I have been trying to get new ideas for food and am discovering that there are better options for vegan than I originally thought. Here is a link courtesy of Jamie, Kelli's brother.

http://www.buzzfeed.com/leonoraepstein/13-junk-foods-you-wont-believe-are-vegan

A little disturbing to see what doesn't have dairy in it that you would think should. Hmmmm...
The moral of the story: There is TONS of junk food for vegans to eat, so don't feel bad for them! The trick is to stay away from them so that this way of eating can actually be healthy. Good luck with that, Meghan!