Vegan Eatery Introduction

Hi everyone! Welcome to the official Vegan Eatery blog where I, Lauren Suarez, will be bringing you 100% original recipes of all kinds from salads, soups, juices, and smoothies! The majority of all of my recipes will be completely raw- those that are not completely raw will be specified. My goal with the Vegan Eatery is to inspire each and every one of you to be healthier, and in conjunction with being healthier, I believe this will help you in leading more fulfilling and inspiring lives. I truly believe eating a raw meal at least once a day makes a HUGE difference, not only in yourself (inside AND out), but in your approach to the world we live in. I hope I can transpire my inspiration into your routines, and by doing that it will inspire me even more to keep on giving you the motivation we deserve and the soon to come beautiful recipes.

Before I close my first post I'd like to give you a little background information on my diet. I've been a vegetarian now since I was 15 years old. The obvious reasons are all cliché because you've heard them all before, but overtime being a vegetarian means something different, and the results are not only beneficial for yourself, they're also beneficial to the environment. No, I do not look at a slab of meat and crave it. In fact, I look at a slab of meat and see and feel nothing at all (besides the every-now-and-then guilt for the person consuming it). I am now 22 years old (23 in May) and I've been through many ups and downs with my dieting. For example, I went 100% vegan in January of 2012, stayed that way for 6 months, decided to go 100% raw, stayed that way for nearly one month, and then went back to eating cheese. Throughout my years of vegetarianism, I've had the all but too common slip ups that most of us have, and I'm here to tell you right now that THAT IS O.K. and that this isn't something easy. Rewarding? Absolutely. Easy? Not in the least. There are many reasons why this is so, and one of the first I'm going to cover is a person's readiness to change. I think the best way to start eating better, or to become vegetarian/vegan/raw-vegan is simply by easing yourself into the process. In this day and age, instant gratification is what we aim for, and believe me I am a victim of that just as much as the next person. I'm one to be majorly rash and impulsive with my decisions based on dieting, and my experiences only show the obvious: it takes time and effort to commit, as well as endless research. When I jumped into veganism, I went on a rampage that only lead me right back where I started 6 months later. I'm not saying you can't do it! Some people work better that way and truly can transform their diets at the drop of a hat with no issues whatsoever. But realistically speaking, with all the common day-to-day life distractions at every corner, it's very very easy for the majority of people to fall back. I'm here to help you help me help you etc. So, to put it plainly, my goal here is to not only lead myself closer to a more raw vegan lifestyle, but to also help you get there with me (if you so wish). Just a simple recipe a day can make the difference, and when you start to reap the benefits of those differences, you won't want to turn away from them. 

So with that, I hope you'll enjoy everything I have to offer. Please feel free to leave comments below with any questions you may have. XX