End of February Round-up!

February flew by! For some reason, February is usually the longest month but I think not getting sick and staying busy helped it speed by. And now it's March 2nd and very sunny! Albeit still in the teens with lots of snow predicted for tomorrow but whatever.

Welp, anyway, I think I got this vegan thing down pat. Easy-peasy.

Sorta.

But really, it has been easier than anticipated! I thought I'd be craving pizza all the time but I think that's only happened once or twice (and I can't even pin-point exact moments). While I have had a little dairy in the last few months (mostly via projects for work), I haven't had any cheese. I've noticed that I no longer "crash" after lunch. Could this be due to the lack of cheese? Perhaps.

I really enjoy making my own hummus and granola bars. Both are easy, cheap, and feed me all week. I love dates! Dates are my new after-a-meal sweet snack. I'm not sure I'd ever had a date before a couple weeks ago. I think my tolerance for refined sugar has also diminished because by default I'm eating a lot less of it. I got a sugar headache after eating a couple mealworm flour chocolate chip cookies on Friday (more on those later - in the meantime, read this). It was probably the most sugar I've eaten in the last two months.

Anyway, I think this is starting to veer away from experiment and towards lifestyle change - I really enjoy veganism! My goal for March is to vary what I eat a little more. It's difficult with my busy schedule and I'm finding myself in a bit of a rut where I'm defaulting to some meals over and over again. I'm going to revisit my initial goal of making something from Angela's book every week.

I'm excited to keep cookin'!