Struggling to be Vegan

This is so hard! It is next to impossible to have a social life and a strict diet like veganism. When going to a restaurant or to a friends house for a meal I am usually lucky enough to get my boys organized and out the door with their picky food choices in hand. I rarely have enough time and innovation for myself. Also, most of my vegan food consists of fresh veggies and fruits which don't keep unless in a cooler. I have this hilarious image of me dragging a cooler around with me every where I go! Not going to happen =).

I survived 6 days of camping with few slip ups thanks to a day and a half of baking and cooking meals and snacks to take along. One thing I know for sure, being vegan means planning ahead! On the 4th morning of our trip I completely cracked! My 16 month old had me up at 3am and despite driving the roads around camp to try and sooth him back to sleep, we were awake! I tried to find a diner that was open catering to truckers and fishermen with little luck. What I needed was some serious comfort food to make me feel better. I was brought to tears (literally) at the fact that I couldn't find any where to indulge in meat at this weak point in my vegan journey. When back at camp I asked my brother in law, a self proclaimed carnivore extreme, if I could borrow some sausage and eggs for breakfast. He said in a sorrowful voice, "We are all out." The tears started to flow again as I mixed my morning smoothie.