In my quest to make serious lifestyle changes to better myself and my family I have decided that we will be eating a lot more fresh fruit and veg. Not only is it better for your overall digestive system but it is good for weight control (I still want to drop about another 30 pounds or so). So we (the husband unit, mother and I) will be eating total vegetarian meals four days out of the week. The other two days (for me) will be fish, fruit and veg and one day out of the week I can have red meat, chicken, etc if I want.

Now we’re going bi-vegiul, not bi-vegan. I still need my dairy and eggs. I did go out and purchase two great cookbooks (or I think they are) by the author Nava Atlas. One is her 5 ingredient cookbook which I am really enjoying because I have never really cooked total veg before and these recipes are simple and easy to put together. The other is her family cookbook and it has recipes for breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks.

Going veg will mean more trips to the store. At least once a week, because you can’t stock pile fruits and veg without them going off. This in mind, I think it is a fair compromise. And hopefully next year I will have a bit of my own vegetable and fruit garden going and won’t have to get as much at the store all the time. At least not in the summer and part of the fall.