Vegan in 2014? Week 1 in Review

One of my 2014 New Year's resolutions is to become more vegan.  I have not committed to eating exclusively a vegan diet, but I have committed to eating vegan whenever possible.  My sole exception is eating eggs from my friends' chickens.  The rationale is that, by eating these eggs, I am not contributing to any corrupt corporate farming practices, nor am I participating in animal cruelty.  I also do believe that eggs are a great source of nutrition, so by eating eggs, I am making a decision in favor of my health.

Here is a summary of Week 1.  As you'll see, everything was fine until I went out to eat.  This may be a non-vegan bullet I will have to bite, as I don't want my veganism to exclude me from having a social life.

• Jan 1
• breakfast: half a bagel with peanut butter, coffee with soy creamer
• lunch: Racha Thai - green curry tofu with brown rice, Racha special noodles with peanut sauce; soy latte from Cafe Lladro
• dinner: Blue C Sushi - sesame green beans, seaweed salad, V-8 roll
• Jan 2
• breakfast: oatmeal with hemp milk, almonds, blueberries, and raspberries; coffee with soy creamer.
• snack: peanut butter Pro Bar
• lunch: kale and potato curry soup with house salad (minus the feta cheese) at Naked City in Greenwood
• snack: peanut and chocolate chip Clif Bar
• dinner: potato poblano tacos at Cactus in South Lake Union (minus the cheese), with black bean and rice, guac, salsa, and chips
• Jan 3
• breakfast: oatmeal with hemp milk, almonds, blueberries, and raspberries; coffee with soy creamer.
• lunch: Trader Joe's whole grain tortilla with mediterranean hummus; mixed green salad with TJ's baked tofu, shitake mushrooms, carrots, sunflower seeds, broccoli, and goddess dressing
• snack: apple
• dinner: TJ's garlic herb pizza crust with TJ's pizza sauce, potatoes, and kale; red wine
• Jan 4
• breakfast: raw oats with hemp milk, almonds, sunflower seeds, blueberries, and raspberries; coffee with soy creamer.
• lunch: veggie burger at Greenlake Bar & Grill **Despite my ordering this burger without cheese and aioli, it was served to me with cheese and aioli, and I'm almost certain that the burger itself was not vegan.**
• dinner: TJ's garlic herb pizza crust with TJ's pizza sauce and potatoes; sauted kale and brussel sprouts in veggie broth; red wine
• Jan 5
• breakfast: raw oats with hemp milk, almonds, sunflower seeds, blueberries, and apples; coffee with soy creamer.
• snack: whole wheat tortilla with hummus and tofu
• lunch/dinner: Veggie Delight with brown rice at Jhanjay Vegetarian Thai