I attended the 1st Annual Gainesville VegFest on Saturday, April 8, 2017! It was a great experience and I will share with you what I learned and the food I’ve eaten. Vendors Govinda’s Vegetarian Restaurant http://govindasgainesville.com/ This was the first vendor I bought food from. Their display of how they prepared the food attracted me… Continue reading My Experience Attending the 1st Annual Gainesville VegFest
I went on Twitter this morning and saw that #worldwaterday was trending. I find it amusing how we make a day for something that we should be paying attention to everyday – not only water, but days such as Earth Day and any of the like. Well, I decided to list 3 changes… Continue reading 3 Changes I’ve Experienced When I Started Drinking Water #WorldWaterDay
I attended The Blueprint Ceremony on 2/10/17 in the Arredondo Cafe. The Blueprint is a 12-week Black male enrichment program which aims to help them in their collegiate development. They program strives to achieve success in six areas: academics, peer/ professional etiquette, spiritual growth, physical, emotional, and mental well-being. It was a bittersweet event.… Continue reading The Blueprint Ceremony
After shadowing a reporter, we decided to order some food at Vegan2Go. It’s a vegan restaurant on Newberry Road in Gainesville, FL and I was anxious to see what they offered. It was my first time eating at a vegan restaurant and it was a good experience. I ordered a Vegan2Go Sub which consisted… Continue reading Voleer2Go: First Time Eating at a Vegan Restaurant
“Train your body to crave healthy food (it’s possible).” I’ve been trying to reprogram my body to crave healthy food since August 2016. The hardest thing about eating healthier is destroying my old eating habits. I was accustomed to eating milk and cereal in the morning, eating burgers and fries for lunch, then eating chicken,… Continue reading Breaking Habits
Meal 1 (top left): Rice, Boiled Potatoes, Carrots, Red Peppers, Onions, and Fried Plantains (I LOVE plantains) Meal 2 (top right): Green Banana Soup {Green Bananas, Dumpling, Potatoes, Onions, Celery, Seasonings} Meal 3 (bottom left): Rice, Red Kidney Beans, Cucumbers Meal 4 (bottom right): Rice, Red Kidney Beans, Curry Potatoes, Asparagus I haven’t… Continue reading What I Ate During Winter Break
What if I told you there’s a difference between being a vegan and being on a plant-based diet? Yes, there’s a difference. In this blogpost, I will explain the difference between the two. A vegan is someone who does not eat or use animal products. A plant-based vegan is someone whose diet only consist… Continue reading Vegan vs. Plant-Based Diet: Veggies for Voleer Insight
On my journey to veganism, it is only right to share with you all EVERYTHING on this journey. So far my Achilles heel on this journey are snacks, especially chips. This video was created to share the dark side of embarking a journey and how to stay strong no matter what you do in life… Continue reading Stay Strong: My Weakness During My Journey To Veganism
I had to buy two bananas from the Little Hall Express yesterday. I was feeling light-headed when I woke up this morning and I needed something filling to eat. The two bananas did the trick. I must head over to the Farmer’s Market or closest grocery store as soon as possible. I’m tired of spending… Continue reading This Sh-t Is Bananas
My sister and I decided to stop by at the Fancy Loaf Caribbean Bakery and Restaurant to order some food. She wanted the $5 ‘chicken wings and fries’ deal. I wasn’t planning on ordering anything, but after looking at the menu, I would be foolish not to order some food from the restaurant. As the… Continue reading A Taste of the Caribbean
