http://features.peta.org/VegetarianStarterKit/index.asp
I always knew that animals were kept in less than stellar conditions, but I never had watched a video showing me EXACTLY what these poor creatures go through. It broke my heart, and I can't get the horrific images out of my head. When I walk in to the grocery store and see meat, or dairy products, or eggs, all I can think of are the images from this video :shudder: Do I think that humans were meant to eat meat? Well, of course. We are an omnivorous species, which is clearly indicated from our dental make up. HOWEVER, I don't think that how we are farming our meat is acceptable. NO creature should endure the life those poor animals have to.
Because of this, I've decided to transition over to a vegan lifestyle. It may be more of a 'flexitarian' (um, yes, it's a word) lifestyle, where I occasionally eat meat/dairy/eggs, but only from local farms that I've visited and KNOW for a fact that the animals were raised (and killed) humanely.
Stepping down off my podium now...
That said, I'd like to share an absolutely DELICIOUS (I mean DEEEEE-lish!) recipe I found from another blogger (The Gluten Free Vegan). If you like Italian style food, then you will LOVE these eggplant bites. In fact, my kids devoured the darn things so quickly I wish I would have made a second batch! We ate them with some pasta sauce on top :) They were SUPPOSE to be my dinner tonight... I guess I'll just have to make a few more... I think they'll pair well with the balsamic brussel sprouts I'll be making (another yummo recipe from TGFV blog)!
http://www.theglutenfreevegan.com/2012/05/eggplant-quinoa-bites/#comment-5827
I didn't have any hemp hearts (soft hulled hemp seed), but I did have flax seed, so I subbed them in.
Sinful. Really. :wipesupdrool: What are you waiting on - go make them!
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