During the last few years, I've eaten at least two of my meals each day raw vegan.  The first meal of the day is a smoothie with bananas, hemp seeds, cherries or blueberries, almond milk, and ice.  Then for dinner, I have a huge salad with all of the fresh organic vegetables I can find.

However, for that meal which occurs during the middle of the day,  I need a vegan "travel"-type meal, such as a sandwich. I live in an area where there are very few vegan restaurants and even fewer vegan choices on standard restaurant menus. I'm always shocked to find out that a waitress has no idea what vegan options even mean.  So, I usually bring my meal with me when on the road.  Yesterday, when I was heading out on the road with my family, I took a classic peanut butter sandwich with organic peanut butter and my favorite bread: Genesis 1:29. Click on the link to read the details about this bread.

This bread is usually in the frozen food section of your local grocery store. It is not one of those breads marked vegan on the package. I found on the bread ingredients and information on the link above and was SO happy to find out it is vegan.  Since it is kept frozen, it is always ready for you to pull two pieces out of the freezer, thaw, then create your sandwich.  Give it a try!  It is an excellent vegan bread.  

English Muffins - Food for Life

One of the questions that I am asked on a regular basis is, "What exactly CAN  you eat?"  Of course, those of us who are vegans, know that there is a large number of things we can eat.  (Otherwise, I would be super skinny!) The problem is not finding things to eat in a grocery or health food store, it is finding things to eat in restaurants that are healthy, as well as vegan.  I have gone out to eat with my family and the only things on the menu that is offered me is a salad, which turns out to be lettuce and a faint sliver of tomato.  Most other items, unless there is a thoughtful owner, are non-vegan. I find that it is much easier to make my own food. However, that is another story and post....

Now, this leaves me with my thoughts for today which are on my current favorite English Muffin brand which is Food for Life.  Their website explains the breakdown of ingredients of these muffins, and they are clearly marked vegan on the site.  Here is the Ezekiel 4:9 Sprouted Whole Grain English Muffins link.

For those of you who have not tried them, I found them in the freezer section of my Publix grocery store.  They are delicious and I defrost one and pop it into my toaster, then top it with raw almond butter.  Delicious!

** The cinnamon raisin muffins by Food for Life are also vegan and wonderful.  :-)