Plant Based

With so many 'diets' out there these days, the understanding of each can easily get misconstrued through second hand (or third or fourth of fifth etc) interpretation. So many claim to be the ideal way of eating, but how can that be true for everyone? It's our opinion that you should eat the foods that make you feel and perform the best, that you enjoy the taste of, that fit your lifestyle from a 'time to prepare' standpoint and that you simply believe in. We believe in a plant based diet.

A Plant Based diet is one that focuses on getting the nutrition your body needs from plants (duh). While Julia is a "vegan" (because she uses no products whatsoever that are animal derived, in whole or part, including cosmetics, clothing, accessories, cleaning supplies etc) her diet is 'plant focused'. A 'vegan' diet doesn't necessarily mean a healthy diet. Coke, oreos, French fries etc, all vegan, but don't necessarily resemble plants, and certainly don't improve health and performance. A truly plant based diet focuses on whole, unprocessed plant foods. Fruit, vegetables, beans, grains etc. Our diet is largely fruits and vegetables, some grains (mostly those that are gluten free), nuts, seeds, & beans. We do use some nutritional supplements to get additional protein in our diet, typically adding plant protein powders to smoothies.

We focus on creating meals that fit certain criteria:
1. They need to taste amazing. This is left to Julia.
2. They need to provide a balance of macro and micronutrients.
3. They need to be realistic in terms of time for preparation. We're both busy and so the quicker we can whip 'em up, the better.

If you're not vegan, not a big deal. A lot of the meals we create can easily be accompanied by fish, chicken, beef, etc. We just urge you to buy free range, grass fed, wild caught, organic etc. Better for you, better for the animal, better for the world.

Bottom line is that you really can get everything your body needs from sources that are not animal derived. Just because we were brought up on milk, meat and potatoes, cheese and crackers, lunch meats and a plethora of other animal products that we're led to believe 'do our body good', doesn't necessarily mean we need to still believe this.

We urge you to do some self exploration. Try some different ways of eating. Cut out certain foods, adopt new ones, see what foods make you feel best and regain your health, energy and life!