Took the family to NYC Vegetarian Food Festival on Saturday. I discovered a yummy vegan cheese that actually had the
texture and taste of cheese. A very creamy vegan mayo that’s made with avocado.
A great seven-nut-butter.
Mostly went to hear Rich Roll speak. He’s an ultra-triathlete who follows a vegan diet for optimal
performance and fastest recovery. He has done things like five Iron-Man length triathlons in five
days. While his podcast had me thinking he was a bit “out there”, in person I
really connected with his personal story and saw his path as a very
understandable one to have taken to shake his own demons and restore wellness. Went
up and thanked him for his talk. But there were a zillion people wanting his
attention, so I didn’t stick around to ask anything.
A lot of the folks were
there because they are motivated by compassion for animals, not necessarily
optimal human health and wellness. While they really are thinking on a
higher ethical plane than my own self-serving reasons for following a vegan
diet, I don’t need another beets-and-soy vegan “hotdog” any time soon.
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