Monday, March 26, 2012
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Metro Detroit Raw Food Offerings
I just put this together for one of my classes. Let me know if there are additions! And if you know of any of the raw food caterers, please share!
Raw Food Restaurants Cacao Tree Café 204 West Fourth St Royal Oak 248-336-9043 The Raw Café 4160 Woodward Detroit 313-778-9774 Red Pepper Deli 116 West Main St Northville 248-773-7671 The Treehouse for Earth’s Children 22906 Mooney St Farmington 248-473-0624 Detroit Zen Center 11464 Mitchell St Hamtramck 313-366-7738 Chartreuse Monthly Pop-Up Restaurant Detroit | Raw Food Options Greengos 15104 Kercheval 313-432-2373 Zerbo’s – Harry’s Health Bar 34164 Plymouth Rd Livonia 734-427-3144 Goodwell’s Natural Foods Market 418 West Willis St 313-831-2130 Natural Food Patch 221 West 9 Mile Ferndale 248-546-5908 (Carries Detroit Zen Center items) Eastern Market 2934 Russell St Detroit 313-833-9300 Detroit Zen Center items in Shed 2 Whole Foods Market Ann Arbor, West Bloomfield, Troy, Rochester Hills Detroit Evolution Raw Food Catering 313-316-1411 Various raw food chefs offer catering services |
Thursday, March 8, 2012
"You know you'd feel better if you just ate meat..."
OK - how many of you have heard this from well-intentioned friends and family? Ever wonder how to respond without blowing your top? While every situation is different, here's something I found myself saying today (I'm paraphrasing of course).
Newsflash! Vegans are not superhuman. We are not always the picture of perfect health. We get sick, just like everyone else. And some of us have medical conditions or illnesses, just like everyone else. However, I do believe that a vegan diet based on whole foods (all other things held constant) helps us to get sick less often and navigate more serious illnesses and conditions better than if we ate a SAD diet.
That being said, what I really wanted to add was the following:
By the way, when you make a comment like that, I take offense to it. I do not believe that I have to kill and consume another animal to lead a healthy life. If my decision to be vegan was due to religious beliefs, you would never make that suggestion to me! So why is it so difficult to understand that I came to this ethical decision on my own without religious doctrine telling me it's wrong? And why is it so difficult for you to respect my decision? Would I get a free pass if I said it was for religious beliefs? In the future, please refrain from trying to push your animal-consuming beliefs onto me, no matter how well intentioned you think they are, as I find them quite offensive.
Although I have actually said that to people before, in this instance, I did not. Know your audience, right?
So, for anyone out there who may be reading this blog, how do you respond when someone says that to you?
Wishing you peas and good health,
VeggiePatti
Newsflash! Vegans are not superhuman. We are not always the picture of perfect health. We get sick, just like everyone else. And some of us have medical conditions or illnesses, just like everyone else. However, I do believe that a vegan diet based on whole foods (all other things held constant) helps us to get sick less often and navigate more serious illnesses and conditions better than if we ate a SAD diet.
That being said, what I really wanted to add was the following:
By the way, when you make a comment like that, I take offense to it. I do not believe that I have to kill and consume another animal to lead a healthy life. If my decision to be vegan was due to religious beliefs, you would never make that suggestion to me! So why is it so difficult to understand that I came to this ethical decision on my own without religious doctrine telling me it's wrong? And why is it so difficult for you to respect my decision? Would I get a free pass if I said it was for religious beliefs? In the future, please refrain from trying to push your animal-consuming beliefs onto me, no matter how well intentioned you think they are, as I find them quite offensive.
Although I have actually said that to people before, in this instance, I did not. Know your audience, right?
So, for anyone out there who may be reading this blog, how do you respond when someone says that to you?
Wishing you peas and good health,
VeggiePatti
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