I survived #OaklandVegWeek (Almost) + recipes

Last week I took the veggie pledge for Oakland Veg Week. I did pretty well, besides the gummy bears. I totally forgot those weren’t vegetarian.

All in all it was pretty fun, I tried out some new recipes, got creative with tofu and learned a couple of important lessons:

1. read labels, there are lots of hidden animal products in the foods we eat (ahem gelatin)
2. late night options are pretty slim if you are veggie
3. massaged kale can be used in many ways

And here are a couple of recipe ideas for those of looking for some new vegetarian ideas that I was inspired by last week:

• Kale and mango salad
• Kale and apple salad
• black bean corn salad
• lentils with mint and olives
• quinoa paella
• quinoa fried-rice
• muesli

Happy Eating!