#BAD11 Food - We Are What We Eat

It would have been appropriate for my husband to launch his change in eating habit on World Food Day, but he didn't. That is why I think it appropriate to share it today on Blog Action Day. I am not sure when he made the decision but it was about mid January of this year that my husband announced that he would no Ionger eat any animal product and was switching to a plant-based diet. He would no longer eat meat of any kind, no fish, no cheese, no eggs and no dairy products. This was startling news from someone who drank milk like water, loved cheese, eggs, steak and potatoes, on a daily basis.

I decided to humor him, expecting that he would soon get tired of his experiment while  I secretly hoped he was serious and would no longer be bring home slabs of Muenster, Swiss and cheddar that I had difficulty resisting.

It has been nine months since the announcement.  It turns out, switching to a vegan lifestyle was not a passing fancy. My husband does not compromise on the types of food he eats.  I have learned how to use egg replacer instead of eggs for baking. I know at least six alternatives to dairy milk and I am delighted that our house is rid of artery-clogging cheeses. I know where the vegan restaurants are in our town. When we travel, we call ahead to find out which restaurants serve food he can eat.
Apart from not eating meat and other animal products, my husband maintains his customary lifestyle of daily biking, swimming and working out at the gym. He eats three meals per day with snacks in between and is two sizes smaller and twenty-five pounds lighter than when he started. His doctor confirms that his body is undergoing significant positive changes.

Therefore,  it is true. We are what we eat. How else to explain how eliminating certain kinds of food can change one's appearance and improve health? It is interesting that bread, a metaphor for food in general, is universally referred to as the staff of life. Food maintains life. Without food we die, abruptly or slowly. How ironic, then that eating food could be dangerous to ones health! My husband says his only regret is that he did not read T. C. Campbell’s The China Study earlier.
Eloise Gift
Gift Realty NM