I see a lot of excitement around the fact that there are some super markets and food chains going VEGAN these days.
The idea of it is really lovely.
"Vegan" means "abstaining from the use of animal products," which is incredibly considerate and compassionate - no sentient being deserves to suffer or be turned into food against their will.
"Vegan" though does NOT mean healthy or fresh or good for you.
A lot of unhealthy stuff is called vegan.
French fries (frozen and fried in canola oil) are vegan.
Soy products are vegan, never mind GMO, still vegan.
Beer and white sugar are vegan too.
All sorts of chemicals used in creating processed foods fall nicely into a vegan category.
Do not let this word confuse you when it comes to your state of WELL BEING.
Now when we go food shopping, we can load out trolleys with the same processed crap (pardon my french) that has longer life then I do - I am over 50, so I think in these terms.
We see burgers and sausages, pizza and some other long-lasting products that have these fancy labels - VEGAN, HEALTHY, WHOLE, PLANT-BASED and we buy it, feeling good about our "new choices," about our "progress."
When will we learn, beautiful human beings, so trusting and so naive...
We keep forgetting that it is the same Food Industry that turned our food into a weapon against us, chemicalized and altered it now is making our VEGAN food.
When we become observant and have a bigger picture in mind, we get to see how smart trick words are used to pull us into yet another lie that serves the system, not the state of our well-being.
The last trick word used on us was - ORGANIC, we totally bought into the lie and were happy to pay more for something that was labeled ORGANIC. Only Mystery knows how organic our organic food really is, unless we grow it ourselves or get it from those who do.
Now we have a new trick word - VEGAN.
Let us not be naive again, my beautiful human fellows.
Let us learn from the past and choose HEALTH for our selves and our loved ones over trends and tricks.
If You care about your HEALTH - leave the processed foods where they are - no matter how VEGAN or HEALTHY they claim to be.
Remember - The longer the shelf life of a product - the shorter is yours! I doubt I would be here among you, beautiful people if I had placed my trust in the food created by the system. Fresh and Whole should be our only orientation.
Forget going VEGAN. GO for HEALTHY, FRESH and WHOLE instead!
Go food shopping to farmers markets, support local farmers, get your self a bunch of colorful fresh plants - fruits and veggies, nuts and seeds, good high quality coconut oil. We are surrounded by abundance of healthy foods when we know where to look.
Switch from packaged to FRESH, from supporting the crafty system to supporting your local farmers.
Once you make this one change - you will see how easy it actually is - to be HEALTHY and WELL, not to mention the contribution You make to creating a better world.
Take good care of your cells/Self and your loved ones.
Thank you for spending time with me here. We are in this together.