BEEF. It's whats for dinner. Let's wash it down with some Sunny D.

It was a gorgeous day and I was driving down the highway when I spotted a pasture of beautiful brown cows, happily grazing in the grass. As I appreciated the breeze, the sun, the rolling green hills that these cows get to wander, I see a big sign in front of the cows' pasture, "BEEF, IT'S WHATS FOR DINNER". Ugh. Totally ruined the moment.
This weekend I went to visit some friends who I haven't seen in a long time. The boys were discussing where to eat and I overhear my boyfriend, Tanner, chime in and say, "Anywhere with vegetarian options!" What a sweetie. Anyway, this raised many questions about my vegetarian/vegan lifestyle changes. And the most common question I heard that night was What is the difference between vegetarian and vegan?
Vegetarians don't eat meat, fish, poultry. They may choose to eat other animal products such as cheese, milk, eggs, yogurt. Vegans don't eat meat, fish, poultry, but also take it a step further by eliminating all animal products from their diet. No eggs, no milk, etc. Many also choose not to use other products from animals such as leather, wool, or silk. There are some sub categories of vegetarian, though I haven't heard them used too much. Lacto-vegetarians will eat dairy, but not eggs. Ovo-vegetarians will eat eggs, but not dairy. Lacto-ovo vegetarians will eat eggs and dairy products.
Vegan is my goal. I would like to achieve a plant-based diet. And I'm not going to lie, IT IS SO HARD!
Everything has some sort of animal product in it. Either eggs or milk, some sort of whey protein. Even some refined sugar (which is a no-no anyway!) is sifted through animal bones. Ick.
The other day I was reading the ingredients on some grated parmesan cheese and one of the ingredients read, "goat or cow whey protein". Huh? They don't know which one they used? Too weird.

Veg style aside... DID YOU KNOW? Sunny Delight has hydrogenated oil in it. Sick.
What is hydrogenated oil, you ask? It is when they change the makeup of the oil by adding hydrogen. This turns into trans fats! There is evidence to suggest that trans fatty acids may accumulate in the body, because the digestive system has difficulty figuring out what to do with them. It is stored and you gain weight.
So let's give our overweight, lazy, media-bogged children Sunny D everyday!