Why is Veganing so hard!
Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2016 10:23 pm
O.k, so I have not made the full jump to Veganism yet. But I do try to be more thoughtful about my dietary choices just from an ethical standpoint. But little things still seem to get me. I am on the road for work, and my SO and I decided to get a vending machine snack. I chose the Veggie straws, because they sounded tasty and non murderous. After the machine dropped the snacks, I saw on the front of the package they contained "30% less fat than potato chips!" My first thought was "how the f**k do these have fat in the first place? They are VEGGIE straws! Turns out they are flavored with sour cream. WTF!
I am eating them now, because it would be worse to let them go to waste, but soo many foods contain animal products. I'm from the south, and even my treasured biscuits are made with buttermilk. (Letting go of beef and pork was easier than I thought, but my biscuits....
) I travel all the time, and I have found a few good ethical snacks. (Sahale snacks are nut based with different flavorings, and they are AWESOME!) I'm not a "health nut", but most of the food on the road is either animal based, or swimming in sodium. (I picked up a pack of smoked almonds, and I might as well have been doing shots of soy sauce)
There are healthy options available, such as fresh fruit and occasionally vegetables, but these are not always "fresh". (Cantaloupe should not be carbonated, right?) Anyone have any go to snacks available at gas stations that aren't murder or sodium based?
I am eating them now, because it would be worse to let them go to waste, but soo many foods contain animal products. I'm from the south, and even my treasured biscuits are made with buttermilk. (Letting go of beef and pork was easier than I thought, but my biscuits....

There are healthy options available, such as fresh fruit and occasionally vegetables, but these are not always "fresh". (Cantaloupe should not be carbonated, right?) Anyone have any go to snacks available at gas stations that aren't murder or sodium based?