Going Vegan

       Ok so for this post I am going to try and be more positive than the last. I decided as of the other day that I am going to eat vegan only. To my surprise I have had a lot of negative feedback about my new revelation. It seems that the most common response I receive is "WHY". So I reply with "WHY NOT". The reason for this decision was due to a documentary that I watched, as you might have guessed two days ago, and it made me rethink things. Now this was not the only reason for this change. Prior to this I did view some other documentaries regarding the meat industry and food industry in general.
        It turns out that we either turn a blind eye or are just very unaware  to the methods used food industry as far as treatment of animals and also meat and produce preparation. I bet you have no idea where the steak or chicken you ate comes from. Well that was the quam I had with it. The packaging can say what it is but I have no idea how the animal was slaughtered and what was put on the meat to clean it and keep it from spoiling. I bet you didn't know that a common practice of these food industries is to clean the meat using ammonia, yes I said that right ammonia. When you eat that steak or that burger just know that you are consuming meat that has been cleansed and preserved with things that you use to clean your house with.
         Before I made the decision to go completely vegan I was eating grass fed meat and eating free range poultry because I thought it was truly humane. However I did find out that the grass fed or free range animals were still being mistreated and the preparation of the meat or eggs or milk for the matter did not change in any way. So I felt that if there is no way that I can be sure how an animal was slaughtered and how its meat was prepared thereafter then I decided that the only way I can control it would be to not eat it at all. This is the third day of my newly vegan diet and to my surprise it was not that bad. I am happy with my decision and I am sure I will be posting more about it moving forward. Stay tuned!