Day 19 Single Dad Day

mom was knocked out all day after her little surgery so I think dad took the kids to Pizza Hut for dinner.  Just kidding!  The kids had the standard breakfast and lunch and he made veggie burgers for dinner.  They are becoming quite the staple around here and, although they are not exactly a "whole food", the one's we get are far less processed than a lot of other "vegan" prepared foods.  And dad did serve veggies along with the burgers so it was not just "fake foods", which I think are really important remain a seldom-eaten emergency item.


yes, it's vegan, but it still has 470 calories and 22 grams of fat!

Vegan cookie with 500 calories and 16 grams of fat, yikes!

That takes me to my next little soapbox; feel free to stop reading now.  Just because something is vegan, does not mean it is healthy.  Oreos are vegan, most of those Little Debbie crap snacks are vegan as well, so... you know. 

I appreciate vegan recipe blogs, really, but it seems like 85% of them are vegan desserts.  And they'll have comments like, "none of my friends could believe it was vegan!"   Well, yeah, I am sure cinnamon rolls made with white flour, vegan cream cheese frosting and margarine instead of butter are pretty darn delicious.  I am happy that people are sharing the vegan love but wow-ing with margarine and sugar isn't exactly going to get the world munching kale and quinoa.  The vegan junk foods will do the same thing to you as any other junk food: make you tired, bloated and fat.  Desserts are still a special treat and a cupcake is still a cupcake, whether it has eggs in it or not.