Life is A Journey...Come Follow Our's: Our Lenten Promise: A Meatless March

Brad and I are not the biggest meat eaters and he, more than I, have often said we could live without it. After watching the movie Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead (a documentary about a 60-day juice fast and its health benefits) we decided we wanted to pursue researching a juice fast. We figured our bodies could use a good cleansing and this seemed like the obvious place to start.

After doing some research, we quickly learned that most juice fasts have you consuming up to 64 ounces of fresh juice per day (think spinach, kale, celery, etc). Knowing that we love to workout and aware of how many calories our body burns in a typical day we very quickly changed our tune. But it was almost Lent, so what were we going to do? AHA...a Meatless March. Surely the commitment to being vegetarian (your call if you disagree because we are still eating fish, eggs, and dairy), was a sacrifice worthy of Lent. And so it began, my quest to find amazing vegetarian recipes.

While it has been more challenging to find "grab and go" type items to eat when fruit and vegetables just won't cut it and you do want some protein (we used to just grab a piece of chicken or some turkey and cheese), overall, being "semi-veggie" hasn't been bad at all. In fact, both Brad and I have found that we have been craving sweets a lot less (though they're not off limits), have found ourselves to have more energy, and just feel better. Brad has also given up caffeine for the month of March and I, since the new year, have significantly reduced my caffeine intake from 2 cans/day to 7 cans so far this year.

So...what have we been eating? Check out these recipes...they have ALL been hits