At the end of that same week, I was going on a trip to FL with my middle child. My Dad dropped me off at the airport (May 10, 2011) and as we were hugging and saying goodbye, there was a woman sitting on a bench outside just watching me say goodbye to my other two kids. She seemed really delightful and continued to smile the entire time. Of course I quickly forgot about her as we walked inside to get our plane tickets.
Zachary and I were so excited about going to FL. We were going on a D23's scavenger hunt. Boarding the plane we were talking about how excited we were. All of a sudden I noticed a passenger sitting down next to us at the end of our row. It was the same lady that was at the front of the airport when we were dropped off. She said, "Oh, I'm so happy to see you, I wondered where you guys were going!"
Long story short, the plane ride went really fast since I was having such a wonderful conversation with this woman. She told me her name and what city she lived in (some small town in MN) and that she was going to visit a friend in FL who was moving due to a divorce. I believe it was because the husband left her for a younger woman. I'm kicking myself now because I can't remember this woman's name for the life of me, or what city she lives in.
So why would remembering her name matter? Well... as our conversation continued, she told me that she was a breast cancer survivor and had been cancer free for over 2 years. She had went to The Oasis of Hope in Mexico to get raw food healing. I was shocked she had said all this since I had just checked out raw cookbooks (that were in my carry on even...) earlier that week! I had to show her that I had the books. I remember telling her that I believed God had arranged the seating chart on the plane so that she could sit next to me.
At the time I was more amazed that she was talking to us about raw foods mostly because I had just became interested in it. Now, I am amazed because I was sitting next to a woman who beat cancer with healing foods. She even pulled out a little baggy of raw trail mix and shared it with me and Zach. I'm really heart broken that I did not get some sort of contact information from her, but I am praying that someday I can cross her path again to thank her for being there that day. So if anyone of you reading this blog know of someone that would fit this description, tell her I said hi! (I know she home schooled her kids too)
Anyways, I just had to tell that story because I can't believe how many more questions I might have asked had I known what I do now...which still isn't much, but it would be more than what I knew then.
I feel as if that was God's way of easing my transition to raw foods. Granted I am far from being 100% raw and I may never be 100% raw since I do like some cooked foods in my diet.
It's been quite the interesting journey with transitioning my family into new foods. I was filming another video tonight about a quick and easy dinner to make and when Brandon saw me, he said, "Mom, you are so awesome." It makes me feel like a million bucks that the kids are making attempts to change their eating habits. Even though the boys don't like spinach raw, they still each take a leaf when I am blending up my breakfast chomp it down and ask me if I saw them and if I am proud.
I am super proud of my babies. I love the sound of crunching kale chips knowing that not long ago those same sounds were coming from toxic chips or fast food. Last night Brandon even said, "Man mom, I can't wait for morning, I keep thinking about fruit."
My husband has been quite the trooper also. He is my macaroni, hot dog, and pizza eating junk food man. I have him switched to an Annie's macaroni, and I make homemade pizzas for him. He isn't sure about the whole vegan lifestyle, but he is willing to give it a try. Since the only veggies Dustin will do are corn and potatoes (once in awhile) it makes meal planning somewhat tricky.
One thing Dustin loves is his super drink, which is mixed with chocolate rice or almond milk. If you know Dustin, you would know that he cannot stand vegetables at all. I was so shocked when he said he would even try tasting this because he knew it had "healthy stuff" in it. He's been drinking it since the end of May (2011) and said he feels pretty good when he takes it. About 2 weeks ago, I was a little busier than normal and did not get around to making his drink so he went without it for a good 3 or 4 days. Dustin could not believe how quickly he was getting tired again. So even though he could just make it himself, I think he likes to be served by his trophy wife... (hahha..jk).
I received a text message from Dustin the other day that said, "I must have enough of that green drink in me since I'm not feeling tired at work anymore. This is awesome!" I find this drink to be really helpful for those who just do not want to try veggies. It is a little on the spendy side, but I consider it extremely worth it. We found it at whole foods, but I know it is sold online also.
Since I am trying to keep the family mostly vegan, I also found this meat replacer that actually tastes pretty good. Now just remember, I know raw whole foods are best, but when you are transitioning people who are not as excited as you are about healthy foods, there may be some foods that are still processed, but made with better ingredients than what they were eating before.
I ended up having one of these and it is actually very tasty! I liked it even better since there is no soy in it. Another night I made a spaghetti without the meat in the sauce and the family did just fine without it.
It's all about progress.
Just for a little heads up, I already have videos made for raw corn chips and raw donut holes. I also have a video for a quick vegan dinner that takes less than 5 minutes to make. I have a request in to make a raw Spanish rice and raw or vegan foods on the go. I intend to tackle those and more hopefully by the end of next week. If you have any questions or video topics of interest please leave a comment. I find this so fun and rewarding. Brandon also thinks it's way cool that we have a youtube channel. He's practically famous!
I love seeing new followers each day! You all inspire me to keep working hard at this. :)
Make it a great day!
By the way, if you need another documentary to watch supporting the plant based diet, go to http://www.archive.org/details/Eating_2nd_Edition
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