Vegan Challenge with Kushite's Vegetable Cuisine ~ Day 8

Every time you eat or drink, you are either feeding disease or fighting it ~ Unknown


I am constantly asked if i'm turning Rasta because I decided to give up meat. It's a very similar to the response to me going natural and deciding to loc my hair. Props to Rastafari for promoting a natural way of life but I'm not doing what I do because of them. I'm not Rasta. I'm actually not religious at all. We need to grow from this place where we isolate things that are good for us because we put labels on them. A lot of time the isolation make no sense but we are taught not to think so we can't even see our ignorance. Healthy eating is good for you, point blank....natural hair is also good for your mental and physical health. Simple logic.


Breakfast ~ Fruit Plate

Fruit Plate

Day 7 ~ Vegan Challenge with Kushite's Vegetable Cusine

Nature gave us two cheeks instead of one to make it easier to eat hot food. ~ Ghanaian Proverb

Breakfast ~ Curry Pumpkin & Pak Choi Wonton with Jerk Beet & Coconut Jelly Pasta ans Rosemary Nubian & Sorrel Chutney. Lemongrass Tea

Curried Pumpkin & Pak Choi Wonton

Day 6 ~ Vegan Challenge

Kushites Vegetable Cuisine is closed on Mondays so today I had to figure out my vegan diet all on my own. I prepared breakfast and dinner on my own and I had lunch at a raw food restaurant called Mi Hungry. 

Breakfast ~ Smoothie

Day 5 ~ 14-Day Vegan Challenge

Words are sweet, but they never take the place of food. ~Ibo Proverb


I started the 5th day of my vegan challenge with a green smoothie that I made myself. Green smoothies can be tricky when it comes to taste so i made sure to include some of my favourite fruits...banana, mango and pineapple. For the greens i used kale, callaloo and broccoli. No sugar added. 

Find some health benefits to drinking green smoothies here: http://www.incrediblesmoothies.com/green-smoothies/green-smoothie-health-benefits/

Green Smoothie

Day 4 Vegan Challenge with Kushite's Vegetable Cuisine

Man seeks to change the foods available in nature to suit his tastes, thereby putting an end to the very essence of life contained in them. ~ Sai Baba 




Breakfast ~ Pancakes with chocolate and berries. Lemongrass Tea.

Day 3 ~ Vegan Challenge with Kushites Vegetable Cuisine

The best of mankind is a farmer; the best food is fruit. ~ Ethiopian Proverb

Day 3 of my vegan journey was nothing short of great. I'm happy to be on this journey with Kushite's because i have a new appreciate for vegan food combined with some African culture. 

Two things you should try to have first thing in the mornings... water and fruits and i did just that. 

Breakfast ~ Fruit Basket

Day 2 ~ 14 Day Vegan Challenge with Kushite's Vegetable Cuisine

"Those who are at one with food are at one with life" ~ African proverb

This morning, on the second day of my vegan eating journey, I woke up craving mackerel run down. LOL!! Which is weird cuz I cant remember ever craving mackerel run down but I guess that truly reflects the power of the mind. So I re-channeled my thoughts to vegan ones and got myself ready for my first meal of the day... I suppose having no mackerel or coconut milk might have done me some good too ;).


Breakfast ~ Live Porridge made with local chocolate pod, coconut milk, dates, naseberry, oats and banana. Topped with almonds and sweet mint.

Live Porridge

14- day vegan diet with Kushites Vegetable Cuisine ~ Day 1

"Food is the staff of life"

I have wanted for a long time to change my eating habits to more healthy ones and so my interest  was sparked by vegan/vegetarian diets.  I also felt compelled to stop eating animals after a Facebook friend posted a macabre image of dinosaur legs packaged like chicken. I was horrified!! I stopped eating chicken and other meat kinds for months. I chose to eat fish only and decided that i would eventually remove it from my diet. My setback to being vegan/vegetarian is that i dont know what to eat half the time. So until i have a better appreciation for the foods to eat as a vegan, fish is still on my grocery list. In the past few months i removed all dairy products from diet. I won't lie, i have cheated a bit...a random bun and cheese or a taste of Mom's rice & peas and chicken on Sunday. Still, I am learning. i haven't lost hope...The pyramids weren't built in a day!

So I decided to start a 14 day vegan challenge with Kushites Vegetable Cuisine. I will have no meat, no dairy, no fish!  Only natures gifts. Each day will consist of 3 meals provided by Kushites Vegetable Cuisine. I will be documenting my experience so stay tuned for updates!

Inside Kushites Vegetable Cuisine

Day 1

Today was the first day of the vegan challenge and i started with a bang!

Breakfast ~ Hemp protein shake made with raw hemp,bananas, coconut milk, cinnamon and coconut sugar.

Hemp Protein Shake