Welcome! I’m so glad you’re here! 😊
If you love delicious food, are curious about adding more plant-based foods to your diet and want to get healthier at the same time, then you’ve come to the right place!
In 2011, I adopted a plant-based diet and have become very passionate about this lifestyle. I want to help others learn about the benefits of eating this way and to inspire them to make healthier food choices. While I eat a plant-based diet 99% of the time, I truly understand how becoming a plant-based (vegan) can be completely overwhelming to people. My goal is to break it down and show you how you can eat more plants, even if you don’t plan to become a strictly plant-based eater.
What can you expect to find on my blog?
- Learn about the benefits of a plant-based diet.
- Setting up a plant-based kitchen.
- Tips on how to add plant-based foods to your diet, restaurant eating, travel, eating on the run.
- How to cook delicious foods without breaking the bank.
- Find out how you can eat as much as you want and not gain weight. And even lose weight in the process!
- Recipes, recipes, recipes and how to cook without a recipe!
- Finding plant-based foods your family will enjoy.
- Resources for learning more about this lifestyle (recommended books, movies, websites).
- FAQ on plant-based eating.
- And MORE!
I hope you’ll find some good information on my website and I invite you to contact me with any questions you might have about plant-based eating. CONTACT JULIE
My story
For most of my adult life, my weight yoyo-ed up and down. I tried all sorts of fad diets trying to get my weight down. I lost weight, but always gained it back and more. It’s hard to say just how much weight I gained and lost over the years. When I was in my early 30’s, I developed gallstones which I’ve discovered only recently can be caused from extreme dieting and weight loss. A few years ago, my husband and I noticed our cholesterol numbers were starting to climb—eeek! So, I began looking into ways to lower the levels that did not include taking any medication (the first thing most doctors recommend). During my research I was seeing more and more information about adopting a plant-based/vegan diet. I read everything I could find and viewed several movies about this way of life. Then, in the fall of 2011, after watching “Forks Over Knives” , we were completely convinced! We started eating a plant-based diet then and haven’t turned back. Since then I have become very impassioned about this lifestyle. Did our cholesterol numbers get better? You bet they did! We also lost weight while eating as much as we wanted.
Julie Hale is a freelance graphic designer who loves to travel, ride her bicycle, sing, read and spend time with her family. She’s married to Jeff and they have three adult kids and 6 amazing grandkiddos.
