Originally, the main reason I took this class was to help myself eat more nutritiously, and after the first week, nutrition was still really the only reason I even considered going vegan. After the recent readings on climate change, I now have another HUGE reason to go vegan. The statistics are astounding. When arguing with my room mates about the affect meat eating has on the climate, it is hard to get through to them using complicated statistics. That is why I really enjoyed the stats that put meat eating in simple perspective. Such as, eating one 1/4 pounder from McDonalds is the equivalent of cutting down 55 acres in the Rain Forest, and 26 cals of plants makes 1 cal of beef. Statistics like these really put things in perspective and help when making an argument to an ignorant friend.
As far as the food goes...PHENOMENAL! My favorite dish so far was the vegan taco salad and peach pie (as shown by the two heaping plate fulls I ate, along with two slices of peach pie). I am generally not a dessert fan, however the peach pie was to die for. I know that you have been preaching this since day one of the class, but it didn't really click to me until last class period at just how delicious the food really is. I've been forwarding all the recipes to my family so they can try them at home too.
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