Jeedeecee's profile

More About Me

Reasons why I prefer to eat vegetarian or vegan:

Once upon a time, I remember admiring Sebastiao Salgado's black and white pictures of "La Mattanza", the traditional tuna fishing in Sicily, Italy. His photography celebrated man's dominion over the majestic tuna fish. Many years later, when I learned of the near collapse of tuna worldwide, due to overfishing, I completely stopped eating it. That first step was the awakening of my consciousness and it hasn't stopped since.

I joined HappyCow Members Community because:

I travel a lot so it's always good to have a database of good restaurants at your finger tips.

Here are some places I've been that I liked... and places that I would like to visit one day:

My heart beats for Kyoto, Japan, and I can't get enough of this beautiful city, even though I visit it once a year. So far the best vegan restaurant I have been to is "The Gentle Gourmet" in Paris, France. Another excellent place is the "house of wonders" in Cascais, Portugal. On top of my list is Matthew Kenney's, the renowned raw food chef, culinary schools in Maine, USA and in Hua Hun, Thailand.

Some of my favorite veg*n foods include:

I love to start my day with my morning shakes, blending a banana with hemp and sesame seeds, sometimes chia seeds, almond puree, dates, figs and Oatly, a Swedish brand of oat milk.

Here are some books, movies, magazines, and my favorites that I would recommend to other HappyCow members:

The book that really got me thinking deeply is "Eternal Treblinka" by Charles Patterson. The documentary "The Cove" also profoundly rattled my whole being!