TOMS Vegan Classics...

I've yet to buy a pair of TOMS, but they do have a great One for One philosophy and they have Vegan options.  With this in mind, I went to their site to search for a pair that might catch my eye.  As of now, I think these are my favorite and although they're priced at $54, I can actually think about them as only costing $27, since it's really two for that price, with one pair going to charity. 

Currently eyeing the Grey Ikat Women's Vegan Classics...

and since I have the hubby on board with this Vegan lifestyle (for now, at least) and our son is eating a mostly Vegan diet, I may as well pick some for them too...

Earthwise Fall Green Men's Classics...

Camo Grey Vegan Youth Alpargata...

 

Well, since I mentioned our son is eating mostly Vegan too, I thought I might give you a quick example of what he eats on any given day.  He's turning six on Thursday!

 

-he eats a vegan breakfast of oatmeal w/almond milk and toast w/a little vegan butter and a piece of fruit. (the only switch has been cows milk for almond milk and cows butter for vegan) For lunch I pack: strawberry jam sandwich on whole wheat, fresh strawberries, kiwi, grapes, cherry tomatoes, carrot, cucumber and some pretzels, and an organic juice box or just water in his thermos. If I have any steamed broccoli in the fridge I add that too. (the only change is leaving out his string cheese) He always asks for an avocado when he gets home from school (he's eaten one everyday since the age of 2).  The non-vegan items are in the evening.  He's finishing off a few snacks we had in the house-like little pre-made pancakes, which contain milk/eggs and some of his little cans of spaghetti o's, but he still eats what we make for dinner too.  He loves steamed broccoli, sweet potatoes, green beans, asparagus, squash, zucchini, almonds, walnuts, peanuts, pistachios, variety of beans and lentils, whole wheat pasta w/sauce, whole wheat tortillas, flat bread and rice dishes.  He also enjoys a smoothie with spinach, banana, blue berries, strawberries, raspberries, freshly juiced oranges, and coconut water.  He's never been a big meat eater, so that's a non-issue.

 

Now that my husband has been on board for almost a week and a half and it's been about two months for me, I'm going to start focusing much more on cutting down on the fat intake (oils and nuts) and pushing as close to a 100% whole foods lifestyle as possible.  I didn't want to make his transition too overwhelming.  It's worked the best for me to just take the initial plunge and give up the animal products all at once and become vegan and then to ease into the finer points of a plant based whole foods lifestyle.  We shall see.  My energy is still really high, despite catching the awful chest cold that hit our sons school...it cycled through our son, the hubby and now me, but mine was much more mild then theirs.  Hopefully, this new lifestyle is building a stronger immune system in all of us and we can stop catching everything that cycles through Kindergarten.  Fingers and toes crossed.