Lacock

Ahhh lovely Lacock, what can I say? Whilst visiting this beautiful village it's easy to see why parts of Pride and Prejudice, Downton Abbey and Harry Potter were filmed here, as it's like stepping back in time.

The Abbey itself is quite simply stunning ........ I will let the pictures do all the talking here.

Lacock village is situated in Wiltshire and is almost entirely owned by the National Trust and was where the beautiful YouTuber Zoe Sugg (Zoella) and her brother Joe grew up.

We went on a gorgeous cold crisp February day and so it was very quiet, I can imagine in the middle of summer it would be full of people.

The George inn was our destination for lunch, it's a cozy old pub and had lots of Vegetarian options on the menu, the vegan option was this Warmed Chickpea salad to which I added fries, olives and bread, it was delicious!  

Stay Kind :) 

Deliciously Ella Energy Balls

I absolutely adore Ella Mills née Woodward's books, Deliciously Ella and Deliciously Ella Every Day, so I was super excited to see this new range of energy balls in my local supermarket.

There are three to try, the Cacao & Almond, Hazelnut & Raisin and Cashew & Ginger 40g energy ball. I only purchased the Cacao & Almond because at £1.80 per energy ball, there was no way I could justify spending nearly £6 on snacks.

If you have visited Ella's site or have her book, they tasted the same as the recipes there. They tasted great, full of plant power and calories to give you that energy boost.

There are only 6 natural ingredients - dates, almonds, cacao, almond butter, coconut oil and salt.

The only downside is the price, on the same shelf as Trek, Naked bars etc, these were quite pricey in comparison. I will be looking out for them to be on offer, before trying the other flavours.

Stay kind :)

Vegan Explosion - Quorn Fish Fingers

Goodbye Veganuary and Hello February, I love January because there seems to be an explosion of new Vegan products, as companies react to people going Vegan for the month.

One of the small downsides to changing your diet, especially if you have children, is feeding other peoples kids! There seems to be this myth that us plant eaters only eat lentils and avocados, which we all know isn't true.

However, feeding your child's non-vegan friends has now become so much easier thanks to Quorn's vegan fishless fingers. Serve these with some baked beans and fries, to make them plant strong!

Kale them with kindness xx

Hello

A massive hello and welcome to my blog, as I write this first post it's kind of exciting to be starting on my blogging journey wondering if anyone or nobody will read this. I feel I have learnt so much and I'm still constantly learning since changing to a plant-based diet in January 2016 and adopting a more vegan lifestyle as the days go by.  I want to share my experiences, recipes and disasters, lets just say thank goodness for hummous, chips and olives in some restaurants.

So let's start with why I turned to a plant-based diet in the first place, in the summer of 2015 I became incredibly ill, I had all kinds of blood tests, ECG's etc and the Doctors had no clue and put it down to a virus. However, prior to feeling that way, I was busy with work and University study, my diet as a massive cheese lover back then was poor due to my lack of time. I was snacking on cheese, lots of cheese as well as other unhealthy snacks. At the time I remember thinking maybe it was due to my diet and tried to eat healthier, after a few months I began to feel better and didn't really think about it again. That was until Christmas, when all the cheese and cream and all the other things that come out, I suddenly began to feel unwell again.

I made the decision that I was going to cut out all dairy, when at some point before the New Year I became aware of Veganuary, where you pledge to be Vegan for the month of January. I signed up and on January the 1st, I didn't just give up dairy, I went Vegan. And let's just say I never looked back, I never felt better, I did have a period of time where some negative things happened, I'll write a separate post on that but after the 'yes I'm only eating plants' and detoxing period, I felt great. My only regret is not doing it sooner.

So if you are thinking about it, just do it! If a massive cheese lover like myself can (thank the lord for Vegan cheese), so can you!

I have decided to call my blog 'Inhale the Kale' because I think Kale, along with Chickpeas and Avocados, are stereotyped as all Vegan's eat! I hope to demonstrate to oldies, newbies and people thinking about changing to a plant based diet, that you can eat EVERYTHING you ate before, just in a slightly different or more creative way.

The one thing I can guarantee is that it's not just all about kale, I eat a balanced diet, healthy meals AND junk food, water, juices, smoothies AND cocktails, kale AND cake.

Anyway I hope you enjoy my blog, enjoy your day!

Thought of the day - Spread Kindness :)