Food From The Garden

Huh? McDonald's? Healthy? Plant based? Have you lost your mind? I know the above is exactly what y'all are thinking as you read the title of this post and no, I am not out of my mind when I say that eating healthy plant based food at McDonald's is possible. Just please hear me out, okay? I think you'll be enlightened. I didn't know it either until I went to McDonald's this morning. My mom and a friend of ours (both not vegan) wanted McDonald's for breakfast this morning so we went to a local McDonald's and went through the drive through. We were wondering what I would be able to eat. I knew the hash browns and apple slices would be fine and I would definitely be willing to go with that but when we communicated my needs to the employee taking our order, he came up with another idea but I won't spoil it. You'll find out more as you read this post. French fries and hash browns are vegan. This is not the case everywhere but at McDonald's, it d

Yes that's right! This past Friday, I started a Pinterest account!🌈 This is where you can see me behind the scenes looking for new ideas, and coming up with my own! At this point, I have eight boards with at least one pin on each. This is where I will save ideas I come across and want to try that I think you guys might also like to see and you'll also enjoy a good laugh on my "Vegan Humor" board. If you want to join the fun, my username on Pinterest is @foodfromthegarden, just like my Instagram. Hope to see you guys there! 😄

It has just now come to my attention that I last published a post a month ago! Whoa! How does time fly this fast? My life has been absolutely crazy lately that my blog has kind of been put on the back burner. Things finally seem to be settling down so it's about time I get caught up! Some of you may have seen on my Instagram story that I recently bought and tried the Cocoa Loco chewy bars from the brand "Enjoy Life". I spotted them in the gluten free section of the grocery store and they seemed like a more budget friendly version of Lara bars so I decided to give them a try. I don't eat a lot of processed foods and these are certainly not top of the line healthy but I am always on the go so I need to have a supply of shelf stable foods that are vegan and gluten free that would be good to keep in my purse and especially to go through airport security with. I like to make sure those foods are as healthy as possible. "Enjoy Life" is a company that makes food