![]() But, I just can’t eat meat, never have been able to. Until I got old enough to understand the positive impacts vegetarianism has on our bodies and on the environment, I always felt like the odd kid out, and would from time to time try to eat meat just to fit in (ask me about the time I lied about my ‘missed order’ on hot dog day in grade 3 … seriously!). Concious discipilne hot dog game free#Growing up on the island it was hard to get in to see the one doctor who practiced there, and thankfully we didn’t need to see him - it’s actually crazy to look back and recall that we were all so free of health issues. They just could in no way afford to have animal proteins as a regular part of our diets, and they were savvy and knowledgable enough about well-rounded vegetarian eating that all four of us kids grew up healthy and strong. ![]() They did it partially for ethics, but I’d say they mostly did it for the economics of it. I love this question! I’ve been a vegetarian my whole life - I wish I could say I chose the lifestyle for any variety of important reasons, but the truth is my folks raised us vegetarian and I just have never strayed. How does being a vegetarian factor into your chosen work is it a conscious platform thing or just part of who you are? I definitely have my folks to thank for their example, as they were huge influences at a time when healthy food was anything but in vogue. My philosophy is that the best food is simple food, made with thoughtful ingredients. I get cross-eyed if I read recipes that are too long, so I really appreciate simplicity when it comes to all kinds of food prep, and I find it really helps shine a light on quality ingredients. At around 15 I became obsessed with cooking everything I could from the Moosewood Cookbook, and I’ve never stopped being pretty health food-centric since. I was definitely the weirdo eating a whole red pepper or cucumber as my after school snack once I got old enough to realize that junk food was just no bueno. So, I’d say eating pretty well is in my blood - and while my siblings might have gone off and got excited when junk food (and meat!) was available once we got a bit older, I became even more disciplined with my eating habits as a teenager. Dinners were exactly as I eat now: whole grains, tons of lentils and chickpeas and tofu, home grown vegetables when they were in season, and alfalfa sprouts and parsley in the off season.Īmazing salad dressings and sauces were always on the table, and still are to this day when we go and visit. It’s funny to look back at it now, since I remember so acutely being embarrassed by my humble ‘granola’ lunches as a kid … there were no wagon wheels, oreos, or even fruit roll-ups for us, instead we ate leftover handmade chapatti with real butter and my mom’s homemade blackberry jam. ![]() My parents were pretty hard-core West Coast hippies in the 70’s, and raised 4 kids on an artist and tree-planters budget on Gabriola Island (my folks still live there in our childhood home). Well, first of all, thanks for that! I’ve honestly been obsessed with healthy eating for as long as I can remember. When did you start getting really serious about food? Your IG feed is a constant source of inspiration…even more so, that your food is really do-able. Shira lives in Vancouver, BC with her husband and two daughters. Shira also co-owns GRAIN with her business partner Janna Bishop, an award winning, premium dry goods company. Shira McDermott is the creator of In Pursuit Of More, a vegetarian food blog, and the winner of Taste Canada’s Gold Award for Best Food Blog in 2016. I am so excited to share this month’s interview with you! I finally met Shira this year, after being a longtime fan of GRAIN, an incredible company that Shira co-founded.
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