Hey, I am the Veggie Cadet aka "Drew" and I have recently decided that I'm going to live on a vegan diet. Due to certain health issues (kidney stones in particular) I just want to start eating clean and healthy. My New Years resolution was to start eating a vegetarian diet and sometimes eat fish (okay so it would be pescetarian, but I live in WV so the option to have delicious, good quality seafood is a no go). After my first couple of days and really looking at what is even in products that contain dairy I have decided that it is in my best interest to just go vegan... and gluten free too.  I have had many people question why I'm doing this and I had just told them that I want to be healthy. After eating like this for a couple of weeks I have learned that not only am I doing this to be healthy, but I also have realized that I would rather eat good, wholesome, healthy food and feel great all of the time, instead of eating a bunch of crap processed food that only makes me feel good while I'm eating it (kinda makes me feel like the whole American culture is based off of a gluttonous perception of eating the most fatty, taste bud exploding experience which usually ends up having more calories in one meal than what are required for a whole day and then feeling like crap afterwards).

I want to use this blog to help other people who are new to starting a healthy vegetarian or vegan diet, share some of my troubles and triumphs, to share recipes I am using or have come up with, and also to share my experiences buying my groceries ( I have had some of the hardest times finding certain ingredients in the supermarkets, and being a student I am on a tight budget) so I will do my best to also be cost assertive with my choices.

I hope to get feedback from anyone and everyone with tips and tricks, or questions that I can do my best to answer.

Thank you for checking me out :)
-The Veggie Cadet