Oh Amy, you always just grow my heart to another size. At some point it's going to take over my whole body. Where do I start?

First of all- I am overjoyed to hear about your success with food being the mend to your health problems- this is something we don't hear enough but has been proven time and time again to be more effective than anything else out there on shelves. I can't go down this rabbit hole. You know how I feel I think, I am positive we are in unison on this ;)

As for the labeling- again YES, YES and YES! I struggled with my tag, I changed it so many times because I have never identified with a label before I tried to put myself into one on here. Truthfully, I don't eat half the crap a normal vegan living in America, Europe or Australia might. I use these examples because I have seen the stores, read the packaging and refused to eat it.

However, in my attempt to collect a community to engage and support each other, I did end up choosing what I know to be a buzz word or trendy word to get people talking about this and thinking about their food choices based off of a diet that partially describes my own eating habits. I think you've hit the nail on the head with this not being inclusive nor a set in stone word that people need to adhere to in order to be able to be welcomed into this community, at least that is not my intent <3

The lasagna though... my only complaint is that I am actually stuffed to the brim right now from lunch and I can't even consider eating anything else right now. I did go get a cauliflower though and paid the premium to get it since you inspired me <3

Thank you so much for showing up to this new contest, I am hoping we can really get a close knit, loving community going here, forming friendships like the one you and I have been so lucky to have cultivated <3

Thanks again my gorgeous, talented, inspirational friend! XOXO