Forks Over Knives

Hey Loves, I hope you are staying cool! This heat wave we are having in the North East is horrible!!! Baby A and I are staying in the AC most of today and we are going to try to venture to Whole Foods for some groceries. Ick!


Anyway, last night was the Forks Over Knives event. For those of you that aren't familiar, here is the trailer..





This event took place in Redbank, NJ, near where my family lives. My sister got us tickets through her yoga studio.

Before the movie, there were vegan tapas. A bunch of local vegan restaurants/companies set up tables with their products. I wasn't expecting much, and I was pleasantly surprised! They had so many options and piled our plates with generous portions. They even had bottled water, Zevia, and a variety of iced tea, smoothies and fresh juice. My plate was mostly raw (their were lots of raw/gluten free options as well). I had some salad with raw feta cheese, raw crackers, a raw sunburger and a raw macaroon (all from my friend Zoe), along with a raw stuffed mushroom, 2 kinds of raw dips, raw veggies, lentil loaf (the only non-raw item), and an energy bar. I also had a gluten free chocolate chip cookie from Papa Ganache. This was the best chocolate chip cookie I have ever had! G-free or not! :) I plan on getting these for Baby A's first birthday in November (and vegan cake too!).

Good Karma Cafe gave out a raw sample plate which had a raw cracker with raw salsa and guacamole, a baby raw collard wrap and raw spaghetti with sauce and raw veggies. Yum!!

Before the movie began, they handed out vegan popcorn! I can't eat popcorn because of my Crohn's, but my sister and friend enjoyed it! It felt so nice to feel "normal" going to the movies! 

After the movie, T. Colin Campbell answered questions. I found the questions to be very interesting and he answered in depth.

The lovely Zoe asked a great question about people eating "organic, grass fed" meat. He basically said, meat is meat, it all turns on cancer cells in the body.

Overall it was a great time! This movie is a must see, I plan on buying it when it is available (so T can watch!). Have you seen Forks Over Knives? What did you think?

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