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I had no idea what to eat! Was I really expected to live the rest of my life on nothing but fruits and vegetables? I rarely ate fruit. I’d routinely buy a bunch of bananas at the grocery store, eat one or two before they got all spotty and gross, and throw out the rest. I ate some peaches during the summer months, but really preferred them in a cobbler. I put milk in my coffee, and in my tea (English mother), grew up on macaroni and cheese, and ate hamburgers or steak 5 days a week! How would I get enough protein eating nothing but vegetables? I’d been severely anemic a few years prior - could I get enough iron without eating red meat? "I guess I could supplement with pills," I thought. But seriously, what the heck was I going to eat?! Salad?? But I loved 1000 island, ranch, and blue cheese dressings! Not even my salads were vegan! And it was more than just my diet. I had been a photographer on assignment with National Geographic -- chummed the waters of South Africa with fish blood to attract great white sharks so I could jump in the water and photograph them. I had a favorite black leather jacket that I wore nearly every day of the year a la Arthur Fonzarelli, and I loved making homemade ice cream as soon as the mercury topped 70 degrees. And yet, immediately after watching Earthlings, while wiping away the tears and hating myself for being responsible for an incomprehensible amount of suffering, I purged all animal products from my kitchen, threw away my leather jacket, and called my family to inform them that I was Vegan and would not be eating turkey for Thanksgiving the following week. Those first few weeks were a bit rough as I struggled to figure out what to eat and how much, and worried that I might become deficient in any number of nutrients that were never a concern to me all the years that I’d been surviving on unhealthy-yet-convenient processed food. So, I turned to Google and I found Dr. John McDougall. I enrolled in his 10-day live in program and a few weeks later I was on a plane to Santa Rosa, California where I spent 160 hours learning all about how to be healthy on a whole foods, plant-based diet. I ate a lot of potatoes with Dr. McDougall, and I began my journey of education and experience that has brought me here with you today. I’m absolutely thrilled and genuinely honored for the opportunity to help you along your Vegan journey, and demonstrate how easy and fulfilling it is to live a compassionate life.   https://www.sentientvnutrition.com/coaching daily 0.75 2017-01-25 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/587568e1c534a5e7e2ae947a/t/588323a937c581fc6ad4c3c9/1485147429940/note+to+self.jpeg Coaching https://static1.squarespace.com/static/587568e1c534a5e7e2ae947a/t/58799d842994ca239484f8fb/1484365189507/avocado.jpg Coaching https://static1.squarespace.com/static/587568e1c534a5e7e2ae947a/587abadfe4fcb54334008466/587abadfd2b8579268941da3/1485195223274/polenta+pizza.jpg Coaching - Quinoa Quinoa https://static1.squarespace.com/static/587568e1c534a5e7e2ae947a/587abadfe4fcb54334008466/587abae66b8f5bc21a229e17/1484438252765/quinoa+bowl.jpg Coaching https://static1.squarespace.com/static/587568e1c534a5e7e2ae947a/587abadfe4fcb54334008466/587abaef29687f8f4ba2f5b5/1484438298041/chocolate+almond+milk.jpg Coaching https://static1.squarespace.com/static/587568e1c534a5e7e2ae947a/587abadfe4fcb54334008466/587abb4186e6c0d1e3039798/1484438344242/tofu+meat+thing.jpg Coaching https://static1.squarespace.com/static/587568e1c534a5e7e2ae947a/t/5879c80a1b10e32ce433a828/1485147737761/Legacy+Photo.jpeg Coaching https://www.sentientvnutrition.com/about-me daily 0.75 2017-01-25 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/587568e1c534a5e7e2ae947a/t/587abf2b46c3c4be429e960a/1484439349569/ About (me) June 14, 2016 With Shaun Monson, director of Earthlings, the man who changed my life forever. Shaun and I were in Ontario with Toronto Pig Save for an all-day vigil, bearing witness to pigs, cows, and chickens on their way to slaughter. During this trip we also met Esther the Wonder Pig and other incredibly fortunate animals living peacefully in sanctuaries. We witnessed the horrors and the glimmer of hope that exists for the innocent beings trapped in our food system. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/587568e1c534a5e7e2ae947a/t/587f05456b8f5b0b1f52a54b/1484719444024/ About (me) https://static1.squarespace.com/static/587568e1c534a5e7e2ae947a/t/587acb99db29d69a1a210216/1484442848103/ About (me) "Libertad means freedom in Spanish."December 4, 2016 at Mary's Ranch near Miami, Florida. Mary's is a family-owned, Cuban-style pig, goat, and sheep slaughterhouses that kills tens of thousands of animals annually. Miami Animal Save holds weekly vigils at Mary's Ranch year-round. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/587568e1c534a5e7e2ae947a/t/587abce74402438507e8ecbe/1484438777995/KrisRender+8.jpg About (me) June 11,2016 in Toronto, Ontario at the March to Close all Slaughterhouses - a worldwide event that takes place on the same day each year cities across the globe, from Sydney, Australia to Istanbul, Turkey. Pictured left to right: Emily Moran Barwick (Bite Size Vegan), Kris Giovanetti, Jazmin Aron, Stephanie Braganza. https://www.sentientvnutrition.com/order-now daily 0.75 2017-01-25 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/587568e1c534a5e7e2ae947a/t/5886dc2220099e2ea59979b5/1485233405234/rackcard-front.jpg eBook https://www.sentientvnutrition.com/new-page daily 0.75 2017-01-25 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/587568e1c534a5e7e2ae947a/t/58857ec5e4fcb5d74e16ada0/1485143835543/forks+over+knives.png Resources The feature film Forks Over Knives examines the profound claim that most, if not all, of the degenerative diseases that afflict us can be controlled, or even reversed, by rejecting animal-based and processed foods.   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/587568e1c534a5e7e2ae947a/t/588580b8a5790abf8b7f22f7/1485144345477/ Resources Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret is a groundbreaking feature-length environmental documentary following intrepid filmmaker Kip Andersen as he uncovers the most destructive industry facing the planet today – and investigates why the world’s leading environmental organizations are too afraid to talk about it.   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/587568e1c534a5e7e2ae947a/t/588581bc46c3c44ae81ed431/1485144599178/Kortney+bodybuilds+grey.png Resources Grrrl celebrates everything female. For every woman. Recognizing that all real grrrls come in all kinds of different shapes and packages. At our heart, we exist to bring all grrrls together to claim not just equality but our rightful sisterhood. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/587568e1c534a5e7e2ae947a/t/588582b9579fb38c051c703f/1485144807922/ Resources Blackfish tells the story of Tilikum, a performing killer whale that killed several people while in captivity. Along the way, director-producer Gabriela Cowperthwaite compiles shocking footage and emotional interviews to explore the creature’s extraordinary nature, the species’ cruel treatment in captivity, the lives and losses of the trainers and the pressures brought to bear by the multi-billion dollar sea-park industry. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/587568e1c534a5e7e2ae947a/t/588594e315d5dbbc793c620f/1485149417589/earthlings2017.png Resources EARTHLINGS is a 2005 American documentary film about humankind's total dependence on animals for economic purposes. Presented in five chapters (pets, food, clothing, entertainment and scientific research) the film is narrated by Joaquin Phoenix, featuring music by Moby, and was written, produced and directed by Shaun Monson. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/587568e1c534a5e7e2ae947a/t/58859ab8e58c626eda09edf3/1485150918477/EQUALTOOR-1024x543.jpg Resources Bite Size Vegan – Fun, Friendly & Fast fact-based info about why and how to live Vegan. https://www.sentientvnutrition.com/newsletter daily 0.75 2017-01-25