My Journey to Plant-Based Eating
                     MY JOURNEY TO PLANT-BASED 
EATING
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MY JOURNEY TO PLANT-BASED EATING
I wasn’t always a plant-based eater. 
I was raised in an Italian family.  My 
mum was an incredible chef and my 
parents always owned and ran 
Italian restaurants.  I feasted on a 
traditional Italian diet and loaded 
up on dairy, pasta, chicken, fish, 
sliced meats and anything and 
everything Italian.  And I absolutely 
loved it.  I never questioned what 
we ate.  Our meals were home 
cooked, and mum’s food was out of 
this world.  As a family we enjoyed 
a home cooked meal together every 
day and connecting over foods was 
always my favourite part of the day.
Our family in the late 70s. That’s me on my 
mum’s lap
Fast forward to 2007, my father, at 61, passed away suddenly of a 
heart attack.  It forced me to dig deep into why he left us at such a 
young age.  He had so much life to live, he was healthy, he’d just 
completed his first half marathon and he was in the peak of his life.  
How could this happen? And why did it happen?
I didn’t know what to do – all I knew was that health would become 
my priority.  I didn’t know where to start until I attended a Tony 
Robbins seminar where he talked about vitality and health.  From 
that day I gave up meat and slowly moved towards a wholefoods 
diet.  And I say slowly because even today, I am still working on this.  
My journey has evolved and now I do eat a predominantly plant 
based diet.  And with a recent auto immune diagnosis, I’m even 
more determined to become cleaner in my diet.
My diet is 95% plant based.  The reason I don’t label 
myself as vegan or vegetarian is that it becomes very rigid.  
I don’t want my diet to be stressful and being a little 
flexible makes life easier.  And who isn’t looking for more 
of that?
My diet is filled with fruit and vegetables, nuts, seeds, 
grains, legumes and the occasional tofu (and chocolate).
If I’m out and about and there is a bit of dairy, gluten or 
eggs in my meal I’m okay with that.  Even though that’s no 
my preference, I do my best.  I’m also human and 
occasionally revert back to old habits.  I can go on a binge 
and indulge in foods that I know don’t serve me.  I 
acknowledge that and just do my best to get back onto a 
clean diet that I know is best for me.
I truly believe we need to dial into our souls and find what 
works best for us.  Food is amazing.  It can be consumed in 
abundance; it can be easy and fun and nourishing.  Food is 
to be celebrated.

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