Raisin Corn

I had "Raisin Corn" for the first time today. I wonder why it has never been mass-produced before? I decided to eat a bowl of corn flakes and I noticed a box of raisins sitting on the counter, and, presto, "Raisin Corn" was born! Now what else can I add raisins to besides bran flakes? "Raisin Cheerios"?

I am a vegan (I eat no animal byproducts), so I ate the "Raisin Corn" with soy milk. I switched to veganism in October 2004 after seeing Morrissey at the Tabernacle in Atlanta, GA. At the show there was a PETA table and they gave a CD that had a movie on it called "Meet Your Meat" (click here to see it). Right after viewing the movie I went to the store and bought soy milk and hummus for lunch the next day. I have been a vegetarian in the past, but it is easy to get off from when you are in college and see that you can buy $0.59 hot dogs. Switching back to veganism now has been very easy, maybe because I am older.

Being a vegan can be tricky at times because some products seem like they would be vegan but are not. For example, vegetable soup sounds vegan but most vegetable soups are made with beef broth. Even Morning Star and Boca meat alternatives like veggie dogs and soy burgers you have to be careful with because some of them contain eggs or milk. It is weird how some of the things Americans eat are vegan (click here to see some common vegan foods), but if it is labeled vegan then they tend to rethink their eating of it. It is weird how meat consumes our minds so much, even to a point of defending it. Our bodies aren't even made to digest meat, our digestive tract is modeled after plant eating animals, so the meats we eat lingers in our bowels because it is so hard to get out. That's a nice thought, huh? Sorry...it reminds me of the Chuck Palahniuk story "Guts" (click here to read). Supposedly when Palahniuk reads "Guts" at readings people faint because it is so terrifying.

I am going to tell you what I order when I go to restaurants as a vegan:
Taco Bell - bean burrito with no cheese
Burger King - BK Veggie, no mayo but add mustard
McDonald's - side salad with balsamic vinaigrette dressing, French fries
McAlister's - vegetarian chili in a bread bowl
Fazoli's - small spaghetti with marinara sauce, dry bread sticks
Chinese restaurants - home style bean curd or garlic broccoli, white rice
Mexican restaurants - vegetable fajitas, chalupas with no cheese
Wendy's - plain baked potato, side salad with fat free French dressing
Blimpie - Veggie Max with no mayo, but add mustard
Subway - Veggie Delight with no mayo, but add mustard
Mediterranean Tea Room - Hummus and tabouleh pita, falafel pita
Chili's - Black bean burger with no cheese, fries
Ruby Tuesday - Veggie burger with no cheese, fries
Midtown Atlanta Music Festival - Veggie corn dogs (made with Smart Dogs)
The Grit - Chicken salad-style tofu sandwich
CiCi's pizza - veggie pizza with no cheese