<a href="http://www.foodrevolutionday.com/about-the-day.html" target="_blank"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-10528" title="img-badge-326x150" src="http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img-badge-326x150.png" alt="" width="339" height="178" /></a>It's <a href="http://www.foodrevolutionday.com/about-the-day.html" target="_blank"><strong>Food Revolution Day</strong></a>!  I feel like we need to break out into <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrkwgTBrW78" target="_blank"><strong>The Beatles</strong></a> right about now.

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<em><strong>You say you got a real solution</strong></em>
<em> <strong>Well, you know</strong></em>
<em> <strong>We'd all love to see the plan</strong></em>

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That Culinary Cutie Pie, Jamie Oliver, has got a solution and a plan all right.  Join him today over at <strong><a href="http://foodrevolutionday.com/about-the-day.html" target="_blank">www.FoodRevolutionDay.com</a></strong>.  He's launched a worldwide discussion as part of his mission for better food and education for all!

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<em><strong>You ask me for a contribution</strong></em>
<em> <strong>Well, you know</strong></em>
<em> <strong>We're doing what we can</strong></em>

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What will your Food Revolution Contribution look like today?  Will you visit a farmer's market?  Cook a healthy meal with your family?  Join a Food Revolution Day event?  (For the latter, enter your zip code <strong><a href="http://foodrevolutionday.com/index.html" target="_blank">here</a></strong> and find an event near you!)

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<span style="color: #ff0000; font-size: medium;"><strong>Jamie's Takeaway of the Day:  </strong></span>

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-size: medium;"><strong>We need to get back to basics and start thinking about where our food comes from.</strong></span>

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Coincidentally, I've been mulling this over a lot lately.  <strong><a href="http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2012/05/05/owie-has-this-ever-happened-to-you/" target="_blank">The Big Owie</a></strong> has prevented me from pounding away at my computer at night.  As a result, I've become engrossed with my couch and documentaries on Netflix.  Food documentaries in particular.

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<span style="font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;"><strong>I entered my documentary obsession as a part-time carnivore and dairy-lover, and I exited with The Great Vegan Experiment.  </strong></span>

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It's a long story.  I will try to be brief because it's Saturday, and we need to start brainstorming our Food Revolution Festivities.

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I started with <em><strong><a href="http://www.fatsickandnearlydead.com/" target="_blank">Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead</a>.</strong></em>  Joe Cross, Aussie Entrepreneur and Film Maker, hauled his juicer and his overweight self to The Land of Junk Food aka The United States of America.  Joe was so sick and tired of being sick and tired with an autoimmune disease that he pledged to embark on a juice fast for 60 days.

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Through his travels, he captured the attention of many an American junk food junkie, including a morbidly obese Midwestern Truck Driver who shared the same autoimmune disease.  60+ days later, Joe lost 100 lbs. and our truck driving friend lost 200.  They both were able to chuck their steroids when their autoimmune symptoms disappeared.

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Ladies, I should also add here that Joe morphed into an Aussie HOTTIE.

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<a href="http://www.fatsickandnearlydead.com/press.html" target="_blank"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-10563" title="MV5BNTA4MTU4Mjc5Ml5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwNDQ2ODM2NA@@._V1._SX214_CR0,0,214,314_" src="http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/MV5BNTA4MTU4Mjc5Ml5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwNDQ2ODM2NA@@._V1._SX214_CR00214314_.jpg" alt="" width="214" height="314" /></a>

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<span style="color: #ff0000; font-size: medium;"><strong>Since the film, I've been having regular Green Juice Fantasies starring Joe Cross which are very <em>50 Shades of Grey.</em>  </strong></span>

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(No, I haven't read the book yet, but I imagine there's food play in there somewhere.)

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Next, I dove into <em>Food Matters, Forks Over Knives, Ingredients, Food Fight, Food Beware: The French Organic Revolution</em> and <em>Food, Inc</em>.  I recommend all of them, but the one that I passionately feel that every American must watch is <strong><em><a href="http://www.takepart.com/foodinc" target="_blank">Food, Inc</a></em></strong>.

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I know, I know.  You don't want to because you've heard that it's "hard to watch".  It's precisely because of that reason that you need to see it.

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<span style="font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;"><strong>We need to get back to basics and start thinking about where our food comes from.  </strong></span>

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Contrary to popular belief, <em>Food, Inc.</em> is not propaganda spread by vegetarians.  To the contrary, <em>Food, Inc.</em> advocates humane farming.  It's not about carnivores vs. vegetarians.  It's about making choices that can heal our bodies and our world.

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You can stream all of these documentaries through Netflix.

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<span style="font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;"><strong>Knowledge is power.  Empower yourself.  It's Food Revolution Day!</strong></span>

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Oh, yeah.  I almost forgot.  Silly me.

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<span style="font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;"><strong>Tomorrow kicks off The Great Vegan Experiment.  </strong></span>

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I've recruited 8 friends to get their glow on for 45 days.  No animal products.  That means no dairy, meat, or eggs.

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Don't be scared.  I didn't choose this after watching <em>Food, Inc.</em>  You're still safe to watch.  In fact, after my 45 days, should I choose to reintroduce meat into my diet, I feel better equipped to do so after watching <em>Food, Inc.  </em>

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No, I decided to try this somewhere between <em>Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead</em> and <em>Food Matters.</em>  But the inspiration that really caught my attention was that sassy bombshell, Kris Carr, over at <strong><em><a href="http://crazysexylife.com/" target="_blank">www.CrazySexyLife.com.</a></em></strong>  Because what women doesn't want to be crazy and sexy?

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Kris's definition of "crazy" = bold, out of the box, forward thinking, and status quo challenging.  "Sexy" = confident, in touch, whole, passionate, and conscious.

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Oh, yeaaaahhhh!  Sign me up!  (And 8 friends, please!)

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<a href="http://crazysexylife.com/"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-10538" title="csd-book" src="http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/csd-book.png" alt="" width="260" height="310" /></a>

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Have you heard of Kris Carr?  She was thrown one hell of a Life Lemon at the ripe young age of 31: a rare, incurable cancer.

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But since she's crazy, sexy, and sassy, she healed herself through a vegan diet and inspired the masses with her irresistible pizzaz along the way.  The woman <em>glows</em>, and I want to glow, too!

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To be continued . . . .

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Coming this week . . . .

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Meet the Vegans

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Oh.  I almost forgot one more thing.  Silly me.

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<span style="font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;"><strong>Do you want to join us vegan vixens in our 45 days?  We'd love to cheer you on.</strong></span>

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If you're curious enough to give crazy sexy a whirl, just want to watch us get crazy sexy, or simply want to snag a few new seductively delish recipes, make sure to check out the <strong><a href="http://www.facebook.com/diaryofalatebloomer?ref=sgm" target="_blank">Diary of a Late Bloomer facebook page</a></strong> and <strong><a href="https://pinterest.com/latebloomer365/the-great-vegan-experiment/" target="_blank">The Great Vegan Experiment pinterest page</a></strong> for more frequent updates.

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