How it all "vegan"

I've always been interested in nutrition. At one point in my life, I actually wanted to be a registered dietician. I teach about nutrition in my biology class. But, it wasn't until recently when I started to get serious about my sports training that I started to really focus on what I ate. Then, I read a book by Jane Goodall called "Harvest for Hope". This book really made an impact on me. (Jane is one of my heroes! Yeah, that is me talking to Jane above.) I knew I needed to make a change in what I ate, not only for my health, but for the health of our environment. So, today I began a trial run of being a vegetarian. At first I thought I would try to do the whole vegan thing, but that is close to impossible! And, after trying some vegan cheese, I decided against it! More power to those people! I will continue to eat some cheeses and eggs occasionally. Just no meat, period. Whenever possible, as I have for a while now, I will try to always eat organic foods. My biggest concern is to cut hydrogenated fats, additives, and preservatives completely out of my diet. I don't want chemicals, antibiotics, and hormones in my food. I know I need to decrease my caffine consumption, but I'm addicted to coffee, so I will work on this gradually! Here are some of the products I purchased today as part of my switch to being a vegetarian. I'm going to try it seriously for two weeks and then evaluate how I'm doing to see whether I can honestly make the commitment.