feature: black vegans rock – nyc-based vlogger nathalie etienne pairs holistic, clean eating with caribbean-inspired foods and flavors

After coming into the general realization that food is medicine and food can be healing. I decided that it was time to make a change. I was no longer going to consume meat, dairy, or any other animal products. After about six months I bounced back for a bit and went pescatarian, then vegetarian, until I finally went full on vegan again in the spring of 2014. Ever since then, I never looked back!

I started to fall in love with taking the time to prepare healthy delicious WHOLE foods, so much so that I started to blog about it! I created an Instagram page called @DOOSENYC where I feature Caribbean inspired vegan foods and desserts. Taken from the French and Creole word, “douce”, which means, “sweet”. I wanted to prove to my friends, family and anyone else who is watching that you can still enjoy good cooking and good baking while staying on a plant-based diet. I hope to continue reinventing traditional recipes in hopes of making my vegan experience that much sweeter. Thanks for allowing me to share my story!

By Black Vegans Rock, AFROPUNK contributor