I’ve been a plant-based eater for the past seven years and I still have cravings for meat.  Changing your lifestyle is a continual process.  I am undoing 30 years of eating habits, cultural traditions, and societal norms. This country girl grew up raising pigs, slaughtering chickens and catching catfish.  As a kid, I hated raising animals at our house and working in the family garden.  I had zero appreciation for that fact that most of the food I ate was grown right in my neighborhood.  Everyone did their part and contributed to the cause.  My grandfather raised and slaughtered pigs.  My uncle had a huge garden with what seemed like every vegetable you can think of.  I had a cousin that fished every week and blessed my family with fresh fish. People were always dropping off fresh food to my grandparent’s house: corn, lima beans, strawberries, watermelon, grapes…the list is…