Martha Theus: I have been a vegetarian since 1985. I was raised in Detroit, Michigan, and introduced to a vegetarian way of life when I moved to Los Angeles and met my husband, Londale Theus, who has been a vegetarian since 1982. Together, we raised our children, Kamaal and Londale Jr. as vegetarians since birth. Kamaal has graduated college and Londale is in his senior year. They are active, athletic, healthy young adults who have never eaten meat, poultry, fish or eggs, and I was fully vegetarian throughout both pregnancies. (Check out Londale Jr.'s picture below! - pure vegetarian muscle!)
Kamaal is an animal lover and has a passion for Japanese animation (anime), foreign cultures, and fashion. She is a recent graduate of California State University, Long Beach with a degree in Spanish Translation and Interpretation. She spent her freshman year in Costa Rica where she lived with a family, studied in the local university, and gained fluency in the language. Since that time, she has played college rugby, studied French and Japanese, visited Japan, and shared her vegetarian lifestyle with friends and co-workers from across the globe. Kamaal is the co-author of all of our books and is an integral part of the 21st Century Vegetarians business.
As a young wife and mother, my goal was to create healthy and delicious food that does not involve pain and suffering for animals, yet tasted good and had a southern flair which reflects my roots. Over twenty years of trial and error, I feel that we have achieved this goal, and due to the request of so many of our family members and friends, my daughter Kamaal and I wrote Throwin’ Down Vegetarian Style! in 2007 which is a collection of my favorite quick, easy, high protein vegetarian soul food and ethnic recipes. Since then, we have written two additional books.
I believe Kamaal and I have “cracked the code” and taken the mystery and confusion out of vegetarian living by providing tips and recipes that are not only healthy but also very hearty and tasty and reminiscent of the foods we all grew up with.
My family and I are committed to a vegetarian lifestyle as a spiritual choice. I feel this lifestyle is a great blessing, as my family and I enjoy good health and we do not have any of the diet related diseases that many African Americans suffer from. We don’t believe that you have to choose between eating “good” and eating “right.” You can do both! You can find more information about us and how we live and eat at www.21stCenturyVegetarians.com, and The Vegetarian Athlete.com.
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