Parks and food. Two of Dakota’s favorite things and quite possibly where we spent the majority of our time in California. Here’s an assortment of photos from some of our favorite spots in LA.

All I can say is it’s no wonder everyone in LA is vegan… vegan food is available everywhere! It was music to this mama’s ears! I’m not 100% vegan but I’m dairy free (aside from the occasional sweets indulgence) and eat seafood once a week. I also break trend to eat pizza maybe twice a month (I’m not much of one for absolutism).

We’re lucky Dakota is an adventurous – not to mention ravenous – eater. She’ll try anything once which makes dining out pretty easy as long as I have a couple healthy backup snacks packed just in case she’s STILL hungry after sampling from everyone’s plates (she usually is).

Our favorites from this trip were Sage Vegan Bistro, Mohawk Bend, and Messhall Kitchen. We also had a little impromptu visit to The Original Farmers Market.