How I became vegan

How I became vegan 

For those of you who might be wondering how I turned into a vegan, well it wasn’t as easy and fast as it might seem. When I was only 7 years old, one of my three sisters, who at that time was 8, decided to stop eating meat and fish due to her passion for animals and nature. What was funny about her choice was the way in which she made this decision. Now imagine the scene: we were eating at Mc Donald’s and out of the blue, she took one chicken-nugget with her hands, observed it for some seconds and then announced: “This is the last piece of meat that I will ever eat in my life.” My family and I laughed, as we thought that she was joking and that the following day she wouldn’t have even remembered what she said. However, when the next day she refused to eat meat at lunch, we understood that she was really serious and we had to do something. Consequently, after having consulted our doctor, we all followed her and all my family turned vegetarian. 

It was after 5 years of no meat and fish for ethical reasons that I decided to turn entirely vegan. I discovered to have a dairy intolerance and, although I really loved cheese and I couldn’t imagine my life without them, I decided to put my health first and remove all the dairy products from my diet. It wasn’t an immediate change. Even though we all stopped consuming dairy products at home, it was really difficult to eat at restaurants or at friends’ places and on those occasions, I did some exceptions and also ate dairy products. Then, a month after I discovered my intolerance, I spent some time reflecting until I realized that it was worth becoming entirely vegan and taking care of my diet, no matter how difficult it would have been and how long it would have taken to adapt to that change. 

And it was back then, in 2015, that the decision was made. Now it would only have been a matter of time to gain experience and become confident with this lifestyle. Today, it has been almost 4 years that I have been following a plant-based diet and I couldn’t be happier with my choice. 

Try it and you won’t regret it!😍