I recently asked asked my mum if i could go vegan, and she said no.. I fell realy bad for bot being able to do more(I'm already vegetarian, but wanted to do more). What should I do??? She says I still have to have dairy.. help me!!
what is she going to do? force feed you eggs and funnel milk down your throat?
it may be harder to opt out of eating home made cakes and such with milk and eggs in them, but if you slowly start cutting dairy out maybe she will realise you are for real and you discuss the options of her cooking with soy milk and dairy free butter (try Nuttlex)
I think keeping a good relationship with your mum, and you both not getting super stressed out is really important. Maybe try showing her some of the alternatives and the nutritional information in our "Go Veg" section or the detailed nutritional panel here: http://whyveg.com/nutrition.php.
She is probably just worried for your wellbeing. Maybe if you can show her information about a balanced vegan diet she will be more understanding and see that people of all ages in all growth stages can thrive on a vegan diet if they do it properly. Great that you are already vegetarian though, you are already saving lots of lives!
talk to your mum about it, tell her the reasons why you want to go vegan and explain how your going to do it so she knows that your still going to be staying healthy.
although if you've only just turned vegetarian recently (a few days/couple of weeks) then maybe wait a bit longer, its a lot easier being vegetarian for a while and then turning vegan instead of making the changes quickly.
That's fantastic you want to become vegan! Don't worry about what your parents say (most of us have gone thru the same thing!!!).
Just do your research on healthy eating, a vegan diet is rich in calcium and protein. Also, read up on B12. You will be more healthy eating a vegan diet and you will be helping way more animals!!!
dont worry my parents arnt good on me being vegan. their what you call 'love their meat'
YUCK! its just something i cannot change. they dont care about animals like i do.
sometimes you wont be raised in the right family or have friends with the same view you do.
but just know this, if you are strong on becomming vegan. listen to you heart
go for it
