Personal Statement: A Vegetarian Lifestyle

There has always been a negative remark towards people that choose not to eat meat. I have been a pescartrain, a person that abstains from eating any meat except fish, for three years and most of the time people tend to either assume that I want to lose weight or try to convince me that it is an unhealthy lifestyle. They always say, “you aren 't getting enough protein”, or one of my personal favorites, “so, you only eat salad?”. As absurd as it sounds, I get asked this multiple times either from people I just met and even my family. People often stereotype vegetarians as skinny and extremely fit; however that is not the case. Adapting to non-meat eating lifestyle can be difficult; however there are many benefits. Even though many people assume vegetarians do not get enough protein, becoming a vegetarian can decrease the chances of certain cancers and heart diseases.

After having my heart shattered into pieces and taken out of my body. I finally decided it was time for me to get up. I couldn’t let this break up get the best of me. So in order to get my mind off the heartache, I decided that I needed to take this break up as a new beginning in which I would focus on myself and my goals. One of my goals was always to be able to get toned and build some muscle mass. In order to achieve this, I needed to learn how to meal prep since I have such a busy schedule from school and work. I went into Pinterest and saw a meal prep that I like, but it was vegetarian. I thought this was good because it was a challenge and it would help me keep my mind off the breakup. Worried just like many other people have about not eating meat, I started to do my research to make sure that I was eating properly and making sure I had enough protein. While browsing for more vegetarian recipes I came into a couple of videos about veganism. I found it interesting and I started to look up more videos and everything clicked on me. I cannot call myself an animal lover and eat meat or support any abuse towards animals. That’s when I decided to go vegan. My decision to go vegan, what people think about veganism and what being a vegan stands for me.

Nutrition has always been a major interest of mine since my freshman year of Villanova University. As a confused freshman who did not push much thought into my physical and mental health, the “freshman 15” was becoming a reality. I had gained so much weight in such a short period of time and I was scared to think I had lost control of myself. I had been in denial of my sudden weight gain for a long time. After coming to the realization that I needed to change my habits, I committed myself to being active and changed my mentality. Now I have my control back and it is the most refreshing feeling I felt ever since the weight loss. I want this to continue and become apart of my everyday lifestyle, to help others find a freedom within themselves.

Veganism, by definition, is a way of living in which prohibits exploitation and cruelty to animals in the interest of obtaining food, clothing or for any other purposes that cause harm to an animal (The Vegan Society, 2016). This essentially means that a person who chooses to be vegan does not consume or use anything that was created from an animal. To most people, becoming a vegan could be an unthinkable task because almost everyone is raised consuming meat and dairy, although, this lifestyle choice is becoming more common recently. Veganism is more restrictive than the popular dietary constraint of vegetarianism, so it causes many people to question the health hazards associated with it, and wonder why some would inhibit their food intake

My scale was my ticking time bomb. Every time I step upon it, I was a pound closer to my death. I didn’t concur with me at the time, but I was anorexic, I had an eating disorder. I was never was fat child growing up. As I grew older I did accumulate a few extra pounds, but it never became an issue until seventh grade. I became extremely fixated with my figure, to the point of not eating. I would forcefully make it a game and see how many hours I could go without eating. I would wait endless hours until my stomach ache, to the point of fainting to consume something. If I did eat the meal would consist of soup or one piece of chicken. I dropped down to a low seventy pounds that summer of 2013, and I specifically remember jumping for joy as if

Recently, I worked as a chef in a vegan restaurant in Poland. I moved to Birmingham for a challenge and to master my cooking skills. The vegetarian cuisine is important to me because it allows giving full play to my imagination and empathy. I discovered on 1847’s website that you would embrace an enthusiastic person who is fascinated with fresh food for the Chef de Partie. Your company culture and concern about employees are of great value to me, not to mention a modern and stylish perspective. Therefore, I would like to contribute a high standard of delivery and professionalism, which I am sure will delight the customers of 1847.

What is a vegetarian? What is a vegan? What is the difference between the two? Is it really that healthy to become one? Should I become one? Why should I become one? These are some of the questions that appeared in my mind after watching the documentary film, Vegucated. I became more curious about these things so I did some research about Vegetarianism and found out that there are several types of Vegetarianism. I found a website called vegetarian-nation.com which explains the types of vegetarianism. I thought that vegetarians and vegans is the same thing but I was proven wrong by the article that I found in the website.

Did you know more than 2/3 of Americans are considered overweight or obese? America also suffer from lots of health problems. But did you know that a majority of vegetarians don?t suffer from these problems and have a smaller risk of ever suffering from them. That?s a part of the reason why three months ago, I gave up meat. Today, I will tell you about the problems of eating meat eating and how we can eliminate these problems.

“ May our daily choices be a reflection of our deepest values, and may we use our voices to speak for those who need us most, those who have no voice, those who have no choice” ~Colleen Patrick Gourdea. Presently, in the United States there seems to have been a recent increase in the concern of the general health of the nation, environment and animal welfare. One of the most substantial indications of this fact relates to the rising number of people who are abstaining from animal-based food products. Similarly, with the rise of many social media outlets, in which people feel free to share information to the masses, many are beginning to catch wind of the controversy surrounding the meat and dairy

As different crazes and fads are appearing each day, we have come to expect them to simply fade away as the hype passes. However, veganism has stood the test of time in our fad society and is still increasing in popularity. Originally only thought to be a religious lifestyle, many people from different walks of life are becoming vegans. However, this poses many questions and sparks heated debates, mainly from omnivorous people who believe that veganism is against life’s natural order. Vegans, then, argue against an omnivorous lifestyle by bringing up facts about humans’ biological makeup and how humans are, contrary to popular belief, herbivorous by nature, not omnivorous. While both sides present good arguments to some, the veganism lifestyle contains more benefits and less harmful cons than an omnivorous lifestyle.

In Veganism written by Tzachi Zamir digests the complexity of Veganism and Vegetarianism. He expresses the different perspectives through five arguments that argue for either Veganism or Vegetarianism. The first part of his argument simply paints the picture for the reader to understand the relationship between animals and humans and the dynamic of the relationship. The second and third arguments are similar because they dissects the ideal of humans choosing the fate of an animal. Zamir research is able to argue the perspective of Vegans and Vegetarians. Zamir’s fourth part of the argument uses evidence that a large portion of vegans are inconsistent with their “Veganism”, most of them are only Vegan when it’s convenient or for social

Everyone Wants to Live Longer and healthier. How much do our diets affect our health?

People eat food every day without knowing its origin or how it was processed. As people mature, they pay more attention to how food affects them, instead of how it affects the environment. Although it is a fact that everyone needs to consume food to survive, what kind of food one consumes is ultimately the choice of the person themselves. Vegans and vegetarians support both a healthy diet and environment without exerting themselves. Veganism and vegetarianism is a better lifestyle than eating meat and meat products.

There are many reasons why becoming a vegetarian would be a good choice for you.

This report will focus on Lisa, who is a vegetarian. A vegetarian is someone who doesn’t eat meat products. This could be for a number of reasons including: