How can convince my grandma that me being a vegan is a good thing?!
How can convince my grandma that me being a vegan is a good thing?
I went Vegan and my grandma went wako baslicly swhe told me I was gonna make myself sick. Is there a way I can convice her thats its my choice and its a lifestyle change I am willing to live with?
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“It is the position of the American Dietetic Association and Dietitians of Canada that appropriately planned vegetarian diets are healthful, nutritionally adequate and provide health benefits in the prevention and treatment of certain diseases.”
“Well-planned vegan and other types of vegetarian diets are appropriate for all stages of the life cycle, including during pregnancy, lactation, infancy, childhood and adolescence. Vegetarian diets offer a number of nutritional benefits, including lower levels of saturated fat, cholesterol, and animal protein as well as higher levels of carbohydrates, fiber, magnesium, potassium, folate, and antioxidants such as vitamins C and E and phytochemicals. Vegetarians have been reported to have lower body mass indices than nonvegetarians, as well as lower rates of death from ischemic heart disease; vegetarians also show lower blood cholesterol levels; lower blood pressure; and lower rates of hypertension, type 2 diabetes, and prostate and colon cancer.“
-ADA’s and Dietitians of Canada position on Vegetarian and Vegan diets
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Conscientious vegan
She′s just being your grandmother.. Its gonna take her some time to understand that you went vegan that's all.. Don′t make a big issue out of it, she′ll get over it...
Good Luck...
Bcn_mimosa
she's saying that because she's old fashion and she thinks that way because that's how she was brought up... sorry I'm trying to make this not to sound ignorant as much as I can. you don't need to convince her.. like you said it's your choice and your lifestyle. good for you for becoming a vegan and being an open minded. chances are she's not going to accept it.. tell her it's better for the environment, it's better for health, you don't need meat and dairy to survive. you love animals and are not willing to torture an animal and eat a carcass simply because that's why way people are brought up.. or because a dead animal tastes 'good'. there are many reasons why people become vegans mainly because they're against animal cruelty and for health reasons.
I agree with the first person. Your grandma grew up in a different time where meat and potatoes were served every night for dinner. She will have her opinion and you will have yours. She just needs to respect your choices and everything will be okay.
tell her to talk to a dr the dr would agree veggies are better for you then red meat
the easiest way is just by showing her. she grew up in a different time. be respective to her and ask her to respect you. also, print out some info from the internet on the benefits of being vegan. she is just worried about you....give her reasons to not.....good luck.
She is just worried about you, perhaps because of recent reports that a vegan diet is harmful and not appropriate for babies and small children.
-- But for adults, in a recent study of diabetics, a vegan diet (even with no caloric limitations!) was shown to be the most effective and healthful.
Maybe if you tell her some of the famous people who are (or were) vegetarians? There are websites that list them, and I'm sure if she saw some of the people on the list (like Mr. Rogers, for example) she might come to feel a little differently.
BTW...I just found one of those lists (just Google "famous vegans") and there are many notable people on there. Even Betty White, from "The Golden Girls" and Kasey Kasem, the "American Top 40" (before the American Idol guy took over) and Congressman Dennis Kucinich !
She needs to LEARN/understand/comprehend that "murder and rape" is usually what is behind a "non-vegan" meal, she also needs to have compassion for such OTHER INDIVIDUALS.
There was a time when the "white man" WRONGED the "black man" and so the story goes to tell a tale of how for many years many WHITE MEN did not seem to see or "care" about the BLACK man... it's the same type of thing...
UNIVERSALLY I hope a HIGHER LOVE can simply SHINE in and SAVE TEH SAY...
imagine a POWER of LOVE that has been BUILT in which will maybe in some case OVERNIGHT CHANGE MILLIONS... like the GRINCH who stole christmas's HEART CHANGE....
I do think that being NON-VEGAN and residing in such a WORLD woudl interfere with one's MATE SYSTEM in an undesireable way...
Why tell her anything.If you don't live with her then why give her anything to worry about?Just tell her you been having some stomach trouble and meat makes you nauseated.Give her a break.....
Ah, adults...my dad is the same. I have been a vegan for a while; my dad made me eat an egg a week ago or so. I did not WANT to eat an egg, but Dad would not have driven me to school if I did not eat it. It was disgusting. I almost threw up. I had to eat it bit by bit by bit...
Simply give your grandma some time and she will get used to it. Just to let you know, vegans are not necessarily ALWAYS underweight (like I am, but I almost always have been); in fact, most are a healthy weight, and 2% are actually obese!
My Grandma didn't really accept the fact that I was a vegetarian at first...she always asks if I still don't eat meat everytime I see her. Grandmas just worry about the health of their grandchildren, so it shows they care about you. I'd do some research to show her how much healthier it is, and give your reasons. My reason is for the animals, and my family knows I love animals. Good luck! :-D
Yes, one can. Many men and women, who were not vegetarian, started working towards improving the conditions of animals. They were born in non-vegetarian families and they were raised with animal flesh and dairy products as their main food. A stage came in their life when they realized what truly fair treatment toward animals would mean. They joined their hands with those who were saving and protecting animals. In the process, not only did they become kind to animals, but also to themselves. This way, many animal rights workers have become vegetarian at some time in their lives. If not, they are kind at heart, but still a slave to old habits of meat eating.
Those who are born and raised vegetarian are lucky. Their minds, speech, and actions are nourished for kindness to animals and all other non-human life. Most individuals who are raised with those values will not harm animals, nor will they support any harm to animals.
Here is a true life example -- My Transition to Vegetarian...
I was born into a Russian/American family and raised as a typical American meat eater. My evolution into the animal and environmental rights movement has been gradual. A turning point for me occurred when I was 15 years old. A friend and I had just eaten hot dogs for lunch, and walked next door to a leather shop. I whispered to her that she shouldn't buy anything in there because it is all dead animals. The clerk behind the counter heard my comment to my friend and asked me if I ate meat. I was shocked. I had never made the connection before that moment. I never realized that the meat on my plate was anything but 'food'. As I realized, while standing in that store, that meat is dead animal, I replied, "No, I don't eat meat" to the clerk. My friend thought I had just lied to the clerk. I explained to her that from this moment on I would not eat meat. That was 26 years ago. My personal evolution continued when I saw the pain of a dairy cow being separated from her calf and realized that the male calves on this farm were being shipped to veal facilities. I then quit using dairy products. I am now a strong advocate of strict vegetarianism for our own health and the well-being of animals and the environment.
many people are like this, and i have learned (i'm a vegetarian) that they usually do not change their minds about vegetarianism/veganism, at least not very quickly. you could try going to your doctor (maybe even bring your grandma along) and explain your new diet to him/her and ask for any advice. if you are healthy and getting all the nutrients you need, your doctor will tell you so and prove to your grandma that vegans are healthy. you could also take the passive aggressive route and just live your life and follow your diet and SHOW your grandma that you are still healthy.
This is not a untypical belief. You are bucking a tradition that dates back to The flood.
usually the biggest protest or questions come about Protien here is a great article on the subject.
http://www.drmcdougall.com/misc/2007nl/a...