How can i persuade my parents to let me be vegan?!
Answers: i really want to be vegan and have researched it for about a year now. i have the vegan society's animal free shopper 7 so i know what foods to buy but my mum WON 'T budge :/ how can i persuade her? i try and explain my reasons but she just says no before i can finish my sentence :( help?
You need to sit down with them, with all the research you have done - I would have recipes and food lists at the ready - and explain why this decision is important to you. You need to explain it in an adult, mature way - not emotionally - so that your parents will see that you are serious.
Good luck.
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just refuse to eat any meat or whatever Vegans don't eat and they will either give in and let you eat what you want or you will starve.
Tell her you'll prepare your own meals.
Have you asked her why? If you know why exactly she's against it, you can allay her specific fears - or maybe you can, at least, be a little more sympathetic and patient to her refusal.
first of all, how old are you? your mum is just concerned about your health and is trying to do whats best for you. if you are still young, going onto a vegan diet can mean that it will be harder to get vital nutrients you need for your body to grow. try and compromise with her. maybe cut out red meat and chicken but continue eating fish and dairy products and stuff? something like that. talk with her and try and come up with something together. the best thing is not to fight with her about it because she is just looking out for you.
There are two issues here. One is that your mom is probably concerned for your health. She has an idea about what her child should eat and while you have done research, she has not. She's going to need far more information before she will agree to it.
The second issue is food and meals. Who is supposed to buy all this animal-free food/product? Who is supposed to prepare it? If you are planning on purchasing and preparing all your meals so that your mom doesn't have to buy and cook separate meals for you vs. the rest of the family it might be easier for her to take.
why dont you say her about animal testing or show picture of animal testing or you can also go in tube and show her how they are chopped off.this way she mite feel a bit sickening
how about saying all your reasons, and at the END say: and this is why i want to be a vegan
First you don't explain what your reasons for wanting to be vegan are so it is difficult to help with the arguments. Looking at it from your mothers point of view: you would be asking her to purchase special food for you and prepare special meals for you. This requires a commitment from her not just a commitment from you. You don't say how old you are so don't have details but perhaps you should consider buying your own food and making your own meals if you want something special.
Give her a list of things she makes for meals and how you/she can substitute the protein she makes for dinner...etc and how you would translate it into your vegan diet. Although you may have been researching it, she has no idea what it's all about. You should also consider that it'd be harder for her to prepare meals as she'd have to set food aside and the costs would be more since the household is already set in it's routine of groceries and she'd have to buy separate things for you. Being a mom is hard enough without having to make separate meals. Talk to her about you helping out and preparing the food or ask her if she could even afford to keep up with the shopping. I had to go vegan for a month for medical reasons and it was such a hassle!!! How old are you? She probably thinks it's a phase you're going through so try gently educating her and write out how you would help her in your new lifestyle, cooking, funds...etc.
I would make a list of the foods you like to ( or would ) eat and in that list make sure you explain the nutritional value as well -- make sure to have plenty of Protine rich foods to make up for the lack of meat.
In addition to that make a weekly expense of what it would cost to feed yourself and ask when going to the market to place that $$ aside for your meals
Also in the end let her know that you are willing to prepare your own foods and ASK her to help you learn to cook it ( even if you know how to cook ) asking MOM to "teach" you something usually works - I know , my kids use it on me all the time :)
A.stop eating all animals/animals products
B.buy your own food
C.cook your own food
D.take suplements to replace vitamins,minerals etc.
As with any other situation, if your mother won't buy the foods you want to eat, get a job so you can buy them yourself. If you feel this strongly about something, show her by doing this.
Once you buy the foods yourself, prepare them.
Once they see how strongly you feel, try offering them some of your own food. DO NOT try to convence them to become vegans like yourself (or anyone for that matter). This is a decision everyona has to make on their own.
The answer is you do nothing. It's unhealthy to totally stop eating meat. Vegetarianism is one thing, because most of them do it just because they don't like meat. Vegans are so masochistic about it because they don't want to hurt the poor little animals. What about the feelings of the poor salads you eat? Sure, salads aren't sentient beings, of themselves, but they sure are living things. They've proven that they can feel pain. So why eat them?
Curse you! Let the rabbits wear glasses!! SAVE THE CARROTS!!!
Unfortunately, if you are unable to provide your own food (and I'm wondering how long it will be until you can), you are pretty much at the mercy of whoever IS providing your food.
How would your mum react if you simply didn't eat the meat dishes on the table? That would be one option, but I'd be concerned about whether or not you'd get enough protein/nutrition without knowing what kinds of side dishes are usually served. Certainly if you are totally healthy, I can't imagine that, short term, there would be a big concern about malnutrition. But that would have to be up to you.
So, I guess it depends on how serious you are about this dietary change, how strongly you feel about it, and how far you want to go with it. You'd have to pick your battle - risk alienating yourself from your family or continue to eat meat until you can provide your own food. Tough decision for sure!
Plus, not eating meat can (and does) bring up a whole lot of political/spiritual issues that some people really aren't ready or willing to deal with. I'm lucky in that my kids don't judge me for being vegetarian, but it IS difficult to continue to provide them with meat even though I don't believe in it. What I do believe in is their right to choose, and I support that even if I don't agree with it. BUT.....they are also discovering that the meatless dishes I prepare now aren't all disgusting just because there is no meat! :-)
Wishing you the best however it turns out!
Have them read The China Study & watch Earthlings
I'm glad to hear that you know how important proper nutrition is. Theres no need to persuade,just do.Cook vegan for yourself and show her how you can do it and you will or else you're not eating.She can't force dairy or eggs down your throat so just show her how you can be healthy and maybe it'll open her mind.
Every time you are forced to eat meat, force yourself to barf. Tell her you're sorry, but the thought of meat makes you ill. If you can launch supper all over everyone else's meal, that would make for an even better affect.