Hello....
It's been ages I wrote. Marriage has kept me busy, in a good way. If not, marriage can be something which can suck you in to a dark deep hole before you know. Life has been good. People around kept telling me that I lost a few pounds (what a relief!!), though the truth is that I put on a few after wedding. But if you are happy, people perceive you positively. You must be thinking why I am jabbering personal life?
Well, just so know am leading to something important. Finally!!
The food choices you make can define you. Do you think so? I have been a vegetarian all my life and people ridiculed me. I had a tough time going out to a lot of places where menu has 10 non veg items and 4 veg items. But I like doing what I do and I don't care. But unknowingly I came across this horrific video on diary practices and Bham!!! It struck me that I was a part of this harsh world. I love animals and so am a veggie but still am hurting them.
So I did some research on how to not hurt them, and came across the VEGAN world. I knew that vegans don't eat meat which is fine but they don't even eat dairy. I mean how is that possible!!
Can you imagine a life without milk, butter, cheese, curd(am a South Indian :P) and buttermilk and chocolates and cookies and biscuits. GOSH!!!! I thought it's scary. But knowledge is divine. After knowing how animals are hurt, I lost any appetite for dairy products. If you have doubts about what Vegan is and how it is done, check this Hyderabad vegan page. All your myths about how calcium comes only from milk, bones need milk, growing kids need milk will all be solved by Dr.Nandita Shah who is a vegan from a very long time and runs her own organization.
I don't like making my blogs long, I know you will lose interest but there is too much to write here. Too much pain, too much cruelty unknowingly. So I became a vegan last month, got in touch with those who are from a long time, those who reside here in Hyderabad and are vegans and got enough support. One of them is Sejal. I thank her for helping me. And I never craved any dairy.
There are hundreds of eating out options for you in India (even chocolates, biscuits and ice creams). Although I just stopped eating any processed food (anything packed-It's a whole different story why and I'll write in my next blog). At home I make curd from peanut milk, eat almonds, dates and sesame seeds for calcium and stopped eating processed sugar(Jaggery is tastier than that). And I lost a few kilos, just in one month, all healthy.
A lot of myths are busted here, as the discussion can run too long. Also many people think that they are balancing the earth by eating animals and saving trees instead. If you see Dr.Nandita Shah's vidoes, one of which I have posted above and this second part of it, you will get most of the answers.
I will end the blog here for you to write and leave any comment.
I have tried to put in a few things here, although I think it's just 1/1000th of the whole veganism spectrum.
5 comments:
This is the most involved writing from you I have read... I guess that shows the passion :-)... Go V
thank you S :)
Really horrified looking at their pathetic life. Appreciate your research and presentation. I'll think about the best that I can do.
Way to go, Harshika, for adopting the win-win-win (cruelty-free, healthy and green) lifestyle! As for this nicely articulated post, I would just like to differ with one thing. Today, being vegan is easier and smoother than ever before. From sweets, cakes, chocolates & ice-creams to curd, paneer, cheese, pizza and tea/coffee, almost all your favourite dishes can now be found/made without milk & eggs. Find all the where-to-find/how-to-make pointers and other transitioning tips on 'Vegan Pointers: Deserts, Eat-out options, Recipes, and more' - http://hyderabadvegans.wordpress.com/tips-for-a-smooth-shift/!
Thnks Pulkit. Ill add the link !!
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