Why am I a Vegan?

From an intermediate-level athlete consuming animal-based products on a daily basis to becoming vegan has been one of the best decisions I have ever taken even though In 2016, It was not the easiest thing to do in Mauritius when there was not much awareness and products available compared to Now.

One cannot change his life or improve their health with the same lifestyle which led to diseases. Let me make this clear at the outset: I did not give up meat because I hated it. On the contrary, I enjoyed eating meat too. But I gave up all animal products after doing researches about the food we thoughtlessly put on our plates without thinking about the sad realities that lie behind the neat packages of meat that we toss into our grocery carts:

The terrible and short lives of the birds and animals raised to feed humans; about the cruelty of the ways in which their lives are terminated to turn them into “food”; and above all, about the needlessness of it all. Humans don’t need to eat meat to survive: a vegetarian diet is not only more than adequate to fuel the body, but studies have time and again shown that it is healthier to eat a plant-based diet, compared to a meat-based one.

It takes several pounds of grain to create a single pound of meat, an insistence on meat by a few of us means starvation for many, many others around the globe.

I have gained a lot by becoming a vegan. I discover new recipes daily on Mauritian Vegans Blogs and Instagram pages. I still primarily eat Indian food, I also tend to try out different recipes from time to time