1.0HappyCowhttps://www.happycow.net/blogHappyCowhttps://www.happycow.net/blog/author/webmaster/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="ETrH4gxOqj"><a href="https://www.happycow.net/blog/why-are-you-vegn/">Why Are YOU Veg*n?</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.happycow.net/blog/why-are-you-vegn/embed/#?secret=ETrH4gxOqj" width="600" height="338" title="“Why Are YOU Veg*n?” — HappyCow" data-secret="ETrH4gxOqj" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://www.happycow.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/SarahTaylorPhoto.jpg170226By Sarah Taylor, Author, Vegan in 30 Days What do you say when people ask you why you eat a veg*n diet? It’s certainly not a common diet in our society and, to many, it may seem next to impossible to endure. You may know why you’ve chosen to eat a vegetarian/vegan diet, but can you explain it eloquently to others? Many people take two extremes when questioned about their uncommon eating habits – they either don’t want to rock the boat, so they stay very neutral and non-offensive, but don’t really state their case at all, or they take the in-your-face angry veg*n approach, battering the questioner with detailed accounts of the slaughter that took place for that person’s lunch. Perhaps the best approach – to keep your friends/family in your life and to perk their interest in the diet – is to take the middle way. First, remember that most people in our society have not heard the same information we have heard on the health, environmental or animal cruelty differences between a veg*n diet and a meat-based diet. Was there a time when you didn’t know this information yourself, or someone you know and love didn’t know […]