{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"HappyCow","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog","author_name":"HappyCow","author_url":"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/author\/webmaster\/","title":"Why Are YOU Veg*n? - HappyCow","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"KRFFg8Qp1V\"><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=KRFFg8Qp1V\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Why Are YOU Veg*n?&#8221; &#8212; HappyCow\" data-secret=\"KRFFg8Qp1V\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!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);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/SarahTaylorPhoto.jpg","thumbnail_width":170,"thumbnail_height":226,"description":"By Sarah Taylor, Author, Vegan in 30 Days What do you say when people ask you why you eat a veg*n diet? It\u2019s certainly not a common diet in our society and, to many, it may seem next to impossible to endure. You may know why you\u2019ve 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 \u2013 they either don\u2019t want to rock the boat, so they stay very neutral and non-offensive, but don\u2019t 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\u2019s lunch. Perhaps the best approach \u2013 to keep your friends\/family in your life and to perk their interest in the diet \u2013 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\u2019t know this information yourself, or someone you know and love didn\u2019t know [&hellip;]"}