Smellen's profile

More About Me

Reasons why I prefer to eat vegetarian or vegan:

I originally became a vegetarian when I was 14, I came to the conclusion there was no justification for taking a life to feed another. It wasn't until about a year ago when I began to learn more about the industrialisation of farming and the impact it had on animal welfare. I soon learnt that the dairy industry supports the same torture and cruelty that the meat industry does. Aside from the ethics a vegan diet is also far healthier and naturally lower in fat and I have seen amazing benefits so far. Including clearer skin (yes it has cured my acne), weight loss and just so much energy!!

I joined HappyCow Members Community because:

To meet other vegans and find new interesting places to eat.

Here are some places I've been that I liked... and places that I would like to visit one day:

I love London, living there, working and socialising, I would like to visit as many European cities as possible. Also visit the Thai fruit festival.

Some of my favorite veg*n foods include:

BANANAS!!!! I Love all fruit but bananas and mango are two favourites :) Roasted red pepper hummus, so nice especially with roasted veg! Lentils, something I most definitely eat A LOT of, I usually make a curry or a broth with spinach and chopped tomatoes. I have made a vegan bolognese with lentils (instead of mince) which was pretty yummy with spaghetti.

Here are some books, movies, magazines, and my favorites that I would recommend to other HappyCow members:

I would recommend for new Vegans to check out these youtubers, they helped me a lot to make the move to vegan as well as lots of handy tips too! 1.Essena ONeill 2.Bonnyrebecca 3.Bitesize Vegan 4.Freelee the Banana Girl 5.NaturallyStefanie Also good films to watch are... -Food Inc -Blackfish -Vegucated