Vegan Lifestyle: Why I went vegan

This month, we were interviewed by our friends over at Fry's family food, along with two other AWESOME, inspirational vegans (Tim Shieff and Ian Theasby (co-founder of BOSH!), to find out the stories behind our journey into veganism, and our top tips. Find the original post, and lots of other cool content, over on their blog. 

Job:

Professional Free-runner/ Ethical Clothing Company Owner

Favourite food:

Sweet potato/ Hummus/ Watermelons

Favourite snack:

Eat Real crisps

Favourite accidentally vegan food:

Custard Donuts from Coop

Why I become Vegan?

For the animals! I felt guilty if I accidentally trod on a snail and realised my hypocrisy of paying people to kill chickens for me to eat that I didn’t need.

Top 3 tips for someone about try Veganism (that maybe you wish someone had told you):

2. Karris McCulloch 

Job:

Director, TheVeganKind

Favourite food:

If I am being relatively healthy, I love a nice stir-fry with tonnes of veggies and a homemade satay sauce. If I fancy a treat, Pizza all the way.

Favourite snack:

Nuts in any shape or form, but in particular salted almonds or cashews.

Favourite accidently vegan food:

Oreos

Why I become Vegan?

I realised that I couldn’t be ‘just vegetarian’ and still truly avoid contributing to animal suffering, so I made the leap from veggie to vegan and never looked back.

Top 3 tips for someone about try Veganism (that maybe you wish someone had told you):

3. Ian Theasby

Job:

Co-founder & Creative Director of BOSH!

Favourite Food:

Spicy Stir-Fry

Favourite Snack:

Popcorn

Favourite Accidentally Vegan Food:

Henderson’s Relish

Why I became Vegan:

In 2015 I decided to test myself & give up meat for the month of February. After 2 weeks I was finding it quite difficult so I started to read about the benefits of vegetarianism. The more I read, the more I learned & the more I learned the more I realised veganism is the only logical choice for your health, ethics & the environment. I’ve been vegan since the 1st March 2015 & it’s the best life choice I’ve ever made.

Top 3 Tips:

1. Watch Earthlings, Cowspiracy & Forks Over Knives 2. After you’ve adopted a plant-based diet, don’t preach but do teach. No one wants to be told what to do but most people are happy to learn. 3. Like BOSH! on Facebook for daily recipes!

For more tips, check out Fry's free Plant-Based Starter Guide!