Why did you become vegan?

I became vegetarian when I was 4 years old. I am allergic to cows milk so I avoided that and found soya drink tastes really lovely. I checked ingredients to make sure that it didn't have cows milk in it. I gradually became a vegan and that happened because I thought of the cruelty factor and the health benefits of a vegan diet. I wear shoes made from lorica. I am very keen on traveling and I try to take snacks on every trip. I am such a fussy eater so it is also about comfort as well as my vegan diet. As a vegan I have a clear conscience and feel really healthy. There is a vegetarian road and a vegan road and each individual is at one location on one of those roads. I was far along the vegetarian road and then I stepped into the vegan road. It is difficult to be 100% ethical and all I can do, like many other vegan people, is my best. My brother-in-law has just got a car that is meant to be good for the environment and so I will go and have a look at it this weekend. He is vegetarian and quite close to becoming a vegan.

I'm not 100% vegan,but I have been vegetarian for decades, and I do try to avoid dairy produce in my diet. I am really trying to live off natural food, with as little processed food as possible. It's really good for my health, and may help the planet too. Canned or packet soup contains sugar, salt, cream or milk solids and strange thickening agents, oils or chemical additives. My homemade soups are made with vegetables, herbs and spices, and no harmful ingredients. I can produce a thick herby tomato soup almost instantly using tomato puree (100% tomatoes) and herbs. The less processed food I eat the less I want to eat it. I have a well balanced diet and get all the essential nutrients from eating plenty of tasty seeds, nuts, beans, veg, and fruit.

I'm not vegan, but I'm picky with what I eat. I don't eat seafood, burgers from fastfood joints, marshmallows and such. My mom's having problems with what they have to feed me, but I try--TRY--being healthy that way. I try being healthy that way, but I'm suffering from low blood pressure. I got like, 90/60 when my aunt tested me.