How old were you when you became Vegetarian or vegan?

Question

I am currently 15. I have been vegetarian since I was 11. I cook all my own meals (which are usually with beans mmmmm....) anyway, some people find it strange for me to be vegetarian. It doesn't upset me when people say negative things, I'm old enough so that it can go in one ear and out the other. I am proud of my lifestyle choice and I am pretty healthy. By the way, if any meat eaters come to insult those of us who graze on veggies, you are very sad if you must insult people you know nothing about.

Answer 1

I was 25.  I am 26 now.  www.meat.org did it for me.

Answer 2

i was 13 when i went vegetarian

and 14 when i went vegan

i've been cooking for myself for a while

Answer 3

I've been vegetarian since I was 9 years old.  

I'm proud of you too :)  I remember people badgering me at that age in high school, sometimes people got a bit on the annoying side.  I'm 22 now, and still proud of who I am and what I do for myself!

Answer 4

i've been vegetarian since i was 16.

I'm planning on going vegan when i move out of my parent's house, and have to cook for myself.

Answer 5

It`s good to become , but its better to stay vegie

Answer 6

I was 13 when I became a vegetarian. It's been so wonderful!

Answer 7

I'm a devoted omnivore, but my favorite cousin is a vegetarian. She started at thirteen, but had to stop once she passed out. So she took a nutrition course over the summer and found stuff that works for her. It looks really weird to me, but she's strong enough to run track now, so I guess it's healthy.

We still tease each other about what we eat, but that's why we're best friends. Cause we can argue till death.

Answer 8

i started becoming a vegetarian at 13 and i will be 14 in 2 months.  so far, im enjoying it.  its healthier and humane.

Answer 9

Vegetarian at 18 (for about a year), vegan at 27.

Answer 10

At 14 I started but I have been on and off because of health reasons and blah balh blah.

Answer 11

I wish I was one from birth lol.........i guess when i have kids then ill get them to be but im recently trying to be a vegetarian im 18

Answer 12

Right now I am 12, but I became a vegetarian when I was 4, because that is when I found out that meat was made from animals. I wish more people would go vegetarian so cruel people wouldn't kill animals for food!

Answer 13

since i was 12. im 14 now

Answer 14

i started at 23 and i got so many bad reactions for doing it!

Answer 15

I tried being vegan when i was 15 years old and i did it successfully for a while. Yes very many people really looked down on that, especially my parents, but overall i think its great that you are finding alternative ways of eating. It's not easy but overall i think if you cook your own meals and eat the right way it can be very healthy and great for your body. Right now i'm a pescetarian which means i only eat fish and i like it much more than being vegan. Being vegan is a little too extreme for me :}

But i think it's great that you have been a strong vegetarian since you were 11 and haven't given up yet. Good luck :)

Answer 16

since i was 7

im 16 now, so 9 years

Answer 17

i think i was around 15 when i became a successful vegetarian.

Answer 18

15. I was veggie for about 9 months and have been vegan for about 2.

I've learned to let the comments go too. My dad makes comments about it all the time.