How to convince my mum to let me be vegan?

Question

how do i convince my mum to let me be vegan?

im 16, and im sensible, im already vegetarian but feel morally id prefer to be vegan.

ive done research to show how serious i am about it, and devised an 8 week eating plan to prove that vegans CAN eat.

but how else can i convince her??

Answer 1

Parents are alsways worried about this stuff when you are young.

It sounds like you are doing all the right research and you should sit down with her and show her what and how you are going to be eating and how you will be getting everything you need to be healthy. Also explain to her why this is important to you and why you feel you want to do this. That may help her to understand why this is important to you.

Volunteer to explain it tp your doctor and have them make sure you are getting the proper nutrition that your growing body needs. That should help her to feel more secure about you doing it and shows that you are taking your own health very seriously and do not want to harm yourself but do better things for your health.

It shows maturity when you sit them down and show them the research and discuss it with them.

Not sure it will work but it can't hurt.

Answer 2

Why do you need permission to eat what you want?  I know you are young, but if you are making your own food, then make what you want.  If you don't want to eat something that is put in front of you, then don't.  Show her that you can do what you set your mind to.  Just be careful and make sure that you are getting all the nutrients that you need...don't let this one backfire.

Answer 3

Show her these sites:

Good vegan sources of protein, iron, and calcium:

http://www.tryveg.com/cfi/toc/?v=08sourc...

Cheap vegan meal ideas:

http://www.tryveg.com/cfi/toc/?v=07budge...

American Dietetic Association's position on vegan diets: "Well-planned vegan and other types of vegetarian diets are appropriate for all stages of the life cycle, including during pregnancy, lactation, infancy, childhood and adolescence."

http://eatright.org/cps/rde/xchg/ada/hs....

Also, find out what her concerns are and then try to address them in a reasonable way. If she's concerned about nutrition issues, offer to meet with a nutritionist. If she thinks it would involve too much work for her, offer to help with meal planning and cooking. Good luck!

Answer 4

Print stuff out from the internet and highlight the things that are of the most importance. Explain each one of them too.

Find articles and write her a report and put in there doctors quotes on why it is good to be Vegan.

Show her to food lists that you have and show her how much and what all and every kinds of foods for Vegans.

Find the importances of each food item and tell her what vitamins they have in them and the benefits of it.

Answer 5

you fail

you fail to inform us of your  mothers age ..???

but at 16 your smarter than she,,,, OK

Fine

Ha Ha Ha silly....   I make my food for the family you don't like it ,,,just sit there or go to bed.  IDC

No you do not join the family

Answer 6

If you've done all the research and have the eating plan, she should be okay with your going vegan.  

Since you're 16, you might want to try finding a job to help pay for some of the foods you want.  You also might want to help your mom with the cooking.

Answer 7

Well you have to understand why she has concerns because being vegetarian is one thing for some people in todays society to handle but going vegan is even more extreme so people will really think a lifestyle like that couldnt be healthy (i sometimes wonder myself) you just gotta get your facts out to her and build up a good argument but understand if she wont agree with it atleast start by being a vegetarian that incorporates vegan foods and slowly introduce it to her and then make it so you can be 100% vegan

Answer 8

Here's a helpful website

http://www.living-foods.com/

Answer 9

Patience, kindness and tact are going to be the key in the long run, as well as continuing to educate yourself about being vegan, and what that means for you and your health. I suspect that will be your mum's main worry.

Scientific research is increasingly demonstrating that a well planned vegan diet is superior nutritionally to most every other diet, and also has environmental, moral and human benefits across the board. Gently putting these points across, and backing up your arguments well, shouldn't leave your mum much cause for complaint.

Offer to help out your mum with cooking and shopping choices as much as you can as well, and show her that you can do this in the long run. If you keep in there, you'll make it.

Good .luck!