8 April 2024, 07:42

By Johnny Jenkins

Before October, I hadn’t eaten meat in nearly 10 years. I’ve been a vegetarian since I was a teen and a vegan before that. Now I’ve entered the real world.

Towards the end of last year, I started getting pretty bored with the food I was eating. A diet of tofu, fake meat and endless chickpeas can get pretty dull.

While still at school, I stopped eating meat and became a vegan. Suddenly I lost weight, my face became pale and I was always hungry.

I was doing the right thing - I made the switch to cut my carbon emissions and do my bit for the planet. It felt good.

Being vegan is........

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