The Hardest Part Of Veganism Might Actually Be The Judgement From The Other Vegans
What I Learned From My Three-Month Journey So Far
Three months have passed since I embraced veganism and I thought it would have been quite a challenging journey was actually not. With resources are ubiquitous these days, embracing veganism as your lifestyle has been smoother than on the old days for sure. So I take off the hat for those in the early days who started their journey from a bumpy, rough road.
Veganism has made me aware of what food I consume. Peering into the tiny printing of ingredients on the food packaging in the supermarket is actually more challenging than deciding what to cook or eat for the day.
Australia food industry is very complex due to the multilayer involvement of people, places and processes. According to the Australian Institute of health and welfare, meat is the largest food industry of the nation. In 2010–2011, it made up 34% of farm and fish production, or 44% if including milk.
Though recent statistics about the number of vegan in Australia doesn’t exist, Vegan Australia Organisation, on their website, reported data from the National Nutrition Survey and other studies estimated about 2% of Australians are vegan — approximately 500,000 people. But the most recent…
