The main take aways from today’s video:
- If you had a food intolerance, for example you couldn’t have gluten, would you force your diet on your spouse even if they weren’t gluten intolerant?
- If your spouse cooks for you, it is time to start cooking for yourself so you can ensure that you are eating the correct ingredients. This means you will probably have to start doing your own grocery shopping as well.
- Offer to cook extra food for your spouse but don’t force it on them or make it a big deal. Do it out of kindness. Most people love having delicious food made for them and they will love eating it (as long as it tastes good :P).
- Live and let live. Don’t actively try to convert your spouse to eating a plant-based diet. The best way to convince them is to be a beaming light of the lifestyle. Nobody likes have other people’s beliefs forced upon them.
- Continue your own education about eating a plant-based diet along with its effects on your health, the environment and on the animals as well. That way you always have great answers and information. It is better to be educated on the topic of a plant-based vegan lifestyle than not be.
- Speak their language. Some people respond better to more rational logical reasons as opposed to emotional reasons. Some people are more interested in their health or the environment or the ethical reasons. Find out what language your spouse or friend is predominate for them and speak their language. Do so if they ask as well.
- Keep things positive and focus on the positive benefits that you experience while eating a plant-based diet. People love to hear the good things but not necessarily the bad things.
- As a last resort, moving on to a new partner or spouse is an option for some people. It is best to try to work through the conflict and tension and live in symbiosis but it isn’t always possible. It may be time to just cut ties to that person and move along with your life.
If you have any questions, leave them below. We’d love to hear from you!
Thanks, this was really helpful! 😀
Hi, I am recently Vegan and it is amazing! My husband is not Vegan and I don’t see that changing in the near future. Unfortunately cooking duties fall on me, he can’t cook to save his life, so I cook and he cleans (which is awesome for me, I love cooking). IT sucks that I still have to buy and cook meat, but I have made a plan that works for us. I make a Vegan dish or two and then I just add a side of meat. Last night we had brown rice with spinach, onion and spice and my new potato creation; boiled potatoes in a sauce made with onion, cilantro, parsley, sriracha, apple cider vinegar, pepper ans some Himalayan salt. This is a solution that works for us. I also want to add that I love your videos and I love your approach and attitude.
I agree with the above points. My husband is not Vegan and I have never wanted to push it on him or on our kids. I do spend a little more on groceries now but overall there are things that I eat that they can also eat and some of the things we would normally prepare before I can still eat so sometimes our meals overlap. The coolest benefit I’ve seen though is that my formerly veggie-phobic husband now eats more veggies than he ever has in his life and he has cut back on the amount of meat he eats, which saves us a lot of money. So even though I don’t see him going vegetarian or vegan I do see positive changes. Luckily most of my kids love to snack of fresh fruit and veggies and my daughters are becoming increasingly curious about the things I eat. I bet as they get older they’ll naturally gravitate toward my veg-based meals. They already like some of the things I make.