lies to unlearn about being vegan

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[sockelf]

ariel's plot twist got me gagged 😯😯😯😭😭❤️❤️❤️

[ruthhollander]

Hearing Ariel is engaged from this video is so iconic

[slightlycrummy]

This video is a masterpiece. A nuanced take on a complex topic with twists, turns, friendship, and a romance?!
Phenomenal

[ZaydaFleming]

I am so proud of you for not succumbing to the path of least resistance and putting in the effort to repair your dungarees! 10/10 great job Leena!

[joeyleery]

You can go into any five star hotel in London and approach the concierge and ask nicely for a sewing kit. Yep, I have done it. They have been lovely. Niche, I know!

[annikamin]

The dramatic jumpsuit repair storyline 😂

[laurenseatter]

My nan had a milk allergy and the amount of frustration due to unnecessary milk in products that absolutely don’t need it was constant! Quite often she wouldn’t be able to eat anything on a menu or find something in a shop and several times got sick due to undisclosed milk in food products/meals at restaurants

[Miss_Lexisaurus]

This has prompted me to pack a sewing kit in my bag! lol! You are a legend!

[nymeria]

One thing I love about your challenge is that you actually talked us through how you navigated the unexpected. Specifically, your experience with the Magnum and digestive reminded me of this: “we don’t need one person doing zero waste perfectly. We need everyone doing zero waste imperfectly.” And as somebody who comes from a family, where we have a lot of food allergies, I appreciate your discussion of how that impacts people’s decisions to go vegan or not. It’s a perspective that I don’t usually see from people who do not themselves have those food allergies.

[nhrd]

As someone with a dairy allergy it is crazy the number of things that have milk in and even crazier the number of people selling food that don’t know what “dairy” is and don’t know what makes something vegan. I was at a wedding fair for my own wedding and asked about dairy free cake at all the vendors. One of them genuinely offered me their cakes made of wheels of cheese because according to them “cheese doesn’t have any dairy in it”. Another woman when asked about vegan cake said “these are fine they only have egg, no milk” her son was vegan!!! These are people running independent cake businesses and they didn’t know these things 🤦🏻‍♀️

[elizabethgranger]

now when I go to exclusively vegan restaurants I get so overwhelmed by choice!!!

[CookietheCalico]

I watched this an hour ago, but just had to come back and let you know im still laughing at the image of you eating your train pizza with such gusto that a stranger was compelled to take the piss 😂

[judithrussell]

As someone who was vegetarian most of my life and vegan for the last six, there will always by sneaky eggs/milk in foods where it just doesn't make sense. And after you've bought the thing and taken it home (I'm talking to you bao bun). It's fine, the thing is in the world, you didn't bring it into the world, no harm was done by you, and the only ethical thing to do is consume it to the last crumb. And learn. So well done Lena, you make a difference.

[taylor-]

I've been vegan for about 4 years now, and I remember the biggest surprise for me was how easy it was. Although, to be fair, i was a lactose-intolerant vegetarian before that, so that probably helped lol

++ for showing that it doesn’t need to be an all or nothing thing!

[IzlyeSellos]

I keep a sewing kit in my desk at work and in my bag. Came in handy when a coworkers shirt button came off. It was the button right in the middle of the boob area 😬.

[isabbygabbyorcrabby]

I do really enjoy the lowered decision fatigue caused by being vegetarian!

[sonyamohe]

re: the sewing kit not being recyclable, carrying around a sewing kit is an absolute must. u can use that for the rest of your life tbh

[EowynDriscoll]

LOL the Ariel Easter Egg alone makes me want to upvote this (also the vid is great)

[gingeypie]

I LOVE your realistic approach to veganism (and just about every thing else for that matter!) Congrats on doing so well; looking forward to see what your well earned prize is!

[zoeziebee]

I’ve been dairy free for health reasons since I was 15 so I’m well aware of all the hidden milk in things and having to read packets. Also eating out can be so stressful when staff aren’t clued up on their allergens