There is a Difference Between Veganism and Plant-Based Part 2!

When talking about nutrition and healthy eating, the proper term is ‘plant-based’, NOT ‘vegan’.

‘Plant-based’ refers to a way of eating that provides optimal nutrition for the human body and is NOT in dispute as to being the healthiest possible way to eat/obtain nourishment.

Vegans, however, do not necessarily care if they are healthy eaters. While most ARE [healthy eaters], this is mainly because they are generally more informed as to food production and nutritional needs - being “vegan” is NOT a description of what they ate for dinner or in any way a reference to nutrition. I myself have slipped in the past and said “vegan diet”, but that is very misleading as to the true meaning of these terms.

Plant-based is a healthy way of eating. Vegan is an ethical lifestyle that says we are opposed to the unnecessary abuse and/or murder of other sentient living beings, that we recognize each sentient being as an irreplaceable individual who we would surely love, hug, and comfort if we could...not abuse, enslave, or kill.

One is an ethical decision. The other is a scientific one. Both are good, for MANY reasons.

[go VEGAN!]