Many vegan parents face a dilemma about the best approach to raising their children – do you allow them to consume animal products with their school friends if they choose to, or enforce a strict plant-based diet?
But this common scenario for vegans around the world has been turned on it head in Australian actress Teresa Palmer’s household.
Palmer’s sons Bodhi, 5 and Isaac, 11, have adopted veganism along with their friends at school, and have been demanding plant-based meals at home.
But the actress has been secretly putting animal products into meals and hoping her five-year-old won’t notice.
She told Australian radio show 2DayFM Breakfast she was struggling to cater for his veganism so much, she’d even been driven to lie to him. “I’m constantly lying,” Palmer admitted.
Bodhi joins a rapidly growing younger generation who are ditching animal products, and his mother said he even refuses to eat his friends’ birthday cakes if they contain dairy.
Bodhi’s veganism is influenced by older brother Isaac. The boys’ mother explained: “All [of Isaac’s] friends have become a little vegan group at school in America. They live in LA, there we go!”
Palmer had a brief period as a vegan but has switched to vegetarianism.
Read: Belgian Doctors Say Parents Raising Vegan Children Should Face Criminal Charges
What do you think of Teresa Palmer’s interview? Share your thoughts in the comments below!
Lifestyle
Vegan culture, food, beauty & more
UK’s first fully vegan school kitchen is a huge hit among pupils
- Mohsina Dodhiya
- 23rd May 2022
The Lady of Sion School in Worthing opened what is believed to be UK’s first 100% Plant-Based Canteen serving black bean and quinoa meatballs in barbecue sauce, veggie fajitas with Mexican rice and meatless feast pizza. A school in West Sussex has received an overwhelming positive response after it adopted an all-vegan menu. In January, …
Continue reading “UK’s first fully vegan school kitchen is a huge hit among pupils”
75% of Brits prefer vegan cars, says new study
- Mohsina Dodhiya
- 17th May 2022
A number of companies already offer a variety of plant-based leathers using everything from apples and cactus to pineapple leaves. A new poll has revealed that a majority of UK motorists are keen on buying fully vegan cars. In a research commissioned by the Vegan Society, people were asked about their opinions on vegan cars …
Continue reading “75% of Brits prefer vegan cars, says new study”
VEGAN MEMES
NEED A LAUGH?
QUIZZES
All the quizzes you love to binge!
QUIZ: If you score 11/12 on this quiz, you’re a verified vegan food expert
- Marlon Farrugia
- 10th January 2020
How much vegan knowledge do you have stored away? Do you have to Google your way through a shopping trip, or do you have all the bad E-numbers memorised? Find out now with this quiz. Marlon Farrugia Marlon Farrugia is a freelance writer from Brighton. He has been a dedicated vegan for many years, and …
Continue reading “QUIZ: If you score 11/12 on this quiz, you’re a verified vegan food expert”
QUIZ: What is your perfect Vegan Halloween Costume?
- Marlon Farrugia
- 13th October 2019
Spook Season approaches. There will be ghosts, goblins, ghouls, and glucose. You need a costume, and you want to it to show off your personality, which means VEGAN. But what to choose? Take our quiz to find out your perfect outfit. Marlon Farrugia Marlon Farrugia is a freelance writer from Brighton. He has been a …
Continue reading “QUIZ: What is your perfect Vegan Halloween Costume?”
QUIZ: What kind of vegetable are you?
- Marlon Farrugia
- 26th September 2019
“If you were a vegetable, what kind would you be?” A question that has tormented humanity throughout the ages – until now. Read: QUIZ: If you score 19/20 on THIS quiz, you’re a Vegan God Marlon Farrugia Marlon Farrugia is a freelance writer from Brighton. He has been a dedicated vegan for many years, and …