- SHARAN/A healthy vegan family
A healthy vegan family
“I started my vegan journey when I first attended SHARAN’s cooking class by Preethi Raghav in Chennai in early 2014 – where I came to know of the horrors of the dairy industry, and how dairy affects our health. I turned vegan the same day – from then on there was no looking back. I started feeling light, healthy and more energetic in very few days.
When we moved to Mumbai later that year, my husband Hari attended a session by Dr Nandita Shah (‘Eat Well Weigh Less’). Her answers to his multiple concerns convinced him, and he turned vegan too. Hari’s frequent headaches and acidity disappeared completely, and he happily lost almost 10 kgs in 4 months (and maintains that till date).
Moving to Mumbai took me closer to the active SHARAN Mumbai community. Thanks to Reyna and her cooking classes, I started experimenting with the dairy alternatives for various recipes, and slowly started using more whole grains and millets, and started oil-free cooking too. It has been an amazing journey since then.
Our 3 year old daughter Sahaana has been vegan from birth, except for some rare occasions when her grandparents feed her some dairy stuff. We don’t give her any processed food, and she has developed a strong liking for fruits. She is not deprived of any of the food items that kids normally have – cakes, ice creams and cookies – all vegan and homemade. Thanks to this healthy and guilt free diet, she’s been an active and happy baby.”
