Popular TV and film actress Ginnifer Goodwin was a zealous and dedicated vegan for 2 years.
She was even a spokesperson for Farm Sanctuary’s Adopt-A-Turkey project in 2009, adopting an entire flock herself.Â
She revealed on Jimmy Kimmel Live that she stopped eating vegan after experiencing some health issues which she did not disclose.
Ms. Goodwin stated:
I’m always learning and growing and changing and there were some boring health issues, and so I did actually have to work some animal products back into my diet.
She said that the first animal food she ate after her stint as a vegan was a scrambled egg from a farm where the chickens run free and are treated like pets. She admitted that is was the most delicious thing she had ever tasted.
She also revealed that her meal before coming on the Jimmy Kimmel show was meatloaf with bacon! Mmmm. I’m sure Ms Goodwin wasn’t contacted for a testimonial for What The Health, the biased, non-scientific pro-vegan Netflix film!
Sounds a bit like Angelina Jolie who once said that veganism “nearly killed” her and that a big, juicy steak is her beauty secret.
See Ginnifer Goodwin’s entire interview at this link.
Sarah, The Healthy Home Economist
Lotsa veggies, meat, and a little fruit is really optimum in all the research I’ve done. If you’re an omnivore you can eat the best of BOTH worlds!
I think every BODY is different. I really din’t digest protein well and gain weight easily on saturated fat. Veggie is good for me.
I tried being vegan too and no thanks. That was years ago. I got even sicker. I’ve been paleo for over 2 years and doing very well.
I say to each their own. I buy our meat, and eggs (and dairy) from local organic free range farms. I’ve seen how they treat their animals, and I feel good knowing that they aren’t living in inhumane industrialized conditions and eating antibiotic and hormone laced grains.
I do spend a lot on food, but that’s my choice. I fully believe in buying the best quality whole food I can find because what I eat makes up every cell of me (and my family). We also don’t eat out a lot, because i feel that too many restaurants use the lowest quality ingredients for the greatest profit, so we save there.
Invest in food now, or health care later.
I’d much rather obsessively plan than ingest the disgusting things found in our meat that is bought at the grocery store.. However, if I could AFFORD to purchase free-range eggs, grass-fed organic beef, hormone/antibiotic free…. Maybe I wouldn’t be vegetarian.. Or maybe if I practiced a little with a bow and arrow and/or shotgun… The possibilities would be endless.. But for now.. I’ll gladly obsessively plan.
Eggs from pastured chickens are an extremely cheep, high quality source of protein. Here in FL I can get a dozen for $2.50, right from the farm, with beautiful dark orange yolks. Do a little research; I bet you can find some cheep, good quality eggs from a farm or farmer’s market near your house.
I was brought up on a vegan diet. Seemed healthy at the time but there my health was ebbing away. To be a vegan in childhood leaves one with a very poor nutritional foundation. By adulthood the health problems began. Trying to reverse them now after 35 years of vegetarianism. 3rd generation vegetarian! Yikes! But making good progress now. wish people doing that to their children would actually have their vitamin levels checked via blood work instead of going by how they look. Or do a search on the best sources of the vitamins and see how many times meat is by far the best source with plants coming in a poor second.
I have tried it for 3 weeks. Got serious gut problems on it. Turns out I’m allergic to soy, grains,sugar and dairy.
Any diet that takes that sort of obsessive planning just so you don’t get sick can’t possibly be healthy. A real whole foal diet provides an abundance of nutrition not just enough to scrape by.
I think there is a large difference, of course, between vegetarian and vegan as well as between omni and vegetarian. Personally, even the best of the best in meat doesn’t set well with me. I feel much, much better when eating veggie. My kids are split, my husband prefers meats and fish. I think we just have to do what our bodies tell us too. Key here is learning to listen to our bodies and do it wisely, not because it’s the latest fad.
Being vegan or vegetarian requires very careful, and a large amount of, meal planning. I am vegetarian and I struggle daily to make sure my children and I get the necessary nutrients. Many don’t take into account the planning required to be successful and healthy in the decision to abstain from eating animals.
Agreed!