One day, one of my friend, Nolwenn, told me : « Maud, what is nice is that you are a cool veggie! » What ? I could not believe what she just said, for me it was obvious. Vegetarian doesn’t mean boring… Nevertheless what she told me made me think, so for the ones who need, these are my 10 advises to become a cool veggie!
1. Do not force people to be vegetarian or to make them quit meat. Everyone do want they want. I saw people giving moral lesson to others who were eating meat. Everyone is responsible for their own nutrition and if they think is good like that, let them, don’t try to change them. Strange but try it is working!
2. The non vegetarian and the vegetarian are waiting from me that I have a complete list of what I could eat and what I could not. It is the same for me, I do what I want, if one day I want to eat eggs and another not. Does it mean that one day I am vegetarian and the other day not? No! We don’t have to label all our behaviors. This is not cool!
3. Stop justifying yourself. « I am vegetarian/vegan yes ». That’s it! No need more explanation. But if someone is asking you, please explain but don’t over justified your choice, this is not cool!
4. If they really want to know the reasons tell them and something cool to do is to make references to celebrities and athletes: Djokovitch, Carl Lewis, Serena Williams and another person you can quote who has its own effect: Albert Einstein ! Bam you reach the top of coolness!
5. When you eat with people who are not vegetarian and you have prepared one meal for you, show them. This situation could happen when you are travelling but also at your office. « You thought that I was eating only salad, carrots and tofu! Actually, I just made a eggplant stuffed with a chickpeas curry and banana chocolate chip cookies…» Make them try they will surprised !
6. When you go out at restaurant with friends or when you are travelling, if there is not any vegetarian dishes, choose one and ask them with the biggest
smile that you have to change the meat/fish by more vegetables. You will see it’s very cool to do that!
7. Do not refuse one barbecue invitation just because you don’t eat meat! « Wow she is coming to the barbecue but she is not going to eat anything… » Portobello mushroom, eggplant, capsicum,… You have a lot of choice. And you know what crisps and rosé it’s vegetarian!
8. Be ready to male some jokes about you because you can’t avoid it, 
there will be a lot! Today, it is a very sensitive subject so you have to have a sens of self-mockery, it is always working!
9. By showing others that being a cool vegetarian is not rare, more and more people will ask for your advices… So cool! Open your arms and share, spend time with them to show them how you do, how you cook… You have reach a high level of coolitude now!
10. Now that you reach the maximum of coolness of being a vegetarian: enjoy, relax, and eat! So easy you will see!
