Nicole Robles is a normal college student from a normal family but what is special about her is the transition she’s undertaking now—to become a vegetarian.
The vegetarian area that Nicole Robles usually does shopping at.Robles said it was really hard to get rid of all the meat and animal products because of her family background. Her mom is from Italy so every Thanksgiving, she would prepare a meatball feast for the family. “It is impossible to refuse her,” Robles said.
But as an animal lover, especially after witnessing people killing and eating animals on the media, she decided to make a difference. She believed the process is all about moderation, cutting down the meat intake slowly and limiting herself. Being a vegetarian is not an extreme lifestyle change so people should be flexible and adjust it to their own lifestyle.
When she started doing this, she began with cutting down beef and pork. Right now, she doesn’t drink milk, barely eats eggs and tries to stay away from dairies. Instead, She gets protein supplement from beans and soy products and keeps them all natural.
Robles is shopping at grocery store.Living in state college where lacks restaurants serving vegetarian foods, Robles says that cooking becomes one of the biggest challenges since it takes up a lot of her time. So she usually eats simply by mixing chopped vegetables, sauce and rice together.
Robles faces another difficulty whenever she eats out with friends who are not vegetarians. She needs to grab some food and snacks beforehand just in case there aren’t vegetarian diets available for her.
By setting up herself as an example, Robles wants to introduce a better and healthier living style to her family and friends.
Family Tradition
Nicole Robles grew up at an Italian household and she said it was really hard to refuse her mom.