Vegetarian Persuasive Speech

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There is someone in your life who you want to encourage to eat more healthfully for a variety of reasons; there are many strategies you can use to persuade someone to try to eat more healthfully. According to helpguide.org eating vegan is not about stern diet philosophies, staying extremely small, or depriving yourself of the foods you love. It is mainly about feeling good, improving your mood, and keeping yourself as healthy as possible. We all know someone who could live a better and longer life if they ate healthier. Alia Butler article from Livestrong.com believes poor diets deficient in the vitamins, minerals and other nutrients you need can take a negative toll on your overall health. Starting to eat vegan can easily overturn the consequences of an unhealthy diet. Brown University “defined a vegetarian as a person who does not eat meat, poultry, and fish. Vegetarians eat mainly fruit, vegetables, legumes, grains, seeds, and nuts. Many vegetarians eat eggs and/or dairy products but …show more content…

Some people who can’t afford to buy vegan foods have to eat what they can and when you compare the prices of organic versus non-organic foods, the non-organic are always more lowly priced than healthy foods. Take for example, if you go to McDonalds and look at their menu the burgers, fries, and chicken can be bought from around $1.00 to $3.00. On the contrary salads starting prices can be at $7.00, no wonder people choose meat over vegetables sometimes. At the same time though do you care about your families’ health more or your wallet? Sacrifices have to be

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