It's not hard for me to be a vegetarian

March is veggie month!

Eleven-year-old Alina has been a vegetarian for nearly a year and in her report she tells us why she decided to stop eating meat.

"I became a vegetarian last year because I don't like cruelty to animals.

I saw a programme on television about factory farms and I thought it was wrong to treat animals like this.

It wasn't hard to give up eating meat.

At first my dad said to try it for a week and I was fine.

Lots of vegetables

There are lots of things you're able to eat if you're a vegetarian - even fake bacon!

I especially eat lots of vegetables, my favourites are mushrooms and broccoli.

Quite a few of my friends are vegetarian but that didn't influence my decision to not eat meat.

It doesn't bother me to see people eating meat, I just know I could never eat meat again.

Stay healthy

I think once you become a vegetarian it's very hard to go back to eating meat.

My mum has been a vegetarian for 20 years but my dad and my sister eat meat; my sister sometimes makes fun of me.

My advice however would be to not become a vegetarian if you don't like many vegetables - it wouldn't be healthy for you."

Alina, 11, Affpuddle

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