Vegucated

I recently watched this on Netflix and while it's entertaining, as far as documentaries go...it's not a movie I would go to to actually learn how to become a vegan.

The premise is that the writer, director, producer of this movie challenges three random people to become vegan for six weeks and see if they can a.) stick with it, and b.) have the desire to continue after the challenge is over. She also seems to approach veganism from a mostly animal rights/cruelty standpoint and there isn't a lot of discussion about the health benefits.

One thing that put me off from the beginning of the challenge is that she takes two of the "guinea pigs" (for lack of a better phrase) to the grocery store and helps them buy foods that are vegan but will help them supposedly transition better. Two of the choices are Teddy Grahams and Double Stuf Oreos. Throughout the rest of the movie, we see these two people drinking Diet Coke, regular Coke and even beer. I'm by no means a prude regarding alcohol, I just don't think you can imbibe any of these beverages and get the full health benefit of living a vegan lifestyle.

In the end, the one that seems to not get as upset about harm to animals and adheres strictly to vegan eating is the one that continues a vegan lifestyle after the challenge. She recognized how much better she feels and she also lost the most weight but originally was the one with the least amount to lose.

Again, I recommend you watch it just to perhaps get a different viewpoint on being vegan...but if it's facts you're looking for I'd choose another venue.