We Also Cater For Vegans

Happy World Vegan Day to our vegan friends at Intertain.

Vegetarians do not eat any animal meat but tend to eat eggs and dairy products like milk and butter.

Vegans do not eat any animal meat, eggs, dairy products or any other product derived from an animal. 

Photo: Chef Fhred Erick Batalona's Roasted Eggplant with Soy-Vinegar Glazed topped with Chives

The number of vegans seems to be on the rising on an annual basis. More and more people are making the decision to go vegan and for good reasons; with fantastic health benefits, less stress on our environment, more efficient ways to use our resources and many more! Many of them who transition to veganism consider why this lifestyle speaks to them. It is a big lifestyle change and is easier to sustain if they wholeheartedly believe in this decision.

Health Benefits of a Plant-Based Diet

A vegan diet can be one of the healthiest ways to live. Plant-based diets should contain plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables, whole grains, beans, legumes, nuts and seeds. As vegan diets often rely heavily on these healthy staples, they tend to be higher in vitamins, minerals, phytochemicals and fibre. Healthy vegan diets are abundant with vitamins B1, C, and E, folic acid, magnesium and iron while also being low in cholesterol and saturated fats.

Consideration of Effects On The Environment and Use of Resources

With the awareness of the rising impact of our environment unable to support our current level of food production, more and more people are swaying away from animal products. Vegans believe that breeding, raising and feeding animals for food is a tremendously inefficient use of our natural resources. Animals raised for food production are fed over half of the all the world’s crops. As our population grows, we require more and more agricultural space.

Considerations of Animal Welfare, Livestock & The Dairy Industry

There are a lot of misconceptions about how animal products are obtained and we often turn a blind eye towards inhumane animal agricultural practices. Animal welfare is an issue we like to push out of our minds, even when it’s presented to us in an objective manner.

Chickens are selectively bred, either for egg production or meat consumption. Regardless of concerns over animal cruelty in factory farms, there’s another issue at hand when considering animal welfare. Should we be treating animals as commodities at all?

As humans, do we reserve the right to use animals as we please? Many vegans believe that we should not. We no longer need to rely on animals for food or clothing, so it does seem self-indulgent to continue to put our cravings, appetites, and desires ahead of the lives and well-being of other living creatures.

This issue is one where people tend to either agree or disagree and it’s often very difficult to sway someone to agree with our point of view. It’s something that deserves a little research and time spent to decide where you stand on the issue.

We Also Cater For Vegans

Here at Intertain, we remain unbiased. We cater for all – celiac, gluten-free, vegetarian and vegan. Our talented private chefs are flexible can make exceptions.

If you have a favourite menu you like, most of our chefs are able to pers­­onalize and customize the menu to make it a vegan option.

Call us at 1300 893 777 to enquire more or email concierge@intertain.com.au.