Natalie Portman Briefly Stopped Being Vegan During Her Pregnancy

Jokes aside, Natalie Portman started eating dairy, eggs and milk when she was pregnant. She was still a vegetarian, meaning no animals were directly harmed by her diet and she refused to eat meat. It was a novel experience and a bit unpleasant at that, but she had to learn to “listen to her body”.

Concerned about the wellbeing of her children and herself, she turned to indirect animal products, such as cookies and cakes from local bakeries. Veganism was not an issue. Basically, Portman ate eggs, dairy products and no meat, trying to stay true to the animal rights movement she holds dear.

Interestingly enough, her husband Benjamin Millepid is not a vegan, though Portman says they get along just fine. She’s convinced him to “think harder about what he puts in his mouth”, especially red meat, chickens and so on. But even still, she confesses Millepied is the one who does most of the cooking in the family.

It is exactly this kind of non radicalism that made the actress and her philosophy so appealing to wide masses. We can all come to our senses and use some of her advice without being pressured and frowned upon.

Animal rights and political correctness should not serve as means to gain public validification, or a means to gain media attention. Vegan Natalie Portman is a prime example of how humans must constantly search for new ways to protect animals, the environment and stay healthy.

These are not conflicted, but rather complementary goals which are quite possible to achieve in the 21st century.

There is something about Portman – her moderate, sensible approach to talking sense to all humans that’s so easy to comprehend and accept. Everyone can get her words and it’s not hard to identify with such a person, no matter how talented, rich, successful, or beautiful she is.

Eating animals has ceased to be our morally viable diet solution for a long time, and Portman is definitely among the first to act like it.