'I was told to feed my children yoghurt, milk': Genelia D'Souza on misconceptions around vegan diets

Riteish Deshmukh and Genelia D'Souza are co-founders of Imagine Meats, a startup that provides an alternative to non-vegetarian items through plant-based meats.

New Delhi: Bollywood couple Genelia D'Souza and Riteish Deshmukh spoke about their plant-based, vegan diet after years of being non-vegetarians. The actress also spoke about the myth around vegan diets and presented arguments against it. 

The 'Tujhe Meri Kasam' actress said that her children are vegan as well. However, people advised her to feed her kids dairy products such as milk and yoghurt due to the belief that vegetarian food didn't have enough protein.

While speaking to Zee News Digital, she cleared this myth and said, "My kids are also vegan. Everyone said, 'feed them curd or milk'. I've realised that there is a huge myth that vegetarian food does not have protein. But we just have to eat in the right proportions and ensure we get all the nutrients. I honestly feel the nutrition course that I did helped me learn a lot."