This Army Has 10,000 Vegan Soldiers!

Men and women serving in the military need to take care of themselves and be on a diet that gives the optimum nutrition to perform at peak levels. Eggs and animal protein are a mainstay amongst military diets across the world, but things are changing. 

There's one army that has 10k + vegan soldiers - and it happens to be in one of the most vegan-friendly countries in the world: Israel!

Vegan soldiers in the Israel Defence Force have the option to choose vegan leather boots, a vegan beret instead of a wool one, and plenty of delicious vegan options at mealtimes, with salads, vegetables and plant mylk. 

 

 

 

 

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The perfect place to be vegan doesn't exi- . #Vegan #WorldVeganDay #IDF

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These men and women are a testament to the fact that you can literally stay fighting fit on a vegan diet!

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