Interviewed - 

Vijayan Balakrishnan (Parent

of Tamanna Vijayan) on 5th January 2023,
Thursday

1. What do you think constitutes in a green

meal? 
 Ans) A green meal should consist of
vegetables and protein meats. For growing
children, a green meal is exceedingly
important to give them strength. 
2. Where do you stand on the ‘only meat is
healthy and sufficient to form a healthy diet
as compared to ‘veggies and meat’ to diet
debate? 
 Ans) personally believe a healthy diet is an
‘all rounded’ diet. It should have one
component from each food group. Only meat
will not suffice and the person will not get
proper amount of vitamins and nutrients.
3. What do you think is the right amount of
vegetables required in a meal?
 Ans) I think a meal should be divided with
meat and vegetables equally, personally
being a meat lover myself, I would wish to
have a meal with more meat, however a meal
should be balanced and healthy. 
4. Our own experiences have came to a
conclusion that maintaining greener meals is
hard as the things we eat have become
somewhat like habits… how do you believe
we can maintain to keep our meals greener?
 Ans) Eating and purchasing ethically raised
produce, eating balanced meals, not eating
food with too many preservatives or sugar.
5. How have you found out what meats are
ethically produced?
Ans) Our family buys from reliable stores
that have a ‘ethical policy’ on all their
products, everything is fresh and safe,
however if we ever were to switch to another
vendor, reading the policies of the company
would be a must.
6. Is going vegan better or worse for the
environment?
Ans) A vegan diet lowers the carbon content
of a diet as compared to a meat eaters,
therefore it is better for the environment,
however it must be followed strictly and it
requires discipline.