Guri Schanke, Vegans | Guri Schanke took drastic action: – It has been a long journey

Seven years ago, Guri Schanke (62) made a choice that would prove to lead into a new lifestyle.

Almost overnight, the actor and singer changed his diet and became a vegan. This means that you avoid all food from the animal kingdom, and instead choose to go for a plant-based diet.

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At the same time, Schanke chose to cut out alcohol, and to Nettavisen she tells the background for the lifestyle change.

– A long journey

Schanke, who will soon be a challenger in this year’s season of “Camp kulinaris”, has always been active.

– I probably have a tendency to use a lot of energy. I ponder a lot, it’s generally a lot of stuff, she says to Nettavisen and laughs.

For that reason, the well-known 62-year-old has long been searching for a lifestyle that matches this.

– It has been quite a long journey where I have been looking for something that makes me function optimally. I’ve tried a bit of everything.

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Among other things, she cut out both sugar and dairy products for a long time before she suddenly opened her eyes to something else.

– It was a bit random. I was in Spain for a wedding. I also met one of the guests at breakfast, who asked if I had tried celeriac juice. Then I read up a bit on the health benefits – and really felt that a plant-based diet was a good idea. So then I went “all in”, shares Schanke.

Missing certain things

Schanke eats vegan for the sake of her health first and foremost, and doesn’t mind if others don’t do as she does.

– I like to cook meat and fish for those who want it, she says.

At the same time, she admits that she sometimes misses some of the feelings that come with not having a strict diet.

– It can be a bit tricky. Being invited away, for example. I myself know what it’s like to have friends over who are not interested in food. It’s a bit boring, she says.

– So I have to say I miss it a bit, going to restaurants and tasting new food, being social, drinking wine and all that.

Despite a small loss, she doubts that she will go back:

– I have tried a few times, and thought that it would have been good with a glass of wine, for example. But it doesn’t taste like anything anymore. It is broken. It belonged in a previous life, she laughs.