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My sister and I cooked a lot together; my sister was a very healthy vegetarian. She was always a real good teacher for me about organics, recycling, composting -whenever you hear me talk about it, it's usually because of my sister's influence.

I've been a vegetarian since I was about 12 years old. When I became a vegetarian, I got my mom and dad to become vegetarian, and my brother became a vegetarian.

I didn't grow up eating meat - I was a vegetarian until I was 18.

I became a vegetarian at age 13 because I was into animal issues and felt like it was kinder not to eat animals.

I did not become a vegetarian for my health, I did it for the health of the chickens.

I am vegetarian, though, and so is my family.

To be honest, I was the world's worst vegetarian. You see - I didn't really like vegetables very much. I'd spent most of my childhood terrified of them - horrid bland mushy things. It's only as an adult I realise that part of the problem is my mother's cooking - she hates using salt and has a tendency to overboil things. Thanks, Mum.

I've been vegetarian for virtually all of my adult life, and I do adopt a very strict health regime.