Best vegetarian cafe in Cheras KL

In this article we are going to talk about vegetarian cafe that can be found in Cheras, Kuala Lumpur.

Love Food, Love Lives and Love our Planet

It is an alarming news for us Malaysian when our country is being mentioned for the wrong reason. “Malaysia is Asia’s fattest country” with approximately half of the population overweight or obese. The factors that affect body weight include eating habits, genetics, and lack of exercise.

Eating habits among Malaysian

Studies revealed that Malaysian in general like to eat and that Malaysian like to eat with people. Not only that, Malaysian tend to eat out more often than they eat at home and even then, those who eat at home actually buy food home to eat. This “eating out” habit has largely been attributed to urbanization, emergence of middle class and economic development. For white collar workers, they are just too busy with work and prefer to eat outside as they are too tired to prepare any food for themselves.

The eating out syndrome forces us stretch our ringgit so that our budget can accommodate as many non-home cooked meals as possible. We try to spend as little as we can per meal and splurge only when it feels significant or worth it. This is why we frequently see people in nasi kandar shops or at economy rice and nasi bungkus stalls.

We’re also fans of oil, coconut milk, curry, tomyam…basically anything strong-tasting and oily but delicious suits us fine. It’s why our must-try foods include Curry Mee, Hokkien Mee, roti canai with lamb curry, nasi lemak, and Char Koay Teow, topped with a serving of super-sweet cendol, Milo, teh tarik or coffee. We have our share of healthy food, of course. We just happen to love our local fare too much.

Young Malaysians are more open with their food preferences, broadening their range to include Western staples such as Pizza Hut, McDonald’s, and KFC, plus other Asian foods such as sushi and ramyun. All these food choices create an unhealthy cocktail time-bomb in our bodies.

Not only that, according to Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr. S. Subramaniam (New Straits Times 27/11/2017), more than 80 per cent of Malaysians do not consume sufficient vegetables and fruits essential for a healthy diet. The trend showed an unhealthy and worrying dietary style. “This must be changed, otherwise it will increase the risk of diseases and affect the overall health system,” Dr Subramaniam said Malaysians should eat more fruits and vegetables to help reduce obesity and avoid lifestyle-related diseases.

The Impact of the Malaysian Diet on Your Health

Studies have shown that Malaysians have a very high risk of developing non-communicable diseases. The National Health and Morbidity survey carried out in 2011 claims that at least 48% of Malaysians are obese and that 15.2% of that figure is made up of adults. According to a study done by the Obesity Prevention Council, 3.6 million adults in our country suffer from diabetes.

We should not let other people be in charge of what goes in our food. For instance, we are trusting the nasi kandar shops to ensure that we don’t develop diabetes or become obese. It isn’t a crime to eat out at places like nasi kandar shops. It is, however, important that you control how often you frequent these places. Choosing a proper eatery with their ingredients freshly made from scratch and highly nutritious is important. Try to eat your more balance and healthy food whenever you can and throw in some salads or kerabu into the mix as much as possible to create a balance.

LOVE LIVES… But where do you get your protein?

The most common misconception out there is that you have to consume meat in order to get enough protein. This is simply not true. There may be protein in meat, but that doesn’t mean that it doesn’t exist anywhere else. In fact, vegans simply do what cows, pigs, sheep and chickens do; we go to the source.

Green vegetables (the superstars are kale, broccoli, seaweed, peas and spinach), beans and pulses (lentils, lima, edamame, pinto, black), grains (brown rice, whole wheat pasta, quinoa and bulgur wheat) and nuts (brazils, peanuts, cashews, almonds, pistachios and walnuts) are all excellent sources of protein.

Getting enough protein in your diet is not as big a deal as this question will make you first think it is. Simply be aware of what plant based foods are protein rich, and try to include some in all your meals… The easy back-up of a peanut butter sandwich (although now you’re vegan you’ll discover the delights of cashew and hazelnut as well), quinoa on your salad, a big vat of chili with kidney, black-eyed and cannellini beans, or quinoa like or a stir-fry with tofu and lots of veggies… And that’s only scratching the surface. There really is so much to choose from that often you won’t even notice you’re doing it!

Animals are sentient beings. They feel emotions, can suffer, and their lives matter to them.

People are animals, too, so it should come as no surprise that, like us, other animals can experience pleasure and joy, despair and fear, and a host of other emotions, too. And like us, animals want to eat, live and raise their young without being harmed. But the mass production of animals harms them in more ways than we often acknowledge.

There is, of course, the physical pain, of teeth and tails being clipped, horns burned off and ear tags puncturing flesh, but there is also the overwhelming suffering of life spent in a cage, or standing on broken bones, or having milk taken through infected teats.

What of the emotional toll? The dairy cow who grieves for her young, as calf by calf they are taken from her so that their milk can be sold for human consumption. The hen who is not permitted to keep her eggs, let alone hatch out her chicks, and can only watch as they roll away. The ewe and her lamb bleating for one another, long after the young sheep has been sent away for fattening. Being vegan is being kind. And isn’t that the kind of world we want?

LOVE OUR PLANET….

Being vegan is the best way we can protect our planet. Going vegan is the ‘single biggest way’ we can reduce our environmental impact, according Oxford University researchers.

This is because eating a plant-based diet can cut our greenhouse gas emissions, reduce pollution and water usage, prevent deforestation and save wild animals from extinction.

Where is the best vegetarian cafe in Cheras KL

Vegelab cafe first opened for business in June 2019 at G03, Maxim Alam Damai. It is a vegetarian cafe in Cheras KL. It is being set up in response to a movement across the globe that promotes vegetarian eating to increase health and wellness for ourselves, all living beings and our planet. As a strong animal advocate, we at Vegelab strongly believed that by eating healthy, not only one can save their own life but countless lives of voiceless and defenceless animals everywhere, not to mention our planet as well.   Vegelab aimed to raise consciousness around food and plan to play an active role to be part of a community that promotes healthy eating lifestyle. Promoting vegetarian eating has given Vegelab a greater purpose, something bigger to fight for. For more information on Vegelab food offering, just head on to https://vegelab.com.my