A few of the students here have taken it upon themselves to research and change their diets to something healthier for the body. One teacher has a deeper story than just a healthy lifestyle.

Art teacher Vicki Delozier has taken it upon herself to change her lifestyle because of something tragic that happened within her family.

“I had a daughter pass away. She passed away five years ago Sunday,” Delozier said. “Because of that, her (daughter’s) husband was actually researching nutrition and it was actually through that and my own research that I felt like going vegan is healthier and fights cancer.”

According to the CDC a person’s diet can accelerate the cancer cells within the body. Some vegans are not “true” vegans since there are many things that classified as vegan.

“Vegan being plant-based, there are unhealthy versions, an Oreo cookie vegan,” Delozier said. “Alcohol is vegan, pasta and that stuff.”

There are healthy dishes that most vegans prefer over regular dishes and they’re quite easy to prepare.

“I can make a taco version of the taco meat, but it’s more of a quinoa. Make sure it’s not the fake meat because I don’t really agree with that like all processed foods,” Delozier said.

“I really like the tofu at P.F. Changs that is good,” junior Manisha Thind said.

“I like a lot of pasta with like, cashew sauce instead of like Alfredo sauce,” senior Kaylee Mckown said.

Mrs. Delozier has been a vegan for four years, Manisha Thind has been a vegan for almost two years, and Kaylee Mckown has been vegan for seven months.

“I think it depends on how into it you are,” Thind said. “I think it’s pretty easy if you go into it with a good mindset.”