natalie-portman-vegan-footwear-33Is she vegetarian? Is she vegan? Get ready for some more “What’s Natalie Portman eating?!” news!
The 28-year-old actress was found in a vegan restaurant in downtown Manhattan, (nibbling on a soy-cheese sandwich no less) which confirmed the news that Natalie is once more vegan, LA Times reports. Portman scored an early release of his upcoming non-fiction work Eating Animals and switched from vegetarian to vegan immediately after reading it.

In our ever-continuing, debate over Natalie Portman’s food philosophy, word from the actress herself made it clear that she is in fact a vegan. She’s been one for about the past month.no one is allowed to enter her home with leather accessories of any kind, having Maguire be an ambassador of veganism (not be confused with Jerry Mcguire’s “Ambassador of Quan”) makes sense. Portman did not originally consider going vegan with food (she’s long been against buying clothing made with any animal products) because as she said, “It’s really hard for traveling, especially if you want to maintain your protein levels.” Which of course, several vegans in the comments took to task saying that it was entirely easy and possible. Here’s what Portman said in a recent interview with Marie Claire:

Natalie Portman is one of the most respected artists in Hollywood. The 28-year old actress not only portrays incredible characters on screen but also uses her power off-screen to support and promote some incredible campaigns and initiatives. The UK Observer Magazine recently sat down with the star over a veggie lunch and tap water to discuss her career and passion for giving back. Here are some highlights:

On not being a vegan and recycling clothing:

She’s not a vegan, though she has been trying to phase out eggs. ‘But I don’t think I could do it. It’s really hard for traveling, especially if you want to maintain your protein levels.’ She refuses to wear leather, but will wear wool. ‘Although I don’t think I have a lot of wool clothes. And I sort of made a no-buying-anything-new rule. I just have a lot of stuff,’ she says with a tiny pout. ‘And I figured: look, if I need something, if my running shoes have holes in them and I don’t have running shoes any more, then I’ll get new ones. But you know, I have 40 T-shirts, I have 20 pairs of jeans you get so forced into believing [that you need all this stuff]. Maybe it’s a New York thing.