Lizzo says she isn't vegan to lose weight, she just feels better eating plants: 'I lead a very healthy lifestyle'

• Lizzo is thought to have gone vegan in June 2020 and regularly shares her food on social media.
• Lizzo said she follows a plant-based diet because it makes her feel good, not to lose weight.

Lizzo isn't vegan to lose weight, she follows a plant-based diet because it makes her feel good, she said.

The singer and entrepreneur told Vanity Fair that she leads a "very healthy lifestyle" both mentally and spiritually, and she prioritizes her health.

"I try to keep everything I put in my body super clean," Lizzo said.

Lizzo, who is thought to have gone vegan in 2020 when she spoke of "being plant-based and vegan" on TikTok, has shared insights into her diet with her social media followers over the years.

She eats foods like kale salads topped with onion, beans, corn, and avocado; Korean rice cakes with mushroom carrot sauce, and vegan mozzarella; and vegan chocolate, as Insider's Canela López previously reported.

But her motivation has nothing to do with changing her weight, she told Vanity Fair.

"Health is something I prioritize, wherever that leads me physically. Like veganism, people were like, 'You're a vegan? What, are you deep frying the lettuce?' I'm not a vegan to lose weight, I just feel better when I eat plants," she said.

Lizzo added that she stress eats too, sometimes not realizing how much she's eaten.

"Anything can be harmful, but it comforts me in a way," she said.

Lizzo told Nasty Gal in 2017 that she was a vegetarian for seven years and a vegan for one when she lived in Minneapolis before she was famous.

She said she "really discovered my vegetarianism and my veganism there."