VanaRobbin vakakurira mumba ine dziva rakaita seaizikirimu. John aikwanisa kuwana “aizikirimu yakawandisa” uye akanga akagadzirira kuita iri bhizimisi remhuri raibhadhara zvikuru. John anoyeuka kuti: “Vanhu vakawanda vanofunga kuti kugadzira aizikirimu zvinonaka kwaizova kurota kumunhu upi noupi, asi pandaidzidza zvakawanda nezveutano hweaizikirimu yomukaka, pandaiwedzera kudzidza nezvemabatirwo aiitwa mombe, kufara kwandaiita uye kusafara kwandaiita kushoma. zvimwe ndakazviwana. kunetseka. Ndakanzwa ndave pamharadzano. Kune rumwe rutivi, ndaida kufadza baba vangu, uye ivo zvirokwazvo vaida kuti nditevere mumakwara avo uye rimwe zuva nditungamirire kambani. Yakanga iri nzira iri pachena uye ine pundutso, asi nerumwe rutivi, ndainzwa kuti ndaifanira kupa uye kuva anobatsira.”
Pakupedzisira Robbins akarongedza, akasangana nomudzimai wake, uye pamwe chete vakavaka kabhini pachitsuwa chiduku chiri pedyo nemhenderekedzo yeCanada kwavairima zvokudya ndokurarama ne$500 pagore. Panguva iyi vakaita mwanakomana vakamutumidza kuti Ocean. “Ndinoyeuka ndichiti kuna baba vangu: “Inzwai, baba, tiri kurarama munyika yakasiyana neyamakakurira.” Mhoteredzo inoshatiswa zvakakomba nemabasa avanhu. Mukaha uri pakati pevane vanazvo nevasina uri kuwedzera. Tiri kurarama mukutyisidzirwa kwenjodzi, uye chero nguva chimwe chinhu chisingafungiki chinogona kuitika.”
Baba vake vakafara. Ko mwanakomana wake mumwe chete aizongofamba sei? Robbins akarambwa nemhuri uye baba vake vakapedzisira vatengesa kambani. Asi Robbins haana kuzvidemba. “Ini nemudzimai wangu Dio tave nemakore 52 takaroorana uye tanga tichidya zvirimwa zvemumiti nguva yose iyi. Sarudzo mbiri idzi - kumuroora uye kuenda kunodya vegan - zvinhu zvandisingadembi kechipiri. "
Mushure memakore emararamiro evegan anofungisisa, Robbins akabudisa chikwata chake chekutanga cheDiet for a New America muna 1987. Bhuku rino rinotsanangura maitiro, zvakatipoteredza uye hutano zvinokonzerwa nekuchengeta mhuka, uye ice cream yemukaka chikamu chedambudziko iri repasi rose. Pasinei zvapo nokutsoropodza kwakananga kwebhuku indasitiri yemukaka—indasitiri imwe cheteyo yaitsigira bhizimisi rababa vake—iyo, nenzira isingafadzi, yakamuponesa nokufamba kwenguva. Sekureva kwaRobbins, baba vake, vava kufa, vakaverenga bhuku iri uye vakabva vachinja kudya kwavo. Robbins Sr. akararama mamwe makore makumi maviri.
Baskin Robins paakafunga kugadzira vegan ice cream, Robbins akati, "Ndinogona kutaura kuti kambani yakazviita nekuti vakaziva kuti chikafu chekudyara ndicho ramangwana. Vakaita izvi nokuti vanoda kuramba vachiita bhizimisi uye kuita mari, uye vanoona kutengeswa kwemishonga yemakwenzi kuchikwira zvikuru. Kudyara kwakavakirwa pakudyara kwave simba risingamisikike uye munhu wese ari munyika yechikafu ari kucherechedza. Uye aya mashoko akanaka kwazvo kune zvipenyu zvose panyika ino yakanaka.”
Robbins parizvino anomhanyisa Food Revolution Network, sangano rekodzero dzemhuka, nemwanakomana wake Ocean. Sangano rinobatsira vanhu kutora mararamiro emiti yekudzorera hutano nekuvandudza hutano hwepasi.