I think cooking completes you as a woman. … I woke up one morning and said, I can't do this [eating meat] to myself anymore. I didn't feel good. I was constipated all the time. … I used to live to eat. Now I eat to live.

About her vegan lifestyle. Brandy: Baby Baby Baby Baby Talks About Growing Up, Becoming A Vegan And Keeping Her Marriage A Big Secret, in Vibe (April 2002), p. 104.