{"id":40658,"date":"2026-06-04T10:19:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T10:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/?p=40658"},"modified":"2026-07-08T07:29:57","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T07:29:57","slug":"is-chris-paul-vegan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/en\/is-chris-paul-vegan\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Chris Paul Vegan? He Went Plant-Based in 2019 and It Extended His Career"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>At 34, coming off injury and a rough stretch, most NBA point guards start planning their exit. Chris Paul changed his diet instead. He went plant-based in 2019, watched his inflammation and joint pain fade, and then did something the sport rarely allows a guard his age: he got better, and kept going into his forties.<\/p>\n<p>So, is Chris Paul vegan? He&rsquo;d say &ldquo;plant-based,&rdquo; and we&rsquo;ll respect his wording. Either way, no animal products, a snack brand built on it, and one of the great late-career runs in NBA history to point to.<\/p>\n<style>.tiv-verdict{border-left:6px solid #29a579;background:#f8decd;padding:18px 22px;margin:28px 0;border-radius:0 14px 14px 0;color:#0a4a4a}.tiv-verdict .tiv-badge{display:inline-block;background:#106050;color:#fff;padding:4px 14px;border-radius:999px;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.4px;margin-bottom:8px}.tiv-verdict p{margin:8px 0 0}.tiv-check{font-size:13px;color:#0a6b6c;margin-top:10px}details.tiv-tl{border:1px solid #e5ded4;border-radius:10px;margin:10px 0;background:#fff}details.tiv-tl summary{cursor:pointer;padding:13px 16px;font-weight:600;color:#0a4a4a}details.tiv-tl[open] summary{border-bottom:1px solid #f0ebe2}details.tiv-tl .tiv-tlb{padding:12px 16px;color:#0a4a4a}.tivq{border:2px solid #29a579;border-radius:14px;padding:22px;margin:30px 0;background:#fff}.tivq .tivq-q{margin:16px 0;padding:14px;background:#f6f3ec;border-radius:10px}.tivq .tivq-q p{font-weight:600;margin:0 0 10px}.tivq button{display:block;width:100%;text-align:left;margin:6px 0;padding:11px 14px;border:1px solid #d9d2c5;border-radius:8px;background:#fff;cursor:pointer;font-size:16px;color:#0a4a4a}.tivq button.tiv-ok{background:#29a579;color:#fff;border-color:#29a579}.tivq button.tiv-no{background:#fbe9e4;border-color:#e59875}.tivq .tivq-res{display:none;font-weight:700;margin-top:14px;font-size:18px;color:#106050}<\/style>\n<div class=\"tiv-verdict\"><span class=\"tiv-badge\">QUICK ANSWER<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Yes, Chris Paul eats a fully plant-based diet, since 2019.<\/strong> One honest note on wording: he says &#8220;plant-based,&#8221; not &#8220;vegan,&#8221; and started it for performance rather than ethics. He retired from the NBA in February 2026 and reaffirmed the diet is &#8220;for life&#8221; that April.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tiv-check\">Last fact-checked: July 7, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Performance first, then permanent<\/h2>\n<p>Chris Paul is refreshingly straight about why he switched: it wasn&rsquo;t ethics at first, it was his body. <a href=\"https:\/\/vegnews.com\/chris-paul-vegan-food-brands\">As he told VegNews<\/a>: &ldquo;When I first went plant-based, it was for performance purposes but once I saw how my body changed and how I felt, it was for life.&rdquo; On a 2026 podcast he was still marveling at it: &ldquo;2019 is when I went plant based. To see the way inflammation disappeared for me. It was crazy.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The proof was on the floor. In his 20th NBA season he started all 82 games, a longevity feat basically unheard of for a guard that deep into a career. Correlation isn&rsquo;t a clinical trial, but Paul is convinced, and he built the rest of his life around it.<\/p>\n<h2>The vegan timeline, tap to expand<\/h2>\n<details class=\"tiv-tl\">\n<summary>June 2019: plant-based at 34<\/summary>\n<div class=\"tiv-tlb\">With the Oklahoma City Thunder, coming off a dip, he switches for performance. Inflammation and joint pain fade; he returns to All-Star form.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details class=\"tiv-tl\">\n<summary>2022: Good Eat'n<\/summary>\n<div class=\"tiv-tlb\">He launches his own plant-based snack brand, born from craving a vegan version of a Cool-Ranch-style chip from childhood.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details class=\"tiv-tl\">\n<summary>2023: Wicked Kitchen<\/summary>\n<div class=\"tiv-tlb\">He invests in the vegan food company alongside Woody Harrelson, one of several plant-based investments.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details class=\"tiv-tl\">\n<summary>2024\/25: the 82-game season<\/summary>\n<div class=\"tiv-tlb\">In his 20th season he starts all 82 games, a record for a player that far into a career, and credits the diet.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details class=\"tiv-tl\">\n<summary>February 2026: retirement, and Kroger<\/summary>\n<div class=\"tiv-tlb\">He retires after 21 seasons. Days later, Good Eat'n reaches around 1,650 Kroger stores. The diet outlasts the playing career.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<h2>The vegan who builds the aisle<\/h2>\n<p>Plenty of athletes go plant-based. Chris Paul went into the business of it. Good Eat&rsquo;n, his snack brand, expanded from a personal craving into Walmart and roughly 1,650 Kroger stores. He&rsquo;s invested in Wicked Kitchen, Koia and others, and made a point of bringing plant-based food to historically Black colleges, tackling the access gap that keeps healthy eating out of reach in a lot of communities.<\/p>\n<p>That&rsquo;s the throughline of his second act: he&rsquo;s not just eating plants, he&rsquo;s trying to put them within everyone&rsquo;s reach.<\/p>\n<h2>Fact or fiction?<\/h2>\n<details class=\"tiv-tl\">\n<summary>He started all 82 games in his 20th NBA season. Fact or fiction?<\/summary>\n<div class=\"tiv-tlb\"><strong>Fact.<\/strong> A longevity record for a player that deep into a career, which he credits to the diet.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details class=\"tiv-tl\">\n<summary>His snack brand started from a chip craving. Fact or fiction?<\/summary>\n<div class=\"tiv-tlb\"><strong>Fact.<\/strong> Good Eat'n grew out of him wanting a vegan version of a Cool-Ranch-style chip.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details class=\"tiv-tl\">\n<summary>He calls himself strictly &#8220;vegan.&#8221; Fact or fiction?<\/summary>\n<div class=\"tiv-tlb\"><strong>Fiction.<\/strong> He prefers &#8220;plant-based,&#8221; and started it for performance, not ethics. The diet is the same; the label is his choice.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<h2>Quiz: how well do you know plant-based Chris?<\/h2>\n<div class=\"tivq\">\n<h3>Five questions, no cheating<\/h3>\n<div class=\"tivq-q\">\n<p>1. What year did he go plant-based?<\/p>\n<p><button>2015<\/button><button data-ok>2019<\/button><button>2023<\/button><\/div>\n<div class=\"tivq-q\">\n<p>2. Why did he switch, at first?<\/p>\n<p><button data-ok>Athletic performance and recovery<\/button><button>Ethics<\/button><button>A doctor's order<\/button><\/div>\n<div class=\"tivq-q\">\n<p>3. What's his plant-based snack brand called?<\/p>\n<p><button data-ok>Good Eat'n<\/button><button>CP3 Snacks<\/button><button>Point Guard Foods<\/button><\/div>\n<div class=\"tivq-q\">\n<p>4. Which vegan brand did he back alongside Woody Harrelson?<\/p>\n<p><button data-ok>Wicked Kitchen<\/button><button>Beyond Meat<\/button><button>Impossible Foods<\/button><\/div>\n<div class=\"tivq-q\">\n<p>5. What longevity feat did he pull off in his 20th season?<\/p>\n<p><button data-ok>Started all 82 games<\/button><button>Won MVP<\/button><button>Led the league in scoring<\/button><\/div>\n<div class=\"tivq-res\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>document.addEventListener(\"click\",function(e){var b=e.target.closest(\".tivq button\");if(!b||b.disabled)return;var q=b.closest(\".tivq-q\"),z=b.closest(\".tivq\"),ok=b.hasAttribute(\"data-ok\");q.querySelectorAll(\"button\").forEach(function(x){x.disabled=!0;if(x.hasAttribute(\"data-ok\"))x.classList.add(\"tiv-ok\")});if(!ok)b.classList.add(\"tiv-no\");z.dataset.d=(+z.dataset.d||0)+1;z.dataset.s=(+z.dataset.s||0)+(ok?1:0);if(+z.dataset.d===z.querySelectorAll(\".tivq-q\").length){var r=z.querySelector(\".tivq-res\");r.style.display=\"block\";r.textContent=\"Your score: \"+z.dataset.s+\" of \"+z.dataset.d+\". \"+(+z.dataset.s>=4?\"You know the assist.\":+z.dataset.s>=2?\"Solid. The timeline fills the gaps.\":\"Rough. Scroll back up and try again.\")}});<\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Is Chris Paul still plant-based in 2026?<\/h2>\n<p>Yes. He confirmed it &ldquo;for life&rdquo; on a podcast in April 2026, weeks after retiring, and his snack brand keeps expanding. The playing career ended; the diet didn&rsquo;t. If anything, plant-based is now his main job.<\/p>\n<p><strong>More vegan celebrity checks:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/en\/is-kyrie-irving-vegan\/\">Is Kyrie Irving vegan?<\/a> The NBA&rsquo;s other plant eater<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/en\/is-woody-harrelson-vegan\/\">Is Woody Harrelson vegan?<\/a> His Wicked Kitchen co-investor<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/this-is-vegan.com\/en\/is-novak-djokovic-vegan\/\">Is Novak Djokovic vegan?<\/a> Sport&rsquo;s other label-avoider<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Chris_Paul_(2022_All-Star_Weekend)_(cropped).jpg\">Erik Drost<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/2.0\/\">CC BY 2.0<\/a>, via Wikimedia Commons<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"post-excerpt\">Chris Paul switched to plants at 34 for performance, watched the inflammation vanish, and played into his forties. 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