Any Vegetarians in OT?

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Cali1Girl	Any Vegetarians in OT?	Lead	[-]
Posts: 97 (06/29/08 7:48 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	So why did you become a vegetarian? Was it health reasons, love of animals, other? I became a vegetarian for ethical reasons a month ago, after reading about "animal farming" and how these animals are treated like objects, to increase production and maximize profits. As if they had no feelings. I even got a subscription to "Vegetarian Times" magazine. It has great vegetarian recipes. But it's not an easy transition to make. I can't stop thinking about hamburgers, chicken thighs, or a juicy steak!
hossc		#1	[-]
Posts: 16414 (06/29/08 7:52 PM) Registered User Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	You have to pass the bacon test. The smell of frying bacon usually makes the new veggies lose control.
Us Kids Know		#2	[-]
Posts: 6703 (06/29/08 7:52 PM) Registered user Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	I honestly don't eat very much meat, so if I wanted to become a vegetarian I could pretty easily. And I've enjoyed most of the special vegetarian foods I've tried. And I could always use a new way to feel superior to others. And it truly is disgusting the way we treat those animals. I'm so motivated! ETA: damn, hossc's post about bacon wasn't there when I started typing that. Bacon <3
The Balloon Artist		#3	[-]
Posts: 1596 (06/29/08 8:00 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	My pizza place has a great vegetarian Pizza. Onions, garlic, Tomato, mushrooms, bell pepper and thin lean slices of vegetarian.
CBRetriever		#4	[-]
Posts: 19100 (06/29/08 8:03 PM) MESS member Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	watch the cheese vegetarians - most good cheese uses rennet in the cheese making process and it is not vegetarian I'm an omnivore
Driv		#5	[-]
Posts: 3028 (06/29/08 8:04 PM) Registered user Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	you don't win friends with salad! you don't win friends with salad!
frisbeehead		#6	[-]
Posts: 13199 (06/29/08 8:12 PM) Make it a funny one! Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	I've been vegetarian for 33 years.
Penelope McBagpipe		#7	[-]
Posts: 3131 (06/29/08 8:15 PM) Geenyus extraordinaire Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	hossc wrote: You have to pass the bacon test. The smell of frying bacon usually makes the new veggies lose control. How could anything even professing to be human turn down that sweet sweet pig part? I'm careful about what I shnarf into me calory wise, but never would a big hunk of animal protein EVER leave my diet.
ArtfulEgotist		#8	[-]
Posts: 711 (06/29/08 8:18 PM) Registered user Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	Signing in! I've been a veggie for 1 year and six months. The first month is the hardest. I had tried to make the change once before, but I could make it past the first month. The transition is way easier if you have soy products that simulate the taste until you no longer crave meat. I have a question... My other veggie friends and I have had this discussion several times and most of the veggies we know have experience this: The Meat-Eating Dream. Did everyone have it? Oh and to answer your original questions, I became a vegetarian for both reasons. More the animal cruelty than the healthiness!
Charming Nemesis		#9	[-]
Posts: 3225 (06/29/08 8:19 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	I try to buy organic meat when I can, because I want my animal to be happy before it's slaughtered. Happy meat is tasty meat.
Penelope McBagpipe		#10	[-]
Posts: 3132 (06/29/08 8:23 PM) Geenyus extraordinaire Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	The Meat-Eating Dream. There ain't a male poster who pretends to be straight here who hasn't had that dream.
Cali1Girl		#11	[-]
Posts: 98 (06/29/08 8:33 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	ArtfulEgotist wrote: Signing in! I've been a veggie for 1 year and six months. The first month is the hardest. I had tried to make the change once before, but I could make it past the first month. The transition is way easier if you have soy products that simulate the taste until you no longer crave meat. Thanks, Artful. I mentioned hamburgers before, but a Veggie Garden Burger, fried in butter with onions and a slab of cheese on top is very tasty in a burger bun, with ketchup and mayo. But chicken was my favorite meal ever, and nothing imitates that. Yea, it's not easy, kicking the "Meat-Eating Dream".
NotQuiteDeadYet		#12	[-]
Posts: 1447 (06/29/08 8:38 PM) Registered User Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	i'm a veg because I hate the texture of meat rotting flesh (which is what meat is, if you think about it) really grosses me out
Atypical Male		#13	[-]
Posts: 1400 (06/29/08 9:06 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	I've been one for closing on 30 years. I became one because the premise of eating animals was just plain disgusting to me once I'd put some thought into it. I learned much more about how the animals are mistreated after becoming one. I think that many people avoid educating themselves about the situation because they suspect that what they'd learn would sicken them and they'd no longer want to eat meat. I'd tried to become one a couple of times without success before I succeeded. After the end of the 3rd week on the final try, though, I didn't miss any of it at all. Cali, after you've been one for a while you might similarly get to the point where you don't think about them at all. AE, I don't believe that I ever had that dream.
Eurytol		#14	[-]
Posts: 1664 (06/29/08 9:10 PM) Badass motherfucker-er Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	I learned much more about how the animals are mistreated after becoming one What the fuck did you eat in order to transform into an animal???
finishthemoff		#15	[-]
Posts: 8900 (06/29/08 9:10 PM) Registered user Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	I became a vegetarian simply because it is cheaper and more cost efficient. At first, it is difficult to live as a vegterian until you appreciates benefit-cost aspect of being one. Protein shake is a great sub for meat.
Eurytol		#16	[-]
Posts: 1665 (06/29/08 9:12 PM) Badass motherfucker-er Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	Yeah, a choice piece of tender, juicy steak... or a mediocre protein shake. Decisions, decisions!
louie77		#17	[-]
Posts: 15263 (06/29/08 9:12 PM) Registered user Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	So why did you become a vegetarian? Was it health reasons, love of animals, other? Like 7 months ago I stopped eating meat. I had always wanted to do it, but didn't think i'd be able to survive. But turns out, it hasn't been all that hard thus far. The only reason I do it is cause of my love of animals. I feel guilty eating them, and i realized that I can't talk about animal rights if I still eat them. I for the most part don't eat any of that foo foo veggie stuff though, I just manage not to eat many non dairy/pasta related meals.
RetroFox		#18	[-]
Posts: 293 (06/29/08 9:13 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	For the past month or so, I've been trying to give up all meat, all pasteurized diary, and all fried foods for health reasons, and have been trying to eat a largely plant based, antioxidant rich diet. I am fucking losing it though.
HugItOut		#19	[-]
Posts: 6822 (06/29/08 9:16 PM) Registered User Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	Last year I lasted a good solid 6 months with no meat at all because of seeing Fast Food Nation. Living in Calgary made it hard, so I decided I "had no choice" but to go back to meat. I could live without chicken, I hate fish, and other than bacon, I'd be OK without pork, but it's the cow that keeps me coming back.
Axle the Bulldog		#20	[-]
Posts: 266 (06/29/08 9:18 PM) Registered user Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	I try to buy organic meat when I can, because I want my animal to be happy before it's slaughtered. Happy meat is tasty meat. Me too. I'm ok with eating meat because lots of animals do it. It's a part of life. But I am not happy with the mistreatment of animals before they are killed. And really, happy meat IS tastier. I have a lot of respect for vegetarians. I don't think I could do it. I crave protein and not the plant kind. I'm really active, though, and that requires sufficient protein. Do you still live in Calgary, HugitOut? There are a few good places here to buy organic meat.

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