How to switch to only white meat without imposing on my family, friends, etc.?!


Question: How to switch to only white meat without imposing on my family, friends, etc.?
Ever since I was little, I wasn't much of a red meat fan (steak, pork, etc.) but my dad was and still is in love with it; so I sacrificed and just ate a little bit. Now, though for a couple of weeks I have been only eating white meat (chicken, turkey, etc.), and I have been LOVING it! Recently though, in the past week I had steak. This is how it was: I was at my really good friends house, and they wanted to have a type of "BBQ". So we had corn, beans, soda, and much more. Then it came time for the big fat hunk of steak. When her dad served it to me, it was quite red. (I have to always have any type of meat well done!) Since I hate both all red meat and it has to be very well-done, I was just about to gag! :P I ate some of the very well done parts, but it was absolutely disgusting to me. And it certainly didn't help that my friend kept commenting on how good the steak was. What should I do? I also have on this upcoming decathlon session at my school on Monday, at which they are serving In n' Out burgers. I don't want to impose and say I'm not much of a beef fan: #1: I don't want to be rude for their hospitality. #2: I don't want to draw a lot of attention to myself (I'm kind of shy), by everybody saying, "You don't like hamburgers?!" But, I just can't bring myself to eat any type of red meat again! :(

I would be thankful for any suggestions you have! Please leave out the sarcastic remarks though. Thanks!

Answers:

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>It is perfectly fine to tell someone "in authority" (like a teacher or whomever) that you do not want to eat red meat of any kind. It is not impolite to do this, even if you are at a dinner table. I understand your concern about not offending anyone or creating a ruckus, but the fact is, you have a plain right to eat what you want to and to avoid what you don't...and its not impolite to let others know this, as long as you don't raise your voice or become militant about it. Just say it in a normal tone of voice, "I prefer not to eat red meat." Let it go at that. And if anyone asks you why, you don't have to explain yourself to them.



Just say next time when he was cooking you can say PLEASE make it well done and a small portion and cut it to bits and move it around the plate maybe kill it with steak sauce, no one wants to see blood on a plate. I would pretend to quietly barf and be excused from eating it if I saw blood and be strong you will get the attention you don't want if around heavy meat eaters.



I am an extremely picky eater, so I have never been shy about saying "No thank you" to all varieties of vegetables, sauces, casseroles, etc. Sounds like you have better manners than I do, though. So if you don't want to just say "No, thanks" I would suggest you let people believe you have issues with cholesterol. Even if you are young, most people won't question it if you explain that your family has a history of it and you've been told to watch your red meat intake. If anyone is rude enough to question you further, just respond that you don't like to talk about it and change the subject.




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