Why do Vegetarians eat pretend meat if they're against eating animals?!
Why not nuts and berries instead
Answers: It seems silly to eat meatless eat balls, or tofu turkey or meatless ribs
Why not nuts and berries instead
They appreciate the taste of meat, they just don't actually want to eat the meat...for moral reasons.
because if you were a vegitarian you would realize how hard it is! we dont want to eat "nuts and berries" all the time. meatless stuff doesn't have meat so its fine for vegitarians to eat. your question is sort of an insult to us vegitarians.
dont you think we would get sick of eating nuts and berries all the time?
Well, I don't think the question is insulting. I think the use of 'silly' can make it sound insulting. Maybe you should paraphrase it in order not to get any more complaints. :)
The question itself is interesting. I think it is to have variety. Why do NON-vegetarians eat them??? TO HAVE VARIETY! :D It's boring to eat the same thing every day, isn't it? ;) Now, of course it is very practical to modify a recipe rather than make one up... I think that's why they eat meatless versions of 'meatful' (LOL meat :D) recipes.
They either don't eat the meat because of moral reasons and/or love of animals. Also some practice it to eat healthy. Its similar to people who don't wear fur, to save animals, but don't care if you wear fake fur. But I see your point, kind of hypocritical on their part.
Vegetarians make many personal sacrifices- in particular, they give up a lot of the pleasure of eating, because animal fats add flavour to meals. If you want a real thrill, chow down some straght tofu. It is bland and tasteless beyond belief. "TVP" (texturized vegetable protein) is right up there with tofu on the flavour scale. These products, however, offer the vegetarian with a source of amino acids that are essential to life. Fortunately for the vegetarian, these two substances may have flavour added, and they also take on the flavours of whatever they may be cooked with or in. TVP is the main constituent in meatless meatballs and ribs. Tofu is a common filler in orietal vegetarian dishes.
As for me, I am not vegetarian, but I enjoy tofu when used properly in oriental dishes, and find meatless meat a bit over the top. To me, it is seasoned beyond my taste. To each their own, though.
If you choose to be vegetarian, make certain you do your homework, and that you do not compromise your health by either vitamin deficency, amino acid deficency or mineral deficency.
Why doth the English (non-Amish) pretend to be Amish while using the Internet? It seemeth silly; why doth thee not ride a wagon and chop wood instead?
Well, as long as were not actually eating meat, its ok. Plus, it is very hard, and there is not as much of a variety of food. And it is yummy!!
Because...I dunno ask one
I guess I agree with you. But I've been a vege for about 8 weeks and it was HARD to go through thanksgiving with out the turkey I love. I needed some sort of replacement for the meat the rest of my family was enjoying!
Good Luck and happy turkey day
I think it helps when you are trying to ease yourself off of meat products until you find the veggies and beans that you like enough to completely replace meat. A lot of people have eaten meat so long that they are used to thinking of meals as having to have a meat main course.
Personally, I like having a wide variety in my diet. I am against eating animal; faux meats are NOT animals, so there is no conflict. I also eat nuts and berries. And seeds and vegetables. And grains and legumes. You have a truly bizarre idea of what a vegetarian eats...
I have been a vegitarian for a long time, four years to be exact. personally i don't like to eat real meat because of what the put in it. steroids, antibiotics, ect. the list goes on! that and it harms animals! I have been a vegan for a couple weeks now! the reason for that is pus in milk. boils grow on the inside of cows utters and they pop sometimes. i drink organtic milk for that reason. if you are drinking regular milk you are drinking 45% pus. i would rather not drink pus. so why do i eat fake meat? because it is healthful! that and it is organtic and has no steroids or antibiotics or anything i don't know! I hope that helps you out!
plus to add on to this meat sits in your stomach for three days before it comes out...basiclly it has to sit there in your stomach and rot before it can be digested! ew!
So many people need to study up on Vegans and Vegetarians. This fake meat as you call it offers our bodies the protein that we need. We like choices in our diet just like you do.
Because we like them and they aren't dead animals! Trust me they don't taste like meat so we aren't trying to get the taste of meat. Although if we were what would be the issue? Most of us have become vegetarian because of moral reasons not because we didn't like the taste of meat.
Why the hell would I want to just eat nuts and berries? Just because I don't want to eat animals doesn't mean I want to eat like a Rabbit or Deer! I like variety!
you know what's annoying? when meat eaters say things like that. there is no comparison between REAL meat and fake meat.
oh please. it tastes good, it's good for your health, AND it's CRUELTY-FREE. it's not animal flesh.
It does seem a bit silly, but its more to help people who are the only vegetarian in their family, people who eat meat who want to sometimes have a non-meat meal or people who have stopped eating meat, as it allows them to just replace the meat with something similar. It is a convenient substitute as it has the same flavour and texture and role in the meal (providing proteins and some fats). You are effectively asking about the vegetarian category of fast-food, where meat-eaters don't have a good range of real home made dishes either. Its not like you walk into McDonalds and get a home-made dish with natural ingredients either, even if at home you might cut your fries from potatoes or make your burgers from fresh mince. So a vegetarian at home might cook with nuts or seeds but in certain products might choose to have a ready-made solution.
The truth is that burgers and meatballs and sausages aren't the shape that animals grow in, they are convenient shapes to make foods into with your hands (dumplings are also round, spring rolls are also cylindrical, pancakes are also circular) so if non-meat products are made into these shapes then that isn't hypocritical, that's just your association with meat. It does seem silly to then go a step further and make products to emulate specific meats, but there is a market for them as meat-replacements where people want to substitute for moral or dietary reasons, though I don't think this market is as much amongst long-term vegetarians in vegetarian families where the idea of substituting for meat becomes redundant.
When people are in a vegetarian family, or have been vegetarian for a lifetime (like I have) then you change the whole structure of the meal so it isn't the stereotypical "meat, potato and two boiled vegetables" but can be a stirfry, or curry, or bake, or pizza, or pasta dish that incorporates proteins, carbohydrates and vitamins in one dish. Then sometimes you would add nuts and seeds, sometimes you would use cheese, sometimes tofu, sometimes beans, and sometimes a processed product.
So, in short, the reason for eating vegetarian fast-food is the same as the reason for eating meat-based fast food - convenience. When you have time, and creativity, and fresh ingredients you can make something that tastes nicer and is better for you, but we don't all have the time to do that every day. So some days you just heat up a burger or a sausage, whether these are made from meat or from other ingredients.
You neec to eat protein some way, so why not eat it like every1 else, but the meatless way. that's what I do....
Most Vegeterians enjoyed the taste of meat but they chose to stop eating meat because of the pain and suffering these animals go through. "Faux" Meat as we like to call it is there to stop us from being tempted to eat meat.
Faux meat tastes just like the real thing except it's alot more healthier and "cruelty-free".
I say what I eat does not offend you. As I've ALSO said before (you should've seen this same question pop up about 165465406465 times when you tried to post this one), you can't have it both ways. You can't say "vegetarians eat rabbit food." then say "You can't eat meat analogs, that makes you a *whiny voice* HYYYYYPOCRITE" or *whiny voice* "I could never be vegetarian, it's sooooooo hard. I'd miss my meeeeeeat"
The meat industry does not have a monopoly on the link or patty shape. Get over it.
what do you think they are made of? it is nuts and berries and veggies.
That's an interesting question. I think most people go veg for health or ethical reasons, not because they dislike the way meat tastes or looks. Faux meat is a great protein source, and it makes it easier for people to go vegetarian because they can just modify their favorite recipes and meals using the faux meats. BLT sandwich? No problem, just use soy bacon. Meatball sub? Use Nate's Meatless Meatballs. Why live on nuts and berries when you can enjoy other tasty foods that don't require billions of animals to be killed?
Don't be nasty. You don't have the first clue about what vegetarians (and vegans, for that matter) eat. Meat analogues have taste and texture without the cruely--not to mention the fat, cholesterol, hormones, and antibiotics--inherent in the production of animal products. For people who want to reduce or eliminate animal products from their diet, for whatever reason they're doing so, the analogues make it easy to enjoy tasty, hearty foods
"because if you were a vegitarian you would realize how hard it is!"
HEY, it's your choice ... don't whine ... if you don't like it do something different.
Meanwhile, answer the man's question. I think it's because at some level they absolutely CRAVE meat and meat tastes. But they like to be martyrs to some "cause" or something like that.
It's not actual meat. I actually prefer nuts and berries and I don't eat meatless meat besides things like veggie dogs, if that's what you mean.
good question raised.
the main purpose of those mock meat is to help those people who were trying to convert into a vegetarian, so they do not find it too hard to adapt.
you may notice those who were into vegetarian for a long time do not really eat mock meat. the perservatives in those processed mock meat is not healthy in the long run.