I want to go veg in a carnivore family?!
Answers: how do i go vegetarian? my parents would never let me, i've tried, and i have big iron issues, and i have to always have protein. what is a good suggestion?
For modern animal agriculture, the less the consumer knows about what’s happening before the meat hits the plate, the better. If true, is this an ethical situation? Should we be reluctant to let people know what really goes on, because we’re not really proud of it and concerned that it might turn them to vegetarianism? If the public knew more about the way in which agricultural and animal production infringes on animal welfare, the outcry would be louder. In my opinion, if most urban meat eaters were to visit an industrial broiler house, to see how the birds are raised, and could see the birds being ‘harvested’ and then being ‘processed’ in a poultry processing plant, they would not be impressed and some, perhaps many of them would swear off eating chicken and perhaps all meat.
Humans—who enslave, castrate, experiment on, and fillet other animals—have had an understandable penchant for pretending animals do not feel pain. A sharp distinction between humans and ‘animals’ is essential if we are to bend them to our will, make them work for us, wear them, eat them— without any disquieting tinges of guilt or regret. It is unseemly of us, who often behave so unfeelingly toward other animals, to contend that only humans can suffer. The behavior of other animals renders such pretensions specious. They are just too much like us.
True human goodness, in all its purity and freedom, can come to the fore only when its recipient has no power. “Humanity’s true moral test, its fundamental test (which lies deeply buried from view), consists of its attitude towards those who are at its mercy: animals. And in this respect humankind has suffered a fundamental debacle, a debacle so fundamental that all others stem from it.
When nonvegetarians say that ‘human problems come first’ I cannot help wondering what exactly it is that they are doing for human beings that compels them to continue to support the wasteful, ruthless exploitation of farm animals.
Let your parents to visit the nearby factory farm and slaughterhouse, or at least watch this…MEET YOUT MEAT…
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Easy Vegan starting pack…
http://www.veganoutreach.org/starterpack...
So you're asking how to go vegetarian when you "can't"? You sound pretty decided. I'm not sure how you think we can help you. Either stop eating meat and go vegetarian or don't. We really can't put the fork down for you. Do your research regarding iron and protein (take notice of: http://www.pcrm.org/health/veginfo/vsk/p... especially.) Be proactive.
p.s. they're omnivores, not carnivores.
Depends how old you are. If you can then make your own meals or just alter the meals your family makes(take out the meat and add faux-meat or beans etc.)
I went vegetarian when I was 12.... now I'm 24 and I faced the same problem, a family that ate meat.
Firstly, you need to learn how to cook. You can't expect your parents to cook 2 different dinners each night, and you won't get protein etc eating the vegies minus the meat. I used to make my own dinner and now I'm a great cook. It's a seriously important life skill! Secondly you have to research vegetarianism and what makes up a healthy vegetarian diet. You have to eat legumes: lentils, beans, peas etc. I buy a lot of soy based products like Sanitarium or Zoglos. Tofu is another important ingredient. Here are some helpful websites:
www.vnv.org.au
www.veg-soc.org/
www.goveg.com/
www.vegetariansociety.org.au
If you struggle with iron, take natural organic iron tablets. They sell ones that contain no animals products etc.
Good luck with it, it worked out for me and I influenced my whole family. My sister became a vego too and even my parents eat vegetarian meals a couple nights a week!
I had the same problem.
Just talk to them about it.
And there are plently of ways to get protien
like beans and nuts, which need to be eaten with a grain for you to get the protien, and other animal products that aren't flesh (like milk)
You need to learn to cook your own meals!
I had this exact problem when I decided to go vegetarian - I was quite young and my family are mediterranean. The thought of becomming vegetarian was the most ludicrous thing they'd ever heard of!
I became anemic because I didn't know how to balance my diet properly... it's so great that you've taken the initiative to try and find out what you should be doing.
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Iron: dark green & leafy veg such as peas, broccoli, spinach, boc choi.... AND mushrooms.
Protein: tofu, nuts, beans, lentils, soy products, dairy, eggs.
don't eat the meat, get protein from other foods
Just buy and make your own food. Make sure to eat a balanced diet - you need to eat properly regardless of type of food. You do need to get adequate amounts of proteins and vitamins, amino acids etc...Read some books on nutrition and then get some cookbooks and have at it.
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