Advice for someone becoming a Vegetarian...?!
I have thought about it for years that I would like to become a vegetarian!. The thing that stopped me was people in my life who pay out vegetarians and think it's wrong if you don't eat meat!. The only people that I know personally seem to get away with having their choice of not eating meat are my religious friends but anyone who does it for their own other personal choice gets all sorts of crap from others!. It's hard to ignore what people say and think but if you have always eaten meat in front of them just because its "normal" or not insulting if they make the food, then they don't want to accept your change!. Well this is how I feel if I suddenly say I no longer eat meat products!. I don't want to eat meat because it makes me feel sick and it's a waste of money since I can't finish eating it!. I also don't eat eggs because I don't like the taste, and milk gives me lactose problems so I have a lot of soy products anyway since milk and cheese and yoghurt are a no-no!. Do you think I can gradually keep passing up meat/meat products and people will get the hint!? I know it's weak of me to not come out with it but people seem to think everyone must be the same and have no choice of their own!. I am 25 and Lactose Intolerant FYI!. Thank you for your advice!. xox
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i understand!. i have been a vegeterian for 5 years now and ill admit that some stupid idiots take the mick out of u for it!. Ignore them though, because not everyone does it, and those people who do it dont relize how stupid they are being as being a vegeterian improves your changes of having a long, healthy life, and reduces your risk of cancer!.
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you are doing the right thing!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
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i'm a vegetarian but i have been most my life!. ignore what people say, i don't see why they have a right to say anyhting anyway!. why eat meat if it makes you feel ill!? i like being a vegetarian (:Www@FoodAQ@Com
Best advice for a vegetarian is dont be one >-<Www@FoodAQ@Com
Eat what you want!. That's the problem with people!. Everyone thinks everyone else needs to think just like they do!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
It is healthy for you!. & you are 25 so who cares what other people say!?
If you are lactose intolerant you'll want to watch your dairy intake b/c a lot of vegetarian meals contain cheese!.
Just tell them straight out that you are trying to go vegetarian!.
I haven't really met anyone who thinks so strictly against vegetarianism!. maybe you should think twice about your very closed minded aquaintances!.!.!.
Here is a site saying how good and HEALTHY a VEGAN lifestyle is!. which is more strict than a vegetarian!. (if you stay away from dairy youd be a ovo-vegetarian since you'd eat eggs)
http://extratv!.warnerbros!.com/2008/10/go!.!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
If you are lactose intolerant you'll want to watch your dairy intake b/c a lot of vegetarian meals contain cheese!.
Just tell them straight out that you are trying to go vegetarian!.
I haven't really met anyone who thinks so strictly against vegetarianism!. maybe you should think twice about your very closed minded aquaintances!.!.!.
Here is a site saying how good and HEALTHY a VEGAN lifestyle is!. which is more strict than a vegetarian!. (if you stay away from dairy youd be a ovo-vegetarian since you'd eat eggs)
http://extratv!.warnerbros!.com/2008/10/go!.!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Kind of seems like vegan is the way to go since you can't have milk and don't like eggs!. Do things slowly so your system is used to it, and you get a better idea of what's available for food!. Really mind your diet and make sure you are getting proper nutrition!. It seems a lot of new veggie-heads eat a lot of starchy foods and completely forget about fruits, veggies, and legumes, so they have deficiencies with iron and protein!. In my experience telling people I'm vegan and don't eat animal products has never been a problem!. I always get quite a few questions, but people are very accommodating about it!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
You are getting a lot of good answers here!. Our food industry is completely out of whack anyway!. Don't let other people determine how you should eat!. Do a little research about where that food comes from and what you are putting in your body!.
Once you know for yourself all the valid reasons for not eating meat and dairy, you will have no trouble defending yourself!.
One argument that I like about meat being "natural" is that most of our meet comes from artificially impregnated animals and now we even have cloned animal meat on the market!. Our blind exploitation of animals is not natural!. Www@FoodAQ@Com
Once you know for yourself all the valid reasons for not eating meat and dairy, you will have no trouble defending yourself!.
One argument that I like about meat being "natural" is that most of our meet comes from artificially impregnated animals and now we even have cloned animal meat on the market!. Our blind exploitation of animals is not natural!. Www@FoodAQ@Com
My advice is don't do it!. You can maybe cut down on beef consumption, and switch to chicken and fish for awhile, but it's a bad idea to cut out meat all together in my opinion!.
If you do decide to do it, make sure you research the necessary vitamins and minerals you usually get form meat!. Iron is one!.
It is an essential nutrient for the human body that is found in meat!.
Make sure your body gets plenty of that and others that you find via vitamins, etc!.
In the bright side, at least you won't get scurvy! Ha ha
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If you do decide to do it, make sure you research the necessary vitamins and minerals you usually get form meat!. Iron is one!.
It is an essential nutrient for the human body that is found in meat!.
Make sure your body gets plenty of that and others that you find via vitamins, etc!.
In the bright side, at least you won't get scurvy! Ha ha
-OMJWww@FoodAQ@Com
please watch this video called meet your meat!.
http://www!.youtube!.com/watch!?v=VIjanhKqV!.!.!.
people want to always bring up the "god put animals on the earth to eat" thing to me, or "god says that animals don't feel pain" thing!. well i beg to differ on all subjects (including the god subject in general)!. would you want to be scalded or boiled while still alive and/or conscious just to be eaten!? i wouldn't!. and animals DO feel pain, it's been proven, it's a fact!. you'd have to be one ignorant human being to believe that humans are the ONLY creatures to feel pain!.
even if you actually DID watch the video and you're still reading what i've typed, why would you want your loved ones and friends to eat meat that is possibly disease infested or otherwise!? you wanna know why u don't feel good sometimes after dinner!? think about it!. meat=murder!.
and if other people can't accept your lifestyle choice, then they aren't very good friends and you don't need them!. at some point in time you have to stand up for yourself and live your life for yourself and not for others!. i used to be vegetarian when i was in high school until about age 20!. i'm 36 now and just decided to go back for good almost a month ago!. i've told everyone that i deal with on a day to day basis and so far no one has condemned me for it, if they do that's they're problem!. good luck and stay strong!. fight the good fight and do what your heart knows is right!.
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http://www!.youtube!.com/watch!?v=VIjanhKqV!.!.!.
people want to always bring up the "god put animals on the earth to eat" thing to me, or "god says that animals don't feel pain" thing!. well i beg to differ on all subjects (including the god subject in general)!. would you want to be scalded or boiled while still alive and/or conscious just to be eaten!? i wouldn't!. and animals DO feel pain, it's been proven, it's a fact!. you'd have to be one ignorant human being to believe that humans are the ONLY creatures to feel pain!.
even if you actually DID watch the video and you're still reading what i've typed, why would you want your loved ones and friends to eat meat that is possibly disease infested or otherwise!? you wanna know why u don't feel good sometimes after dinner!? think about it!. meat=murder!.
and if other people can't accept your lifestyle choice, then they aren't very good friends and you don't need them!. at some point in time you have to stand up for yourself and live your life for yourself and not for others!. i used to be vegetarian when i was in high school until about age 20!. i'm 36 now and just decided to go back for good almost a month ago!. i've told everyone that i deal with on a day to day basis and so far no one has condemned me for it, if they do that's they're problem!. good luck and stay strong!. fight the good fight and do what your heart knows is right!.
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Hey i read an article that said being vegetarians bad because you don't get all the vitamins you need and why who cares god wouldn't have given us meat if we weren't supposed to eat it and if you are Lactose IIntolerant you would feel sick alot of the time Www@FoodAQ@Com