Is it wrong to want turkey even when you're trying to be a vegetarian?!
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Throw out the labels honestly!. You can be vegetarian and eat meat or chicken or fish occasionally!. I mean really, if you didn't eat meat or chicken or turkey or fish for 360 days out of the year and then five days you did, is it really that detrimental!? Don't concern yourself with the holier-than-thou vegetarians who like labels!. Everyone is different!. I'm a 'vegetarian' although I refuse labels, but most people know I don't eat meat as a rule!. But about once a year I crave a steak and I eat it, just one out of an entire year!. I can't stand the taste of it but I like it charbroiled and extra extra well done, but I listen to my body and it gets what it wants, as a healthy rule!. I will divulge in chicken or turkey at odd times and it works for me and no one has ever judged me, and those that do aren't worth my time!.
So is it wrong!? No!. It's wrong to label yourself and limit yourself to please the expectations of someone else!.
Poor is the man whose pleasures depend on the permission of another!.
As to the side note!.!.!.I didn't come up with the vegetarian lable society did, and that attitude about negating vegetarianism is the sole reason why people think vegetarians and vegans are holier than thou and up on some pedestal!. Like I said, eating as a vegetarian for 360 days out of the year and having five meals that contain meat in an entire year is more vegetarian than omnivorous!. Would you rather people feel so stuck to labels that they give up vegetarianism for the other 360 days a year, or do you think maybe that's better than nothing and we aren't here to please anyone else!. If a 'hard core' vegetarian (that ridiculous attitude is what gets all vegetarians judged) slips up and has meat once in a year, do you think I would say they negated thier entire lifestyle!? Please, I'd say wow you've done well the other 364 days of the year and you gave in once, that's awesome, and yes I would still consider them vegetarian!.
Please don't teach people about vegetarianism unless you allow them to approach it with an open mind!. You expect me to say to people EVERY time they offer me food and EVERY time I go out to eat that I'm vegetarian for most of the year and then about five times a year I will eat meat but this isn't one of those times!? Give me a break!. I will call myself a vegetarian, because more often than not, I am!.
That's like saying someone cannot call themselves a naturalist because they drive a car, are you that stuck on labels!? Give it a rest!. They can use natural skin care, eat whole non-processed foods, use green cleaners, but still succumb to driving a car and using utilities and appliances to live in today's world, does that make them any less of naturalists!? If you think so, you live in a very small little world, good luck with that!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
So is it wrong!? No!. It's wrong to label yourself and limit yourself to please the expectations of someone else!.
Poor is the man whose pleasures depend on the permission of another!.
As to the side note!.!.!.I didn't come up with the vegetarian lable society did, and that attitude about negating vegetarianism is the sole reason why people think vegetarians and vegans are holier than thou and up on some pedestal!. Like I said, eating as a vegetarian for 360 days out of the year and having five meals that contain meat in an entire year is more vegetarian than omnivorous!. Would you rather people feel so stuck to labels that they give up vegetarianism for the other 360 days a year, or do you think maybe that's better than nothing and we aren't here to please anyone else!. If a 'hard core' vegetarian (that ridiculous attitude is what gets all vegetarians judged) slips up and has meat once in a year, do you think I would say they negated thier entire lifestyle!? Please, I'd say wow you've done well the other 364 days of the year and you gave in once, that's awesome, and yes I would still consider them vegetarian!.
Please don't teach people about vegetarianism unless you allow them to approach it with an open mind!. You expect me to say to people EVERY time they offer me food and EVERY time I go out to eat that I'm vegetarian for most of the year and then about five times a year I will eat meat but this isn't one of those times!? Give me a break!. I will call myself a vegetarian, because more often than not, I am!.
That's like saying someone cannot call themselves a naturalist because they drive a car, are you that stuck on labels!? Give it a rest!. They can use natural skin care, eat whole non-processed foods, use green cleaners, but still succumb to driving a car and using utilities and appliances to live in today's world, does that make them any less of naturalists!? If you think so, you live in a very small little world, good luck with that!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
It's not wrong to want something!. How often do you want something and then do nothing about it!? Most vegetarians gave up meat for ethical reasons, not because they don't like the taste!. There's a huge chasm between giving something up because you hate the way it tastes and giving something up because you feel eating it is wrong!.
It is difficult to be a vegetarian at this time of the year!. It's not just the taste of the turkey that you probably miss!. Smells are linked to memory in a powerful way!. Just the smell of a turkey cooking may fill you with good memories and feelings of family!. There's nothing essentially wrong with that!. Your brain was hard-wired over the course of years to connect turkey with good feelings!. I feel like maybe that is what you are missing!.
You don't wanna miss out and I think everyone understands that!. Even us hard-core non-meat eaters!. There's a big difference between craving something and actually eating it!. Go out there and find some recipes!. Re-train your brain to link stuffed squash with good memories!. Or, go out and find a tofurkey!. There is an attempt to imitate the taste and texture of a real bird!. I'm not saying it's the same, but it may help!.
So, let's say you give in and turkey passes your lips!. This does not make you a bad person!. Don't beat yourself up about it!. Tomorrow is another day!. Just re-commit yourself to not eating meat or reevaluate whether or not you want to continue in this lifestyle!. Everything is a learning experience!.
Ummm!.!.!.as a side note if you eat meat on occasion and you know you do so you cannot, in good conscience, call yourself a vegetarian!. If you don't care about labels why bother to make the distinction at all!? Eating meat on a semi-frequent basis kinda negates the whole vegetarian thing!. Www@FoodAQ@Com
It is difficult to be a vegetarian at this time of the year!. It's not just the taste of the turkey that you probably miss!. Smells are linked to memory in a powerful way!. Just the smell of a turkey cooking may fill you with good memories and feelings of family!. There's nothing essentially wrong with that!. Your brain was hard-wired over the course of years to connect turkey with good feelings!. I feel like maybe that is what you are missing!.
You don't wanna miss out and I think everyone understands that!. Even us hard-core non-meat eaters!. There's a big difference between craving something and actually eating it!. Go out there and find some recipes!. Re-train your brain to link stuffed squash with good memories!. Or, go out and find a tofurkey!. There is an attempt to imitate the taste and texture of a real bird!. I'm not saying it's the same, but it may help!.
So, let's say you give in and turkey passes your lips!. This does not make you a bad person!. Don't beat yourself up about it!. Tomorrow is another day!. Just re-commit yourself to not eating meat or reevaluate whether or not you want to continue in this lifestyle!. Everything is a learning experience!.
Ummm!.!.!.as a side note if you eat meat on occasion and you know you do so you cannot, in good conscience, call yourself a vegetarian!. If you don't care about labels why bother to make the distinction at all!? Eating meat on a semi-frequent basis kinda negates the whole vegetarian thing!. Www@FoodAQ@Com
If you don't want to eat turkey why don't you try and find a super yummy vegetarian alternative that you can have while everyone else is eating turkey!. That way you won't feel like you missing out and can still stay strong to your moral beliefs!
Stick with it, vegetarianism is definitely worth it, you will only feel better about yourself if you manage to resist the temptation of eating turkey!. But if you do give in then don't give up on vegetarianism, everyone makes a mistake and as long as you try your best to stick to a vegetarian diet you are still making a huge difference!!!Www@FoodAQ@Com
Stick with it, vegetarianism is definitely worth it, you will only feel better about yourself if you manage to resist the temptation of eating turkey!. But if you do give in then don't give up on vegetarianism, everyone makes a mistake and as long as you try your best to stick to a vegetarian diet you are still making a huge difference!!!Www@FoodAQ@Com
It's wrong to eat the turkey if you're an ovo/lacto vegetarian!. Why are you a vegetarian!? Maybe reminding yourself of the ethical basis of your choice will stop you from wanting turkey!.
(And, by the way- vegetarians don't eat poultry or fish!. Those are animals!. That means, people who eat them are not vegetarians!. I wonder what they teach in biology class these days!)Www@FoodAQ@Com
(And, by the way- vegetarians don't eat poultry or fish!. Those are animals!. That means, people who eat them are not vegetarians!. I wonder what they teach in biology class these days!)Www@FoodAQ@Com
It's probably because your body is craving protein!. Maybe you should eat some for the holidays!. If you don't like it, take up vegetarian again after Thanksgiving!. It's a chosen lifestyle after all!. It's not like anyone forces anyone to be meatless!.
I have a sister-in-law that will only eat white meat, like poultry and chicken!. It's the way she is because that is what she likes!. I don't see why you can't be the way you like!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
I have a sister-in-law that will only eat white meat, like poultry and chicken!. It's the way she is because that is what she likes!. I don't see why you can't be the way you like!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Eating chicken, duck, turkey and other fowls is Ok for some vegetarians!. Some eat only fish and meat substitutes!. Vegetarian diets vary, there are no concrete rules!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
No it's not wrong to want it!. It can be hard going veggie and it's always admirable when people try!.You will find an outcome that is right for you!. Good luck and be happyWww@FoodAQ@Com
I just remember how dry and bland it is!.
You can get vegan 'turkey' - personally I think it's much better!. And it never died!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
You can get vegan 'turkey' - personally I think it's much better!. And it never died!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
I say it is, but only because it indicates that you aren't getting enough protein, which is why your body craves it!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
If you are feeling like eating turkey, you should be able to eat some - It is your life after all!. I say eat, drink and be merry!
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There is a huge difference between wanting turkey and actually eating it!. ;pWww@FoodAQ@Com
Yes!. Its very very very wrong!
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No, not wrong to want turkey, only to give in!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Not wrong if you don't eat it!. +Www@FoodAQ@Com