how to convince parents being a vegetarian is a good idea?!
1) to eat healthier
2) to live longer
3) the thought of killing animals to eat just makes me sick.
4) i don't want to have high cholesterol levels and diabetes like my dad does now--he doesn't take care of his body at alllll
but, my parents think i'm a freak for even bringing it up. i'm pretty sure they saw this coming though because i haven't ate meat for a longg time now. i just need something to substitute all the vitamins and minerals found in meat, and the only way i can do that is to tell my parents i no longer want to be a carnivore. how can i persuade my parents to let me be vegetarian ?
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You probably need to show them something in print to convince them such as in http://au.search.yahoo.com/search?p=%22v…
To ensure that you are also aware of the various traps in a vegetarian diet a web search for "vegetarian diet" + "health hazards" would be useful.
those aren't good reasons to convince someone to go vegetarian, just tell them that you want to be vegetarian that's all
being vegetarian doesn't necessarily means to live longer or be healthier, high cholesterol and diabetes are only a factor when you eat too much cholesterol not by eating meat alone, just tell them that is your personal decision, they can't force you to eat something you don't want. besides you should get a 2nd opinion with your doctor about becoming vegetarian
just dont eat meat. your mom cooks you up a steak, dont eat it.
i mean personally the thought of wasting good food is worse than the thought of killing animals, but hey... show them whos boss. :)
Mmmmkay, so technically, only one of those reasons is totally legit. You can live long, eat healthy, and not have diseases, even with meat in your diet. But I suppose that's neither here nor there.
Also, you never were a carnivore. You've been an omnivore. Again, not relevant to the question, so I'll shut up now.
If you already haven't been eating meat, then you already are a vegetarian. There's not really much point in "convincing" your parents...it is currently fact, just like the sky is blue, so all they really need to do is recognize reality.
My best recommendation would be to make an appointment with a Nutritionist, and have your parents come along. They'll have the opportunity to ask important questions, while hearing that your goal is normal, reasonable and healthy. Hearing it from a professional will soothe their minds much better than any argument you might bring home.
Best of luck!