I really want to become a vegetarian... help please?!
I really want to become a vegetarian... help please?
After getting it through my moms head that I've never liked meat and that I want her to stop fourcing me to eat it I've finally been able to be meat free for 2 weeks now... at least I think. Right now I'm just working on not eating meat (not hard at all, i hate it, taste horrible) and I was wondering... is eating ramen considered eating meat? I mean the little packets of noodles with the flavoring, does that count? I really like ramen, but if it counts under not something a Veggie (vegetarian) would eat then I'd stop eating it. Also, what other things might have meat in it that I don't know about?
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(note : I'm talking about the flavor packets for ramen, not the ramen noddles itself, i know those aren't meat X3)
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(note 2 : if it does have beef/chicken in it, then is there any way to get the flavoring without having the beef/chicken added in? or are there any spices like it that I can use?)
Answers: 11 hours ago
(note : I'm talking about the flavor packets for ramen, not the ramen noddles itself, i know those aren't meat X3)11 hours ago
(note 2 : if it does have beef/chicken in it, then is there any way to get the flavoring without having the beef/chicken added in? or are there any spices like it that I can use?) The flavor packets do have beef or chicken broth in them. There ARE vegetarian alternatives in health food stores and places like Whole Foods and in the organic section of your grocery store.
When I became a vegetarian I had to read EVERYTHING! Even some sour creams have gelatin, which is made from boiling the bones and skin of animals. Yuck. Gelatin is in jello, marshmallows, and some yogurt.
Also, some salad dressings and pasta sauces have chicken broth in them, especially in restaurants. I saw a jar of marinara sauce the other day that was made with chicken broth! Ew! You just have to be careful and ASK ASK ASK!
Good for you for not eating meat! The animals and environment thank you. You'll feel better and you will be healthier. It's good all around!
Email me if you have any questions!!
I just saw that someone said you can have ham. Totally not true. Im pretty sure you know that already, but I wonder about some of these people. Yikes! idk i have the same question ill call my cousin shes vegan i just a vegetarian she says it not a problem because the flavoring is artificially flavored good for you..that ramen has flavoring in it i think either chicken or beef broth.
you probably need to eat lots of beans, veggies, fruit, soy products, and whole grain bread and whole grain pastas...it can be expensive to be a vegetarian, if you do not know how to make your own beans and lentils hummus and foods as this. try to look up on line vegetarian web sites and that should give you some food receipes. I don't know exactly what stops you from being vegetarian. You seem to have the more important: will power. But...do you have a reason? People always have a strong reason to be veggies - a friend of mine became it because of animal suffering,but there are so many spiritual,economical reasons...you know you can help reduce hunger in the world by becoming veggie? About what you eat,just stay away from meat and fish. You can still have ham,cheese,milk and so on. But if you later try to become vegan,the foods I listed are forbidden,since vegans don't eat any meat nor anything that comes from it. But veganism is a lifestyle,not a eating style. Take your time. My friend started by switching between one meal with meat and one without. You're on the right way,good luck!! Most to all ramen is flavored with beef broth, so if you ate that you would not be considered a vegetarian. There's nothing wrong with eating Ramen and just not eating meat- but if you are that desperate to be considered a vegetarian, I suppose you will have to give it up.
French onion soup usually also is made with beef broth. Many canned soups have chicken broth as a main ingredient (even some so-called "vegetable" soups). Some companies make a soup that they refer to as "vegetarian vegetable", which would be suitable for vegetarians.
I think Progresso makes three or four soups which are suitable for vegetarians, actually. I buy the ones that have no mention of any kind of broth, which list water as the main ingredient. you will get good things to avoid meat in vegetarian foods Yes, eating ramen is eating meat. Read the ingredients, it has chicken or beef fat as the broth flavor. There are a few brands that make meatless noodles but its hard to find. Go to http://www.goveg.com/ for some help.
One thing I had to stop eating when I became a vegetarian was marshmallows and jello. Both have gelatin which is made from animal parts. Just read all ingredients before buying you'd be surprised what has animals parts in it. i think the noodles itself are fine but deffintly not the packet of "broth" it has chicken stock in it .. sub that for tomatos so its like tomatoe soup just with noodels Most of the flavorings are made from chicken or beef stock...basically fat from the animals. The oriental flavor is ok to eat though. I love eating those and I always mix a bunch of vegetables in with it...I only use 1/2 the pack of seasoning that's too much sodium if you don't The only ramen I know of that is vegetarian is Top Ramen Oriental. All the others contain some sort of beef or chicken or pork. thank you for helping animals!
to answer the ramen noodle question, yes , their is dried meat in the flavor packets.
don't eat marshmallows, they contain gelatin( boiled pig skin)
that also means no jello, gummies, or anything else with gelatin.
if you go to taco bell or any other Mexican food restaurant, make sure that you burritos don't contain lard(animal fat)
that goes for refried beans.always check the can !!!
if your unsure about what foods to eat remember, check the lable, and go to petakids.com
they have a list of veggie foods that kids love!!!
thats how i became a vegetarian.
you might also want to order a free vegetarian stater kit.( also on peta)