Becoming a vegetarian...
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I can't say that I'm a veggie as I will eat chicken and fish. My eldest daughter is a veggie and as time has passed either we have got more skilled at preparing her meals or there is far much more to choose from, probably a bit of both really.
It seems that yours is a moral choice, like my daughters, and so you, like her, would have to give up something that you enjoy (unlike me as I actually do not like meat, apart from the two that I mentioned) and that was a little difficult for her in the beginning but, as time passed and experience of veggie stuff increased, it got easier and now she does not feel tempted to to eat meat again.
I must note though that even though my daughter is a veggie.....
She is just finishing her Masters to be a social worker and yet she works part time....
At McDonald's - flipping burgers.
Tescos - Oven ready - cooking chickens or at the fish counter....!!!!!
Makes me smile
It seems that yours is a moral choice, like my daughters, and so you, like her, would have to give up something that you enjoy (unlike me as I actually do not like meat, apart from the two that I mentioned) and that was a little difficult for her in the beginning but, as time passed and experience of veggie stuff increased, it got easier and now she does not feel tempted to to eat meat again.
I must note though that even though my daughter is a veggie.....
She is just finishing her Masters to be a social worker and yet she works part time....
At McDonald's - flipping burgers.
Tescos - Oven ready - cooking chickens or at the fish counter....!!!!!
Makes me smile
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Yes it is. Those animals would never have had a life if there wasn't a market for their meat. Do you think all the meat on sale is caught in the wild? lol
Personally I try and only eat farm assured, free range or organically reared meat. My girlfriend is a veggie and we live together fine.
It affects the market though - if all the veggies became meat eaters, they would breed more cows to be killed for them to eat. So by being veggie, the net result is less cows are killed. If I bred a dog and put it in a box, then said "It's OK I'm going to eat him", would it be OK for me to tell you to eat him because he wouldn't of had a life anyway?
Just accept that some people don't want to eat meat, rather than argue with whatever points they make and try and convince them they're doing something pointless
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Meat it good for you. EAT IT!
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see, that really doesn't sound appetising, just makes me feel sick
Me too, and I eat meat...can't stand blood in my food.
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Sorry to be cynical here but I doubt you'll be able to go through with it. As someone else said, every meat eater they know who has 'gone vegetarian' has ended up eating meat again eventually.
My gf is a vegetarian and has been all her life. No meat has passed her lips [well, more or less hehe] so it's not a problem for her. But if you've always eaten meat you will end up eating it again soon, it's just a fact. Eating meals at home is one thing - and I think you'll find that easy - but it's going out which is the problem. When you go to a pub, restaurant etc you will find that most dishes are meat dishes with only one or two vegetarian options. As well as this, most restaurants don't know how to choose what to cook so they always end up serving the same things to vegetarians - mushroom risotto, goats cheese salad/tart... I've lost count of the maount of times I've seen these are the only veggie options on a menu.
Me, my mum and a friend of mine have all tried to go the veggie route and failed. If you can manage it - great - but it's a major lifestyle change. I'm not being defeatest but if the only reason you're giving up is moral grounds after years of eating the stuff, it just won't work. I don't think you'll never eat meat again - you'll go to parties, go out etc and it will happen eventually. If I were you I'd be realistic and wouldn't bother.
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Exactly, it's like smoking. If you never started you're not bothered about it, but if you have it's hard to quit.
I recently went round a friends house and stayed for dinner forgetting they are vegetarians. His mum cooked lasagne and I knew it wasn't meat the second I started eating it despite not being told it was quorn in my lasagne and not mince. It just tastes all wrong
I recently went round a friends house and stayed for dinner forgetting they are vegetarians. His mum cooked lasagne and I knew it wasn't meat the second I started eating it despite not being told it was quorn in my lasagne and not mince. It just tastes all wrong
My wife's a Vegetarian Celiac. O what fun we have at the supermarket.
She doesn't preach to me about the meat eating lark, hell she'll even cook meat for me, cut it, prepare it, what ever. The only thing she won't touch is liver, and the only thing she objects to me eating is Venison (and moans the house down if I have fish 'cos of the smell).
It's only since we've been together that I realise just how tough it can be for them. I was gobsmacked (as someone mentioned a few posts up), about Gelatine (and there's another one beginning with an R) which are meat derived.
Meals out are generally spent with several telephone calls to the place we're going asking if they are meat and gluten free. Shopping can take literally half a day as incredients are checked.
But, I gotta say, I admire her for sticking to it. She doesn't eat meat on principle of the way they are 'processed'. Has ZERO objection to me going down to the local farmer and getting a few chops and sausages, but doesn't really approve of me getting something from, say, Tesco. Fair point I guess. The only graving she has (once a year at Christmas time) is Bacon, she'd love a bacon sandwich.
She doesn't preach to me about the meat eating lark, hell she'll even cook meat for me, cut it, prepare it, what ever. The only thing she won't touch is liver, and the only thing she objects to me eating is Venison (and moans the house down if I have fish 'cos of the smell).
It's only since we've been together that I realise just how tough it can be for them. I was gobsmacked (as someone mentioned a few posts up), about Gelatine (and there's another one beginning with an R) which are meat derived.
Meals out are generally spent with several telephone calls to the place we're going asking if they are meat and gluten free. Shopping can take literally half a day as incredients are checked.
But, I gotta say, I admire her for sticking to it. She doesn't eat meat on principle of the way they are 'processed'. Has ZERO objection to me going down to the local farmer and getting a few chops and sausages, but doesn't really approve of me getting something from, say, Tesco. Fair point I guess. The only graving she has (once a year at Christmas time) is Bacon, she'd love a bacon sandwich.
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If you want to become a vegetarian then just do, it isn't particularly difficult any more. However as you are someone leaving a diet with a meat component then you will need to consider your diet carefully initially to ensure that you have provided yourself with a good balance of the vitamins/protein/carbs etc that you require.
//edit ~J~ you'll be thinking of rennet.
//edit ~J~ you'll be thinking of rennet.
That's weird as a fair few of my friends are vegetarian and they find they feel a lot better and don't get as ill!
Maybe your friend just doesn't eat right period.
Rich
Yes, I know what you mean.
Being vegetarian seriously cuts down the food you can eat. As well as no meat/fish you can't have things like Wine Gums, Polos, a lot of desserts, anything with rennet in [eg some crisps, snacks, rice cakes], and a lot of beer and wine isn't vegetarian since companies use bone char in the filtration process. Oh, and you should stop wearing or buying leather products.
I really respect my gf and think it's great that she's a vegetarian, but as we've said, it's easy if you've been that way your whole life. If it's something you want to do after 20/30 years you'll find it very hard.
My girlfriends mother is a Celiac, but she eats meat. Your wife is missing out as gluten free meat products are lovely, the local butchers sausages are particularly nice.
I do agree that trying to find somewhere to eat out gluten free is a pain, never mind being vegetarian too.