vegetarianism

[naima]

whenever i ask this of the world, i seem to get all depressed about it. however, i'm sticking my head of of my hole again and asking, is anyone here vegetarian or vegan?

i've been vegetarian since the age of 15, so that's 8 years now. at the time i was more sentimental about it and my opinion was "how could you kill and eat these beautiful animals?". nowadays i've mellowed out a little bit, but i still find it incredibly difficult to think that there are people in the world who make a living off of killing animals and then selling the corpses.

don't think for a moment that i'm trying to convert any of you meat-eaters into vegetarians. i've long since mellowed out in that area too, and don't particularly care if people eat meat or not.

[Redwaller]

I'm a meat-eater, and I couldn't let off eating it. 

[HeadInAnotherGalaxy]

Ah'm fine zae lon' az vot ah'm eatin' iz real food. Zat'z ze vay Nature intended it tae be. Na' if only ve 'ad zome predatorz zat preyed on 'umanz, zen everyzin' vid be more or lezz in balance!

[Ungatt Trunn]

I LOVE meat, so its obvious what I voted for!

[The Shade]

Yes, I do like meat. Lots. 

[Ungatt Trunn]

Yes, I do like meat. Lots. 

Same here! What is your favourite type of meat? Mine is bacon.

[The Shade]

Steak. Or buffalo. I don't get to have much buffalo though. 

[Aldeneg]

I'm personally not a vegetarian, but I respect people who are.

[naima]

I LOVE meat, so its obvious what I voted for!

that's not the only reason why it's obvious what you voted for. XD

and don't be offended guys but can we not turn this into a "what meat do you like best?" thread? ... not exactly what i envisioned

[Ungatt Trunn]

I LOVE meat, so its obvious what I voted for!

that's not the only reason why it's obvious what you voted for. XD

Really?

[Lily]

If you guys want to talk about meat you can do it in this topic. This is really not the place for it.

[Dannflower Reguba]

I can respect people going vegetarian, but I personally wouldn't be able to stand it, I swear I'm more carnivore than omnivore.  For instance, how do you get Protein in a vegetarian diet? I know things like peanut butter have a nice amount of protein, but is there anything else? 

[Ungatt Trunn]

I can respect people going vegetarian, but I personally wouldn't be able to stand it, I swear I'm more carnivore than omnivore.  For instance, how do you get Protein in a vegetarian diet? I know things like peanut butter have a nice amount of protein, but is there anything else? 

Yea, thats true; meat is a good way to get your proteins so you can grow up big and strong...like me!

[DanielofRedwall]

I'm a vegetarian, I've been so for about *counts* 4 or 5 months now. I don't think there is anything wrong with eating meat, I just no longer felt comfortable doing so. I have not regretted the change at all and have never really missed meat, the variety of vegetarian meals is incredible. My brother is a vegan.

[naima]

I'm a vegetarian, I've been so for about *counts* 4 or 5 months now. I don't think there is anything wrong with eating meat, I just no longer felt comfortable doing so. I have not regretted the change at all and have never really missed meat, the variety of vegetarian meals is incredible. My brother is a vegan.

I can respect people going vegetarian, but I personally wouldn't be able to stand it, I swear I'm more carnivore than omnivore.  For instance, how do you get Protein in a vegetarian diet? I know things like peanut butter have a nice amount of protein, but is there anything else? 

well... ... where does peanut butter come from? XD

i'm a 6ft7 basketball player, and once i went vegetarian i actually got those last three inches.

protein can be found in -so many- different places other than meat. peanut butter is made from nuts, which are all a fantastic source of protein, as well as beans. quite a few vegetables have second class proteins so if you get creative with the way you combine them you can make a first class protein very quickly. tofu has always been one of my fav things which is just the cheese that you get from soya milk and so is basically a big wad of second-class protein, all you then have to do is eat it with another second class protein like rice and you've got a first class.

why do people see that animals are the only place we can get protein from? i just tipped the iceberg there;

i do acknowledge that human beings have evolved to eat meat, but that doesn't mean we must eat it. i feel as though human beings are in the enviable position in the animal kingdom to be able to see the world around us and think how to improve it.

I'm a vegetarian, I've been so for about *counts* 4 or 5 months now. I don't think there is anything wrong with eating meat, I just no longer felt comfortable doing so. I have not regretted the change at all and have never really missed meat, the variety of vegetarian meals is incredible. My brother is a vegan.

preach it brother.

veganism is something that i really respect. it's not something i feel hugely passionate about (although dairy is something i know i should be cutting out), but the times when i've tried it, it's been so incredibly hard. some of the strangest things have bits of dead animals in them.