WHY are you a veggie?
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As someone who is not a millionaire or benefitting from access to a personal chef, I can honestly say that a vegetarian diet is no more demanding to cook for than a meat diet. Does it take longer to cook a chicken stir fry or a vegetable one? Does a vegetable lasagne take longer to cook than one containing meat? Do you need to be a millionaire to make a fruit salad for dessert as opposed to prawn cocktail? Does it take a lot to cook tofu or to add cashews to give that little bit extra protein to a veggie meal? Of course not. Truth is, most vegetarians and vegans pay more attention to the contents of their food because they have to, anecdotally speaking. It's been scientifically proven that those who have a vegetarian diet are generally healthier with less problems with blood pressure, cholesterol, heart problems, obesity and consequently diabetes, cancers, etc. Healthy snacking is generally encouraged by dieticians who encourage the eating of more regular smaller meals throughout the day rather than 3 bigger meals which serve to bloat, particularly when they are less fibrous than vegetable based diets. But, thanks for your anecdotal input nonetheless. The scientific facts, however, speak otherwise.
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well its unfortunate then but true none the less that most vegetarians do have problems eating a balanced diet THAT I KNOW. i include my wife ,my father and my sister in that anology. forgive us all for not being as clued up and nutricious as yourself.
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Aw shucks, thanks. If your family need some assistance in finding out about following a more nutritious vegetarian diet, the vegetarian society are always willing to offer helpful advice.
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How can you say that most veggies have "very very poor diets"!! On the basis that you know 3 veggies who have a poor diet. I've been veggie for 24 years now, and it was hard at first - I lived on macaroni and chips I think! Now there is so much choice out there, it's easy to have a balanced diet, you can make the same food as you would if you were a meat eater, and use meat substitues like tofu or quorn. It's not difficult.
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its okay if your a millianaire with a cook or people to prepare you balanced healthy veggie meals. however in my experiance i find vegetarians have very very poor diets [in general] for a start they are always snacking because there NEVER full. i think alot of veggies make the mistake of thinking that they must be eating healthy when they are not. although i full support anyones decision to not eat meat.
shock Funny, I know a lot of people, meat eaters and vegetarians alike, who eat rather poor diets. It's the person, not the lifestyle choice, that makes someone eat a poor diet.
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Oh, and most dieticians these days suggest eating small snacks throughout the day and five small meals versus just three giant meals.
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walliebaby:
its okay if your a millianaire with a cook or people to prepare you balanced healthy veggie meals. however in my experiance i find vegetarians have very very poor diets [in general] for a start they are always snacking because there NEVER full. i think alot of veggies make the mistake of thinking that they must be eating healthy when they are not. although i full support anyones decision to not eat meat.
Funny, I know a lot of people, meat eaters and vegetarians alike, who eat rather poor diets. It's the person, not the lifestyle choice, that makes someone eat a poor diet.You`ve hit the nail on the head there. You could equally say all meat eaters have a bad diet because you know three people who live on Big Macs and chips. Not particularly good research there, LD. (Personally, I think rotting flesh has no place in a healthy diet anyway, but hey ho...).
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it wasn't research it was my experiance theres a difference you know!
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it wasn't research it was my experiance theres a difference you know!
1. This is how to spell "experience". 2. There is a very big difference between research and your experience reality. ) wink
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walliebaby:
it wasn't research it was my experiance theres a difference you know!
1. This is how to spell "experience". 2. There is a very big difference between research and your experience: reality.
" Criticizing someone's spelling or grammar on the internet is the last refuge of someone who doesn't have an argument."
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lazydynamite88:
walliebaby:
it wasn't research it was my experiance theres a difference you know!
1. This is how to spell "experience". 2. There is a very big difference between research and your experience: reality.
" Criticizing someone's spelling or grammar on the internet is the last refuge of someone who doesn't have an argument."
I think the arguments are pretty good actually. You can turn off the bold now
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Funny, I'd heard that using other's quotes on the internet was the last refuge of someone who's been one-upped. wink
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I had to have my heart stopped, lungs collapsed and chest sawed open three times in two days. Well, really I stopped eating animals and most fat (We now use grapeseed oil) about six months before the heart attack, that sent moi to the ER, because of the HORRIBE chest pains. Even though I was ONE REALLY SICK, OLD MONKEY the pain lessened a great deal after stopping the animal eatin'. Oh, I thought I was having gallbladder attacks, not heart attacks. So far, as with my birth, I've fooled just about everyone 'cause jsut about everyone thought moi, especially the doctors, 'twere dead 3.4 years ago.
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I dabbled in vegetarianism for over 15 years. My previous record was eighteen months. Then, for about nine months, I was an "at home" vegetarian; I would not have any meat at home, but I allowed myself meat in restaurants depending on where I ate & what the menu options were. Even when I was an omnivore, most of my favourite restaurants were vegetarian. Currently, I am borderline vegan: I have a weakness for Ben & Jerry's ice cream in the summer. I have tried the vegan dairy alternatives but they do not satisfy me as much. Besides that, I am otherwise vegan. I am also careful about what products I purchase & make sure they have not been tested on animals. Having said that, I usually describe myself as "vegetarian." It's easier than the lengthy explanation I just offered. I have been a vegetarian since May 2, 2008. That was the day my beloved dog, Arrow, was put down. he was 13 & 1/2 years old at the time. He had trouble walking, was partially blind and had cysts on his body. I held him in my arms as he was put down. It broke my heart. Watching him die, I made the connection. I never wanted to be responsible for another animal dying. I saw all animals as equal. The epiphany I had when Arrow died was that if I had to go out & kill what I ate, I could never do it. If I was incapable of taking the life of an animal, then I had no business eating one ever again. When I was an omnivore, I usually bought skinless, boneless chicken. When it's packaged and chopped up, it was easy to not think of it as an animal. So, I became a vegetarian to never be responsible for another animal dying. I also see it as a way of honouring Arrow's memory. Perhaps, it's also good "doggie karma." The way I see it, Arrow is more likely to make friends with cows, ducks, chickens, turkeys and other animals in "Pet Heaven" if they know his guardian doesn't eat their brothers & sisters anymore.
