Vegetarianism

Dont do it?

pntbl freak wrote:

I would think being a vegetarian is less healthy than eating well balanced meals which include meat.

As long as I get enough protein and iron, which is pretty easily done without meat, I really don't see much of a problem.

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blackdog144 wrote:

umm why? you said you liked meat...

Because I believe that it's unnecessary for humans to eat meat and cultivating crops is a much more efficient and socially conscious alternative.

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I'd say just really take a look at what you eat and why. Dont eat less, just eat healthier. What about exercise?

So.. you're doing this for a girl right?

"Don't you hate pants?"

My lady friend is a vegetarian. She doesnt have a problem with me eating meat luckily.

Some products you may not be aware that have animal products.

Jello
Any fried foods cooked in the same fryer as meat products.
Some Ranch dressings
Bread
Cake
Crackers
Mayo

The list goes on and on....

Good Luck.

As long as you do it properly. Be aware that you cant just do away with meat, you need substitutes.

choopie911 wrote:

As long as you do it properly. Be aware that you cant just do away with meat, you need substitutes.

Yes. I plan on eating more tofu, beans, nuts, eggs, cheese, etc. I also take a multivitamin.

God wrote:

Then what is the point? The products your not going to avoid are farmed the same way the meat is.

I'm not doing it so much from an animal rights perspective. Here's one of my reasons.

GoVeg.com wrote:

According to a recent report by Compassion in World Framing, "[c]rops that could be used to feed the hungry are instead being used to fatten animals raised for food." It takes up to 16 pounds of grain to produce just 1 pound of edible animal flesh.

The average adult human burns about 2,000 calories per day, just living his or her life. We use almost all the calories that we consume to move around, breathe, and do everyday tasks. The same is true of farmed animals. For every pound of food that they are fed, only a fraction of the calories are returned in the form of edible flesh. The rest of those calories are burned away raising the animal to slaughter weight or contributing to feathers, blood, and other parts of the animal that are not eaten by humans. This is why animals raised for food have to eat as many as 16 pounds of grain to create just 1 pound of edible flesh.²

So yeah..maybe that sounds a bit hypocritical since I'm still going to be consuming animal products. But at least I'll be cutting back, and maybe I can go the vegan route after awhile. Right now however, that just seems like too big of a step.

Edited by Benjichang - 01 February 2007 at 8:09pm

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My question for you is this. How are you going to get the Vitamin K12? You need it. It only comes in meat or dairy products. Or you could take a pill, but the K12 pills, well they come from animals. So, how can you become a true vegen if you need K12 to live? Man is an omnivore, to be anything else is plain not possible unless you just evolved.