would you become a vegetarian?

purity · 01-05-2011 11:54AM #1

So meat really is essential in our diet? I will admit there is lots of variety but does one need to eat meat to be healthy. Well as a newbie vegetarian I avoid meat at all costs however chicken was hard to give up but I'm now full vegetarian because I like animals.
So whats your opinion on this? Would you consider becoming a vegetarian?

Guy:Incognito · 01-05-2011 11:55AM

No, I'd eat people if the animals ran out.

Danbo! · 01-05-2011 11:56AM

I considered it before because I like animals too. Then I realised I like them because they are delicious.

purity · 01-05-2011 11:58AM

Danbo! wrote: »

I considered it before because I like animals too. Then I realised I like them because they are delicious.

Ha KFC yum pity:(

Bloody Nipples · 01-05-2011 11:58AM

I just don't really care about the welfare of a snackbox.

Daegerty · 01-05-2011 12:00PM

If they made animals so they wouldn't taste good anymore then I would

St.Spodo · 01-05-2011 12:00PM

Never in a million years.

FGR · 01-05-2011 12:05PM

I enjoy my beef, pork and chicken but if it was banned in the morning I wouldn't mourn it too much.

I could eat spuds and veg every day of the week. Shame they're such a pain to prepare!

Minstrel27 · 01-05-2011 12:07PM

purity wrote: »

Well as a semi vegetarian I avoid meat at all costs however chicken is hard to give up but I'm on my way to becoming a full vegetarian because I like animals.

You are a semi vegetarian? Stop kidding yourself. You eat meat so you are not a vegetarian.

Praetorian Saighdiuir · 01-05-2011 12:10PM

Id say there has been a lot of "meat and 2 veg" in ya alright!

TPD · 01-05-2011 12:12PM

Nope. I couldn't give up bacon and sausages. And increasingly, salami. Or steak. Or fried chicken.. Or chicken curries. Or burgers. The odd bit of lamb is nice. The drunken chicken pakora kebab! Taco mince chip. Good old ham sandwich.

Er.. No.

ChopShop · 01-05-2011 12:12PM

Vegetarianism is relatively easy. Unfortunately i lack the conviction to go Vegan.

purity · 01-05-2011 12:12PM

Minstrel27 wrote: »

You are a semi vegetarian? Stop kidding yourself. You eat meat so you are not a vegetarian.

Well yes I am really:D and I'm not kidding myself why would I joke to myself you don't know me or what I am so you really have no opinion on me.
I DON'T EAT MEAT and have given up chicken of recent so I think that makes one vegetarian

Einhard · 01-05-2011 12:13PM

The thought of never eating meat again fills me horror.

questionmark? · 01-05-2011 12:14PM

Vegetarion??? God no i enjoy watching some fine swedish lesbians but i could never become one.

Spunge · 01-05-2011 12:14PM

Where else am i gonna get my protein

Einhard · 01-05-2011 12:15PM

Guy:Incognito wrote: »

No, I'd eat people if the animals ran out.

I love the way the signature of the poster underneath you is: Could you surviuve a zombie apocalypse?!:pac:

bnt · 01-05-2011 12:15PM

I'd consider it if e.g. I had a girlfriend who knew how to do it safely. I'd be concerned about malnutrition, missing essential vitamins etc. I don't trust my nutritional expertise on this topic: I'd be going against thousands of years of evolutionary adaptation, so it could go very wrong. She would also need to be the kind of vegetarian who would not freak out if I decided I wanted a steak on rare (?) occasions. :cool:

alexa5x5 · 01-05-2011 12:17PM

Don't really like meat, only eat chicken every now and then so it wouldnt be a big step for me to go veggie

Biggins · 01-05-2011 12:19PM

No, I love my half-pounders too much.

henryporter · 01-05-2011 12:20PM

Haven't eaten meat since 1987:eek: Thats probably longer than you young bucks and buckesses have been around!

purity · 01-05-2011 12:20PM

alexa5x5 wrote: »

Don't really like meat, only eat chicken every now and then so it wouldnt be a big step for me to go veggie

Ya I had given up red meat years ago but found chicken hard not because I like the taste but going out for dinner was really hard because the veggie options were awful but now I have cut chicken out well this year and am doing well,

purity · 01-05-2011 12:21PM

henryporter wrote: »

Haven't eaten meat since 1987:eek: Thats probably longer than you young bucks and buckesses have been around!

Wow well done and how has your health been? does meat need to be part of a diet to be healthy

Deus Ex Machina · 01-05-2011 12:22PM

No, human beings are the only animals who've signed the social contract, so everything else is fair game on the being killed and eaten front.

purity · 01-05-2011 12:23PM

Minstrel27 wrote: »

You are a semi vegetarian? Stop kidding yourself. You eat meat so you are not a vegetarian.

I made a boo boo there what I meant was I'm off red meat years and only gave up chicken this year seeing as I'm only off it two months I called myself semi but now I realise I must be a vegetarian because I don't eat any meat now.

henryporter · 01-05-2011 12:26PM

purity wrote: »

Wow well done and how has your health been? does meat need to be part of a diet to be healthy

No need for meat IMO - never felt under the weather, never really been sick, never felt like I was hungry after a meal - just normal really!

alexa5x5 · 01-05-2011 12:28PM

purity wrote: »

Ya I had given up red meat years ago but found chicken hard not because I like the taste but going out for dinner was really hard because the veggie options were awful but now I have cut chicken out well this year and am doing well,

Yeah same here, the veggie options are always the same. I also find it difficult to get enough protein so I tend to make myself eat chicken...I find I can only eat it when it’s smothered in some sort of sauce or breaded.

purity · 01-05-2011 12:28PM

henryporter wrote: »

No need for meat IMO - never felt under the weather, never really been sick, never felt like I was hungry after a meal - just normal really!

That's good news for me as it's something I've wanted to do as I love animals I am a vegetarian now after years of consideration and hope it doesn't go against me but seeing as your healthy after 24 years it must be a good thing:)

purity · 01-05-2011 12:30PM

alexa5x5 wrote: »

Yeah same here, the veggie options are always the same. I also find it difficult to get enough protein so I tend to make myself eat chicken...I find I can only eat it when it’s smothered in some sort of sauce or breaded.

They think automatically that vegetarians= salad that seems to be the only option for vegetarians and notice how many popular food chains don't cater for vegetarians.
I get protein from eggs and peanuts.

brianthebard · 01-05-2011 12:31PM

purity wrote: »

That's good news for me as it's something I've wanted to do as I love animals I am a vegetarian now after years of consideration and hope it doesn't go against me but seeing as your healthy after 24 years it must be a good thing:)

Someone who's been at it 24 years probably isn't going to admit that they have been unhealthy though are they? Everyone is different and vegetarianism won't suit everyone.

Irishchick · 01-05-2011 12:32PM

No. I find the majority of vegetarians are stupid. They dont eat meat because they "love animals" but are happy to wear leather and eat products containing gelatin.

It is human nature to eat meat. Our brains grew to the size they are because of meat protein. We dont have a developed ceacum and therefore are not built to digest large amounts of vegetable protein.

Life is a cyle. There is no life without death and no death without life. If an animal has its needs met during its life and is slaughtered humanley then im happy to eat it.

rant over.

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