Pescetarians?

jeccawest91

Starting tomorrow I'm switching my diet to pescetarianism and wanted to know if anyone else on mfp follows this lifestyle?

jddnw

I was a pescetarian today at lunch. Tonight at dinner I'll be a vegan. But tomorrow at breakfast I'll either be an omnivore or a lacto-ovo vegetarian or flexitarian. I love defining myself by my food choices.

jeccawest91

Lol you're so funny

snowflake954

My husband is. He has never eaten meat, even as a child. He has always been thin, and his blood pressure and colestoral are low.

lizzocat

I guess that's me (i usually just say vegetarian although not super accurate) I eat fish/seafood, dairy, eggs, etc. but no land meat. Personal choice, haven't eaten meat in 5 years. I wouldn't say it affects my weight loss though- I gained weight this way and am now losing weight this way

cygnetpro

My daughter does that. Not for weight loss, but for her own reasons. It's a bit of a pain to follow if the whole household doesn't follow it, but from what I can tell, she's getting her nutrients, including enough protein. Good luck!

JustinAnimal

My wife is vegetarian except for eggs and fish. Typically, she has no problem getting enough protein and is very happy with what she eats and how she feels. However, if you're going to miss bacon or something, maybe consider not making this a hard and fast rule. What's life if you never enjoy yourself?

I will say, when I eat vegetarian, I appreciate the light, breezy bowel movements I experience (heavy beef-eaters can... you know... feel stuck).

shrinkingletters

I wouldn't call myself a pescetarian, but I do eat fish more days out of the week than not.

Last night I made a delicious honey-miso baked salmon with some spicy stir fried udon and broccoli.

yayamom3

I'm a pescetarian for the simple reason that the thought of eating meat is repulsive to me. I rarely use the term 'pescetarian' though, because most people look at me like I'm from outer space, and I get tired of explaining it over and over! Lol

shrinkingletters

yayamom3 wrote: »

I'm a pescetarian for the simple reason that the thought of eating meat is repulsive to me. I rarely use the term 'pescetarian' though, because most people look at me like I'm from outer space, and I get tired of explaining it over and over! Lol

Fish is meat, though.

yayamom3

Fish is seafood.

According to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, abstinence laws say meat is considered something that comes only from animals that live on land, like chicken, cows, sheep or pigs. Fish are considered a different category of animal.Mar 14, 2014

And my aversion to meat has nothing to do with ethics. The thought of putting meat in my mouth disgusts me. Just like the thought of putting tomatoes or strawberries in his mouth disgusts my son. I have no problem if people enjoy eating meat. I cook it for my family almost every day. I just don't like it.

glevinso

Fish is meat. Sorry but no "conference of bippitiboops" or whatever is going to take away the fact that it used to be a part of an animal. It was a fish muscle. Just like a slab of beef.

yayamom3

It's so amusing how there are always a few who want to turn every comment into an instant debate. I'm entitled to my views and you are entitled to yours. And that's what makes this world a beautiful place. OP, I apologize that my simple reply to your comment is causing your thread to completely get off track. I will leave the conversation now, and hopefully your thread will go back to helpful replies to your post. Have a beautiful day everyone!

shrinkingletters

You're entitled to your opinion, but if you can't back up said opinion, you're not entitled to be safe from the criticism that follows, which by your logic, we're equally entitled to.

lemurcat12

I don't think of it as a lifestyle and of course fish is meat (the English word meat includes fish, sorry). However, I go pescetarian from time to time and did during Lent. I was actually a little disappointed in myself because I'd meant to eat meatless more than I did--I ate quite a lot of fish--but it was a pretty easy thing to do.

Anyway, if you are looking for meal ideas my diary is open, so check the period that corresponds with Lent '15.

mistikal13

I do eat a lot of fish, but still enjoy other meats now and then.

glevinso

yayamom3 wrote: »

It's so amusing how there are always a few who want to turn every comment into an instant debate. I'm entitled to my views and you are entitled to yours. And that's what makes this world a beautiful place. OP, I apologize that my simple reply to your comment is causing your thread to completely get off track. I will leave the conversation now, and hopefully your thread will go back to helpful replies to your post. Have a beautiful day everyone!

Opinions are worthless. They are by definition not backed up by facts. I guess you are welcome to have a wrong "opinion" but that doesn't help the discussion.

Your classifying fish as "seafood" and therefore "not meat" is about as useful as saying chicken isn't meat either because it is classified as poultry. I don't see what authority a religious figure has in taxonomy, so therefore their "opinion" has zero value in the discussion.

lemurcat12

A dictionary definition: meat is "1. the flesh of animals as used for food."

Fish are animals, right?

futuresize8

I eat fish and vegetables, but I do not eat land animals and have not for 22 years. I eat fish about twice a week...the majority of my intake includes vegetables and dairy. While it looks like a debate about what is and isn't meat might be brewing, I just wanted to tell you that it's possible to have a healthy diet without land animals, and even without fish, if you choose. It's a personal choice! In my opinion, if you do choose to eat fish or seafood, paying a little more for wild caught/sustainable is worth it, if you can afford it. I would rather eat it less frequently and more globally-ethically than pay a bit less for the commercial/mass produced/irresponsibly caught varieties, but that is just me. If you have recipe questions, you can send me a message! Good luck!

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jddnw

I know a lot people who refer to meat, fish, and poultry as three different types of food. I know what they mean. The meaning of words can be fluid and contextual and evolve over time.

lemurcat12

That's fine, words do change meaning, but currently, in English, meat most certainly refers to poultry and fish and people who suggest otherwise (particularly poultry, weird) sound ignorant.

If someone said she didn't eat meat and then complained that she wasn't offered the chicken, I don't think she could genuinely claim that people should have known what she meant.

shrinkingletters

lemurcat12 wrote: »

That's fine, words do change meaning, but currently, in English, meat most certainly refers to poultry and fish and people who suggest otherwise (particularly poultry, weird) sound ignorant.

If someone said she didn't eat meat and then complained that she wasn't offered the chicken, I don't think she could genuinely claim that people should have known what she meant.

This is actually A Thing. I've come across a few people who say "oh, yeah I don't like/eat meat." and then they eat chicken.

Once, I was genuinely confused, because I could've sworn the person said they don't eat meat, and I said "oh, I thought you didn't eat meat.", to which the person responded with a disgusted expression "chicken isn't meat!"

juggernaut1974

flyingtanuki wrote: »

lemurcat12 wrote: »

A dictionary definition: meat is "1. the flesh of animals as used for food."

Fish are animals, right?

Nope. They're plants.

jddnw

Wikipedia: Meat is sometimes also used in a more restrictive sense – the flesh of mammalian species (pigs, cattle, lambs,etc.) raised and prepared for human consumption, to the exclusion of fish, other seafood, poultry or other animals.

Is this really news?

jeccawest91

OK first off i did not say vegetarian. Being a pescatarian means not eating land animals. Mainly because of the both saturated fats and cholesterol. This was not supposed to be a debate on becoming a vegetarian. I'm choosing to opt out of red meat and birds from my diet. Again i never said anything about becoming a vegetarian.

jddnw

jeccawest91 wrote: »

OK first off i did not say vegetarian. Being a pescatarian means not eating land animals. Mainly because of the both saturated fats and cholesterol. This was not supposed to be a debate on becoming a vegetarian. I'm choosing to opt out of red meat and birds from my diet. Again i never said anything about becoming a vegetarian.

So your main reason for doing this is to avoid saturated fat and cholesterol?

jeccawest91

Yes

jeccawest91

I'm looking to get my protein from other sources that do not support the slaughterhouses, legumes, whole grains and veggies. And get my iron and omega 3 from the seafood. So literally taking land animals out of my diet.

jddnw

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jeccawest91

Again, your reply has nothing to do with my topic. I'm only cutting out red meat and birds. I'm still going to have dairy products and eggs in my diet. So unless you are following a pesceaarian diet and have some pointers or want to talk about life following this diet, then great, stay and let's talk. I didn't create this board to let people try to convince me to change a lifestyle choice that i have chosen. If i decode to switch political parties or a religion are you going to try and convince me otherwise as well? I'm just finding what every one has done to my topic very rude and inconsiderate.