Meat eater, vegetarian or vegan?? Which are you?

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  • daffodilsoup
    daffodilsoup Posts: 1,972 Member
    I dont discriminate (fruit, meat, veggies, fish, chicken, eggs, milk, etc) however I REFUSE to eat organs (heart, lungs, liver, you get the gross pic).

    I don't really understand what makes one muscle tissue delicious and one muscle tissue disgusting simply because of what function it serves. At least in America, there is so much waste when it comes to eating meat - a whole cow is slaughtered, but the majority of his or her body parts are disposed of because they're just yucky organ meats. It all comes from the same animal.
  • _VoV
    _VoV Posts: 1,494 Member
    I saw this on a shirt at the Minnesota State fair today. It says it all. " I did not climb to the top of the food chain just to become a vegetarian."

    LOVE IT! :drinker:

    Card Carrying Carnivore here!!

    See that snake I'm holding in my profile pic?

    I ATE him! :laugh: j/k

    Actually, I have eaten rattlesnake, while in Arizona on a business trip. Not bad.

    Okay.

    The rattlesnake you know = not okay to eat.

    The rattlesnake you don't know = rattle-snack.

    I get it now.

    Well, to take this thread totally off-topic.. That beautiful snake I'm holding is an anaconda. The poor thing had its growth stunted by not being fed enough. It'll never get any bigger. Kinda sad.

    I really was just joking around.

    Me too. I consider my response to you one of those late-night Chardonnay moments!

    And, that is a lovely snake you have there. I'm more a fur-mama type, but it's great that you are caring so well for your once under-fed pet. I hate when people take on a pet without caring for it properly.
  • Need2bfit918
    Need2bfit918 Posts: 133 Member
    I'd consider myself a pesco-wanabe-vegan :laugh: I don't eat meat apart from fish, but I avoid dairy products as much as possible because I've done extensive research and 100% believe that its not natural to drink the mammary secretions of other animals...no other species drinks the milk of another species. Milk is meant for babies, BREAST milk that is...cow milk is meant for baby cows. Everything that dairy offers is also available from a plant-based diet!
    i have seen a lot of other animals drink cows milk and they love it.

    I saw a lady that likes to eat couch stuffing. Does that mean you should? lol
    how many animals won't consume milk products if given the opportunity?

    10,000. F.uck how should I know. That's a stupid question.
    you really need to calm down. im not the one that brought up what other animals will eat as a basis for our diet. your taking this very personal.
  • Rhea30
    Rhea30 Posts: 625 Member
    I am an omnivore - just as God intended. :)

    Adam and Eve were vegetarian. If you read the book of Genesis, mankind were not allowed to eat meat until after the flood. Just saying:wink:

    We saw what that apple. Kicked mankind out of the Garden of Eve. Now only if she went for the snake to eat instead of the apple.
  • redraidergirl2009
    redraidergirl2009 Posts: 2,560 Member
    I'd consider myself a pesco-wanabe-vegan :laugh: I don't eat meat apart from fish, but I avoid dairy products as much as possible because I've done extensive research and 100% believe that its not natural to drink the mammary secretions of other animals...no other species drinks the milk of another species. Milk is meant for babies, BREAST milk that is...cow milk is meant for baby cows. Everything that dairy offers is also available from a plant-based diet!
    i have seen a lot of other animals drink cows milk and they love it.

    I saw a lady that likes to eat couch stuffing. Does that mean you should? lol
    how many animals won't consume milk products if given the opportunity?

    10,000. F.uck how should I know. That's a stupid question.
    you really need to calm down. im not the one that brought up what other animals will eat as a basis for our diet. your taking this very personal.

    Well seriously, just because you can eat something doesn't mean you should. Personally, I am lactose intolerant and have an allergy to dairy that causes me to get lots of post nasal drip and sinus infections. I can drink milk yes. Would it be wise given that it has negative effects on my body? No.
  • trgodin
    trgodin Posts: 4 Member
    Vegetarian family of 5 here.
  • eclectikchic
    eclectikchic Posts: 8 Member
    meat eater here...but I have been looking at vegetarian cookbooks.
  • LisaDunn01
    LisaDunn01 Posts: 173 Member
    The body needs protein to heal and repair... Some people need more, some less. I just try to listen to my body. For me, what works is 70% raw (fruits, veggies, nuts) and 30% protein and fats (grass fed, organic, etc.) I try to eat my meat raw (or as close to raw as possible - raw egg in my green smoothie in the morning, sashimi, etc.).
  • ebonyintx
    ebonyintx Posts: 12
    Vegetarian (lacto-ovo).
  • Marll
    Marll Posts: 904 Member
    Meat eater.

    That being said I try to eat a VERY wide variety of great produce, mostly vegtables and some low glycemic fruit, with some higher sugar ones on occasion. I do not eat grains except for rice very occasionally.

    Whenever possible I try to buy local meat from farmers/ranchers that ensure that animals live a natural life, grazing on grass and aren't fed grains (which is part of the animal cruelty in feed lots IMO. Grains kill cattle, no way around it) and are left to do what cows would do normally. Same for pigs, sheep, chickens, etc. I also love just about all types of fish.
  • Marll
    Marll Posts: 904 Member
    I dont discriminate (fruit, meat, veggies, fish, chicken, eggs, milk, etc) however I REFUSE to eat organs (heart, lungs, liver, you get the gross pic).

    I don't really understand what makes one muscle tissue delicious and one muscle tissue disgusting simply because of what function it serves. At least in America, there is so much waste when it comes to eating meat - a whole cow is slaughtered, but the majority of his or her body parts are disposed of because they're just yucky organ meats. It all comes from the same animal.

    I personally am trying to strive to eat more of every animal that I consume. I have ordered a cow that is being raised and will be butchered for me this fall and I will be making sure to get all the suet to make beef tallow, bones for soups and broth, organ meats (they are PACKED with nutrition!!) in addition to all the meat. I think that by not eating the whole animal any more we are selling ourselves short nutritionally in the US.
  • trish0018
    trish0018 Posts: 3
    Just look really closely to the meat you are getting. The fat content? Look for lean meats, such as chicken breasts, turkey 85/15. Stay away from beef as much as you can. It has the highest fat content. Load up your diet with seafood. Wild caught Alaskan salmon is my favorite. It has your protein, your omega fatty acids(great for your skin), and tastes so fresh! Watch for mercury levels. They say no more than 3 servings a week. Be careful with meats that have been imported from asia as they would have higher mercury levels, and other pollutants. Free range meats are really great for you, because the animal roamed free and ate naturally (creates better muscle in the animal) Hope that gives you some great ideas! :)
  • kddruckenmiller
    kddruckenmiller Posts: 114 Member
    I am a vegetarian who has been cutting out dairy as much as possible lately. I do not eat meat (or fish, for those of you who think vegetarians eat fish for some odd reason) for ethical reasons, but putting those aside to answer the question, I believe a small amount of lean, white meat is healthy. I do not think dairy is healthy for humans; yes, it has calcium but that can be obtained from veggies in a way that the body can use more efficiently. Since I've cut back on dairy I've noticed that I've had more energy and I feel sick to my stomach much less than I used to. That's just my experience.
  • KatieCarr29
    KatieCarr29 Posts: 1 Member
    90% vegan. I rarely give in to my cheese cravings and always regret it. Mine is ethical (hate to eat animals although I understand that others do - no preaching!). But my stomach doesn't agree with dairy much of the time. I am more than willing to share recipes or information.
  • AngelUpSideDownCake
    AngelUpSideDownCake Posts: 10 Member
    i'm a vegetarian, but it's not for a health reason, or even because i didn't like it, i just don't want to eat meat.

    i don't need it, i get plenty of everything without it

    I'm the same way! I'm a vegetarian and have been four four years now. I love it! I never feel like I'm missing out on anything. :D
  • jazee11
    jazee11 Posts: 321
    meat eater here...but I have been looking at vegetarian cookbooks.





    The Occasional Vegetarian is a good one and so is Veganomicon.
  • Lina4Lina
    Lina4Lina Posts: 712 Member
    meat eater here...but I have been looking at vegetarian cookbooks.





    The Occasional Vegetarian is a good one and so is Veganomicon.

    My first two that I used when I still ate meat were Vegetarian cooking for Everyone and Vegan with a Vengeance.
  • hubkal
    hubkal Posts: 125 Member
    Just started Paleo today. It is basically very clean eating. No grains, sugar or processed foods. I was doing very little meat and seemed to be hungry and trying to fill in my calories during the day with grains and snacks. With this i am not hungry during the day most of the time. Check it out online.
  • syrynn
    syrynn Posts: 1
    I eat meat. But I also drink soy and almondmilk, and don't eat steak/red meat nearly as much as I used to. I go for the leaner white/dark meats and seafood if I can, with a somewhat varied diet. Plus, I think it helps that I don't eat restaurant/fast food portions of meat as much as before.

    Also, I don't eat many dairy products other than ice cream and cheese. But even that's at a much lower rate than it once was. Almond/soy products seem to taste better, especially soy in my Starbucks drinks, that I get for free because I'm a gold-card carrier. Every little bit helps!
  • celticcateyes
    celticcateyes Posts: 71 Member
    I am currently an omnivore striving to be a flexitarian-"one whose normally meatless diet occasionally includes meat or fish" as NOW defined by Merriam-Webster :laugh:

    When I am on my own or with my gal pals I prefer to eat vegetable-based meals (my BFF is a vegan). My husband is hard-core carnivore. So, meals we have together tend to be meat-based. I am hoping to encourage a more plant-based diet for both of us in the next few months, but I suspect meat will always be part of our diet somehow. And EVENTUALLY, once we can afford it, I am hoping the meat we do eat will be organic, free-range, ect. Happy chickens make tasty chickens :)

    I don't drink milk. Makes me sick. Bleh! I drink almond milk. I try to avoid cheese but I do eat greek yogurt.
  • Patovader
    Patovader Posts: 439 Member
    I am omnivorous :)
  • EccentricDad
    EccentricDad Posts: 875 Member
    I love meat!!!! LOVE IT! Its delicious!!!!!

    Ive heard different things.. meat is good for you.. meat is bad for you...

    thoughts?

    Meat is wonderful for you. Saturated fats not so much. But you can't have beef or pork without the saturated or trans fats.
    I would eat 6 to 8 oz of fish each meal if I wasn't afraid of mercury poisoning. Instead I eat eggs and turkey whenever I can't eat fish.
  • Britbratkins3
    Britbratkins3 Posts: 53
    I am a vegan because I don't think meat is right for my body. I believe we were meant to be herbivores and that is kind of my own religious decision. I have facts from doctors and the bible about my diet and people have theirs from textbooks and different doctors but I don't plan on shoving it down the throats of other people.
  • vickygetshealthy
    vickygetshealthy Posts: 17
    I'm a vegetarian and have been since I was 13, but it's mostly because I don't want to eat meat (and I never really liked the taste), rather than for health reasons. I think you can easily have a healthy diet with or without meat - my sister and I are both vegetarians, whereas my parents and brother are meat eaters, and we all have pretty healthy diets. The only thing I'm deficient in from having a meat and fish-free diet is iron, and I take an iron supplement every day, so that's not a problem.
  • gshoemaker06
    gshoemaker06 Posts: 264 Member
    I'm a vegetarian. I don't believe that meat consumption/production at it's current state in America is very sustainable. That's the main reason I don't eat meat, however the health reasons and cruelty to animals would be #2 & 3 respectively.
  • MarisaLWood
    MarisaLWood Posts: 44 Member
    Lacto-ovo vegetarian for 2 years here, for health and ethical reasons. I'm not interested in pushing my diet on anyone else. If someone comes to me for advice (as in, "What are some good sources of plant-based iron or protein?"), then I'm quite happy to share information.

    Work lunches were a bit of a challenge in the beginning--but now there's almost always at least one vegetarian option. There have been a couple of times I've had to correct misconceptions, e.g. the assumption that "you eat fish, don't you?"
  • Marll
    Marll Posts: 904 Member
    I love meat!!!! LOVE IT! Its delicious!!!!!

    Ive heard different things.. meat is good for you.. meat is bad for you...

    thoughts?

    Meat is wonderful for you. Saturated fats not so much. But you can't have beef or pork without the saturated or trans fats.
    I would eat 6 to 8 oz of fish each meal if I wasn't afraid of mercury poisoning. Instead I eat eggs and turkey whenever I can't eat fish.

    There is a minute, negligible amount of trans fat in animal meat. The biggest sources of trans fats are from food processing and vegtable oils/shortenings, which is the result of peope stupidly trying to outsmart nature.

    There are no real problems with saturated fat from animals, but trans fats wreak havoc on the human body. It sure is great that the government and other "agencies" forced most food producers to change to using vegtable oils.....
  • redraidergirl2009
    redraidergirl2009 Posts: 2,560 Member
    I love meat!!!! LOVE IT! Its delicious!!!!!

    Ive heard different things.. meat is good for you.. meat is bad for you...

    thoughts?

    Meat is wonderful for you. Saturated fats not so much. But you can't have beef or pork without the saturated or trans fats.
    I would eat 6 to 8 oz of fish each meal if I wasn't afraid of mercury poisoning. Instead I eat eggs and turkey whenever I can't eat fish.

    There is a minute, negligible amount of trans fat in animal meat. The biggest sources of trans fats are from food processing and vegtable oils/shortenings, which is the result of peope stupidly trying to outsmart nature.

    There are no real problems with saturated fat from animals, but trans fats wreak havoc on the human body. It sure is great that the government and other "agencies" forced most food producers to change to using vegtable oils.....

    We have to remember meat you eat not isn't the same meat that was eaten 200 years ago. It wasn't pumped full of hormones to speed up it's growth, or dunked in ammonia before it was packed to sell to you.
  • nibbynoo
    nibbynoo Posts: 250 Member
    I'm a meat eating vegan! lol
    I eat meat but not dairy or eggs :)
  • ennysmith
    ennysmith Posts: 26
    I am vegan.I love vegetables & fruits.

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