(RANT) MEAT Vs VEGGIES

I know it's not the question you asked, but there are some fish that pregnant women should avoid and some that are okay.

http://www.americanpregnancy.org/pregnancyhealth/fishmercury.htm

psst..it is a guy..

It must have been the other fish thread this morning where the original poster said she takes pre-natal vitamins. My mistake!

My question is.
Would it be easier and better to start eating meat, even though I don't really like the idea because I have moral objections.
Or keep on the peso-diet, and try to work harder and figuring something out?

Never posted on here, but I can relate to this one. I was a veggie for years, so thought I would.

I moved to a city in the 90s, the meat was generally poor quality and in the UK at the time there were genuine health issues, esp with farming practices at the time giving unsafe meat. So some friends I lived with went veggi.. so did I, but while they lasted months I stuck at it - to me it just seemed like eat what you did before without the meat - dead easy.. Eventually a bacon butty got me and I never looked back, but that's a common tale.

As a veggi I got VERY fat. 300lb!! simply I believe because you have two choices. You eat lettuce and steamed veg and end up an anemic anorexic or you eat pastries and dairy and fried food and carbs and carbs and get fat.

I could not do what I am doing now if it wasn't for protein from chicken. I'm stressing because I haven't got enough protein in the last couple of days ... As a veggi I probably ate a tenth the protein Im on now! and 10 times the carbs

I was saying the other day I must be eating getting on for 1000 chickens a year - I feel slightly bad about it but that's what we do ... eat meat, pollute with our cars, and consumerist society. What ya supposed to do - not work have no money and die because its bad driving to work and using your ipad, not breath or drink water and die cos the environment is wasted?

You just have to get on with it

Well as a full blown carnivore I'd say go back on the meat. But then I don't understand the objection people have to eating meat since we are omnivores after all.

If god didn't want us to eat animals, then why did he make them out of meat?

I would just like to point out that people are made out of meat too.

And I'm pretty sure the only reason we didnt evolve eating each other is because the diseases transfer, where as In other animals the diseases they have don't affect humans.

The Bly reason we don't eat dogs, cats, horses etc in the western world is because they are pets to us.

Protein fills you up, so yes. It isn't necessarily meat tho, there are many ways to get more protein. You're probably eating too many carbs which spikes your blood sugar and makes you even hungrier later. The more carbs you eat, the more you want of them. While fruits and veggies are GREAT, you need good lean protein sources in your diet to keep you full and satisfied.

There is no need to compromise your morals - as you pointed out, it's not the vegetarianism that's the problem, it's the choices you're making regarding your food. As others have pointed out, try to practice better planning - take a day on the weekend (or whenever your schedule allows) to cut and prep veggies, make big batches of meals for the week, etc. Planning is absolutely key, and can really help you to stay on track.

It might also help to take a look around the internet and find some easy, tasty meatless recipes to keep you interested!

It sounds like you're bored with the five veggie meals you are making over and over? Maybe find a good vegetarian blog or cookbook and try out some new recipes. Even if you try one new one a week that might help. And for your day falling apart at night, is that from snacking? I try to give myself some snacky options at night that are worked into my calories for the day and that helps (mainly low fat popcorn, nice and crunchy, as well as fruits or veggies with low fat ranch or string cheese and rice crackers).

ETA, I'm not vegetarian but I like veggie meals and follow some veggie bloggers. Here are a couple of my faves, linked to their recipe pages:

http://peasandthankyou.com/recipage/

http://www.dailygarnish.com/recipes

Well as a full blown carnivore I'd say go back on the meat. But then I don't understand the objection people have to eating meat since we are omnivores after all.

If god didn't want us to eat animals, then why did he make them out of meat?

For me, it's not an objections to "eating meat" it's the meat industry. God did not make animals to live in over crowded barns, never see sunlight, and eat corn. If they were hunted I have no problem with animals being eaten

That is why people need to stand up and start purchasing farm raised meats through local sources and leave that factory farmed stuff sitting to rot on the grocery store shelves.

The feel the same about boxed, packaged and frozen foods processed foods also.

We would all be much healthier by eating raw dairy, farm raised happy animals raised in their natural environment and fresh fruits and veggeis from local sources. There is NOT one human alive that would not thrive eating this way.

Exact;y - now someone who makes sense!!