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Apr 12, 2007 16:04

I have decided there is a vast problem in the typical understanding of 'vegetarianism'. Basically people assume that if you do indeed eat meat you will ALWAYS be eating meat. ie: if there are options of meat vs. non-meat you must be a vegetarian to choose the non-meat option. Well no more. It is time to start a movement against this closed-minded kind of thinking!

I for one enjoy both a fine steak and a well marinated piece of tofu, and I enjoy them in amounts that are fairly equivelent. I would prefer a nice bean taco to one containing over-cooked beef, and there are many excellent recipes that just taste better with tofu/beans then meat. However time after time a questionaire will read "are you a vegetarian , yes/no?" and I am in a dilemma. I am in fact NOT a vegatarian, and should the mood strike me (and the food be appetizing) there is a decent likelihood that I will eat of the meat option. However as happens all too often the meat option is less then appetizing, (or the veggie option more appetizing). Then I have to worry that if I partake of the veggie I may be depriving full-blown vegetarians of their meals. Which one I will want to eat is really about which is more appetizing, and thus is less about the primary protein ingredients and more about the final product. So on to my new movement: to promote the cessation of 'vegetarian only' food and promote the emergence of 'damn-tasty food at all times' as a third choice on those checklists. This way people can indicate if they are a meat snob, an animal lover, or a lover of delicious grub and thus cannot be restricted by such silly boundaries as meat/no meat. So spread the word!!

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