Huh.

[xtremeroswellia]

So for the past year or so I've been seriously contemplating becoming a vegetarian. The last couple of weeks I've had numerous thoughts, and dreams about it, to the point I've decided to give it a shot for a week. I just ate my first ever veggie burger, and you know what?

It was pretty damn good. Tasted like a regular burger to me. *shrugs*

Comments

[xtremeroswellia]

I've been reading up on the advantages of it, and I was surprised by how many there really were. I actually had the Morning Star brand, and it was excellent. Have you heard anything about the substitute chicken or bacon? I bought both and I'm curious to see if anyone has had any experiences with either.

[ravenous_enigma]

I'm not a vegitarian but I LOVE veggie burgers!!! Boca burgers are SOOOO YUMMY!! I'd totally eat those over a greasy regular hamburger any day.

[anonymous]

I've been a vegetarian all my life (apart from stints eating KFC chicken burgers, which I DO regret) and I think that if you want, you really should go for it! :)
Be careful though. My vegetarianism is a combination of religious and cultural factors, so the Indian food that I eat has the right amounts of protein and iron to compensate for meat. But you'll have to be extra aware of what you eat (I have a friend who went to hospital; she was THAT anemic) and realise it can be really hard to get decent vegetarian food when you go out.
But good luck anyway... it DOESN'T increase your weight, by the way. If you don't eat sugary junk, it will reduce it and keep you healthy. :)
Tigger101

[apple]

I loove tofu dessert, but most of my friends dislike it. I've considered going vegetarian or vegan, too, but it would be nearly impossible to go vegan in my city (and I believe in going the whole way if I'm going to do something), but it would be ridiculously hard here. If I did, regardless, it'd be for social reasons (like not supporting how the animals are treated) because it's easier for me to be healthy if I'm an omnivore and I don't really feel bad eating animals, so social would be my reasoning

[nothingtoyou]

I became vegetarian when I was 14 - a few years ago now! - and I can honestly say that it is one of the best decisions I ever made. I did it for ethical reasons: I didn't like the way that animals were treated and slaughtered, and at the time there just wasn't the availability of organic and 'humanely' reared and slaughtered meat that there is now. So I decided to go vegetarian. It took me a couple of tries - my family were big on meat and I got tempted back twice. But then I made a commitment, stocked up on some basic foodstuff and went for it. I would say that the essential thing to do is to read as much about veggie diets as you can as that makes the switch a lot easier. The UK vegetarian society was a great help for me and they probably have something similar in the states. You'll find a lot of advice about what to eat instead of meat, and about certain things you'll want to avoid. I would suggest a multivitamin until you are confident that your diet isn't missing out anything, but in truth a vegetarian diet is more likely to