Adventures in Vegetarianism

[bluewaterlilies]

New Years Day marked the first anniversary of my more intensive foray into vegetarianism. It isn't entirely accurate to call me a vegetarian. I play don't-ask-don't-tell with certain foods, especially in restaurants, with regards to ingredients like chicken broth and gelatin, and I eat fish sometimes, when my other options look bleak. I call

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[aminaofzaria]

Apart from the meat issue but pertinent to the healthy diet one, I've begun to pay attention to what my digestion feels like. And damnit, but there are some foods I just cannot get away with eating without punishment. Totally unfair that at an age when most kids live out of Micky D's, I can hardly have a soy cappuccino.

Good luck in your foray! I've been a lot more don't-ask-don't-tell here myself, primarily because I can't ask, and if the server told me it wouldn't mean much anyways. I almost look forward to getting back to the States where I can at least have the luxury to be obnoxiously curious about my meal ingredients should I choose to be. (almost)

They postponed the Tokyo vegans meetup. :(

Addition to Vegetabalarianism.

[acierocolotl]

I'm mostly vegetarian. I call myself a moral vegetarian--I'm in opposition to the standard practices of most of the meat industry (and believe me, you probably don't want to know), from raising to slaughter to processing. A lot of the stuff you purchase in grocery stores has a bunch of chemicals added (in addition to those from the animal's feed) that I'm happier without

Re: Addition to Vegetabalarianism.

[bluewaterlilies]

I meant to answer this, but didn't, of course.

I eat eggs and cheese, in fairly significant quantities, though they ostensibly have a lot of the same chemicals and hormones that meat would have. I probably do lack proper quantities of protein in my diet, but I'm not as protein-starved as I might have made it sound. I love tofu and eat it when I can -- I just don't like to cook it. I'm not so much into beans and lentils -- I have very particular opinions about textures, and things that squish in my mouth offend my texture sensibilities. But I eat them sometimes, anyway. I'm getting better at such things.

My diet would improve significantly if I could find ways not to eat so much bread and starch, though.

Vegetarians eat fish???

[ladiebug2u]

I stumbled across this entry and it made me remember a question I've always wondered. Why do some vegetarians eat fish? I'm not one so I can't talk but isn't that a life? How is a fish that has been probably either been raised on a fish farm or caught in the sea any different then a free or caged chicken? Like I said I'm not a vegetarian so it's not hurting my feelings but I remember hearing Pamela Anderson (Peta spokesperson) talking about eating fish. Uhhhm, how is it different? I don't think it is but I'd like someone else's opinon on it.

Re: Vegetarians eat fish???

[bluewaterlilies]

That's a fair question