vegitarians and winter fruit

[deathjunke]

Hello all

Comments

[werewolf_lib]

Vegetarians don't eat fish, for starters. For the rest, more background would be helpful.

[longlongwaytogo]

What *do* you call someone who doesn't eat any other meat but fish? One of my friends had a sister who wants to be a vegetarian I suppose. She doesn't *like* doing it, and most of her meals are totally meat free, but she does occasionally have to eat fish, on doctor's orders. I've never been sure what you'd call her.

[smellingbottle]

She's a pescatarian.

[werewolf_lib]

'Pescatarian' is what I've heard, but I can't really assert the validity of it. I myself just stick to things without bones, with the exception of eel. I'd probably eat snake or shark, too, given the chance.

[eleanorb]

If he's a vegetarian he won't eat fish.

For the rest any standard veggie online cookbook for your culture will help give you a start. e.g. Indian vegetarians may well eat different meals from German vegetarians for instance. So the culture is important.

[dothestrand]

A "real" vegetarian wouldn't eat fish. A pesco-vegetarian would.

(Incidentally, I don't know what your character's reasons for being a vegetarian are, but if it's on ethical grounds, then why fish and not eggs?)

I'm a vegetarian - and a fussy eater - and usually eat cereal or toast for breakfast, and sandwiches/salads/pasta/pizzas/curries/Mediterranean things for other meals.

But to be honest, the answer to the question, "What do vegetarians eat?" is usually just "Not meat". I don't think you need to put a great deal of effort into working out a diet for your fictional vegetarian...

[deathjunke]

thank you for clearing up the differences for me (i'm an avid meat eater).

his reasons is just a general dislike of meat and a love of chickens (he's an oddball type highschool student).

[originalpuck]

You might try checking some lj comms around here for some ideas. vegetarian, veganism, veggie_recipies and vegan_cooking might all help you grab some ideas

[deathjunke]

Thank you very much for the tips.

My character,(I havent found the perfect name for him yet so i reffer to him as he for now) is about 19 is finishing his last year of highscool and is preparing to go to a university in new york. he isn't fond of fast food but doesn't really enjoy cooking. he doesn't like the taste or texture of meat so he avoids it and has a weird obsession with chicken collectables.

[originalpuck]

As a vegan myself, I can say that one of the big things for your character would be label-watching. Most baked goods are made with eggs, so if he has a big aversion to it, he'll probably eat specialty breads/cereals/cakes/cookies/etc. Baked goods are probably my biggest issue when it comes to personally not eating eggs, though if I had an oven it wouldn't be too big of a deal (there are egg replacements that can go into baked goods without any extra effort

[pdlloyd]

My husband and stepsons became ovo-lacto vegetarians a couple of years ago. Their breakfast habits haven't changed particularly, and may be as simple as a bowl of cereal, a pastry, leftover pie or cake, or whatever takes their fancy. Breakfast is usually a do-it-yourself, catch-as-catch-can affair, around here. When they want something more elaborate, it usually involves eggs (whch won't help you) and various psuedo-meat products, now widely available in the grocery stores.

Note: When they first shifted, they were adamantly opposed to the fake meat products, but now those items form a fairly regular part of our diet. (I rarely eat meat when I share a meal with my family.)