Are you a vegetarian? Vegan?

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So are you? Or do you eat humanely raised meat? Or just whatever?

If you're a vegetarian, what good things are there to eat? I hate nuts, beans, mushrooms, and lentils. I do love veggies and fruit but is that all? I want to be a vegetarian but do I have to be unhappy the rest of my life to do so? Vegetarian food always feels like it's missing something, it can taste good but it's an empty feeling. I'll probably become one anyways but what are some good things to eat?

Kiwedin · Accepted Answer

I've been vegan for about a year now. If your objective for being vegetarian is animal welfare, then it wouldn't make sense for you to continue to eat dairy, since the dairy industry is just as cruel, if not crueler than the meat industry.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TS9hh-Npc50

I felt the same way when I was starting out. We're so used to eating an omnivore diet, that when we try going vegan or vegetarian, we're not doing it properly because we're so stuck in that calorie-restriction/sugar is bad mindset. Freelee the Banana Girl on YouTube really helped me learn about how to do it successfully without feeling like your depriving yourself or that you're missing something. There are tons of vegan YouTubers that are just so helpful and can teach you so much about health and nutrition. There's so much information online and such a tight-knit, supportive, vegan community. Start following vegan instagram accounts, YouTube channels, and pinterest accounts. A vegan diet is about abundance, not restriction. Anything you're craving, you can google a vegan version online that tastes just as good, or even better than the real thing, not to mention it's like ten times healthier. :) Watch Gary Yourofsky on YouTube, you'll learn a lot.

Torrie · Accepted Answer

I'm a vegetarian. My favorite meals are eggplant, pasta, boca veggie burgers, and rice.
My favorite kind of rice is Spanish rice and pineapple rice.
My favorite pasta dish is backed ziti, veggie lasagna, and my own recipe.
It's pasta, spinach, olive oil, tomatoes, grated garlic, and parmesan cheese.

Nsinger · Accepted Answer

I tried being vegetarian for about a month. I lost 9 pounds in that month, putting me at an unhealthy weight. Its not that I hate animals or anything, its just that I see myself superior to animals, and I am going to take care of myself before I take care of them.

Maybe once my metabolism goes to shit I will try being vegetarian again, it was an interesting experience.

Rahdle · Accepted Answer

I'm a dairy farmer and ~800 cows. This means I have unlimited fresh milk and well raised meat. It is amazing and I am in almost perfect shape. I always feel healthy even though I don't get much sleep. If you have any questions about the food, I've got answers

523206720 · Answer

Im not a vegetarian. I feel sorry for the animals that get killed to feed my belly but I need protein to live and my life is more important than theirs. If I knew how to eat a healthy diet without meat I would probably cut meat out of my life altogether but I haven't figured out how to do that yet.

xHoneyxBeex · Answer

Nope, I eat meat. I am picky about what meat I eat though. I don't eat anything that was grain-fed, pumped with antibiotics, or steroids. I prefer to buy my meat from local farms in which I know how the animal was raised and that it was treated humanely.

voit3 · Answer

I'm not sure whether I'll get to vegan, but right now I only eat free range, antibiotic-free meat. I rarely eat it because it's so expensive. The people that think you need meat to get protein are simply ignorant. There are several ways to get enough protein from plant-based foods.

aamy811 · Answer

I et vegan most of the time, but if I'm put with friends or at a party I'll have some cheese. I didn't start for animal rights reasons, I really just didn't want to be fat (plus I'm lactose intolerant),. But eventually learned about/began to care about animal rights

Alcoto12 · Answer

My family raise our own animals or buy pasture raised from a local slaughterhouse. We also grow our own vegetables organic. We have honey bees and have to be very careful about what is on our plants.

Anonymous · Answer

Tbh if you only like veggies and fruits you can find great recepies online but there's something I would like to suggest.
Instead of going full vegetarian you could always eat anything but avoid meat? Dairy like cheese, milk etc could be allowed but small portions. Surviving on only plants could be bad for your health but do what you feel comfortable with really.

Michael_Rc46 · Answer

I'm a vegan... it works out fine. At first there's an empty feeling but you don't even notice it after a while. No that's not all you csn eat... anything that doesn't have animal products is off limits but that's it... completely vegan is nearly impossible now but you can get pretty close. I've been one for almost two years now. Try it... it just gets easier and easier everyday... honestly meat is repulsive to me now

matheus_mb · Answer

If you see you won't be happy being a vegetarian, just don't become one. Well, aren't there any specific vegetarian blogs or sites that you can check to see articles and opinions of specialists about it? You can really find out nice things to eat.

Brianvv · Answer

I eat food be it meat be it vegie humans are omnivores and are meant to eat both meat and vegetables or we would ether have meat eating teeth or vegetables eating teeth but we have grinders for vegetables and canines for meat plus the human stomach can digest both so I do not limit myself.

Prettygurl12 · Answer

Meat is the way to go. Humanely raised meat? What the hell does that even mean? Meat is meat no matter how it gets on my plate.

MindYourEyes · Answer

Vegetarian! You gotta find other options that you use to enjoy as a meat eater and substitute it with fake chikn or whatever! Gotta make it fun (*˘︶˘*)

Illusive_Man · Answer

I am a false vegetarian.  I preach plant based diets but I am struggling to do 10% of what I preach lol cos my canteen's food selection is rather... uh... limited.

IAmMellow · Answer

I went on a Vegan diet for 3 months last year, it was easy for me. But now since I've lost weight, I'm back to my meat eating ways :p  Need mah protein

musicbrain5 · Answer

No, not a vegetarian at all. I don't eat meat all the time, but I enjoy it way too much to give it up completely.

thewanderingme · Answer

I'm vegan.  if the foods you're eating/making aren't enjoyable, it's probably due to bad texture and/or bad seasoning. work on it! (:

Prettykangaroos · Answer

I try to eat healthy meats, bit I'm not gonna lie sometimes I slip up and go to Sonic/McDonald's. Try not to do it often though.

mutedaisy · Answer

You get that empty feeling too? I thought I was the only one. ._.

Canterbury_Bellz · Answer

I eat meat but i want to become vegetarian. I am trying to make arrangements with my family and such but I'm hoping they'll be okay with it and buy me what I need

CasaNorba · Answer

Yes. Besides vegetables I only eat animals that eat vegetables, so would this count as being a vegetarian?

JackKerouac77 · Answer

I enjoy meat and veggies and meat and veggies and meat and veggies

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