Vegetarians can eat healthy diets if they mostly eat vegetables, factor in high-protein foods, and eat a lot of beans. Vegetables and fresh foods are great for your body and will make you feel great (and pop great as well lol). The problem is when vegetarians eat mainly carbs, pasta, junk food, freezer "burger" patties, and other unhealthy or sugary foods to consume enough calories that they end up eating a less healthy diet than meat eaters
Veganism is incredibly difficult to pull off well and most people become too physically ill to maintain a vegan diet. While vegetarians can source a high amount of protein from milk, cheese, and eggs, vegans can only find protein in nuts, fruits, and vegetables. Eating a vegan diet is incredibly expensive and you have to diligently plan your meals to consume enough healthy nutrients. Plan on substituting multivitamins daily if you decide to try a vegan diet because your joints will lose lubrication and your hair may fall out and you may get osteoporosis
My sister has been a vegetarian for over a decade but doesn't eat a proper vegetarian diet, so she grew up without proper nutrients (mainly B12). Her joints are always sore, she barely has energy to do anything, and she is physically weak
Take care of your body and eat foods that make you feel good. Starting slow with vegetarianism is a good idea before going vegan, but research proper nutrition so you can plan and eat enough vitamins and nutrients. (Also learn to chew your food well or try using a food processor to help with digesting all the fiber)
I am not one and I don't consider it, but I am totally fine to all. Some just can't eat meat and makes them have sickness, some are against for not being a part of killing animals or choosing to become one for health.
Im not against, but I don’t believe in it. We are technically animals, our nature is eating other animals. Meat also has a lot of vitamins and proteins that vegetables doesn’t so is necessary to eat it. If you want to do it because animals, veganism and vegetarianism also kills animals in a undirected way. Massive sow contributes to deforestation, we need space to sow, space that we take away from nature, so there is another point that I think that makes no sense. But anyways, it’s your life, if you are happy with it, go for it!
I thinks it's up to people what they want to eat and as long they're not cannibals, I don't see the problem. People have different food preferences and that's fine. We can't all like the same food.
As long you're not pushing your vegetarianism or veganism on other people and respects their choice, it's fine. Everyone should respect each others regardless if someone are vegetarian, vegan, meat eater or eats both meat and vegetables.
I love vegetables I love veggie pizza and veggie calzones but it just seems it would be too hard to cut out meat and cheese all the time I could definitely do it here and there though and I also love veggie burgers and all kinds of hot peppers broccoli rabe and all kinds of stuff but meat satisfies me more
Some people feel just fine as they turn to vegetarianism; some don't get enough from veggies. Try it for some time like two months and decide if it suits you. You may also have to use vitamins. If you don't live in India you may have less edible plants and those you have may be of inferior quality.
I don't think it's for me, at least not now anyway, but I do think it's good to have non-meat options to get vital calories e. g. protein, carbs, etc, so I don't have a problem with it, as long as people aren't bitchy or pushy about it.
Most of my protein doesn't come from any animal products, at least I don't think so.
Vegetarianism is a good healthy choice. No issues, Veganism is a Movement, not unlike a religion and don't want either's opinions or ideas shoved down my throat.
just being veggie first is a good way to go. its easier than you think to be vegetarian but if you go straight into being vegan its not so easy and it may put you off the whole notion of not killing animals
Sorry to hear that I had something similar I had blood clots in my lungs and it put a strain on my heart they thought it was a heart attack but it reversed when the clots dissolved and my heart went back to normal
It's cool but I find it hard to get the nutrients I need without eating meat. Especially when I have a lot of work I need to do and need a lot of fuel. I think they must eat a lot of nuts.
Not my cup of tea, as long as they let others do what they want they are cool. But there is a portion of them who take a lifestyle choice too far by turning it political.
I try to keep my meat/animal product consumption to a minimum. Animal agriculture is a VERY bad thing, as is taking the life of any sentient being. I respect you
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