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hey, in my lifetime I've lived most in the uk countryside, my parents both grew up on farms, if my mothers family wanted a chicken for a roast dinner back garden, kill, pluck and roast, i used to go with my dads dad to get fresh milk un pasturised from the farm, now a chicken is likely to be 12 weeks old at most broken legs from the un natural weight gain, milk has allowed levels of bacteria and blood and PUS... let alone chemicals and pesticides, I've been a veggie, organic etc... vegan is predicted to be the biggest growth market this year... your choices are yours... you cannot place them upon any other... if this were religion it would be considered so wrong and un p. c... as human beings we have actually evolved to consume both meat and vegetation... if you consider a long term relationship i would suggest that meals are considered for both parties... on days where he consumes animal protein you have an alternative and some days you both eat vegetarian... i worked in organic farming, when i was veggie, the milk came from cows that had better standards of animal welfare, the calfs are allowed to stay with the mother longer. if you are a veggie non organic you are still supporting an industry where calves are immediately taken from their mothers the males culled no use the female calves are raised on made up milk, kept until old enough, inseminated the chain goes on... you should deeply consider your stance... my ideal is organic, raise, grow my own, twenty years ago i totally did that now im poorer and cannot afford to, how do you convince him? you can't... only compromise xxx
How would you like it if he was constantly forcing you to try meat? You either accept others as they are or you move on. You became vegan by choice, he has a choice too. Respect it.
The problem is, a meat free diet ISN'T healthy. You're lying to him (amd maybe to yourself; I don't know) and he knows it.
Humans are omnivores. There are nutrients our bodies don't get from plants, and can't make for ourselves. You'd have to take medication to avoid suffering malnutrition. and unless you're pregnant, it's even worse for him. That's why meat tastes so good, and our bodies crave it. Because we need to eat it for a properly balanced diet.
Now, it doesn't take much, and the "ethical issues" remain, but they are not as immediate as his dietary requirements. If you want to be ethical, well and good. But just cutting meat out of your diet won't have a measurable impact on the industry; that's a completely different issue. In terms of a healthy diet, it must include meat and/or meat products (eggs, milk, etc.)
There are few things more annoying than holier than thou vegetarians/vegans. If that's what you are he should dump you.
As for myself, I'm an omnivore. I abhor factory farming so I try to eat locally grown, grass fed, true free range, humanely treated, home grown organic eggs, etc. Wild venison is good, too. Harvesting the occasional deer if very humane.
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You don't and its not. Clearly this is about forcing him to do something YOU want him to do rather then him doing something that is in his best interest. Plant based diets are not better for you, in fact they are worse. You cut out nutrients you can only get from meat (and you can supplement them with pills (clearly a bad sign when you need to take pills to get what you should be getting from your diet) but your body isn't really designed to absorbe them that way so its not quite as effective). But again, that aside this is more about you forcing him to do what you want rather then respecting him and his wishes. So, their is no way to convince him really, you can keep nagging him and trying to force your beliefs on him which may get him to change, but in all probability its just going to make him resent you and not want to be around you because all you do is lecture him and belittle him over what he eats (of all things). Would you find it acceptable for him to try and force you to eat meat? If not then its not acceptable for you to try to force him not to eat it.
Cook him some tasty vegan food and show him how by age 40, 40% of meat eaters have arteries so clogged they can't get an erection. Or how it triples dementia risk. etc. Video here: nutritionfacts.org/.../
I say vegan because eggs and dairy cause just as much torture and harm to the environment.
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Well, he has his own preferences, and while it may seem unhealthy for him, he has his own tastes and I think it would be best for you to let it go and respect them.
Vegetarian is a diet choice, and it has its benefits amd drawbacks. Same with a omnivorous and carnivorous diet.
What you percieve as a normal and great diet can be interpreted as a weird diet that some people won't touch with a ten foot pole, and vice versa. You might see a meat inclusive diet as an insane idea, but normal to others.
And you know what? That's okay, everybody has their own preferences. Just let him know the benefits, but after you let him know, let him make his own choices. Besides, I'm pretty sure you wouldn't like it if you were forced to go meat eating either.
I'd say let him make the decision on his own, but respect his decision no matter what it is.
You can try and sway him all you want, but remember that he makes the final say as to what diet he chooses.
That is the problem with agressive vegetarians, you guys fail to understand that people are different and not everyone can actually be one. Some people need meat more than others, especially men. It is his choice so if he wants that steak in his life, don't try to take it away from him, it is not your choice, your choice was dating him.
Iām surprised he (a meat-eater) dated a vegetarian in the first place. Now I hope he realizes the mistake heās made by what youāre posting about.
Donāt convert him into anything stupid, just move onto someone as tasteless in food as you & youāll be satisfied
I was just commenting on the self-righteous nature of vegans and vegetarians, and lo and behold.
It's not, "for his own good", come off it. It's for your ego's sake. You either respect his choice or find a new boyfriend.
Ohh it's alright. Don't ask him to do that. It is his choice and not like he is doing something illegal. I too believe that it is cruel to animals and so me and my family always were vegetarian.
But my girlfriend was a non-vegetarian and too a big one. She ate every kind of animal meat, poultry birds and seafood.😂
When we moved in and she cooked that stuff I felt like vomiting😅 and once my parents came and were horrified to see the refrigerator😂😂.
It will work out. Trust me.😊
If we have kids. I will let them eat meat and whatever their mom eats but I will make sure they realize the ethical issue behind eating meat and it would be their choice to decide what to do.😊
You be sneaky. I don't always approve of being sneaky, but killing animals and eating their dead flesh is for beasts, not intelligent creatures like us humans, in my opinion. You know what convinced me to go vegetarian? Well let's just say it started with some incredible indian cooking! A lot of vegetarians are pretty lazy with their food and don't care enough about flavor, if you wanna convince the meat eaters, you gotta make that shit really appealing! Make it hardy!
The beyond burger is a great first step also, just sayin. I've heard people say they could go vegetarian after eating it.
You convince him by cooking veggie meals for him without being overt about it.
For instance, make some salads with cheese chunks.
Make a pasta prima vera
Roast some vegetables (that's fantastic)
Something like this... you have to SHOW the person and let them discover and convert on their own. You can't use reason with them and expect that to work.
If he doesn't wanna change, you can't force him. That might ruin your relationship. You can, however, refuse to cook these things for him, but ultimately what he does is his decision.
The only thing you can do is educate, the rest is up to him. And the best way to make him consider a vegan lifestyle is to be understanding.
Coming from a vegetarian, you canāt force your boyfriend to transition to your diet. I understand that vegetarianism and veganism are great lifestyles, but not everyone wants to do it. I think itās great that you donāt contribute to the industries and you want to inform your boyfriend, but he has to take the information and decide for himself. I am basically the only person I know who is vegetarian and watching other people eat meat doesnāt bother me. If anything, I love that my friends and family are interested in vegetarian/vegan meals and are open to try new things. Although it would be great, the whole world will not go vegetarian/vegan and itās a fact we have to accept.
I have been a vegetarian for 8 years and I would never try to convince or change anyone.
Like what does it even mean? If you wanted a vegetarian for a boyfriend then you should have found someone else in the first place.
I think it just silly.
Kidnap his family and hide them somewhere. Then send him a note explaining his continued use of meat as a food item is threatening earth therefore you might as well kill them now and end their suffering that he is causing himself by eating too many hamburgers. Then tell him that this is got his own good and remind him that he can save his family and the future of mankind simply by going vegetarian.
You dont. Would you want him to force you to eat meat? No. So don't be a hypocrite and force him
You donāt; you respect his choice and be quiet about yours
Yu can't force soemoen to eat something they dont feel like eating or want to eat. Why is it for his own good? Meat is important for the body metabolism. Dont control him
Stop right there. Meat is not harming him. If he doesn't want to give it up then he is a grown ass man who can make his own decisions. If he wants to he's gonna eventually. Keep pestering him and he might leave you cause no one would want to put up with that.
I'm vegetarian but I think you shouldn't try to force it on someone else. The only thing I would do is I feel free to refuse cooking or buying meat. So when I cook, we both eat vegetarian. I'm a better cook than he is so he loves the food I make him. If he would insist on adding meat, I won't stop him, but he'll have to make it himself.
You don't. You knew he wasn't vegetarian before you started dating him, don't go into a relationship with plans to change the person.
Go and find a good feminist soyboy who doesn't mind being a scrawny weakling.
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