[EMA]

just out of interest . let's hear if and why you're vegetarian or vegan , and anything else you'd like to add ..

also answer if you're not if you like , and say why too .

if there's already a thread like this , close away .

^^

[sosays i]

i'm a vegetarian,
trying to become a vegan, haha
because...
in korea,
i saw a truck of pathetic looking chickens pass by
and in that moment,
i felt horrible, haha
it came to my senses where these chickens were going
and it got me thinking about how cows, pigs, etc
were all slaughtered just so i could have a satisfying meal
i felt pretty selfish, haha
and so, i stopped eating meat from that day on

[Classic Example]

I'm not a vegetarian. Just never crossed my mind to become a vegetarian or anything like that.

[ritzy!]

i feel bad for those animalas i do!

but damn, they taste so g0ddangggg good

[mynameizrachel]

i pity vegetarians. they should just enjoy the food God gave them to eat.

i never understood the philosophy of vegetarians

[kyandi]

I'm trying to be one. When I move out, I'll stop eating meat all together. Basically, I make/buy my own breakfast and lunch so I don't eat meat there, but at dinner, my parents force me to. It won't be much of a difference, since I never liked meat anyway. To the poster above, I think animals have feelings. It's an ethical issue, I feel sorry for the animals. My parents think I'm avoiding meat to lose weight, but it's nothing like that. There's no reason why I should continue eating meat when other types of food are equally nutritious.

[redringlets]

i just love the taste of meat..i don't think i couldn't not eat it~

[sosays i]

i pity vegetarians. they should just enjoy the food God gave them to eat.

i never understood the philosophy of vegetarians

i don't think you shoud pity vegetarians
vegetarians choose not to eat meat
(unless it is against your religion....)

just because we don't eat meat
doesn't mean we don't "enjoy the food God gave [us] to eat".
there are other foods other than meat, you know...

[white frames]

i pity vegetarians. they should just enjoy the food God gave them to eat.

i never understood the philosophy of vegetarians

I am a vegan and I do not understand why you pity those that do not choose to eat meat for whatever reason.

One can abstain from meat and animal products and live a perfectly healthy life (and do). Many do it because they feel that they do not need to kill another living thing to live (they don't) That to me sounds more spiritually connecting with many religions ideal of doing no harm until others living things.

I eat a vegan diet (it is actually a buddhist monk diet, consisten of 3 parts) for several reasons.

When I was losing weight (almost 100 lbs) my diet consisted of lean meats (white meat and fish) but very sparingly, at most, 2-3 times a week. As it progressed, I adjusted my food a lot and generally ate meatless and that evolved into a full vegetarian diet.

After a while, I realized I didn't like how dairy made me felt so I began eating a dairy, animal free vegan diet.

After that, I began looking into full on veganism and animal rights, but I realized it is a very skewed, distorted thing so I got out of that and do veganism for myself because it makes me feel good, I never impose it on others. I am not a cliche animal rights radical, I just thought I'd point that out and i have to say most others aren't either..it's just a bad image that seems to be associated with vegetarians and vegans.

[LiSAA]

i know it`s sad how they prepare the cows and pig and stuff so we can eat it but idono i just like it too much to become vegitarian.

[EMA]

i'm a vegetarian,
trying to become a vegan, haha
because...
in korea,
i saw a truck of pathetic looking chickens pass by
and in that moment,
i felt horrible, haha
it came to my senses where these chickens were going
and it got me thinking about how cows, pigs, etc
were all slaughtered just so i could have a satisfying meal
i felt pretty selfish, haha
and so, i stopped eating meat from that day on

a similar thing happened to me actually , but i was driving somewhere in the countryside one day (god knows why) and we drove past a sign that said "abattoir" , and it made me feel a bit sick .. i kind of felt bad about eating meat after that , but i kept eating it . then one day i bought some beef thing and it gave me food poisoning , and since i'd been thinking about going vegetarian for quite a while i figured i might as well start then . unfortunately the first thing i ate when i got better was chicken soup my dad told me it was "chicken flavoring" , but the ingredients , when i looked at them later clearly said "chicken . flavoring" .. psh . bit annoying .

yeah . i'm vegetarian (plan on becoming vegan one day , although perhaps not strict , but do intend on maintaining vegetarianism) , just because i feel like it's not right eating animals . sometimes i think about how nice it would be to eat some bbq chicken or whatever , but in the end i feel like it's not worth it . my head couldn't hack it .

it annoys me that vegetarians are always portrayed and thought of as hippies , though . even in that mcd's ad that was on a while ago , there were all these normal people running around eating burgers , and then they were like "oh and we also have a vegetarian option" and there was some hippy wearing hemp pants and a singlet w dreads in his hair .. it's a bit sad .

.... i don't think i'm fanatical or anything ..

[chubzzy]

i hope to become a vegetarian some day, cuz i don't want to eat meat, or kill animals to eat meat, but my mom disallows cuz she thinks i need the protein and nutrients, so she wants me to eat meat. maybe next time in life when i grow older i will gradually cut down my meat intake and become a vegetarian

[cannotfindserver]

never.

i love meat.

[EMA]

just out of curiosity , how do you vegetarian / vegan people keep vitamins up , without taking tablets or supplements ? (i think they're bad for me) ..

[AMAZiFiED *(:]

lol ii love meat.. and personaly ii dont know why people are vegetarian. If it's because they think meat is nasty OKAY. But if it's because they think they're harming the animal and its torture thats another thing. Because the vegetables you're eating is the animal's food , and you're taking it away from them. Lack of food kills them too =I

[white frames]

i hope to become a vegetarian some day, cuz i don't want to eat meat, or kill animals to eat meat, but my mom disallows cuz she thinks i need the protein and nutrients, so she wants me to eat meat. maybe next time in life when i grow older i will gradually cut down my meat intake and become a vegetarian

The only thing meat has nutrients wise that plants don't is iron. Which can be easily obtained by eating more dark green veggies and taking vitamins.

just out of curiosity , how do you vegetarian / vegan people keep vitamins up , without taking tablets or supplements ? (i think they're bad for me) ..

Multivitamins are not bad at all. Don't confuse them with weight loss pills and all that. Taking a multi vitamin like centrum should be done with everyone, meat and non meateaters alike. If you still don't want to take pills, just eat a variety of different plants and fruits.

lol ii love meat.. and personaly ii dont know why people are vegetarian. If it's because they think meat is nasty OKAY. But if it's because they think they're harming the animal and its torture thats another thing. Because the vegetables you're eating is the animal's food , and you're taking it away from them. Lack of food kills them too =I

That is the silliest thing I've heard.

Production of vegetables requires less land and time than production of meat and maintaining animal farms.

[ALLY.]

Naw, cause I eat chicken.

[bere]

I've been a vegan for 2 1/2 years. I love being vegan. I love the fact that I get sick only maybe once a year. I love being cruelty free. I especially love food. Despite what most people think, vegan food is delish and I definitely am not starving. Definitely...

Anyways, I think the important thing to question is whether its right to put our personal tastes over the suffering of other creatures. That question is what pushed me to be a vegan.

[*estarrr]

never.

i love meat.

me too.

[stellabella]

does cutting meat out of your diet help you lose weight?

Sorry for being off topic a little...just curious.