Going vegan/vegetarian — Page 3

Theatre fan, that is my all time favorite food! I had some today instead of birthday cake (which I had yesterday, lol)

Also-if you have to take supplements to replace what you're not getting in your diet, then you are not eating a healthy diet. Ideally, we're to get everything we need from the food we eat.

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hon, if that's true, then you must still be a growing boy/girl - are you a teenager? Not meant to be an insult whatsoever!

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Yes, the world is JUST as much our personal grocery store as any animal's. That's why we know how to hunt. And we evolved as the dominant species.

NOTE: I did say we need to be more mindful of our use. But I will never feel "wrong" about my natural and healthy eating choices. Nor would I ever try to make you believe your choices are wrong.

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I personally don't think everyone should stop eating meat. What I would like is for all meat to be produced in free-range, hormone-free environments. You know, the way domesticated animals were raised for food from about 8000 BC until 1950.

I don't believe there's anything wrong others choosing to eat animal products, but there is something wrong with the way animals are being raised for meat. I've met hunters who agree with that. The way the meat industry has devolved into factory farms is disgusting and completely unnecessary. If some people have no problem eating meat made with growth hormones, fine, but that shouldn't have become the overwhelming majority of the market. That's what bothers me more than anything. Had places like Whole Foods with organic, free-range meat been around when I was in middle school, maybe I wouldn't have given up meat entirely, but the mainstream resurgence of those products is very, very recent.

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Updated On: 9/17/09 at 01:48 AM

I am in the to each his own category, too. I don't eat meat because of the industry. My girlfriend and I read Skinny Bitch together. She got to the You Are What You Eat chapter before I did and told me she was thinking of going veg. I said she was crazy. Then I read the chapter. I've had meat 4 times since then. Ugh.

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I love the So Delicious ice cream. Give me coconut anything and I am there.

Paxton, have you tried the Quorn products? I think they are all soy free, though none of them may be dairy free. Can you eat goat cheese? The Quorn chicken breasts with goat cheese and cranberries are really good, though I love the ones with gruyere even more.

I am also worried about all the antibiotics and hormones given to these animals. There's a reason the average women's shoe size went from a size 5 to a size 8 in about 25 years. I try to eat organic when I can, but the prices are just silly. Shoprite wanted $3 for an organic tomato yesterday. Sigh.

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i've actually never heard of that brand... i'll have to look them up... and i don't know if i can have goat cheese. i've never been tested for it when i have allergy tests. i'll ask about it next time i go to the allergist.

it sucks that the healthy food is so expensive. where i live, obesity is a huge problem because so many people in my neighborhood dont have alot of money, and while there's 2 whole food stores and a trader joe's in my town, there's also an entire plaza filled with fast food... and it's alot cheeper than whole foods.
although i am glad to see that most walmarts have taken out that old food place and replaced it with a subway resturaunt.

*is 5'1" and has a size 9 foot* XD

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i've becomes pretty good at picking out deals at whole foods. the cereal that i buy is actually cheaper at whole foods than it is at stop&shop. but some of their prices are just unreasonable.

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when my friend's toddler was a baby, every time i was in that store i would look at the clothes and think "awwww izzy would look so cute in this" and then look at the price tag, put it down, and buy things for her at khols.

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must not go to the website and buy them... must put debit card back into wallet... must remember she's now 3 and wears a size 5T and can't fit into those anymore... hey! i said put the debit card back into the wallet!

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Give it up for a while. Just see how you feel.

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Jerseygirl, you could probably zazzle that. Not sure if it'd be cheaper, tho, but just saying.

zazzle.com

Good stuff. NOTHING tastes exactly like cheese, but I love the slices. And they've really improved the melting quality.

I didn't realize that picture would show up this big, but I'm too lazy to edit in photobucket..

"Would you like to see all those industries go out of business? I'm not being sarcastic, I'd like to know if that's what your wish is, so I hope someone answers.

What should I eat, then? I'm allergic to most raw fruits and vegetables. Certain seeds can kill me. I guess beans would be my entire diet, no? "

I'd love to see all industries that practice atrocious slaughtering go out of business; or at least reform their method. And my personal philosophy has always been that I eat whatever I feel comfortable killing myself. Now if I lived like people did 100 years ago, when meat substitutions were not available and you had to eat to live - then I would eat meat. But I refuse to take part in the monstrosities taking place at these meat farms.

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Updated On: 9/20/09 at 02:37 PM