thoughts about vegatarianism

[Seraphi]

I was a vegetarian for at least a year and a half. I have a milk allergy, so it was hard to find stuff to eat but I got through it, and it made me really happy to know that I wasn't killing and eating sentient life.

 

 

 

Then I found out that I was allergic to gluten, which basically eliminated bread, flour, and anything with wheat in it. So I was basically screwed. My doctor said it would be unhealthy for me to stay a vegetarian, so I had to stop :(

 

 

 

I still don't eat steak or pork though. Just the occasional hamburger and McDonald's chicken nuggets. And that doesn't really count, seeing as they probably aren't real chicken.

 

how in the world can you beleive in vegetarianism and eat mcdonalds food :-# the stuff is horrible, and the animals killed to make it probably suffer the worst abuse out of all the big factory companys...

[dragoonson]

And at any rate, how would the 3rd world countries get these veggies anyway, I mean just because theres enough for us isn't going to make people donate to the hungry starving people.

 

Developed countries wouldn't have to import products from 3rd world countries, pretty much every country would be able to live off their own land.

 

 

 

Yeah because 6,489/km^2 people in Singapore (4.8 million,so how many km^2 is that?) can live on 500 monkeys in the forested areas and zoo animals.

[Serpent Eye]

Cows are killed for leather so I see problem ins using the meat that's left over, other wise it would go to waste. Taste good to.

 

Chickens are tasty, no problem there.

 

Lamb, tasty and always good in a curry

 

Fish, healthy and tasty.

 

 

 

Vegetarians, missing out. I really couldn't care for how the animals are treated as long as they're killed humanly (quick and painlessly to most extent) and don't live their life being beaten. Most animals are bread in captivity as that's what's most useful and economical for humans.

 

 

 

Remember not everyone is in the financial position to eat organic vegetables and free range meats.

 

 

 

I can't really imagine myself being a vegetarian, there's to many great meat dishes out there I wouldn't be able to eat.

 

 

 

You'll find that a majority of vegetarian's don't choose their lifestyle because they think meat tastes bad. I'll admit: even to this day, I can be walking down the street, and catch a smell of someone BBQing something, and I find myself thinking that it smells good, and that it'd probably taste good. But that doesn't really mean anything... The animals tasting bad isn't a problem, obviously. So when you say things like, "Chicken is tasty, no problem there," it doesn't really make any sense in the long-run.

 

 

 

And I'm not really "missing out" on anything by not eating meat. In fact, I think I've tasted a wider variety of vegetarian foods than I have meat-dishes. People just assume that a vegetarian diet is boring, plate after plate of lettuce, when in fact, there are a lot of rich, tasty, and healthy dishes out there to try.

 

 

 

And I don't see any logic behind your last statement. You don't really care how animals are treated... you just... care if they're killed in a humane way? So... you do care how they're treated? You can't have it both ways, really. Most animals raised for human consumption are raised in terribly cramped conditions, and they are both treated and killed in the most brutal ways imaginable.

 

 

 

And in the long run, you'll find that, sure, although organic and "healthy" foods may cost more up-front, you will eventually find that you can sustain your energy on eating smaller portions of them, and that the food itself lasts longer, so you're making fewer trips to the grocery store.

[BlueLancer]

 

And in the long run, you'll find that, sure, although organic and "healthy" foods may cost more up-front, you will eventually find that you can sustain your energy on eating smaller portions of them, and that the food itself lasts longer, so you're making fewer trips to the grocery store.

 

 

 

Most people can't afford that luxury, I wouldn't blame them for buying whatever is the cheapest just to feed their family. Only after you permanently have a roof above your head, have a job, money, safety.. Then you may have time to think about ethical food choices and whether to buy the healthier alternative or the cheap one. Until then you'll likely just want to stay alive.

 

 

 

It's pretty self-evident eating organic & good quality food is better for your health, but I doubt a lot of people on tip.it, especially those on a students typical budget, can make that choice even if they want to. It's so much easier to grab a pack of chicken ribs and microwave it, than pay $6 more for some premium organic tofu, free-range eggs and fair-trade tomatoes for a vegetarian meal.

 

 

 

I even dare say, special diets not arising out of allergy, are a 100% western phenomena (or of well-off people in general). You will be hard pressed to find people living in poverty making choices about what they eat, & refusing to consume what's available cheaply.

[Serpent Eye]

 

And in the long run, you'll find that, sure, although organic and "healthy" foods may cost more up-front, you will eventually find that you can sustain your energy on eating smaller portions of them, and that the food itself lasts longer, so you're making fewer trips to the grocery store.

 

 

 

Most people can't afford that luxury, I wouldn't blame them for buying whatever is the cheapest just to feed their family. Only after you permanently have a roof above your head, have a job, money, safety.. Then you may have time to think about ethical food choices and whether to buy the healthier alternative or the cheap one. Until then you'll likely just want to stay alive.

 

 

 

It's pretty self-evident eating organic & good quality food is better for your health, but I doubt a lot of people on tip.it, especially those on a students typical budget, can make that choice even if they want to. It's so much easier to grab a pack of chicken ribs and microwave it, than pay $6 more for some premium organic tofu, free-range eggs and fair-trade tomatoes for a vegetarian meal.

 

 

 

I even dare say, special diets not arising out of allergy, are a 100% western phenomena (or of well-off people in general). You will be hard pressed to find people living in poverty making choices about what they eat, & refusing to consume what's available cheaply.

 

 

 

Most definently!

 

 

 

I just wanted to point out that, whenever it becomes possible for someone to invest in it, organic foods are a great option.

 

 

 

I myself actually don't even buy organic foods - very rarely, in fact.