OMG!!!! U guys are a CULT!!!!!
Big meat eater here
Hahahaha If you were a long time sufferer of IBS from being unable to digest red meat you would be initiated too LOL
HH
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Hahahaha If you were a long time sufferer of IBS from being unable to digest red meat you would be initiated too LOL
HH
While I have no plans to give up meat and I have raised chickens. turkeys and rabbits, slaughtered and dress them out with my own hand.
I do like many vegetarian dishes and there is a treasure trove of cookbooks to draw ideas from, it just takes some thought and time. But then again I love to cook.
I do like many vegetarian dishes and there is a treasure trove of cookbooks to draw ideas from, it just takes some thought and time. But then again I love to cook.
jeff black
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I lasted three months and then remembered how much I liked the taste of bacon. It's not a bad thing to do, but I just find I miss some of the simpler ones... ground hamburger for example.
I did 7 years as a vegetarian, unfortunately bacon was my downfall and still is, saying that, i still don't eat Chicken, Turkey or Duck or any offal, black puddings, pigs trotters etc. I only eat Lamb and Beef and Bacon.
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Being a semi-vegetarian is like being semi-pregnant. You either are or you aren't.
Long time vegetarian here. Oh I eat meat, but it has to be VERY fresh! wink, wink
I love dairy products, esp. yogurt and cheese, and also eat eggs so I'm a lacto-ovo vegetarian.
I once saw someone describe themselves as an octo-lavo vegetarian, to which someone replied -- So that means you wash your food 8 times before eating it??
Ahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha...........
If you Google octo-lavo vegetarian you'll get 4600 hits, mostly from people describing themselves. Sad, really, when people don't even know what they are. And here we argue about 1% gay!!
Long time vegetarian here. Oh I eat meat, but it has to be VERY fresh! wink, wink
I love dairy products, esp. yogurt and cheese, and also eat eggs so I'm a lacto-ovo vegetarian.
I once saw someone describe themselves as an octo-lavo vegetarian, to which someone replied -- So that means you wash your food 8 times before eating it??
Ahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha...........
If you Google octo-lavo vegetarian you'll get 4600 hits, mostly from people describing themselves. Sad, really, when people don't even know what they are. And here we argue about 1% gay!!
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Lacto-Ovo vegetarian here. Loosely following. I say "loosely" because I had Turkey for thanksgiving. I love Turkey. Actually, I love chicken too. Beef, pork (which IS a red meat, the whole "other white meat" thing was a marketing campaign, not a definition), lamb and other red meats were not at all hard for me to give up, because i simply do not like them. Poultry was hard to give up. Still is.
The reason I gave up poultry is because, where I live, poultry farms are the number one contributor to poor water quality, and the water quality of the Chesapeake Bay is pretty poor, indeed. Addicted to baked goods, as I am, I couldn't bring myself to omit eggs, so I purchase only organic, free range eggs. Yeah, organic, free range chickens still shit, and it still contributes to water pollution, so there is a level of hypocrisy there. I admit that. But the lack of hormones and antibiotics means the shit isn't as toxic to the environment. "Free Range" is also legally undefined when it comes to laying hens, so unless they're destined to be slaughtered at some point, there's no guarantee that my eggs come from birds that see the sun. For now, I'll have to trust the growers when they tell me they DO allow their laying hens access to pasture. One day, I'll raise my own.
It amazes me, truly, how many people are offended by my meatless diet. While all of the above is my reasoning for not eating poultry (i really just dislike red meat, so no altruistic motives there), I only inform people of it when prompted. I don't expect everyone to follow my example. My issues are with the meat industry, not with meat consumers. And yet, people assume I don't want them to eat meat in my presence. Too many times I've been told, with condescending attitudes, "I'm going to eat steak, I don't care if you like it or not." Go AHEAD! Where did people get the idea that all vegetarians are holier-than-though moralists bent on changing the tastes of any and everyone they come into contact with? It simply isn't the case!
Anyway, I'll cease my rant here, lest i begin writing a novel.
The reason I gave up poultry is because, where I live, poultry farms are the number one contributor to poor water quality, and the water quality of the Chesapeake Bay is pretty poor, indeed. Addicted to baked goods, as I am, I couldn't bring myself to omit eggs, so I purchase only organic, free range eggs. Yeah, organic, free range chickens still shit, and it still contributes to water pollution, so there is a level of hypocrisy there. I admit that. But the lack of hormones and antibiotics means the shit isn't as toxic to the environment. "Free Range" is also legally undefined when it comes to laying hens, so unless they're destined to be slaughtered at some point, there's no guarantee that my eggs come from birds that see the sun. For now, I'll have to trust the growers when they tell me they DO allow their laying hens access to pasture. One day, I'll raise my own.
It amazes me, truly, how many people are offended by my meatless diet. While all of the above is my reasoning for not eating poultry (i really just dislike red meat, so no altruistic motives there), I only inform people of it when prompted. I don't expect everyone to follow my example. My issues are with the meat industry, not with meat consumers. And yet, people assume I don't want them to eat meat in my presence. Too many times I've been told, with condescending attitudes, "I'm going to eat steak, I don't care if you like it or not." Go AHEAD! Where did people get the idea that all vegetarians are holier-than-though moralists bent on changing the tastes of any and everyone they come into contact with? It simply isn't the case!
Anyway, I'll cease my rant here, lest i begin writing a novel.
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There's something about bacon isn't there. A good friend of mine in her 50s now has been a strict vegetarian for nearly 40 years. Last time she stayed with us she admitted she could still succumb when she smells bacon cooking.
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I'm vegetarian whenever I travel to India. It just seems so easy there as everything is set up for that. Besides I just love Indian food, consequently I never miss eating meat there.
Here, I do eat a bit of chicken and seafood but rarely any red meat anymore.
Here, I do eat a bit of chicken and seafood but rarely any red meat anymore.
Principessa
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Please pardon my ignorance, but is lacto-ovo vegetarian the same thing as a vegan?
Is this the new PC term or something entirely different? 
Please pardon my ignorance, but is lacto-ovo vegetarian the same thing as a vegan?
It's okay:
ovo = I eat eggs
lacto = I eat dairy
vegetarian = I do not eat meat or fish (and possibly eat eggs and/or dairy...this is a more general term and doesn't apply to the use of animal by-products like leather but vegetarianism usually includes not eating things like gelatin (so no jell-o or skittles), broths made from animals (things like this) (no soup even if it is cream of broccoli from a restaurant (usually has chicken broth/fat in it))
vegan = I do not eat meat or fish, dairy, eggs or use any by-products made from animals including things not eaten, like leather products
pescatarian = person who does not eat meat but eats fish...not a vegetarian!
so lacto-ovo vegetarian = person who does not eat meat or fish but does eat eggs and dairy (cheese, milk) which are from animals.
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Principessa
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Okay, I understand now.
Never heard of a pescatarian before. Oddly, I know quite a few people who will eat nothing from the sea. They eat meat and vegetables though, so I guess they are just lazy omnivores.
Me, I love veggies; but I love meat too, especially chicken & bacon. I will eat anything in a shell except oysters. Other than Bumble Bee solid white tuna, I don't like fish with fins. :no: Hate lamb though, and it's not cause they are cute. I just don't like the taste. :yuck:
Read an astrology book years ago and the author touted the health benefits of being a fruitarian. Is anyone into that? All you eat is fruit, no veggies, legumes, nuts, or meat. I think that's way too restrictive nutritionally speaking but that's just me.
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