Anyone here a Vegetarian? (Page 1 of 2)

To quote Jim Gaffigan, "I'm not a strict vegetarian...I eat beef and pork..."
This made me lmao when I first heard it and I can't even hear the word vegetarian without thinking of it.
I eat meat, but have cut back considerably on red meat.

I enjoy meat in many forms, but we have a habit of eating more meatless meals per week than not. Just seems healthier. I have friends who practice vegetarianism, they seem to enjoy it.
Rick

Watching the documentary, "Food, Inc." is enough to turn you into a vegan, let alone a vegatarian...but then you've got to deal with all the genetically-modified crops that Monsanto is poisoning us (and the planet) with. Can't win for losing.

Yes!  I am a vegetarian. Well technically pescatarian as i do eat fish and seafood. Since jan 2012 i have been. Did it for health reasons as well as i also feel the unethical treatment of some animals is horrendous.  I can tell u that i feel great Physically since doing this. Bodyfat is down to about 9 percent. And im sooooo glad i made the change. LotsA tasty new foods and recipes to eat.  I dont miss the meat a bit

I haven't made up my mind on fish, though I haven't had any in quite some time. Or eggs yet..though its easy to buy local eggs here where I live. Girl I used to date, her and I always bought our meat from the market here in York. Yeah Jane, I know Godfreys! We actually bought ground turkey, turkey bacon, turkey sausage etc and skipped the red meat altogether. I honestly don't have a problem with people who eat meat and also who go that route and buy their beef locally but I personally don't like the idea of an animal having to give their life for my plate of supper. Yeah Stu, I agree after seeing the films, and knowing what really goes on, its hard to even be a vegetarian! Like you're on a guilt trip every time you use butter or eat pancakes from a restaurant that are obviously made with dairy products from those places. I absolutely Love milk, and always buy non homogenized "cream line" milk from the market. (the kind you shake before drinking) Its expensive but its my milk strictly for drinking. I use Rutter's brand for my cereal and stuff. I will not buy store brand milk. Food: I'm sort of a picky eater, always have been. I don't like salads either! Has anyone tried the garden burgers or tofu burgers?

Like I said before, I don't want the thread to go off topic too much but I'm glad those who have chimed in thus far have cut back their meat consumption if for nothing more than for health reasons and try to buy local. I do agree meat isn't the healthiest choice. And I do encourage anyone I talk with to at least educate themselves on what really goes on at a factory farm. For too long I tried to not think about it but I have realized my ignorance isn't blissful in that department anymore. -Seth

What Rocket? Do you have a silage pit outside your house?!

Some of my best friends are vegetarians, but I wouldnt want my  son to marry one.

My name is LynB and I'm a vegetarian ...

After nearly 15 years of non-meat eating I still can't believe how little choice we get at restaurants where our choices are described as 'options'.  This annoys the hell out of me.  The reason for giving up meat was a very conscious one based on animal welfare but I'm pleased to see that the treatment of animals nowadays is much more regulated and humane.  But I couldn't go back now.

It's not all lentils and brown rice, but I probably eat more cheese than is good for me!

Great thread!  This is the first time I've ever gone to the "other" section of the forums.  I didn't want to drag myself into politics on a forum that should be fun.  Anyways...

I was for 5 years, and since my wife is allergic to dairy, I didn't do tons of dairy either because we never had it around.  Over the last year or so I started eating some meat again, but I try to eat free range and high-quality meat when I do.  No fast food, no deli "meat" or anything like that.  I was in by far the best shape of my life when I was veggie, finished 10 marathons, and worked a whole lot of 80 hour weeks.  Over time, though, I thought it would be good for my body to start getting a little meat again.

I've been lucky that in Orlando there are quiet a few good veggie & vegan restaurants, and since my wife can't eat dairy we'd go to vegan places a LOT.

I actually started because my job required long hours and they'd cater dinner every night so people could work late without having to go out to eat dinner.  I just couldn't handle catered food for months on end, year-in and year-out, so I started requesting vegetarian dinners to get slightly more healthy.  Then when I started getting into it, and learning about how factory farming worked, I got a lot more dedicated and strict about it with myself.   It's nice to hear other folks that understand it's not whether an animal is killed for food, it's about how they're treated when they're alive.   Made me not want to eat most eggs and dairy, even though a lot of vegetarians do.

Anyways, I do eat meat probably 2-3 days a week now, and I feel pretty good physically.