Vegetarian or Carnivorous (poll)

[turtlerain46]

Don't know if one of these has been done, but for the record this one's been vegetarian 5 years

[MerrisHawk]

Omnivore.

Gotta love a good pizza! :hehehehe:

[mudweed]

Actually, it was done not too long ago... quite a discussion going on.


http://www.mysticwicks.com/showthread.php?t=41766&highlight=vegetarian

[wok-tok-weasel]

It's ok to eat a little (and I mean little) lettuce on a cheeseburger, just as long as the burger patty is 100% beef and out weights the lettuce and other non-meat products on the burger by at least 7 times.... what would that make me??

[Cev'aq]

I think about half of my food is meat, and the other half is everything else. Unless I'm eating Chinese food, in which case, less meat and more veggies drenched in yummy sauces. :lol:

[Tzhebee]

I honestly think that if I were a vegitarian, I would starve. Unless it's Pea's, Carrots or starch (potatoes, yummy) then I don't want it anywhere near my meat!!!! :)

Seriously, I usually stick to birds (Ckn, pheasant, duck, etc.). I have burger (usually elk or deer) on average 1 maybe 2 times a week. And maybe once every two months do I have a nice steak. Tuna once a week and some kind of pork product once a week. We eat a LOT of pasta's. No fish (eeeeewwwwww!) but I LOVE everything else that comes out of the ocean.

[morrigen]

Ovo-lacto vegetarian...the whole family. ('cept for the cats..)

[Calyx]

Meat eater here!! I love veggies, all types (except cauliflower--yuk), but I have eaten meat my whole life and don't plan to stop now. Lots of chicken, and lots of pork, as they are leaner. But I adore a good steak and I like it RARE. I once told someone--if it ain't mooing, I ain't chewing! :lol:

Seafood--ewwwwww. I think that's a psych thing because we used to fish all the time when I was little and I just hate the smell. I eat fish maybe 3 times a year, oysters never as I am alllergic to them, and shrimp only fried. Actually, I really enjoy fried shrimp. And lobster, yuummm. but no grilled shrimp, boiled shrimp, etoufee, bisque, etc. Blech! :sick:

[Hoot]

Omnivore!

[BellaWild]

The only meat I eat is chicken. The rest is gross! (at least to me) :)

[Silver_Undine]

I don't eat meat a lot but when I do it's mostly fowl and seafood. Red meat is a one time in 6 months kinda thing.

[branwen74]

total and complete lacto/ovo veggie-vore (though I am a humanitarian also does that even count?)

[Autumn]

Well, the majority of my diet does not include meat but I do eat some, chicken fish or beef once a week or so. Every now and then I'll break down and have ham or bacon even though modern hog farming revolts me. Beef and poultry isn't much better and I cannot remember the last time I had any lamb.

[Lucius]

Omnivore.

Gotta love a good pizza! :hehehehe:

MMmmmmmmmmmm~! Pizza sounds so good. yum yum.

[moonmorgan]

Well I'm omnivorous but I don't like it alive and wriggling LOL EW!

So I couldn't vote.

[Izabella]

i never buy meat. i only eat fish and sometimes bird when im at my moms or with friends. a lot of them still think vegetarians only eat beans which makes it hard for them to cook something decent when i come over so they ussually make something with chicken. i can live with that as long as its bio.

[Sylvan]

Maybe not raw & wriggling, but I do enjoy a pizza, a cheeseburger, a nice Shepherd's pie...
Eat meat! It's neat! :D

[Avalon]

Lots of veggies, chicken, fish...ocassionally, some red meat (but only about 5 times a year)...

[Koehnae]

I'm an ovo-lacto vegetarian. I won't eat eggs or drink milk on their own, but I will eat baked goods and such that have them in them. I am working toward veganism... one day at a time.

[Romani Vixen]

I like my beef so a good vet can have it on it's feet in 10 minutes!!!!

I also have a firm belief that if I'm willing to eat it, I'd better be willing to kill it myself!!! While I don't like store bought meat (an ex used to work at a slaughter house)... I eat too much meat not too. But I'll hopefully be going hunting this season. (and i'm going on Atkins...lol) And one day when I have land... I'll raise my own animals... if I can do the dirty deed... I'll be doing it. If I can't take the life of my animal friends... then I'll have more mouths to feed and will be going vegitarian. But that's a ways off.

[Romani Vixen]

oh yea... I was the one at school when they had hamburgers... just as my friends were sitting down to eat... I'd moo!!!! I'd go on eating.... :D i'm efil!

[Demeter]

I belong to PETA - People Eating Tasty Animals. :D

[Nillhachien]

Iv tried being a veggie....it was just too hard. Meat is a major part of my diet. And my brian doest associate the food product with the living animal so i guess im lucky

[Aine of the Fae]

I love my meat :) Well, except pork... unless it's stuffed pork chops! Yum... My beef? I like it still mooing... Just barely browned.... I'd eat it raw if it didn't disgust hubby to see it.... Yeah... I know I'm disgusting.... Chicken has to be thoroughly cooked though... and I don't like fish. YUCK

[branwen74]

I belong to PETA - People Eating Tasty Animals. :D

:lol: dont tell my friend she is a part of the reall PETA *rolls eyes*

[Eclectic Celt]

merry meet!
i don't really eat much during the day,but if i do it's a sandwhich or jacket spud! :lol:
and at dinner time i usually eat fish, i love veg! :lol: espaecially with cheese sauce on!
'licking lips' :dinnertim
merry part and blessed be!

[WitchJezebel]

I belong to PETA - People Eating Tasty Animals. :D


:dinnertim :lol:

Oh yeah, serious meat eater here. Kangaroo anyone?

[kewlhippiechick]

I used to be Vegan...but because I own three food booths at our local renfaire (and we serve meat) I've taken to having fish or chicken a few times a month. But cows? NO WAY!!!!! Like my son says, "Cows are cute, momma!".

[Crystal_Raye]

Most of the time I eat fresh fruits and veggies but when I'm in the mood for meat...lets just say watch your fingers at the dinner table.

[VelvetBlade]

Definately a meat and potatoes girl here. If it's green...I won't touch it. Unless it's jello ( hmmm...can I count that as a veggie). The only veggie I eat is corn on the cob. No other veggies or fruits come near this mouth. Fruit juice yes, but not fruit. Yuck......


~AW

[Tecumseh]

I love all types of food. We are, after all, @ the top of the food chain. I would not be able to be a vegetarian, I`m a vagitarian. Whatever your bag is, if it works for you,...wonderful!!

[theblackrose]

i have to admit, i dont like veg (bar only mashed potato), merely TOLERATE it for the sake of everyone nagging about the goodness, i cannot stomach it, i will only eat carrots or peas when they are drenched in tomato sauce, and i dont really like fruit, somtimes in the summer ill eat mellons or mangos, but otherwise its meat and plenty of it, i live on a diet soley of meat, bread and crisps thats is ALL i ever eat!

[Nitefalle]

I love alllll food, I'm a foodie!! It's all about taste for me...if it smells good, I'll try it once! Really, I'm like a human vaccuum, there is precious little I won't touch, but oysters are one of them. I don't care for crab or lobster, but will eat anything if there's shrimp involved!!! Mussels are yummy too. I love my steak med. rare and really salty ::drools:: with chocolate milk. And veggies are my friends, though I hate brussel sprouts and hominy...hominy is evil and must be destroyed. I love the birds and fish is great.

~N~

[Doodlebug]

Omnivore here! I sometimes eat too much meat and not enough vegetables/fruits/breads but I am cutting down on the meats and trying to increase consumption of other foods for my health. I am overweight and have a history of family health problems so I am considering making some dramatic changes in my diet.

[Aidron]

Ovo-Lacto vegeterian. I won't eat the flesh or by-product of the flesh of any animal, though I will eat dairy. However, I prefer non-dairy vegan friendly products instead, but I consider those a luxury since they can be so costly.

[Gwendolyn]

I've been a vegetarian for over a year now. I think that it's wrong to eat animals, they deserve to live in harmony with us, but I respect that other people have different opinions. I'm not vegan yet, but I'm starting to lean that way!

[Druchii]

I like rare steaks with a big fat baked potatoe, and french fries, and LOTS of A1 steak sauce!
...
You know, almost everytime I post on here I get hungry...
...
what's up wid dat?

[MoonAnu]

I'm a pretty strict vegetarian. :) I have, in the past, eaten fish or crab on occasion but it's a rarity, and I don't do it anymore.

[Thistle]

Omnivore here. There's not much I don't like, actually. I like beef, pork, chicken, (sorry Klucky) fish, crab, shrimp, lobster, dairy, eggs, fruit in general, and most veggies, (except for swiss chard, brussels sprouts and celery root). I'm overweight, so I'm trying to cut back on meats and add more fruit and veggies.

[DraconisArcanus]

I love a good burger or steak but have been thinking in recent days I am getting up there in age and maybe I should consider changing my ways. I'm just not sure I could cut it off cold turkey <pun intended>. I love my steak and burgers 'sigh.

Any suggestions?

Peace!

[Doodlebug]

Well I am an Omnivore but I'd have to say that most of my diet consists of meat. Probably 3/4 of it anyway. I really don't eat enough veggies though. I like to eat a pretty varied diet but unfortunately, I can't always afford Chinese food when I want it or some other type of food that I don't normally eat.

[Nantonos]

Well despite the unappetizing poll choice allotted to the meat eaters, I picked it anyway.

[Nantonos]

And veggies are my friends, though I hate brussel sprouts and hominy...hominy is evil and must be destroyed. I love the birds and fish is great.

What, he asked fearfully, is hominy?

Hoping this doesn't involve grits.

[Tranquility]

You need to be careful and to incoropate proteins like fish into a vegitarian diet sometimes, or else it can lead to Jaundice. ( The current Dalai Lama got Jaundice )

[Deranged Hermit]

I love a good burger or steak but have been thinking in recent days I am getting up there in age and maybe I should consider changing my ways. I'm just not sure I could cut it off cold turkey <pun intended>. I love my steak and burgers 'sigh.

Any suggestions?

Peace!

I read a magazine article that said if you really wanted to go veg, set a date about a month hence. In that month, incorporate a little more of the vegetarian fare each week. It also said, if you still want to eat meat once in awhile, that's okay too, because any change you feel is positive is good enough!

(and no, I'm not a vegetarian....maybe someday!) :)

[midnightreflections]

I've been vegan for 7 yrs....I actually never intended to be one I just happened to see if I could spend 5 months being one (from new year until my birthday in may-just to prove to myself that I had the determination to so something like that). Iloved the food so much and felt so much healthy (I'd suffered endless stomach upsets for years) I stayed vegan and would never go back to not being one

[mudweed]

You need to be careful and to incoropate proteins like fish into a vegitarian diet sometimes, or else it can lead to Jaundice. ( The current Dalai Lama got Jaundice )
Actually, there is no need for you to incorporate any kind of meat product, including fish, into your diet in order to get enough protein. As long as you eat a varied diet (like, not always microwave popcorn for lunch, as I have been known to do), you will get enough protein. If you decide to beome vegan, you may have to supplement, especially since vitamin B12 is found exclusively in animal products...although it is also found in things like fortified breakfast cereals.

The American Dietetic Association has put forth a position paper on vegetarianism (http://www.eatright.org/Public/GovernmentAffairs/92_17084.cfm). A few tidbits follow:

Protein:
Although some vegan women have protein intakes that are marginal, typical protein intakes of lacto-ovo-vegetarians and of vegans appear to meet and exceed requirements.

Iron:
Studies typically show iron intake by vegans to be higher than that of lacto-ovo-vegetarians and of nonvegetarians, and most studies show iron intake by lacto-ovo-vegetarians to be higher than that of nonvegetarians.

B-12:
Unless fortified, no plant food contains significant amounts of active vitamin B-12. Foods such as sea vegetables and spirulina may contain vitamin B-12 analogs; neither these nor fermented soy products can be counted on as reliable sources of active vitamin B-12. Lacto-ovo-vegetarians can get adequate vitamin B-12 from dairy foods and eggs if these foods are consumed regularly.

Well, just thought I would step in for a minute on that one, sorry. *dusts off little soapbox and stores it in the closet for the next person to use* :D

[~ Monk ~]

Actually, there is no need for you to incorporate any kind of meat product, including fish, into your diet in order to get enough protein. As long as you eat a varied diet (like, not always microwave popcorn for lunch, as I have been known to do), you will get enough protein. If you decide to beome vegan, you may have to supplement, especially since vitamin B12 is found exclusively in animal products...although it is also found in things like fortified breakfast cereals.

*dusts off little soapbox and stores it in the closet for the next person to use* :D
I won't get on the soapbox, just wanted to say I concur - don't believe the protein myth.

And I'm not even going to get started on the low carb craze...:rolleyes:

[Shadowolff]

I don't know about the low-carb "craze" -- now that there are more and more "carb-friendly" foods available (some) people think they can eat as much as they want of anything they want as long as it's "low carb." Balance, my friends, balance.

I've lost 40 lbs in the last ten months by eating low-carb and I feel much better for it. I was quite the sugar junkie, not a healthful diet. Now, I'd rather eat fresh broccoli with butter and fresh lemon juice for my carbs than a cookie... which in my case tended to be a pound of cookies...

I definitely eat a lot of meat -- eggs -- cheese -- cream in my coffee. I avoid sugar like the plague, and refined flour whenever possible. Fortunately, I love the 'good for you' stuff.

My sister married a vegetarian and converted. Her two kids have been raised vegetarian and are beautiful, healthy, and bright.

[CryssieWillow]

I only eat fish. No meats for me.
I refuse to pay for the trade in meat here. It's appaling

[Nantonos]

I won't get on the soapbox, just wanted to say I concur - don't believe the protein myth.

And I'm not even going to get started on the low carb craze...:rolleyes:

So, you post to say you aren't going to say anything, then make two statements without any backup in passing? Ten out of ten for rhetorical technique but zero out of ten for content.

[~ Monk ~]

So, you post to say you aren't going to say anything, then make two statements without any backup in passing? Ten out of ten for rhetorical technique but zero out of ten for content.
I've written all I have to say about the subject in the past, my friend, and have neither the desire nor energy to repeat myself in detail. Do a search if you're really curious.

Nice to meet you, by the way. I'll be sure to check with you in the future when I need to know my scores for technique and content.

[Nantonos]

I've written all I have to say about the subject in the past,

A quick pointer would have been useful, then, if a summary was too much trouble.

[mudweed]

So, you post to say you aren't going to say anything, then make two statements without any backup in passing? Ten out of ten for rhetorical technique but zero out of ten for content.
I think that was because on the protein count, my post directly preceding contained quite a bit of info. It would have been dreadfully redundant for ~monk~ to repeat it all!

As for the other, I believe it was a statement of opinion.

Perhaps you needed a pointer on some other topic? Because I'm sure one of us could help if you can't find the information you were seeking. :)

[Nantonos]

I think that was because on the protein count, my post directly preceding contained quite a bit of info. It would have been dreadfully redundant for ~monk~ to repeat it all!

Your information was on-topic, relevant to the original question, and backed up with sources. I had already read it, and it was good. It covered whether adequate protein can be obtained from plants (it can, with care over amino acid balance)

I didn't see that ~monk~ was really responding to what you had said, it seemed more about high/low carb or high/low protein diets not sources for protein.


As for the other, I believe it was a statement of opinion.

Perhaps. It came across as 'here is a jibe and I am not going to discuss it' and I tend not to be over impressed by that 'drive-by shooting' style of debate. Its too often the refuge of those who can't argue their case based on facts and so stick to ridicule.

~monk~ then posted that there were older threads that contained a lot of info -I hadn't seen those, but was glad to hear that a case had been made somewhere . A pointer would have been nice, rather than assuming everyone had read them.


Perhaps you needed a pointer on some other topic? Because I'm sure one of us could help if you can't find the information you were seeking. :)

Thanks - I happen to already know a fair bit about general nutrition (my first degree was in biochemistry) and about the hi/lo protein/carb debate (my partner runs a Pagan LoCarb list). It was more a plea for postings to have a factual basis than a request for specific information. But I will be sure to ask you if I need further data, thanks for the kind offer.

[soilsigh aingeal]

Omnivore... how come that wasn't an option?
I am starting to become sick of meats though. I need to find some good veggie recipes to kick things up a knotch :lol:

[DarkDancer]

Omnivore.

I have seen many of these polls on different boards and for some reason they never mention omnivore.

[mudweed]

I think omnivore is sort of implied by the meat eating option in most polls, since there are very few people who are solely carnivorous. ;)

[DarkDancer]

Hehe, yeah but there are some who come very close! ;)

[WandererInGray]

You need to be careful and to incoropate proteins like fish into a vegitarian diet sometimes, or else it can lead to Jaundice. ( The current Dalai Lama got Jaundice )
:rolleyes: The current Dali Lama also happens to eat meat.
And last I checked jaundice wasn't caused by a lack of protein in the diet. :huh: It's usually caused by difficulties with the liver, often associated with toxicity from drug use (either pharmacological or illegal), or hepatitis. Malaria can cause jaundice as can pancreatic cancer or gallstones.

There are a small percentage of people out there who are so anemic that eating meat is not an option. However, it's a very tiny group. The rest of us need to just suck it up and admit that eating meat is a choice and a habit from the last two generations or so.

*shrugs* I have no problem with that. I make a choice to eat meat, if people want to try and turn that into me being a bad person, whatever.

[Smackthecricket]

:floating: I love vegies and chicken only!

[carmenmaria]

lacto-ovo for a lil over a year now....

[ororo]

I was a vegetarian, mostly, with the exception of seafood. The taste of beef neauseated me. Know I'm back to being a carnivore...assuming fast food is beef. :dinnertim

[Nantonos]

(snipped wise words about the causes of jaundice)

The rest of us need to just suck it up and admit that eating meat is a choice and a habit from the last two generations or so.

Why do you say 'the last two generations or so'??

[scaerie faerie]

Gollum-loving ovo-lacto vegetarian here! :D

[argento_occhi]

har har! a carnivore if ever there was one! i always go for the meat first. nice juicy steaks, sumptuous roast chicken.. hmmm..... meat.... *drools* getting hungry just thinking about it......

[loe]

Vegetarian here! Actually, ovo-lacto vegeterian but I'm working on going vegan.

Loe :uhhuhuh:

[Brynn]

Not really a vegetarian by choose, I just hate the taste of meat.

[savannahrose44]

I tried to do the whole vegetarian thing.....but somehow I couldn't do it. I like steak! Let it look at the grill in terror and plunk it down on my plate! Tee Hee... :crazylaug

[Crispy]

I said "vegetarian who eats fish" but honestly, I don't really consider myself a vegetarian for the obvious reason that fish aren't plants. However, it is true that fish is the only meat I will eat, and if I have an option that is altogether meatless, I'm most likely to choose that first. :mmm:

[Mysticism Deity]

I perfer to eat just veggies and fruit. but I will eat chicken and fish (as well as other sea foods) every once in awhile. I stopped eating red meat after I got pregnant with my twins.

[poetic]

I would be a vegetarian, except it is generally important to your vegetarianism to like vegetables. I'm hoping I will grow out of it, though. My mom was even pickier then I am (for about two years ALL she would eat was hot dogs and those little fruit cocktails you get in cans with cherries and peaches and what not) and now she eats ANYTHING.

[charmedkisses1]

He he! I love my Outback steak! :broomride

[Pan]

I eat meat and veggies, myself. I did honestly try to go vegetarian. I did! But I couldn't do it. I lasted a week, smelled the hamburger my parents were cooking, and caved. I was feeling really tired and drained that whole week, too. :/

[LittlePerson]

Meat eater here for sure. Couldn't give it up if I tried.:noway:

[Fang of Loki]

Omnivore, leaning heavily towards Carnivore.

Sorry, but vegetables are what food eats.

[suorkaterina]

Vegan here. And deffinately not starving! I eat lots. and lots...and ...well you get the idea. Meat is for lions, milk is for calfs and eggs are for making babies. Herbavore and proud.

[Fyre_Nymph]

Why do people like their meat fresh and wriggling.I think it's as weird as saying you want steak so rare that it's still mooing! :durrrr:

[Witch of Dark]

Meat eater here!! I love veggies, all types (except cauliflower--yuk), but I have eaten meat my whole life and don't plan to stop now. Lots of chicken, and lots of pork, as they are leaner. But I adore a good steak and I like it RARE. I once told someone--if it ain't mooing, I ain't chewing! :lol:

Seafood--ewwwwww. I think that's a psych thing because we used to fish all the time when I was little and I just hate the smell. I eat fish maybe 3 times a year, oysters never as I am alllergic to them, and shrimp only fried. Actually, I really enjoy fried shrimp. And lobster, yuummm. but no grilled shrimp, boiled shrimp, etoufee, bisque, etc. Blech! :sick:

I love your banner , it is really beautiful :fpoke:

[HorseCrow]

Lacto-ove vegetarian here...

[docdoo]

Lovin' the steak here!! If it was alive at one time I'll eat it :uhhuhuh:

[Kaija]

I am a raw food vegan (though to be honest at this point I'm only at about 95% raw but getting closer every day.. )

[Arani]

I'll eat anything that wasn't someone's pet.

I used to want to be a vegetarian, because I felt bad for eating dead animals, but then I realized two very important things. One, I am an animal, and as such, I am a part of nature, and an ecosystem. Animals have to kill to survive. Humans have always depended on meat AND vegetables. Two, all life is sacred. Plants are just as sacred as animals. I have to kill to survive.

Also, meat is just too yummy to give up! :P I love veggies, too. Aw, heck, I just love food!

[WolfWonderess]

Ovo-lacto vegetarian (for around four years), though the ovo and lacto part is in moderation. I have plans of becoming a vegan once I move out. It's all for ethical and health reasons, though more for ethical reasons.

Health-wise...I've never felt better since quitting meat, more energetic and...well...all around better! And it's not difficult at all. So many people seem to think it would be difficult, but...eh, I eat what I've always eaten, except without meat. *shrug* And there are meat replacements for people who like meat. I feast on those...and they're great! Well, depending on brand. :P I recommend Morning Star. And for soy milk...Silk brand, hands down. Other types are nasty (especially Soy Dream! *gags*), but Silk is addicting and delicious. Especially the chocolate milk... *drool*

[Holly Ariadna]

I used to only eat white meat, but I have anemia and am really sensitive to the sun, so last summer I had no choice but to start eating meat again. :( I try to eat as little meat as possible, though.

[Ladyvi]

** raises hand** .. didnt see a selection for meat lovers... very much a carnivore

[Shatril]

You missed one classification. I eat both vegetables and meat. Not surprisingly this is called a balanced diet. I do the bible diet, in which God gave us all green vegetables and meat for food.

Hold on, I'm not a flaming Xtian, but the diet makes sense to me :reading:

[ApollaJade]

I used to only eat white meat, but I have anemia and am really sensitive to the sun, so last summer I had no choice but to start eating meat again. :( I try to eat as little meat as possible, though.

that pretty much describes me except i have dif. health reasons so im trying to work out something so i can be lacto-ovo again :wave:

[Holly Ariadna]

that pretty much describes me except i have dif. health reasons so im trying to work out something so i can be lacto-ovo again :wave:

I gotta say, I wouldn't want to be vegetarian again. I have bad food habits so I really need the meat, besides it's just yummy. ;) And in my culture... "What d'ya mean you don't eat meat?! Why not?? Are you stupid?! How can you survive?!?! OMG you're gonna be sick, are you okay sweetie?!" LOL

[Holly Ariadna]

Hahaha which reminds me of "My Big Fat Greek Wedding"...

"What do you mean he don't eat no meat?!?! ---the entire family stops moving and stares at the vegetarian guy--- That's okay, I'll make lamb!" :D

[SkySilver]

Well, I am a rare one. I have been raised as a vegetarian all my life. If lacto-ovo vegetarian includes dairy products, then that's me. I wouldn't change a thing. I am quite happy with the way that I am.

[skilly-nilly]

You missed one classification.

Thanks, I was looking for this before I posted it.

[Luxe]

My sweetie is a vegetarian and most of the meals we eat in our home is vegetarian or vegan. However, I do eat meat once in a while, and my son eats meat.

[MorningDove030202]

MMMMMMM sushi!

Dove

[Terestai]

I'll admit that I like my steaks to be almost cold in the middle. :eek: Medium rare to rare.

However, I make sure to thank whatever animal died for me to have that meat. I visualize their face and wish them peace. I've only ever been in the emergency room three times in my life - the last time was after I was a strict vegetarian for two years. Despite taking all of the vitamins, drinking protein shakes, eating protein bars and the like (never gave up my usual gallon of milk per day), I still became deathly ill. The point was, I had to start eating meat again. But that experience taught me a fine lesson in balance - how everything is okay in moderation. I eat meat three or four days a week, sometimes it's red meat, sometimes poultry, most of the time seafood. As long as I'm respectful and cognizant of the sacrifice that was made, I see no problem in it.

[Aowyn]

hmmmm well i got these canine teeth for a reason and I don't want to waste them but i eat alot of other stuff too so i guess i am an omnivore. I figure that the animals i eat wouldn't have been born if it weren't for the fact that someone was willing to do so, that and by doing so i am making sure that the rancher is feeding his family as well. I will not eat sushi, rabbit or veal. veal is just plain cruel and a waste as well. rabbits scream like people and well sushi most of it really freaks me out.
I also make it a rule to not eat anything that still has a face, except crabs but i wont stay in the house when they are being steamed that depresses me too. :hairraise :dinnertim

[WickedBttrfly]

I am omnivorous. Even though I don't eat that many vegetables

[Kern]

Where is one for Meat and Veggie eater? :viking:
I didnt vote.

[Fideal]

Omnivore here. I love my meat, AND my veggies!

[Dragonstarr]

well, i just went vegan again this past week for both my health and morals and i am feeling much better( i was getting pretty sick). So perhaps it just depends on the body??? I read a few post up that somone had gotten sick from being a veggi, but for me its the opposite, so i think perhaps it varies from person to person.

[tru]

Well, I am a rare one. I have been raised as a vegetarian all my life. If lacto-ovo vegetarian includes dairy products, then that's me. I wouldn't change a thing. I am quite happy with the way that I am.I'm one one of the rare ones to been a vegetarian all my life I do eat dairy product to.
:)

[Tullip Troll]

I would prefer it cooked

[heartandrose]

I've been an ovo-lacto since April and I love it, I tried to take out eggs, but that was really hard. It's easy not to scramble them and not eat them straight of the shell but otherwise they are in other stuff you wouldn't think of.

[Celestial Lily]

I've been a lacto-ovo vegetarian for 7 years now.

[tygherrayn]

Well, I can't vote because there's no option for me. First of all, I don't know a human that is a true carnivore ... all humans eat something other than meat.

Humans are omnivores. Some prefer meat in varying degrees of doneness .. and some prefer no meat at all. But the human body developed to eat both meat and plant matter.

Me? I like meat. I love beef, and chicken, and pork, and even seafood.

[Vimilanda]

I'm a guilty omnivore. I don't need every meal to include meat but I'd never cut it out of my diet completely.

[oldsoul]

Ill eat anything
Yes, I do mean anything...I eat all the wierd stufff....but actually eat more veggies than meat

[E. Shadowblade]

Meat. I'll try anything once. I like a lot of vegtables as side dishes, or condiments, but on a burger, cheese, and that's it. Red meat is my fav, with chicken coming in a close second. Aurin makes a mean Lemon-Garlic chicken...mmm,mmm...

I'll also eat just bout anything that comes from the ocean. Not a big fan of mussles, but clams, scallops, shrimp, lobster, fish, crab...that list goes on and on. Sushi is another ewwie, but I have tried it...that way my mother can't hit me for not liking something I haven't tried.

[Pure Ahimsa]

What do you call someone who is a vegetarian who occasionaly eats fish?

[Little Willow]

I used to be vegetarian but I found that going to restaurants I was offered the same things. Vegetable Burger, Vegetable Curry, Penne Pasta with a Tomato and Basil Sauce, Cheese Pizza, Baked Potato with Cheese or an Omelette with Cheese. I got sick of every single one of these things. Why was I a vegetarian in the first place? I basically didn't like the taste or the texture. Anyway ... to cut a long and boring story short ... I now eat Chicken and Turkey and a whole world has opened up. Chicken Burger, Chicken curry, Penne Pasta with a Creamy Chicken Sauce, Baked Potatoe with Coronation Chicken :crazylaug.

I've tried allsorts mind you. Hate shell fish *shudders*, beef's OK if it's overdone ... like shoe leather and bacon's OK if it's got no fat and is smoked. Oh ... I like finny haddock too.

[turtlerain46]

After 5 years of being a vegi, I have begun to eat chicken and turkey again. This was somthing that I battle with for months. Yet if your craving something that bad for that long, I fully believe your body is trying to tell you something. So now I eat chicken or turkey 2-3 times a week, and only if it's been farm raised.

[Purrcatnip]

Hmm.. wish you could add a"Wanna-be vegetarian but carnivorous with guilt" option... hehehehee.

[semi]

Veggie for many years now.

[Tsuchimaru]

Omnivore, and proud to be. :D

[bshore]

Um, I vote other. I eat my fair share of meat, but not a lot. Mostly a chicken and fish person unless I go home (born and raised on a farm).

[Stormcall]

I was a vegetarian for a few years, my mom's always been one, but I realised how much I was missing and started eating meat again. Mostly it's seafood now- crab, lobster, fish... I grew up on the coast so that stuff's pretty natural to me. I honestly don't really like beef unless it's almost raw, and I think I've had enough chicken shoved at me to last several lifetimes...

[halfwaynowhere]

i am omnivorous. I was vegetarian for a few months, but then i realised, i love meat. Besides, humans are up there on the food chain, we were designed to eat meat. i disagree with most of the ways we raise and kill animals for food, thats not natural, but i'm not going to stop eating meat because of that.

[Branwen]

I eat meat, preferably from an animal I have killed myself. I don't expect others to take responsiblity for death I initiated by being hungry.

[WingedTigerChild]

I can't remember if I posted, so yeah...I'm veggie. I just think that we should strive to cause as less suffering as we possibly can, that's all. Do I miss the taste of meat? Sure I do...but an animal means more to me than my greedy tastebuds and stomache which can survive perfectly fine (if not better) without it. I know my arteries are thanking me!

[Azure_Dreams]

I don't know what I'd class myself as....I eat chicken, lamb and fish! :nyah:

[Ashara^]

Lacto-ovo vegetarian. I'm getting to cutting it out and will be vegan before long. I used to only eat a meal if it had a fair to overwhelming amount of meat in it. It just makes me sick now.

[misschief]

meat Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

[Sonic Seamus]

Tester: "Loose that bun and now you got yourself a burger"
Jack busting into the room: "Without the bun your fingers would be covered in meat and cheese"
Testers (collectivley): Dugh!

I love that Jack In The Box commercial.

I dont steaks very often but its not because I dont want to.

[KaliHobbit]

I'm vegan and I eat great! I was meat and potatoes girl growing up but I realized I didn't want to support the meat and dairy industry anymore. I don't think it's wrong to eat it, it's just wrong how most farms treat the animals these days. Since I live in the Bay Area it's just as easy to be a vegan as it is not to be.

[AugustFirst]

Vegetarian for 24 years.

[Chidori]

Lacto-ovo here

[Veganmama]

I've been a Vegetarian and Vegan for over 20 years and now i'm treansitioning to Raw vegan i've been about 80% raw for a couple of years and will soon be 100% raw. It is a totally incredible way to eat you feel so alive. it's not just eating fruti either. I can make raw pizza, blueberry pie and 100's of other amazing recipes

[wakywitch]

Veg/lacto/ovo
I don't eat red meat, but lots of chicken and fish.
Don't really like milk except for skim.
Prefer rice milk.

[angeltek]

MEAT mmmmmm...., I love the way plants taste, but meat mmmmm. There are just so many things to do with it and so many flavors too.

[trippingdaisy]

strict vegetarian here! :antennae:

[Morien]

other: omnivore. :P

[Verthandi]

Omnivorous.

[Morrighan61]

My conscience bugs me because I genuinely love almost all animals and I just feel guilty eating them, but I have medical conditions that make an all veggie diet almost impossible. I just can't digest much in the way of dark greens, and there are a lot of other things in a vegan diet that really mess with me. I do like meat besides. I can't help myself sometimes. I get a real craving, particularly after my period.. I can try to ignore it for only SO long then I beast out and the next thing you know I am in Whole Foods, drool practically running down my face, buying a steak...

Morrighan

[Aleigh]

I guess I'm an omnivore. :lol: I have diabetes and it's a lot easier for me to make sure I get the protien I need in my diet if I don't rule out meat! Plus..I'm just a sucker for a good cheeseburger. Mostly I eat chicken and fish though.

[bladeraven]

I'm a carnivore but come to think of it...I balance it out..not big on steaks every since I had my child...Chicken and seafood mostly...sometimes duck but I just don't go for beef too much...all about the balance. *Tearing hair out*

[Billy Pilgrim]

Veggies!! Yay!

For the most part I think meat = teh yuck, and my ideal diet would only consist of fruits, veggies, whole grains, soy milk, teas, turkey perhaps on occasion, seafood, and fishes. :)

.....However, since I'm only 17, living at home, and not contributing much in the way of paying for my own groceries, I have to make due with what we eat.... and I live with some VERY carnivorous people.. -_-

[Shasta]

i'm vegan, and very happy and healthy(contrary to my family's beliefs)...it's also a good way to lose weight without eating LESS! :) what a plus.

[Shasta]

What do you call someone who is a vegetarian who occasionaly eats fish?
pesco-vegetarian

[ollathair]

If I can get my teeth through the hide, I'll eat it :)

[Zophael]

Carnivorous!

Those poor helpless vegetables don't stand a chance. :veryweird
http://www.vegetablecruelty.com/

[WickedBttrfly]

Well I voted "Only White meat" but I love hamburgers and hotdogs. And seafood. Mmmm seafood...

"Sacred cows make the tastiest hamburger" - Abbie Hoffman

[farm girl]

I don't eat seafood, poultry, or pork. The only exception is at the in-laws on holidays. (ham & turkey)

I do eat beef about twice a week. Never from a grocery store- we buy from a butcher.

Most of my meals are pasta, homemade pizza, rice.. things of that nature.

[Psyche Ague]

I'm a lacto-ovo vegetarian, but I'm extremely strict about it. I love it - I'm never going back again! The benefits are just too amazing. :)

[TripsieD]

hehehe queen cut 24 oz (double helping) prime rib is the only way to go...unless you can find filet mignon the size of a house. Though McDonald's big mac's have been a staple of my diet since I was 10...which reminds me...I'm hungry...think I'll go to McDonald's!

I did try vegetarianism...lasted all of 3 days, so it's not like I didn't at least try :D (can't do without the meat ;D)

[Astara Seague]

I do love a good prime rib, my hubby couldnt survive without meat, I could, but choose not to, I just dont eat to much of anything

[Benvarry]

OK, need to rant for a moment...

I think avoiding buying animal products from factory farms is as important and elementary as not torturing your housepet.

It shocks me that people can see any sentient being that is being kept alive in today's large-scale livestock/poultry farms and continue to support these industries.

I know that there are people that disagree, so I won't turn this into a pointless argument, but I needed to get that out there.

[Phoenix Element]

i'm seriously carnivorous (yeah yeah, technically omnivorous). But if I was denied my gushing red meat... Rrrrr... ;)

[The Lady]

I eat meat once in awhile but mostly vegies and fruit.

My daughter and I are trying to change to vegetarian. Slowly though. So far so good.

[AstralMagick]

I'm a Veggie.
Started over a year ago...a year and a half maybe. Just decided I was going to be and went to it.:boing: No slowly going into it or anything.
Later on I decided I prefered the taste of soy milk over cow, but I still eat dairy.

[brymble]

myself, lacto-ovo vegetarian for 10 years and counting, both my kids since birth.

[Thunder]

Why is it that the "sentient" animals that so many vegetarians feel guilty eating have no problem eating other sentient animals? Humans are the only creatures on earth who chose their meals with their emotions instead of being true to their nature. Vegetarianism is unnatural. Even the Dalai Lama understands this and himself eats meat.

I do not look down on vegetarians. I admire anyone who choses a path and follows it with conviction, so long as they resist the temptation to claim that it is a higher truth. There are no higher or lower truths, only different truths.

[brymble]

actually most food animals are herbivores, not carnivores, although a few are omnivorous. for the most part, carnivorous animals don't make very good meat, from what i've been told.

it is an assumption on your part that all vegetarians emotionally choose to exclude meat because they feel guilty, or that they claim the moral high ground. i've never met two vegetarians that had exactly the same reasons for their dietary choice; our reasons are many and varied. i posted some of my reasons in the other vegetarian poll.

i have not seen any vegetarian on this board claim a higher truth, trash meat-eaters, or make assumptions, demand explainations for why omnivores choose to inclued flesh in their diets. i have seen omnivores, although thankfully, not a majority of them, make obnoxious posts about "saving vegetables" and whatnot. i realize we are the minority on these forums, but i feel no need to justify my dietary choices, nor demand justifications of others, and would be grateful if you and other omnivores would show us the same respect we are trying to show you, please. thank you!

[Thunder]

I reread my post and could find no evidence of disrespect in it. None was intended and, indeed, I made that abundantly clear. My question was just that, a question. If you have not made your choice based on emotions then it was not directed at you and I do not understand why you took offense. I certainly did not post to insult or to start a fight. I tend to be quite careful with the words I choose and am, therefore, sensitive about being misunderstood, particularly when that is because my words were misread.



it is an assumption on your part that all vegetarians emotionally choose to exclude meat because they feel guilty, or that they claim the moral high ground. i've never met two vegetarians that had exactly the same reasons for their dietary choice; our reasons are many and varied. i posted some of my reasons in the other vegetarian poll.


I did not say all... you did. I also reread the previous five or six pages and there was at least one post on each page that indicated in one way or another that they had done the very thing I pondered. I am not being critical, I am in search of knowledge.



i have not seen any vegetarian on this board claim a higher truth, trash meat-eaters, or make assumptions, demand explainations for why omnivores choose to inclued flesh in their diets. i have seen omnivores, although thankfully, not a majority of them, make obnoxious posts about "saving vegetables" and whatnot. i realize we are the minority on these forums, but i feel no need to justify my dietary choices, nor demand justifications of others, and would be grateful if you and other omnivores would show us the same respect we are trying to show you, please. thank you!


I have somewhat unusual justifications for most of my choices in life and, like you, do not feel obligated to justify them to others. However, I did not walk up to a stranger in a restaurant and drill them on their lunch choice. I posed a question to which I truly desire enlightenment on a FORUM. If I cannot ask and be answered here... then where? If asked, I am unfailingly happy to share both the logic and the belief system that play roles in my decision making process.

Once again, my intent was not to insult. If you were, I apologize.

[BlueEyedWolf]

Omnivore.
I tried others, they were just not me.

[Agaliha]

Omnivore.
Why isn't that an option in the poll?

Mostly white meat and fish. Some vegitarian meat substitutes. Very little red meat (with my swallowing problem, steaks are an issue).

[Flaire-FireStar]

Omnivore.
Why isn't that an option in the poll?

Mostly white meat and fish. Some vegitarian meat substitutes. Very little red meat (with my swallowing problem, steaks are an issue).

^ Same.

I prefer fish & white meat over red meat..but will occasionally eat it if the rest of my family is. If I had a choice, I probably wouldn't. *shrugs* Red meats are just too heavy for me and one slice of a roast is generally too much for me

[Infinite Grey]

Give it to us raw and wriggling

mmmmm raw red meat! :evilway:

[Jadewynd~]

Ok, mostly starches, like grains, beans, pasta, veggies. But, I'll combine that with chicken, turkey, fish, sometimes shell fish. Rarely eat red meat. Though a sucker for BBQ anything is good and sushi;:nyah: ( also rarely have) !

[Arion]

lacto-ovo veggie here :)

[Seasaidh]

Pescetarian. Pescotarian. Vegaquarian. Whatever you want to call it. (My grandmum prefers to call me a "pesky"tarian)

I still eat eggs, dairy products, and seafood, but that's about everything to do with animals that I can stomach. :sick:

If it weren't for protein, I would probably quit eating seafood as well. *shrugs*

Usually when I mention this to my family members who eat meat (or to someone who is cooking for me/trying to offer me food), they get defensive. I don't understand why. I'm not trying to make them stop eating meat. I'm not even doing this because of ethical reasons or anything... I just don't like the way meat tastes. Ack. People can get so hostile over the silliest things. :yikess:

But yeah. Pescetarian here. :wave:

[MerryBe]

Sorry can't use the poll, Omnivore here!


Merry

[Bluewillow]

I'm an omnivore, as well. I don't like to eat a lot of red meat; I prefer chicken. However, I also love my veggies. :D

[Annyka]

I didn't vote...

I am a paleoithic eater...

I guess I could vote the last option but here is a list of stuff I don't eat:

1. Grains of any type (rice, wheat etc)
2. Dairy
3. Legumes (Beans, Peas etc)
4. Tubers (Potatoes, Sweet potato etc)
5. Sugar
6. Salt
7. Cashews

So what do I eat? Meat - lots of it, Vegetables (usually green and leafy, or root), Fruit and Nuts (with the exception of Cashews and Peanuts).

[Sage Rainsong]

I didn't vote...

I am a paleoithic eater...

I guess I could vote the last option but here is a list of stuff I don't eat:

1. Grains of any type (rice, wheat etc)
2. Dairy
3. Legumes (Beans, Peas etc)
4. Tubers (Potatoes, Sweet potato etc)
5. Sugar
6. Salt
7. Cashews

So what do I eat? Meat - lots of it, Vegetables (usually green and leafy, or root), Fruit and Nuts (with the exception of Cashews and Peanuts).

Just out of curiousity, what is the reason for that? Do you have allergies, is it a special diet or is it just your preference?

[Annyka]

I was diagnosed as wheat and dairy intollerant. I found the diet while searching for recipes.. The reasoning behind it makes a lot of sense (i.e. our bodies have not had enough time to evolve for foods that entered our diets due to agriculture)...

It has made my asthma better (almost 100%), I no longer get yeast infections, I have more energy and I've been losing excess weight..
I feel heaps better being on it.

[Duwayitheru]

I voted "Vegetarian but sometimes eat fish". I grew up fishing with my grandfather and my grandmother cooking fish and rice all the freaking time so I never gave that up while I was living at home. I'd probably give it up now, but I still have it about once a week because of protein issues.

I can't stomach eating any other types of meat though. I don't like the thought of it, and I don't like the taste and texture. I think I'm just picky because there are a lot of veggies I won't touch either (onions and peppers for example). My diet is mostly grains and fruit. I do eat eggs and dairy as well, though how much changes from week to week. Some weeks I will eat tons of cheese, others I won't want to touch it.
:whatgives

[raminda]

I eat meat, but not much and not often. I wouldn't have any problems giving it up.

[VioletJadeWolf]

I'm an ovo-lacto vegetarian (though I may become vegan someday).

[Catiana]

I'm an omnivore, I eat everything

[Know Your Rights]

I eat meat due to my mom being an omnivore, she's rather fond of many forms of meat, all of which I find very disgusting and only eat it because m' mum makes it.
So... I didn't vote cause I can't see myself fitting into any of the categories.

[Wolf's Rain]

Im a light Carn. mostly chicken & fish. I havent sworn off Red meat compleatly, but given a choise I almost always go for the other, whatever it is. That is unless I can get a REALLY good cheese burger, with hot peppers and onions. And I love Asian food, which often has beef and pork.

Mmm... Kung Pow Chicken, :drool:

[Isabella SilverRain]

I love to eat meat! But I don't eat it that often because it's expensive and my parents don't buy it a lot. My favorite meat would be Pot Roast or New York Steak. I like to eat a lot of fruits though! Turkey is my favorite white meat. My favorite fruit would be apples and my favorite vegetable is celery (with peanut butter!)

One of my best friends is a Vegan though! I love to eat the really special foods that she makes whenever I go over there, but I don't eat her sprout sandwiches!

[Chaos Hawk]

I eat meat, but not a lot of red meat. But I like game meats a lot as well, rabbit, pheasant, quail, game hens etc. I don't eat any seafood at all - nothing that comes from the water. I like veggies, but not a whole lot. I love fruit and nuts though.

[Greybird]

If you see it running away in panic with part of a hindquarter chewed off, it was probably me.

[Myzterio]

I'm not carnivorous, I'm omnivorous. Major difference.

[Novembers River]

I went strict vegetarian (lacto-ovo) for a year and found that it just wasn't for me. I returned to eating meat about 3 months ago.

[Halstrom]

I couldn't vote cause there was no option for "Omnivore"

[Myzterio]

My point there, Halstrom. I voted for the Gollum-quote, though, because Gollum rocks.

[paganmom23]

I eat no red meat at all and that includes pork and beef, BUT
love chicken/turkey and fish.

[Lilium]

I'm a lacto-ovo vegetarian

[Juniper138]

Omnivore :)

[Rasari]

Already answered the other thread on this, but what the hell.

Omnivore with STRONG leaning toward carnivore. :smile:
The main non-meat products I eat are rice, potatoes, miso/tofu, salad, broccoli, spinach, seaweed, garlic, onions, tomatoes and pickles, and any non meat ingredient that goes into random dishes. Aside from that, all non-meat products are mostly dairy.

I prefer beef and fish. I eat alot of beef. Preferably steak tips raw and unseasoned. (beed tartar as my mom calls it) or as a rare steak. I like burgers too. And I LOVE Black Angus Roast Beef. :cutie:

I prefer my fish raw or fried. Saltwater fish and salmon = Raw. Freshwater fish = fried. I like sea food in general. Clams, muscles, shrimp, oysters, scallops, octopus, squid, cuttle fish, lobster ect. And will eat those pretty much any way they're prepared.

I also eat Pork and Poulty. But they're not my preference. With the exception of pork fried rice and bacon.

And the meat portion is the primary portion of my meals and primary ingredient in cooking.

So... Yeah, I'm largely carnivorous.

[thought_on_a_wind]

Carnivorous thoughticus rex (raaargghghgh and ragged belching)

I tried the veggie thing for about two days, and got sick of it. I like my cow to moo when I stick a fork in it...
I lived on a farm when I was a kid, and we were poor to boot. My Dad had some livestock, so I guess that's how I learned my love of the previously quadrapedal. Of course we had a prominently sized garden too, so I like veggies too (except spinach, eggplants, and beets). The cool thing about living on a farm like that is I got the true organic stuff. No chemicals, or anything. Hell, we had a well dug into a spring, that was the best water I've ever tasted, and it definitely puts that bottled crap to shame.

Now, saying my piece on the livestock, just wanna let it be known that we didn't pin up our cattle, they roamed and grazed to their hearts content, if we needed to take one, we picked the older ones, and moved it well away from the general population to do what needed to be done. We also made sure it was a quick end. I might love those things that move, but I do admonish animal cruelty (defined as putting an animal through suffering [like slitting the throat of the beast while it's still kicking]). That's how I lived, and as such when you're as poor as we were, you don't get too much of a chance to choose what goes on the table....

Why am I building a defense and disclaimer up? Just because of my bad track record with alternate diet peeps that seem to have fangs polished for human prey [that isn't to say all of them, just most of the ones I've met]. Example: I was talkin' to someone when I was camping once. Brought up that I liked steak, next thing you know, this girl started snapping viciously at me for eating... she was a ppp... some word that starts with p that means strictly fish... there were things I would have told her had I wanted to stoop to her level, but that does go against that whole live and let live thing.

[spiral]

Now, saying my piece on the livestock, just wanna let it be known that we didn't pin up our cattle, they roamed and grazed to their hearts content, if we needed to take one, we picked the older ones, and moved it well away from the general population to do what needed to be done. We also made sure it was a quick end.

:) Good to hear. If I could be sure that this was the way everyone treated livestock I wouldn't feel so compelled to be vegetarian.


I was talkin' to someone when I was camping once. Brought up that I liked steak, next thing you know, this girl started snapping viciously at me for eating... she was a ppp... some word that starts with p that means strictly fish...

Pescetarian? Funny thing is, a lot of vegetarians would snap viciously at her for eating fish lol.

[thought_on_a_wind]

Pescetarian? Funny thing is, a lot of vegetarians would snap viciously at her for eating fish lol.

I do believe it was Pescetarian!!! Yeah, I wanted bring up that some of those food fishies she eats are getting fished quicker than they can reproduce (some types of salmon, tuna, grouper, and tillapia)... whereas moo cows have been bred for millenia as to ensure that the wild populace doesn't diminish...

[Gwyddyon]

I was a vegetarian who ate who only ate fish for *quick count on finger* about 13 years, starting in 6th grade. I ate meat maybe twice a year, typically on Christmas Eve and Easter (not because I love turkey, which I don't we didn't eat anyway, but because my dad's side are Spanish and not eating chorizo, blood sausage, tripe, and garlic pig's feet is not really an option...plus they're tasty). About a year ago I gave it up because my views on the ethics had slowly changed. Now I eat most kinds of meat (ground beef still messes with my stomach), but not very much of it. For instance, in January my fiancee and I have purchased meat only once - a three pound leg of lamb that has been stretched for four meals worth of roast lamb with potatoes and another 8 meals of lamb curry. And I try to buy only free-range, organically fed meat.

[Shamandura]

Strict Vegan here. Never felt better in my life!:smile:

[alwaysearching4truth]

I am a vegan and never felt as great as I do now. I had been a meat eater for 32 years and I was raised in the south of the United States. I changed to Vegan because the way animals are treated in farm factories. Go to Meetyourmeat.com to truly see how your food is treated and also what they allow to be processed as food.

I think the lastest food crisis could be averted if we all started eating vegan or at least vegitarian. Did you know it takes a ton of grain to feed a cow to produce one pound of meat. Just think of the possibilities if we stopped eating meat and fed the world with it instead. Not to include the land being used to produce said amount of grain. There is more to this but this is just a little bit of my info. BTW for anyone thinking you would starve eating vegan. I am in great shape. I workout and am in the process of putting on lean muscle and not having to deal with the extra fat that meat gives. Which means I am healthier and I get enough protein from plants like soy beans, lentils and Quinoa to help me grow the muscle I need.

[Broken Winds]

I am an omnivore! But, I tend to only eat white meat (but I still love ham!), and I love fruits. I'm not huge on veggies, but I've been trying to eat more, because my Vegan friend keeps pestering me! Hehe. :floating:

[Anthony41671]

Meat eater from WAY back and not about to give it up.

[Arianne Weaver]

[quote=
I think the lastest food crisis could be averted if we all started eating vegan or at least vegitarian. Did you know it takes a ton of grain to feed a cow to produce one pound of meat. Just think of the possibilities if we stopped eating meat and fed the world with it instead. Not to include the land being used to produce said amount of grain. There is more to this but this is just a little bit of my info.[/quote]
Agree in principle, but:

not all land used for animals is suitable for crops - sheep can graze where you can't plant crops.
Most grains are low-protein - we'd need to grow things like soya and other legumes to provide for that.
Not having a pop at you or other veggies - I support your moral decision, but, as you said, there's more to it than there first seems.

I'm an omnivore, but try to eat only ethically reared meat, so freerange eggs & chicken,beef, etc. Don't eat veal due to production methods.
We generally have couple of meat-free days aweek.

[~Audra~]

the problem with me is that i'm a wannabe vegan, but i don't know where to start or how to do anything towards altering my diet...

like, what are the things you can and cannot eat (other than meat)...because other foods have animal products in them...

i'm pretty much lost, so i'll probably die of a heartattack:hehehe:

[Thunder]

Almost everything I eat is a vegetarian... does that count?

[Infinite Grey]

the problem with me is that i'm a wannabe vegan, but i don't know where to start or how to do anything towards altering my diet...

like, what are the things you can and cannot eat (other than meat)...because other foods have animal products in them...

i'm pretty much lost, so i'll probably die of a heartattack:hehehe:

You do not really want to be a vegan then. It's ridiculously easy to start up, just buy or loan a vegan cookbook. Or even easier, do a search for Vegan diet in google.com . The only reason someone has trouble starting a vegan diet is because they really do not want to.

[Louisvillian]

Omnivore, as are we all, even those that deign to eat only foliage.

I like meat; could not live without it. It's been a part of my feeding habits all my life, and I personally cannot comprehend not eating it, for any reason.

I eat grains and such, too, though I don't each much vegetables.
Love potatoes, though; eat 'em every time I have grilled chicken or shrimp; and in their French Fry form, they go good with anything. Especially pork ribs, which I could not live without. XD

[Bluewillow]

I'm an omnivore.

[~*Midnight Flame*~]

Vegetarian since I was about 16 or so...I don't eat red meat or pork(not much for the taste of either one, blah), but I do eat fish and chicken. My husband and daughter are both meat eaters, so when I make dinner(or breakfast or lunch, lol)I need to make two seperate meals...one me and one for them, unless they're both into what I'm making for myself, thenit's just one meal.

[new_hope]

I think the lastest food crisis could be averted if we all started eating vegan or at least vegitarian. Did you know it takes a ton of grain to feed a cow to produce one pound of meat. Just think of the possibilities if we stopped eating meat and fed the world with it instead. Not to include the land being used to produce said amount of grain. There is more to this but this is just a little bit of my info.

It may take 1 tonne of grain to create 1 pound of beef (I'm not too sure about that figure though...), but it also takse 1000 litres of water, 1 tonne of water, to grow 1kg of wheat. Not to mention all the chemicals farmers use for disease control, the fertilizers that they use, land clearing, that creates the problem of dry land salinity, a problem which is far more crippling that global warming, or a food crisis...

Did you know that in Australia, there is even an ad campaign at the moment urging us to go veg to save the enviroment?? They argue that because livestock industries produce a third of the world's greenhose gasses, that it should be stopped.. This ad is sandwhiched in between the "we love out lamb" ads and the 'red meat, we are made to eat it' ads... So, not REALLY all that effective... :smile:

Sorry if that comes across a bit snarky... I'm tired, and trying to write a paper for agriculture... :yawn: :needcoffe

[memnoch]

very proud meat eater who defends his right to be such.

Don't get me wrong, I see nothing wrong with people who want to be vegetarians, but please, avoid saying it is unnatural (as naturally we are omnivores), and avoid saying it is wrong for me to eat meat or wear fur and we are cool.

[spiral]

This ad is sandwhiched in between the "we love out lamb" ads and the 'red meat, we are made to eat it' ads... So, not REALLY all that effective... :smile:

:lol: My favourite is the "because if you don't like chicken, there is something very wrong with you" ad. *shakes head*

[Xander67]

I was brought up on meat, potatoes, etc..

Gimme a nice big porterhouse with shrimp. and fries!
:dinnertim

[Xander67]

very proud meat eater who defends his right to be such.

Don't get me wrong, I see nothing wrong with people who want to be vegetarians, but please, avoid saying it is unnatural (as naturally we are omnivores), and avoid saying it is wrong for me to eat meat or wear fur and we are cool.

I never bought into the whole "meat is bad for you" propiganda either.. you can pay a DR to say something is bad for you and he will gladly provide you with a taylored study to support his lies..

it is all about marketing, and trying to get you to buy the alternative products..

there is no evidence that meat is bad for you, nothing credible anyway.

[new_hope]

:lol: My favourite is the "because if you don't like chicken, there is something very wrong with you" ad. *shakes head*

I went to their website (which really DOES exist), and you can seriously order all that stuff, my favourite is the chicken spray, to make it smell like you have been cooking a chook...lol


I never bought into the whole "meat is bad for you" propiganda either.. you can pay a DR to say something is bad for you and he will gladly provide you with a taylored study to support his lies..

it is all about marketing, and trying to get you to buy the alternative products..

there is no evidence that meat is bad for you, nothing credible anyway.

Sam Neil says that red meat is good for me, and he must be right!!!

There have been cows on the planet for thousands of years, going veg isn't going to stop global warming.
To quote Good News Week's Mickey Robbins:
'What's the best way to stop a cow from producing greenhose gasses?? Turn it into a steak!'
:lol:

[Xander67]

Heck Yeah!
Gimme a steak!

Surf and turf!
:boing:

I never laughed so hard, COWS? Global warming?? Someone must have hit their head.. lol

Maybe if they would STOP the deforrestation down in the amazon then the co2 would not be a problem... not that I think it is, that is another lie to get you to go along with the whole, "Carbon dioxide is a problem"

Nature always produces more than it needs...

[spiral]

I went to their website (which really DOES exist), and you can seriously order all that stuff, my favourite is the chicken spray, to make it smell like you have been cooking a chook...lol

ew, lol

I find it amusing that veg*ns are accused of imposing their beliefs about eating meat on everyone, when the media is doing exactly the same



There have been cows on the planet for thousands of years, going veg isn't going to stop global warming.


Not as many cows as there are now though!

[Xander67]

ew, lol

I find it amusing that veg*ns are accused of imposing their beliefs about eating meat on everyone, when the media is doing exactly the same



It's all about the comercials. I have sat and watched live footage interupted just so they can go to comercial.

The media is a big buisness and will generally as a rule say things that keep those sponsor dollars rolling in..

again, marketing and sales.. lol

[new_hope]

ew, lol

I find it amusing that veg*ns are accused of imposing their beliefs about eating meat on everyone, when the media is doing exactly the same
Both sides of the fence do, and out here, sometimes seconds apart... :lol:



Not as many cows as there are now though!

True, but a lot more cars, maybe we should start with something a little less drastic, like carpooling?? :lol:


Maybe if they would STOP the deforrestation down in the amazon then the co2 would not be a problem... not that I think it is, that is another lie to get you to go along with the whole, "Carbon dioxide is a problem"

I'm not compleatly sold on the idea either... But I AM pretty sure that it's not too good for the enviroment, and if anything, at least it's raising awareness for global problems... Too bad it takes something so (allegedly :smile:) major for people to get around to doing something!!

[Xander67]

Cow's? Bad for the environment? I never believed that.

[new_hope]

Cow's? Bad for the environment? I never believed that.

Yeah, they produce large volumes of methane... :smile:

[Xander67]

so do humans, birds, and all the other mammals .. I dunno :whatgives I have seen that argument before but never really saw anything unbiased proving it.

[new_hope]

so do humans, birds, and all the other mammals .. I dunno :whatgives I have seen that argument before but never really saw anything unbiased proving it.

They do produce methane, it's a by-product of ruminat digestion, but I couldn't give you figures, but it would depend a lot on breed, age, diet, blah, blah....
And I don't think there is any such thing as unbiased arguments.. :lol:

[Xander67]

I won't argue there. Yes I know what cow farts are lol.. but they have been here for millenia.. *sighs*

[spiral]

There's an article about it here (http://www.fao.org/newsroom/en/news/2006/1000448/index.html) - apparently it was a UN study.

I'd like to know exactly how they worked it all out, actually - some poor soul must have got stuck measuring a cow's 'emissions', lol.

[new_hope]

There's an article about it here (http://www.fao.org/newsroom/en/news/2006/1000448/index.html) - apparently it was a UN study.

I'd like to know exactly how they worked it all out, actually - some poor soul must have got stuck measuring a cow's 'emissions', lol.

Poor bugger...

[Xander67]

sounds like a smelly job. lol

[new_hope]

sounds like a smelly job. lol
It does indeed! :lol:

[Scott Hill]

I've been a vegetarian for about six years now. For a couple of years, I was the only male vegetarian I knew of (personally). Then my son decided he would like to be a vegetarian, and I later met two other guys who are vegetarian.

My son and I have been watching the Avatar series - I love those cartoons! Aang is a young male vegetarian, and I think it's been really positive for my son to see a heroic character who shares this life-choice with him. I'm not saying being a meat-eater is wrong. I'm just glad my son can see a positive character who is like him in this way.

Blessings,
Scott

[Heavenly_Magical22]

vegetarian, but whatever.

[~Belladonna~]

Meat eater here

[evergreen]

I've been a vegetarian for about six years now. For a couple of years, I was the only male vegetarian I knew of (personally). Then my son decided he would like to be a vegetarian, and I later met two other guys who are vegetarian.

My son and I have been watching the Avatar series - I love those cartoons! Aang is a young male vegetarian, and I think it's been really positive for my son to see a heroic character who shares this life-choice with him. I'm not saying being a meat-eater is wrong. I'm just glad my son can see a positive character who is like him in this way.

Blessings,
Scott

They're out there! My dad has been vegetarian for three years.

I love Avatar too! I nearly cried when the movie came out. I can't believe it's over!

[dandalion]

omnivore - I didn't pick any of the choices because I do like my meat cooked! I eat white and red meat but also love my veggies and fruit!

[LunarSoldier]

Carnivore mostly :D

[CelticMoon11]

Like a small portion of meat with a plate overloaded with either salad, avocado, cheese etc or steamed and baked veggies mmmm

[thefae]

Lacto-Ovo Vegetarian.
You gotta love those MorningStar products! Yum.

Its a personal choice. Part lifestyle/health choice, part my respect for animals.
I just don't see the reason for eating meat anymore.
I understand why they ate it in the beginning, but with all the advances they've made with soy products, there are plenty of other ways to get protein.

I will never dislike or look down on someone for choosing to eat meat - you don't bother me, I won't bother you.

[TheLittleWitchy]

I recently became vegetarian. Finding it insanely easy. Not only do I check for meat in things, but also ingrediants in general, so I honestly feel more healthy because of it.

I never ate much meat anyway, but it came to the point where I couldn't stand looking at meat and thinking that they animal may of been seriously harmed beforehand.

I do eat dairy products and eggs, but it has to be free range.

[*oonagh*]

pescetarian

[Toki Wartooth]

I selected the "white meat only" option since that's the closest I can get. I'm not outright OMG MEAT or the like, but I'm not following a vegetarian diet or the like. The only non-white meat I eat is pork.

[lightdragon]

I eat meat,and whatever . I generally have no qualms over any food. I would probably change if pushed.

I did look at foods which are vegan ,and i did find that they are more expensive. a non-meat diet i found is possible.

However I will not eat anything from KFC until they provide a less crueler way of killing the animals.

[Corvis Canis Latrans]

Like others, the choices on the poll didn't really apply to me.

Omnivore, but raw and wiggling....no. We can tell the bias of this poll.:smileroll

The last option could almost apply to my vegetable preferences however....

I do like like my veggies raw.

Though I might be concerned if they started trying to wriggle away.

[Adelphos]

I have been vegetarian in the past, but am currently an omnivore. I tend to eat mainly white meat and seafood, and neither of those in any great quantities. I won't say no to bacon, though I rarely get it.

I get just enough meat to be considered non-vegetarian, but my B12 tends to be low, and I was told by my doctor that my diet doesn't include enough meat for my body to pick up the B12.

[thought_on_a_wind]

ew, lol

I find it amusing that veg*ns are accused of imposing their beliefs about eating meat on everyone, when the media is doing exactly the same



Not as many cows as there are now though!
That's why we gotsta band together and eat the shit outta 'em!!! Said it once in this thread, I'll say it again with a bit more, my teeth are better equipped for meat, from canines back they're nothing but point and cut, even the molars.... Let me at the cow with blood a flowin!!! Rip the steak apart with a bloody RAAWR *belch* and beatin of primal sated chest!!!

[thought_on_a_wind]

I won't argue there. Yes I know what cow farts are lol.. but they have been here for millenia.. *sighs*
a little OT, but... every one blames cow gas for global warming and the hole in the ozone... you pointed out the obvious... and here's the other obvious none seem to point out... if cow farts have been pumped out for so long, there crapulence prime for fertilizer, why would such things start now... I have a better theory personally.... it's called, the US government alone tested somewhere between 30 to 60 nukes in the stratosphere... call me crazy, but I'd swear that'd be a more likely suspect of issues with global warming and ozone layer holes than would shite of cattle kind... considering even a small nuke burns several times hotter than the sun and all...

[GoldenOak]

I am an Omnivore as the Creator gave me the ability to eat and digest both plants and animals, though usually my animal protein comes in the form of eggs or cheese. Personally, I don't really like meat. I would much prefer a fried egg to a steak. When I do eat meat, I try to make sure that it has been killed in a humane manner, as is done in kosher and halal slaughterhouses.

[Élistariel]

Non of those options apply to me. I'm omnivorous, but I eat red meat too and I prefer it cooked thank you very much.
That said I don't eat fish. Can't stand the stuff. Once in a great while I'll eat tuna, but that's about it. I haven't had popcorn shrimp in years, maybe 5, maybe 10? I can't stand the idea that I'm eating an entire organism and all it's insides. EWW. Yes I know the spine is removed, but I'd prefer all the inside organs a shrimp has to be removed before I eat it.
Salmon? You say sam-on, she says sal-mon, I say cat-food. Although I will say my friend, and member here Eirwen is the only person who can make a salmon dish I can stand.
I did brave sushi once. What is the big deal? It tastes so flipping nasty.

[Chicory_Witch]

I like blood in my steaks. :bigredgri

[Gaudior]

A vegetarian on my way to becoming vegan :D

[shebear]

I have been a vegan for 3 years so far, but I wouldn't mind hunting :)

[CelestialFire_Sai]

I love my red meat medium rare and bloody <3... I'd say I'm an Omnivore but I eat more meat, forgive me if you don't eat red meat... but it's what I eat

[herbal_legends]

I'm definitely an Omnivore...I think I'd get bored if I only ate veggies. And besides, who am I to deny myself the bountiful gifts of mother nature that was provided for us to devour and enjoy? :mmm:

[~Runa~]

I'm an omnivore. As much as I love meat, cooked in different styles and with added ingrediants to make it sweeter or spicy. With meat I also enjoy adding one or two of these flavours on meat dishes: Ginger, mint, tarragon, honey, onions, peppers, apple sauce, berries, salad cream, horse radish, lemon, crisp/fried cabbage, chopped carrots, tomatoes, cinnamon and curry paste. I can't go without chocolate either. I like bread and cheese, or apple and cheese. I love burgers, sausages and minced beef. I also love chicken, fish (I'm not too keen on tinned salmon), a roast steaming and sizzling in juice touched with some fruit or salts. A human being is an omnivore by nature: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omnivore

[shebear]

A human being is an omnivore by nature

Agreed.

[IndigoRising]

Agreed.

I third that statement. We were created to be omnivorous. Everything in life is food for something else. Every living thing eats and is eaten. This is the cycle of life.

[WingedSpirit]

Heh fun to see everyone's views.

I'm a billy goat. At least that is how my mom puts it. I was raised Vegan (strict) until I hit Highschool, then I went Vegetarian and would have cheese or milk in stuff like ice cream. Never eggs.

About a year ago I first started eating eggs but it's a rare thing and only when I am craving them so badly the body demands it. Usually one or two eggs a month is all I want.

I did the 100% raw vegan diet for a year. Eh. It was good but you had to EAT all the time and you couldn't travel or anything if you were worried about contamination..not to mention it killed my social life. I figured it out but it was annoying.

I tried eating meat at points in my life and the results were always the same. Extremely sick from it no matter what it was or even just a little stock. Not worth it.

I'm pretty much a pure vegetarian, I like to cook which is in my favor but I just eat simple. I have a little milk or cheese and the rare egg and I'm good. However that's just what works for me. I got the boy I work with eating 2 grilled chicken breasts a week at school because he needed the muscle, and I worked in a steak house for years as a waitress/bartender.

Food. It's what's for dinner. You catch the road kill I'll graze on the plants I know growing on the side of the road. Everyone's happy!

BTW the side of the road comment is why my mother calls me her Billy Goat even all these years after HS. I used to go "oh there's mustard! And yucca, and nettle and..." "Do You need me to pull over so you can graze like some..some..goat?"
"Yes please!"

:hahugh:

[Blue Sun]

I’m omnivorous like all human beings, although I will admit that I prefer to eat meat more than fruit or vegetables.


Also I have a question for the vegetarians out there. Several months ago I tried to change my diet and become a vegetarian for a number of reasons (e.g. help the environment, be kinder to animals, and live healthier etc.) However upon switching to a no meat diet I found that I started to feel ill; by that I mean I lost my ability to concentrate, my energy levels dropped sharply, and generally I felt weak all round. Now my question is.


Is this a normal reaction to switching to a non-meat diet?


If anyone can explain this I’d be grateful, as this experience as marred the whole idea of vegetarianism in my view.


Thanks and great poll.

[WingedSpirit]

My honest guess is that it had to do with the levels of proteins, fats, carbs, calories, and energy in that your body was used to being switched up. If you really want to do it go slow, figure out one kind at a time. That's how my mother did, the last thing she ever gave up was lobster.

Or just try going Veggie for a day here or there. You don't have to be completely one way if it seems unnatural to you. Just eat Vegetarian for one day, then how you are used to, then back.

Though to be honest I don't see going meatless as an ideal. Eating meat can be better for the environment if it's a sustainable for lack of better term, kosher, method to obtain it. Many animals thrive in places we couldn't get a decent crop of anything to grow. Many prey animals go out of control in situations and thus your consuming them is part of helping your local environment.

Some people also do better on a meat based diet due to how your body processes things. All of our bodies and activities are different, mine will not accept meat and much of the time will not tolerate dairy. That's fine.

Yours may require it and perhaps there's some trace nutrients or it could just be that your body demands meat. Changing a diet based on ideals rather then your diata- your way of life from which we get the term diet- is rather silly. That's like forcing someone into a religion because it's 'right'.

Go eat your steak or chicken and do so gratefully, or have a salad.

No diet police! :hahugh:
~JWS

[Anubisa]

I love steak...a good grilled steak that is medium rare. Mmmm... Doesn't mean that I don't eat veggies or fruit, but I have to have my protein.

[Blue Sun]

Thanks for the Info WingedSpirit much appreciated.


Also forgive the lateness of my reply.


Pax quod vitality vobis.

[U-we-tsi-a-ge-ya]

I'm mostly a veggitarian for the simple reason that most meats make me sick and quite frankly I'm very picky when it comes to eating meat(Okay I'm just picky in general)But again,Most meats make me sick and I don't like the texture of meat,I prefer a Crunchy veggie over a soft and chewy peice of meat,I find I have an easier time swallowing the veggie than the meat.*Shrugs* It's a wierd thing but I just go w/ it.

[Æon Flux]

I hate appeals to nature. It's stupid to do that while sitting there typing at a computer instead of hunting your food with teeth and hands and living in a cave instead of an apartment.

We've come far enough thanks to agriculture to live well on a diet devoid of meat. Logic dictates that if we can minimize our negative impact on the planet and the creatures around us, we should.
Not to mention, a vegetarian diet is healthier than the average diet of today.

[Aruinn]

I eat white meat.

I was a vegetarian for a few years but in the end it didn't really agree with me. Even with supplements and things I lost weight (and I'm skinny as it is!), my doctor didn't like it, and the food was bland.

I'll always love my veggies, and I might go back to it one day when I have a stronger will, but for now I'll have my free range chicken and be thankful I have food at all.