Giving up being a vegetarian

Ted_Hutchinson

Food Advisor Helps You Find the Foods that are Right for You this may encourage some of those concerned about their diet to find out what is missing.

While majoring on Fruit and Vegetables with seeds, nuts, pulses, and wholegrains taking priority The World's Healthiest Foods: A-Z does include meat and fish.

My concern with an all veggie diet remains the difficulty, given the scientific research, of metabolising sufficient DHA from ALA. Omega 3's are simply so important to brain and heart health I find it disurbing that veggies are unable to provide a satisfactory explanation of how sufficient DHA is provided in an exclusively veggie diet.

That said I'm equally concerned about those who rely exclusively on meat and don't reach their 5 a day target for fruit and veg. To be honest this is a cause of more ill health than the veggies missing out on Omega 3's as there are far more of them.

WelshWoofer

Hi,
I was a veggie for 12 years then gave up and ate meat for about 3 years - my IBS got much worse and constipation ensued!
I have now been a veggie again for the past year (with about 5 helpings of fish in the past year) and have felt much better again.
Probably isn't true for everyone but my body certainly does like meat much anymore!

MummyMiche

I've been a vegetarian for 13 years now, the only thing is i do eat the occasional bit of fish which was the deal my mum made to allow me to stop eating meat.

I eat loads of fruit and vegetables and Quorn, and try and stick to healthy meals as much as possible.

I have a 5 month old who is definatly not going to be veggie, unless she deceides when she is older. My husband isn't veggie but will eat veggie food.

Miche

greencat_2

I've been vegetarian for nearly 20 years now - and yes I occasionally do feel fatigued. But I tend to attribute that to commuting 20 miles a day by bike, working 50+ hours and running 25 miles a week.

I don't miss meat though (mostly because I was never particularly keen on the taste).

I work for an organisation that seeks to change the world (and is occasionally successful) so I guess I've got some way to go before I've fully matured.

seven-day-weekend

My mum was a vegetarian from when she was a little girl until she died aged 94. She ate neither meat nor fish, but did did use dairy produce - however she had vegetarian cheese.My dad became a veggie after he retired. Neither myself nor either of my sisters are veggies.

Lillibet_2

I was veggie for 8 years, eventually gave in about 3 years ago 'cos my carnivore hubby kept nagginy me to eat meat. Part of me will never forgive him for not respecting my choice, part of me wants to thank him because I LOVE meat now which I didn't before & was one of the reasons I gave it up. I have never suffered indgestion in my life & found going back to meat quite easy although I kept it a slow transition starting with chicken & moving on from there. Sausages & "mixed" meats came last & I only eat organic (local butcher is fab), I still don't eat pork thoguh just don't fancy it & have never been a big fan of bacon although I have tried my butchers traditionally cured bacon & it was better than any other I have ever tried (at least, I didn't gag on it!).

If you want to try it then do, you may get the craving out of your system bvy tasting it (and possibly spitting it back out) or you may re-discover the taste of it & if you buy ethically then OK, you don't have to go the whole hog (forgive the pun) & start eating roasts straight away (or ever) just try a little of a good meat & see what happens.

Good luck whatever you decide;)

MrsMondragon

Ghost wrote:

I never eat anything that has a face!

Well a potato has eyes and a lettuce has a head!!

MinnieSpender

I was a veggie for 21 years - I still don't eat meat but started eating fish again last year on the advice of my doc.

My reasons for not eating meat have changed over the years - fish is OK at the moment, but I think habit stops me going the whole hog (so to speak).

Horasio

I was a vegetarian for 5 years.

I was eating vegetarian food and found I wasn't missing meat, until I went on holiday. The smell of the the BBQ steak was too much to resist. I like roast beef, all forms of chicken and BBQ or smoked bacon only. I find I need meat to keep my mineral levels up.

I still find it hard to eat fish, the smell is so strong, something that started when I was pregnant. Lamb is strong too. I have never liked pork. Not too keen on mince either.

I eat meat 2-3 times a week and the rest is still vegetarian.

Frugal_Fox

I was a vegetarian for about 8 years. However I missed meat too. The compromise I have is that I eat local, 'well' produced meat that has had the opportunity to enjoy a decent life, under decent conditions and that was slaughtered with the most thought and as humanely as possible. I appreciate it isn't always easy to ensure I achieve this - but its the compromise I have striven for. There is a price difference, but I'd rather pay more for my meat and know it had a life.