Giving up being a vegetarian

singlehouseholder

Veggy for 16 years, the thought of putting flesh into my mouth really does turn my stomach. Having said that, I cook roasts, chops,steaks, curries, stews and of course bacon sarnies for Mr HouseHolder and often think, hmm that smells good. Couldn't put it in my mouth though, it'd be like eating a person, to me.
I do have terrible bowels problems, Chronic idiopathic constipation, but my diet should help that not make it worse, i'm sure if i was eating meat my digestive system would grind to a complete halt...anyhoo, there's some great pretendy meat out there now, no need for lentil burgers anymore..

stefejb

I've just given up meat for the seocnd time. i was veggie from the age of 14 to 28 when i started living with a meat eater. even when i was eating meat i felt uncomfortable about it and could only cut raw meat if frozen. About two weeks ago my 10yo dd announced that she wanted to stop eating meat and so i joined her - there's just us two now so i don't have to cook meat any more. This was never a moral choice for me but has more to do with the quality of meat and additives etc used in intensive farming. I could only afford the cheapest kinds of meat anyway. i haven't missed it at all but do get a bit fed up rolling home from pub with no kebab-substitute to look forward to.

Ken-Dodds-Hairy-Knodule

stefejb wrote:

a bit fed up rolling home from pub with no kebab-substitute to look forward to.

There are a few differnet companies that make Greek-style Souvlaki and Gyros or indian style Jaipur if you get desperate for a kebab.

I think Wheaty are the most common in the UK, but not suitable if you are coeliac/gluten sensitive as they are made from 100% fried gluten..

fattyamal

To answer the OP's question, yes, I am one who has switched back - over 15 years ago now in fact. I was only a veggie for about 2 years but was perfectly happy that way - sadly I got older (20), discovered booze and life & just lapsed into carnivore-mode whilst !!!!ed. I have remained so ever since for no particular reason other than pure laziness. I have often said I will return to being veggie (I only eat chicken & s&k pies anyway really) but just haven't. I do kid myself that I feel strongly about vegetarianism (I always say I am a non-practising one!!) but clearly I haven't the motivation to do so. I do think I could give it up but it just takes effort to re-organise mealtimes!! And life is busy etc. etc. excuse excuse...

OP - be a veggie mate, it's the ethical & healthy thing to do. (And please convince me to stop being lazy and do so again as well..)

[Deleted User]

I was in prague this week and saw a dish on a menu to make even the most ardent meat eater cringer... 'Fried rabbit spine'..

The gf refused to go in a place that would serve that dish

Ted_Hutchinson

ringo_24601 wrote:

I was in prague this week and saw a dish on a menu to make even the most ardent meat eater cringer... 'Fried rabbit spine'..

While I don't personally like the sound of fried rabbit spine, (not enough meat on the spine for me) I find rabbits a pest. We should be culling them as there are too many of them. Certainly in and around my garden.
I find free range, organic rabbit caught locally a perfectly excellent meal.
It's a relatively simple job to trap a rabbit and dispatch it humanely.
Skinning a rabbit is a knack that is also worth learning.

Why eat factory farmed chicken when there is a free alternative just waiting to be caught. Reducing the number of this pest would certainly be a help to most people growing vegetables. We should be promoting eating locally caught free range organic rabbit as a good sensible choice rather than this whimsy.

love_lifer

i cant see how morally people can eat meat in this country. just see some footage about abattoirs or read up about the impact our immense meat consumption is having on poor countries and the environment.
being a happy veggie is about being creative and trying new things. eating meat is the easy sad option. in my opinion

Ted_Hutchinson

love_lifer wrote:

i cant see how morally people can eat meat in this country. just see some footage about abattoirs or read up about the impact our immense meat consumption is having on poor countries and the environment.
being a happy veggie is about being creative and trying new things. eating meat is the easy sad option. in my opinion

Well catching your own rabbit, killing it yourself, skinning and jointing it and then cooking it, isn't an easy sad option imo. It is a better way of dealing with a pest than any of the other options for pest control and doesn't involve abattoirs nor does it have an adverse effect on the environment.

I agree that we should reduce our meat consumption for our own health as well as the impact on the enviroment. There is no excuse for the intensive feedlot system used in the USA. But it is quite possible and not excessively expensive, to eat meat which has been organically grass fed and humanely raised.
There are health benefits to eating meat see

• Beef, lean organic
• Calf's liver
• Chicken
• Lamb
• Turkey
• Venison

If you look at this pyramid for the healthiest diet you will see there is a role for a little good quality meat, so please enjoy.If you scroll down the page you will find the healthier diet pyramid.
But this is is equally good and here's one for children

lady_fuschia

I've been veggy for years- since I was old enough to express a preference. Its not so much an ethical thing as finding the idea of dead flesh- y'know- revolting.
I have to say I do find it funny when meat-eaters living off pot noodles and big Macs tell me I can't possibly be healthy if I don't eat meat.
There's a lot on the net where people pick tiny holes in the veggy diet - but to be honest I think whether you eat meat or not is a bit of a minor point when it comes to defining whether your diet is doing you any good or not. I mean: Big fat fry up with bacon swimming in fat versus bowl of porridge with chopped banana? Or Plate of wholemeal spag bol with lean mince versus a big plate of chips and spaghetti hoops? Its not really the meat content or not we need to worry about, is it?

_Andy_

MummyMiche wrote:

I've been a vegetarian for 13 years now, the only thing is i do eat the occasional bit of fish..

Miche

Then you're not vegetarian. You may as well say "I don't smoke..except for Silk Cut"