meat is tasty tasty murder

Gingham_Ribbon

The smell of bacon frying has always made me heave by the way. Never understood the appeal.

Gingham_Ribbon

Curious_George wrote: »

you know....I think the baby im carrying must be craving meat!!

My 2 did. If I could have eaten my cats I would have. :eek:

Curious_George_2

sleepymy wrote: »

Please enlighten me as to what that phrase means. I've never heard it before *is intrigued*

while i cant answer for the poster....
some veggies do have a very bad rep, and of course stereotyping doesnt help but everyone suffers from a bit of stereotype humour aimed at them (trust me... im an essex girl :rolleyes: )

if you asked someone like my dad about vegetarians, he would tell you that they are all dungeree wearing tree hugging greenpeace activists, the type who would put human life in danger to save a few animals (like at that testing facility place where the staff got attacked)
mind you... my dad would also tell you that the 70's comedians were funny and owning/wearing the same battered stinking jumpers for nigh on 30 years is perfectly acceptable.

im more the live and let live type (mostly because of being embarrassed and appalled by my dads opinions!) but i know veggies do still get a bad rep.

Curious_George_2

Gingham_Ribbon wrote: »

My 2 did. If I could have eaten my cats I would have. :eek:

that must of been very difficult for you, how on earth did you cope!
did you eat any meat? (and are the cats alright????? )

Eels100

There's nothing wrong with vegetarianism per se but I can understand the OP's problem, because although at 6 a child should be thinking about food, I doubt at that age they are ready or able to discern what makes a healthy balanced diet.

Also, there's a real issue with the current generation of kids who, when questioned, will tell you that milk comes in bottles from Tesco and meat comes from plastic packets. Kids should absolutely be made aware of food production, be that by visiting farms/dairies, seeing videos, or at least seeing farm animals in fields and being told about them.

Obviously explaining these things to kids can lead to the 'yuck' factor, but it is normal and healthy for humans to eat meat and animal products (although maybe in smaller quantities than many of us do ...!) and I think offering a range of meals to the whole family can help. Nobody should really be eating meat 7 days a week anyway, and no child will suffer from malnutrition if they have to go without the meat in their 'meat and two veg' a couple of times a week. Making an issue out of it in any way, either in terms of doing battle or making a fuss about finding substitutes, will only reinforce fussiness.

I think if her grounds are moral (ie she feels bad about eating fluffy things) then that's a really good excuse to make sure she knows about the fluffy chicks that make chicken nuggets and the cute piggies that make plastic ham!

comping_cat

I think if she was my daughter i would value her opinion, but not pigeon hole her into being vegetarian if shes not happy/doesnt fully realise thats what she is choosing.
From what i can gather, she isnt wanting to eat certain meats ie lamb, as she associates the word/food with fluffy litle things jumping around a field. So, if when serving up lamb, she says she doesnt want it, dont give it to her, unless the meal is a stew or casserole, she could have her dinner purely without the meat. I went through a stage of being vegetarian, and was more than happy to eat a roast dinner, i just didnt have the meat or the gravy with it. You could always buy some veggie burgers/sausages to keep in the freezer if you think she needs something to replace the meat.
This way, you are giving her the choice and not forcing her one way or the other - i remember being made to eat foods i didnt like as a child, and it wasnt a good experience. I do not make my children eat anything they dont like, however i do not pander to them and make different meals, just adjust what ive cooked.

Curious_George_2

Eels100 wrote: »

I think if her grounds are moral (ie she feels bad about eating fluffy things) then that's a really good excuse to make sure she knows about the fluffy chicks that make chicken nuggets and the cute piggies that make plastic ham!

thats my problem in a nutshell
she does know nuggets are made from chickens, and she does know that her favourite sausages are made from oinky little pigs
but she doesnt seem to care.....until we put a "real" dinner (like a roast) infront of her.

to all those worried about her getting more fussy, really we are not arguing about this, its not a nightly problem and im not forcing my chicken gravy flavoured opinions down her throat,
this subject has come up a few times over the last year and as i said the most recent was last night, as i like this board and we seem to have a wide range of people here i thought i would ask if anyone has been in the same situation with thier child.
I wouldnt dream of forcing her to eat anything she didnt like, i know that is the long and rocky road to a possible eating disorder
im just finding it hard to reason with someone so young who says they wont eat meat because its dead animals but will eat a plate of sausage and mash, or spag bol so fast it would make your fork spin!

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my dd turned veggie at about the same age. She never became pasty because all the nutrients can be found in other foods with a top up of vitamins B6 and B12

She was veggie until she turned 19 and we went with the flow and cooked veggie. The meals can be absolutely delicious. Don`t be worried but do the research

ps fatty disgusting nuggets made from chicken scrapings and sausages made from all sorts. I know what I would rather feed my child and if she won`t eat real meat then go the veggie way

sticher

I think the problem is alot of children can't be bothered to chew meat and by the age of 6 or 7 are capable of finding some excuse or other why they don't want it. I work in a school lunch hall and the amount of children who become vegetarian at that age is surprising.

Spag bol, nuggets, etc don't require the same amount of chewing, so are ok, lol.

Gingham_Ribbon

Curious_George wrote: »

that must of been very difficult for you, how on earth did you cope!
did you eat any meat? (and are the cats alright????? )

Actually, I was very ill. Most things made me violently sick and I was in hospital a lot. So I ate what I thought I could keep down which was mainly chicken and cornflakes. Simply put, my child's life and my health were more important to me than being a vegetarian. But it repulsed me to be honest and when I went into labour I was eating chicken. I even had a piece on my fork. Then I got an overwhelming sense of horror and couldn't eat another mouthful. About 28 hours later my lad was born.

And the cats are fine. LOL