Vegetarians

You need to get a good balance of amino acids when considering protein intake - vegetable sources of protein tend to be weak in certain essential amino acids, which need to be complemented by intake of other foodstuffs. Remember that we are evolved omnivores so long-term vegitarianism is an unnatural state for our bodies so you need to take steps to counteract that in your dietry intake.

why are you a vegetarian?

Yeah, I s'pose that's right. And I do eat fish- the only things I don't eat are meat.

I am a veggie, but have been told that I should eat some form of protein- what foods do you find protein in that's not meat??

Rich, there is an important protein that you have to get from meats and only meats I believe contain them. Almost all non-veggies get them some way or another but for you you will have to go to boots and buy this supplement.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vegetarian#Nutritional

This has a great amount on the nutritional aspect for you if you wish to read this.

Hope you like my help, Daibhidh

why do vegetarians eat fish but not meat? i've never understood the logic in that....

I'm a veggie but I eat fish.........and chicken.................and pork








.......and beef, turkey and lamb.

But apart from that, I'm 100% vegetarian

why give it up? why not just east meat as well? what is the point in living completely off vegetables, it is completely unnatural and unhealthy too....

I am a vegetarian because I want a challenge and also I don't like beef or gammon and I don't think it's humane- however, if it really is bad for you, then I s'pose I should probably at least eat chicken which of course wouldn't make me a veggie.

Well that is peculiar. You don't think its humane, yet would choose to eat chicken, the domesticated animal with the lowest animal welfare of all. The fact that the average chicken lives its 40 day life on legs that aren't strong enough to hold it up in a barn filled with 8000 of its mates, whilst it burns its feet on the acidic litter it spends it miserable existence in has no effect on you does it?

And i bet you drink milk as well. Milk which has come from a cow whose calf was taken from it at less than an hour old (in the case of many male dairy calves to be shot). The cow then produces up to 50kg of milk per day (thats like walking about with a large sack of potatoes between your legs) whilst losing weight because it can't eat fast enough to supply its own energy needs. It has been calculated that the only people who work harder than modern dairy cows are cyclists on the tour de france.


I do think it particularly ridiculous when people are vegetarian on moral/animal welfare grounds but still think that chicken, eggs and milk are ok to consume when this clearly contradicts their reasons for choosing such a diet, especially when it is these animals which are most exploited.


Please don't take this as a personal attack, its just something i feel strongly about. gt