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Vegetarian / vegan?

Started by Rachelicious, September 20, 2014, 02:25:33 PM

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Your dietary habits (relative to the vegetarian spectrum):

Strict vegan
6 (9.2%)
Strict vegetarian
14 (21.5%)
Idealistic vegetarian or vegan (i.e. rarely not-strict)
6 (9.2%)
Pescatarian or other pseudo-vegetarian
8 (12.3%)
Part-time or ambivalent carnivore
11 (16.9%)
Dedicated carnivore (i.e. omnivore)
20 (30.8%)

Total Members Voted: 56

Rachelicious

Simple poll for curiosity.

Strict means strict according to what would constitute your concept of strict adherence - no childish definition policing, ethical/health arguing, or stuff like that please.  :D
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Jamie2.0

  I grew up with meat and potatoes with some kind of veggies for dinner,  So I hope I answered correctly.

My sister is a Vegetarien so I have no problems fixing her that to eat when she's up for a visit, and I will eat it too !

Jamie
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Ms Grace

I've been vegetarian since I was 21, so 27 years. That has included bouts of veganism, these days I don't eat eggs but will eat dairy, mostly cheese.

I don't mean to be pedantic but technically a carnivore is a near exclusive meat eater (tiger, eagle, snake, shark, etc) - the more correct term is "omnivore"... :)
Grace
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Transition 1.0 (Julie): HRT 1989-91
Self-denial: 1991-2013
Transition 2.0 (Grace): HRT June 24 2013
Full-time: March 24, 2014 :D
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Jaime R D

I'm pretty heavily anti-vegetable. I eat meats and a lot of junk basically. Lots of candy too. And pizza.
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Kyler

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Pinkkatie

I started when I was 20 years old which makes it 24 years for me.


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kira21 ♡♡♡

I read somewhere that trans people have a higher incidence of vegetarianism.

Jaime R D

ok now, lets not let this topic turn into one of those veggier than thou kind of things...
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kira21 ♡♡♡

Quote from: Jaime R D on September 20, 2014, 06:32:38 PM
ok now, lets not let this topic turn into one of those veggier than thou kind of things...

Wha?

Felix

I chose the idealistic option. I like to think that I would eat anything if it was free or if someone cooked and not eating would hurt feelings, but in reality it's not easy to never eat animal stuff and then just have a slice of pizza or whatever. It feels wrong and tears up my gut. Sometimes I decide that retaining my cultural heritage is more important than ethical or health concerns, but I rarely follow through. The times I tried to go back to gumbo and whitefish gave me pooping problems for days after each attempt, and fried chicken still smells good but looking at it in person is too disturbing. I do like cow meat, and if I have a sitter and feel crazy and get drunk I can eat that without stomachaches, but it gives me bad dreams sometimes. I'm not sure I'd be comfortable eating any animal if I didn't kill it myself. Sometimes yogurt creeps up on me and I get really okay with it and then feel horrible and switch back to soy yogurt or whatever. I don't monitor at all my intake of incidental things like gelatin in medications, and I like honey. I wear leather if I get it used. I try to just angle toward generally usually doing the right thing.

My feelings and actions about food are complicated enough that I usually try to find polite ways to never discuss the matter in person. I raise my kid to be an omnivore outside our home because I feel this is not my decision to make for her, but I don't make animal things in our kitchen and I try not to purchase foods for her that are not vegan. I try not to explain my food habits to her in emotional terms, but that's hard sometimes. Luckily I can truthfully keep it simple and just remind her that most of my blood family are struggling with diabetes, obesity, and heart disease, and that I don't want that for us.
everybody's house is haunted
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adrian

I chose the idealistic option as well, but in reality my diet is pretty eclectic (partly due to health concerns) ;). I stopped eating meat 25 years ago and have never touched any since, but I have eaten fish on and off. I had to eliminate eggs and dairy because of food sensitivities, and I think even if I were to tolerate them again, I wouldn't add them back in because I don't miss them that much (this from a guy who thought he couldn't possibly live without cheese and milk a year ago). I'm a bit worried about my protein intake because I don't tolerate soy or stuff like seitan  either, so from time to time I still eat fish when I feel like it and need a break from my daily pot of beans :D.
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jolie

I'm working towards reducing my red meat in take to as little as possible. Ideally once a week maximum (although i'm still not there). Chicken and fish are still fairly common in my diet. I take a practical approach to reduction. If given good vegetarian options, i will always take them first, but, i'm also not the one at the table trying to bend the menu to my will :P
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Dani

I am mostly vegan in order to lose weight.

Carnivorous habits only occasionally.
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kragesvin

i've been a vegetarian for about 2-3 years, meat always made me feel sick so i was like
yooooO
YOOOO
fårck meat

and then i went vegetarian
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Tysilio

I didn't check any of the poll options, because none of them describe my eating habits. I'm an omnivore with a strong preference for natural, unprocessed foods; if possible, things I or a family member or friend have grown/gathered/hunted; next best is food grown locally, ideally by people we know; otherwise, we shop very selectively, buying the best food we can find from inexpensive sources -- the local co-ops, small ethnic markets, the meat counter at the liquor store (yeah, weird, I know, but they have great meat -- they're Italian ).

I like to know where my food comes from.
Never bring an umbrella to a coyote fight.
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Jill F

I tried vegetarian on for size for the first two months of last year in an attempt to lose some muscle mass.

The steak I had on March 1, 2014 was totally the BEST. STEAK. EVER! 

Yeah, I never went back. 

Just say "moo"?
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Tysilio

Never bring an umbrella to a coyote fight.
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Elsa Delyth

#17
Strict vegan since about twenty, and a vegetarian for a couple of years before that. Some over ten years a vegan.
"If I can't dance, I don't want to be part of your revolution." Emma Goldman.
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islandgirl

I have been a vegetarian for about 18 years. I really like vegan dishes, but have a had time being strict about it. This works for me. I am the only one i my family and has made dinner planning challenging at times. We have worked it out though, where my SO can have her meat protein if she chooses, build on a veggie base.
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tracy176

I went vegetarian for three months felt way better but now I've been eating fish and some chicken lately gonna go back just takes time for a new habit I guess


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