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turning vegetarian
hi, well the other day i saw this video on how they kill animals for human consumtion, and i decided to turn vegetarian after seeing it. any tips for me on going about this? and are there any alternatives to meat?because i love my meat
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there are lots of vegetarian soy meat.that arent actual meat just soy imitations of meat. soy burgers soy sausage. e.t.c
not to discourage you but if we didnt kill animals for food then they would over populate and spread disease and not only die but also open up new diseases for humans to contract.but its your choice there are how ever other ways to save the world.
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well the same thing happened to me.i hate the fact that people kill animals but it has to be done.so i thought i could slove it by becoming a vegetarion. but i waz hurting more animals.Because people kill animals for one reason to eat them.well if we do not eat them and they are already dead there waz no point in killing the animal. u throw it away and more gets killed.but if u do decide to become a vegetarion then try to get at least so meat in your diet.
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you should ABSOLUTELY become vegetarian if you care about the animals. humans are actually natural HERBIVORES, not omnivores. we cannot get on without a generous supply of vegetables and fruits and grains and beans. I went vegetarian last may and vegan last august and it feels great.
now. tips. start off little. phase out your meats and replace them gradually with meat subs like boca and quorn and tofu (but I prefer not to use these in cooking so I can't give you product reviews). see how sustainable it is to live without meats before going vegan if you so decide to (and I suggest it). you should IMMEDIATELY begin looking into soymilk, especially the kind fortified with B12. even if you're just a lacto-ovo vegetarian, buy soymilk fortified with B12 for your breakfast cereals. this is a healthy decision for anyone. because of factory farming and current vegetable production, you cannot get B12 in sufficient quantities and live in the US. In other countries the veggies have B12 because of proper crop rotation.
as for the soybeans that "cut down the rainforest" that's not the case at all. Illinois is the largest supplier of soybeans in the US. I've personally been to a soybean farm and even met the soybean princess of Illinois (who I go to school with). I'm not seeing the rainforest in Illinois.
if you get down about not being able to eat like a "normal" teen, do a fun vegetarian thing. hang out with the local vegetarians, go to a food drive with live music, bake cookies. I personally bake cookies. I baked a lot of cookies when I first went vegan, but now I'm perfectly fine just living and enjoying life. I sometimes make a big pot of my favorite soup as well.
now! product reviews!
Amy's: I don't like the chili. not at all. I think it sucks. they do make frozen tv-dinner-like meals that are pretty good, though. the scrambled tofu is my absolute favorite. the shepherd's pie is also good and I ate tons and tons of the spinach pizza before going vegan.
Quorn: I had no idea this wasn't vegan when I bought it. it's a delicious substitute as chicken nuggets. but I don't plan on eating any more because milk products make me really sick.
boca: this is an only-at-restaurants thing for me. I really really really hate meat substitutes. restaurants frequently have this or morningstar farms brand around here. my parents like to think I'm happy to eat this stuff. I'm really not, but it's an adequate sub.
tofutti: better than cream cheese, soy ice cream, cheddar slices. the first two are awesome. I eat the ice cream nonstop. I hate the cheddar slices, though.
now then. my final tip is to always read labels, not just the allergy information. that's how I ended up with quorn that makes me sick to eat. I'm usually really good about it, though. I also have a list of animal-derived ingredients for your iPod if you're interested. drop one in my inbox.
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I respect your decision to become vegetarian, but think about this...
How many hectares of rainforest are cut down for soy farming every year? How many animals are needlessly killed when their habitat is destroyed for people who are bovine rights activists?
You see, there's another side to every argument ;)
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There's nothing wrong with being a vegetarian. Done correctly it can be just as healthy if not more so than a meat based diet, (not so much cholesterol). You should ensure you have a well balanced diet with 5 servings of fruit and veg a day, pulses, seeds, nuts, dairy and small amounts of vegetable or olive oil. You can get protein from the nuts and seeds. Because vitamin B12 is only really found in meat, you would need to supplement your diet either with vitamins or B12 enriched yeast extract.
If you think you will miss eating meat, there is a huge variety of meat substitute food to choose from. With a lot of them, it is difficult to tell the difference.
I have included some websites for you to look at, there are recipes as well that you could try.
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More and more people are turning vegetarian as they are finding out and objecting to the appalling way animals are treated and the conditions in which they are kept.
Fact: The vast number of cows that are being bred for milk and meat, (particularly for the fast food industries), are rather flatulent and are seriously damaging the ozone layer.
I think it's great that you want to take a stand on this, I've been a veggie since 1987 for the same reason.
I will warn you however, that a lot of meat eaters find it very difficult to accept that someone wants to be a vegetarian, and you are likely to have some unhelpful comments.
I hope that helps, if you need any more advice, let me know, I'll do what I can to help. Good luck.
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I personally think you should still eat meat. It has lots of proteins that you need. If you are sad because animals have to die, you just have to remember its the circle of life, humans are carnivores and we need meat. Its not like cows even understand whats going on, its not like we live in a Walt Disney movie where the cows talk to each other and have thoughts about the world.
If you love your meat, you should still eat it, because honestly it is good for you.
but its up to you. if you really want to do this i found a website:
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