Vegetarianism Poll

[Lote-Tree]

definition:


Vegetarianism is the practice of a diet that excludes all animal flesh, including poultry, game, fish, shellfish or crustacea, and slaughter by-products.[1] The reasons for choosing vegetarianism may be related to morality, religion, culture, ethics, aesthetics, environment, society, economy, politics, taste, or health.

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1. I am a Extreme Vegetarian - I exclude every animal product from my diet.
2. I am a Normal Vegetarian.
3. I am Vegetarian because my religion commands me.
4. I am Vegetarian out of Ethical Choice.
5. I am a "Semi" Vegetarian out of Ethical Choice. I don't eat meat but eat fish.
6. I am Vegetarnian because I don't like the taste of meat or fish.
7. I am a balanced Omnivore.
8. I am a Mostly Carnivore.
9. I am a Extreme Carnivore. Don't touch veg at all.
10. None of the above :D

[Sweets America]

Hello again Little Tree.
I voted that I am a Vegetarian because I don't like the taste of meat or fish. But, I never really called myself a vegetarian because I still eat meat or fish sometimes, it just depends. I hate eating meat which you have to chew hard before you can swallow it, it's terrible. So, it's mainly because of that and the taste that I don't eat it.

I mainly feed myself with pasta, pizzas, dairy products and potatoes. They are all ready-made dishes because I hate cooking, I am too lazy for it. When I want to eat something, it's in a minute, not two hours after. I also nourish myself with chocolate and snacks and junk food. I almost never eat vegatables or fruits, now that I think of it.

The thing is that I only eat out of pleasure and greediness, and vegetables do not seem appealing to me. There was a time when I ate one Mac Do per week because the meat in the hamburger was ok. But I got tired of it.
Also, when I'm in holidays I generally have no lunch. Just breakfast and dinner, with some junk food in the middle.

I know that is not healthy at all, but I'm still in good health. I won't eat what is good for the health just because it is, I will only eat what I like.:p

[Virgil]

I'm still wondering what platypuses taste like. :D

[kilted exile]

None of the above, I eat fast food and that is neither animal nor plant

[Lote-Tree]

None of the above, I eat fast food and that is neither animal nor plant

Kilty I thought it would have been hagis morning, noon and night :D

[Sweets America]

I'm still wondering what platypuses taste like. :D

Ehehehe. :p You are going to get obsessed with these sweet animals, Virgil.

[kilted exile]

Kilty I thought it would have been hagis morning, noon and night :D

Nah, the little blighters are too hard to catch so I only get it on special occassions such as Burns Night.


I'm still wondering what platypuses taste like. :D

Like everything else it tastes like chicken. No seriously I would expect it to be fatty, quite tough and similar in taste to duck

**Edit**

Remembered relevent portion of a song by The Vandals:

"Now back to my health
I really don't need the vegetable
All covered in filth,
it's almost uneatable

Meat makes you strong
so strong that you can say
Who's the man? Who's the man now?
50 serving from just one cow"

[papayahed]

Where's the option for "Omnivore but leaning towards vegetarianism"?

[Lote-Tree]

Where's the option for "Omnivore but leaning towards vegetarianism"?

Papy I never seemed to please you :D

I think that option is number 10 :D

[thelastmelon]

I don't eat any meat that comes from the pig. :) Nothing religious, just a personal idea I have. The pig has always been my favorite animal, and one day I want a miniature pig at home. So it's kind of an ethical choice. You don't eat your friends, do you? :)

[Sweets America]

You don't eat your friends, do you? :)

Well it depends. :p

Edit: I realize that my comment could be understood in a sexual way :p which was not my intention at first, even though it somehow crossed my mind. :D But, I guess my first intention behind this comment might be even worse to some people, so let's forget about it. :p

[SleepyWitch]

Normal Vegetarian and vegetarian for "ethical" reasons

[manolia]

I used to be a vegetarian because i don't like the taste of meat. Now i am a balanced omnivore.

[Virgil]

I don't eat any meat that comes from the pig. :) Nothing religious, just a personal idea I have. The pig has always been my favorite animal, and one day I want a miniature pig at home. So it's kind of an ethical choice. You don't eat your friends, do you? :)
I have a certain amount of guilt about eating pork too. Pigs are supposed to be as intelligent as cats and dogs. i'm actually eating a ham and cheese sandwich right now. However, the guilt doesn't stop me. They are quite tastey. :D


Normal Vegetarian and vegetarian for "ethical" reasons

Those poor little fishy. How cruel. :D

Next time I'm at a restaurant i'm going to ask the waiter if they serve platypuses. :p

[Lote-Tree]

Well it depends. :p

Edit: I realize that my comment could be understood in a sexual way :p which was not my intention at first, even though it somehow crossed my mind. :D But, I guess my first intention behind this comment might be even worse to some people, so let's forget about it. :p

Sophie I did not realise you could be that smutty :D

[Sweets America]

Sophie I did not realise you could be that smutty :D

:blush: :blush: :blush: :blush:
I know. Me neither. :p :p :D

[Granny5]

I love most veggies and fruits but my favorite dish is pig...almost any part. I love pork chops and ham and bacon and boston butt and pork roast and ribs and I love it roasted or fried or broiled or grilled or smoked or bbq'ed. I could eat pig at every meal and for snacks. But I do eat a balance diet. I love cows and chickens and seafood too. (I don't feel a bit guilty unless I eat all the bbq.)

[Sweets America]

I have a certain amount of guilt about eating pork too. Pigs are supposed to be as intelligent as cats and dogs. i'm actually eating a ham and cheese sandwich right now. However, the guilt doesn't stop me. They are quite tastey. :D

But, I am wondering: why would we feel guilty to eat animals that we think are more intelligent than others?:confused: I don't see why animals who are seen as being less intellgent would deserve less consideration.

I think it really is a question of culture: here in France, or in the States it would be seen as strange to eat a dog. But, in India were cows are sacred, some people might find it very offensive to eat a cow, whereas here in France, it's natural for people to eat it.

So this is why I am not offended by people who eat dogs even if I love dogs (even without a sauce on them :p) . I know it's just differences of culture.

[Lote-Tree]

:blush: :blush: :blush: :blush:
I know. Me neither. :p :p :D

It is something that I would have picked on!

But Sophie you are human after all :D

[karamel]

Inteligence - does it matter here? How about some really dull person? :lol:

I voted for the second one. Vegetarian yes, being normal, well I'm not sure about that :) Not eating meat happened to me - I was 14, eating chicken and bit into one that wasn't well done (vein or what it was) - that feeling of .... "unwellness" just stuck ... and since then I find it very natural for me, that is I dont force myself into it and dont even think about meat as about a food...and hrough the time the reasons just snow-balled.

[Sweets America]

It is something that I would have picked on!

But Sophie you are human after all :D

I know I am human. But I am canine too. :)

[Virgil]

But, I am wondering: why would we feel guilty to eat animals that we think are more intelligent than others?:confused: I don't see why animals who are seen as being less intellgent would deserve less consideration.


You're right! Let's start eating dogs then. :D Anyone up for cannibalism? :p

[Sweets America]

You're right! Let's start eating dogs then. :D Anyone up for cannibalism? :p

:D I would not eat a dog just to eat a dog, though. It would have to have a purpose. Like a ceremony. :)
Oh, I was wondering also why we would put intelligence as the criterion for everything. Why would we not put kindness instead, or any other quality?
Damn, this discussion is making me hungry. :p

[kratsayra]

I'm a "normal vegetarian" haha whatever that means. I was raised lacto-ovo vegetarian and I just stayed that way. ;) My parents both became vegetarians when they were kids because they didn't like the taste of meat, so they raised me that way too. It's not ethical, it's just habit. I've never had meat, aside from occasional tastes. :eek:

[Niamh]

What about i am an Omnivore with an unbalanced diet?

[stephofthenight]

lol im a Vegetarian...but im guilty in the area of *gasp* animal crackers...there my weakness. :D:D:D

[Bakiryu]

You're right! Let's start eating dogs then. :D Anyone up for cannibalism? :p

i've eaten dog.

and cat. gull. frog. caterpillar. (i'M CUBAN OK!)

but I'm a vegetarian now :p the only animal products i eat are milk, cheese and honey.

I love salmon and bacon, so I try to stay away from them.

[kiz_paws]

Yeah, I am a vegetarian who consumes fish. Though I do consider that this practice is no better. I don't judge anyone on what they eat, I just want to do what I feel is the right thing for me. I love animals soooooooo much.

Pescetarianism ... A diet in which the only animals consumed are fish or other seafood

Vegaquarian ... I like this term for my eating choice

Once in a blue moon I have meat, as in at Christmas, I ate turkey with all the fixings because it was just something that was expected of me (but twist my rubber arm already..) :p [I get mad at myself for these exceptions, but I remind myself that I suppose that I am only human ... a greedy one at that] :sick:

Good idea for a thread, Lote! :thumbs_up

[Lote-Tree]

Yeah, I am a vegetarian who consumes fish.

Me too :D though I would not consider myself as a vegetarnian.

Perhaps a semi vegie.

I love veg and fish.

[Sweets America]

i've eaten dog.

Wow, you did? How was it? :p

[Dori]

I love meat! Namely pork and beef, although I'll eat pretty much anything. Also, I love fish. All fish.

But, I also love vegetables. Brussel sprouts are my favorite.

In the end, I eat more meat (and/or fat) than vegetables, but I'm an athelete and a teenager, so I can do that without too much risk. :D

[kratsayra]

lol im a Vegetarian...but im guilty in the area of *gasp* animal crackers...there my weakness. :D:D:D

Haha, yes well I do that too. I was raised without Oreos! It was very sad for a child to not be able to have Animal Crackers and Oreos. I don't think Oreos have animal products in them anymore.

But I am guilty of gummy bear type things and stuff like that in addition to animal crackers. Do animal crackers still have animal products in them? I just had some the other day and didn't read the ingredients list.

[crazefest456]

I'm a carnivore...I eat meat daily, though not a lot of it. I mostly eat chicken because cow meat seems to coarse for me. I do eat vegetables, but they're mostly cooked out of their nutritional content (with the addition of a gazillion spices). Fish is a once in a month thing, only because everyone else gets tired of it...I'm trying to avoid shellfish (I love shrimps) because they make you groggy the next day. I drink alot of tea and, water so that my digestive system keeps regulating itself after all that imbalance..but, I do plan to stick to a variety of vegetables..

[BulletproofDork]

I'm a vegetarian only because I don't like the taste of meat and fish. I get my protein from tofu and beans, though.

[Koa]

I mainly feed myself with pasta, pizzas, dairy products and potatoes. They are all ready-made dishes because I hate cooking, I am too lazy for it. When I want to eat something, it's in a minute, not two hours after. I also nourish myself with chocolate and snacks and junk food. I almost never eat vegatables or fruits, now that I think of it.

The thing is that I only eat out of pleasure and greediness, and vegetables do not seem appealing to me. There was a time when I ate one Mac Do per week because the meat in the hamburger was ok. But I got tired of it.
Also, when I'm in holidays I generally have no lunch. Just breakfast and dinner, with some junk food in the middle.

I know that is not healthy at all, but I'm still in good health. I won't eat what is good for the health just because it is, I will only eat what I like.:p

I am very similar, I don't cook much and I should do it more because I don't like too much to eat so much pasta (but oh well, that's culturally expected of me :D and well a whole week without pasta is quite close to hell on earth for us anyway ;)) and stuff like that.
If I get up after 10 I skip breakfast :D

As for meat, I voted I'm mostly carnivore, even when I think "wow I didnt eat any meat today" I realise I did, even just some little ham in a sandwich or stuff. It's just natural to me. Actually I agree with one of my Eastern European friends (meat is big there and being a veggie is hard) who said that it doesn't feel like a whole meal if there's not meat :D I'm not that extreme as in I can imagine a meal without meat, but not several meals like that :P

My parents keep complaining that I dont eat fruits and vegs but I do! I didn't do it much as a kid I admit :blush: but now I do, well there's lots of vegs I don't like but there's enough I like as well... although I don't eat them as often as I should because they're sold (or they are naturally) in big portions and buying them means I have to eat the same thing for days (and quickly after I've bought it!) if I don't want it to rot in the fridge...:sick:

[Bakiryu]

Wow, you did? How was it? :p

a little thought and gamey, but since we were very hungry it was ok I guess.

[dramasnot6]

Hardcore vegan all the way :p
But that doesn't mean that I too don't like a good animal cracker :lol:
(also, animal-shaped pasta is lots of fun :) )

[B-Mental]

I used to live with a vegetarian, and I had to learn how to cook for her (and I). Anyways... All of my favorite dishes are now vegetarian, but I still eat meat 2-3 a week. I can go weeks in the woods on nuts and berries, some olives, and dried fruit...with the occassional fish once a week or so.

[Jane Jane]

You go weeks wondering about in the woods? I have an extra compass you can have, it was blessed by a priest that used to be an accountant and it will always get you safely to any taxation centre in the world. :)
I hate the thought of anything having to die so I can be nourished. I was vegetarian for a long time and then my doctor said after a check up that my blood was so low it was dangerous and that I had to have heme iron a couple of times a week or face seriously debilitating illness. So I do now. Iron pills dont work for me, only make me feel terrible. It has to be heme iron from meat. sad really.

[NikolaiI]

You go weeks wondering about in the woods? I have an extra compass you can have, it was blessed by a priest that used to be an accountant and it will always get you safely to any taxation centre in the world. :)
I hate the thought of anything having to die so I can be nourished. I was vegetarian for a long time and then my doctor said after a check up that my blood was so low it was dangerous and that I had to have heme iron a couple of times a week or face seriously debilitating illness. So I do now. Iron pills dont work for me, only make me feel terrible. It has to be heme iron from meat. sad really.

This absolutely qualifies as "Necessary to eat it to live." Don't feel any worse about this than if you had no food but an animal, and had to eat it not to starve to death.

[JBI]

I only eat vegetables mixed with my meat. I eat, I think, meat three meals a day.

It's good for you, they say, and everyone knows it tastes fantastic.

[Virgil]

I only eat vegetables mixed with my meat. I eat, I think, meat three meals a day.

It's good for you, they say, and everyone knows it tastes fantastic.

We agree on something!!! :D

[TheFifthElement]

Well I'll eat meat and veg and fruit and nuts and grains and so on. Pretty much everything except fish. Might as well ask me to eat alien as eat fish.

But diet is personal choice, surely? I have friends who are vegetarian because they are morally opposed to eating meat, and friends who are vegetarian who don't like the taste of it.

As for me, I try to be fairly balanced, so there will be days when I have no meat and days when I do. Mainly it's chicken but ocassionally we have beef. Today we're having beef in honour of the fact that my step-son is coming here today, and there will be leftovers to do something interesting with.

On Boxing Day we have venison, which I particularly like. We used to have it on Christmas Day until my husband told the kids we were eating Rudolph, and then I had a rebellion on my hands!

[Virgil]

On Boxing Day we have venison, which I particularly like. We used to have it on Christmas Day until my husband told the kids we were eating Rudolph, and then I had a rebellion on my hands!

:lol: Your husband sounds like someone I would get along with. :D Do you or someone in your family hunt venison or do you buy it? And I'm surprised you don't eat fish. I thought fish was central in an English diet. Love your fish and chips. :)

[Joreads]

I eat everything as well. Although I try to limit meat to three times a week.

[*Classic*Charm*]

I couldn't be a vegetarian if I tried. I love meat wayy too much, and I really dislike vegetables, for the most part. I eat them anyways, but if I could live off meat and carbs I would. :D

[JBI]

:lol: Your husband sounds like someone I would get along with. :D Do you or someone in your family hunt venison or do you buy it? And I'm surprised you don't eat fish. I thought fish was central in an English diet. Love your fish and chips. :)

You can actually get farmed venison for a decent price in many places. I can get, for instance, organically formed venison steaks for about 5 Canadian a pound, which is pricey for meet, but well worth it, being that it is far healthier than beef.

[TheFifthElement]

:lol: Your husband sounds like someone I would get along with. :D Do you or someone in your family hunt venison or do you buy it? And I'm surprised you don't eat fish. I thought fish was central in an English diet. Love your fish and chips. :)

:lol: fish n' chips! You know it's a really long time since I had that. Yes, I don't mind fish n' chips really, but cod is quite bland and haddock is increasingly expensive. And I guess really I'd rather eat something else. Tuna is okay.

We don't hunt, I'm not sure hunting deer is permitted in UK any more. Access to guns is very limited. Venison is farmed and is becoming increasingly available, often via farmers' markets. We got ours from Tesco, which is tantamount to hunting at this time of year ;)


You can actually get farmed venison for a decent price in many places. I can get, for instance, organically formed venison steaks for about 5 Canadian a pound, which is pricey for meet, but well worth it, being that it is far healthier than beef.
Oh yes, it is expensive but worth it. Tastier and leaner than beef.

[Virgil]

:lol: fish n' chips! You know it's a really long time since I had that. Yes, I don't mind fish n' chips really, but cod is quite bland and haddock is increasingly expensive. And I guess really I'd rather eat something else. Tuna is okay.

We don't hunt, I'm not sure hunting deer is permitted in UK any more. Access to guns is very limited. Venison is farmed and is becoming increasingly available, often via farmers' markets. We got ours from Tesco, which is tantamount to hunting at this time of year ;)


Oh yes, it is expensive but worth it. Tastier and leaner than beef.

I wonder where I can buy venison. I don't see it in the supermarkets. My uncle is a hunter and used to give us some venison, but that was years ago. I bet my wife has never tasted venison. I remember it being a bit more game-yer (how do you spell that?) than beef. I also wonder if farm raised is less gamey. In the US we are overwhelmed with deer. Since there are no longer natural preditors, there are supposed to be more deer now in the US than when Columbus landed. And given the population density, they are quite a hazard on the roads. I've nearly hit a couple myself, not in New York City of course, but out in the suburbs. but beieve it or not, even in New York City (in the more remote sections of Staten Island, which happens to have a lot of open park area) we have some wild deer. Hunting is quite common in the country area, as I would expect in Canada as well.

Oh I ike cod. For me all fish, white fish that is, is similar in taste; it's how one prepares and seasons it that makes the cuisine.

[TheFifthElement]

I wonder where I can buy venison. I don't see it in the supermarkets. My uncle is a hunter and used to give us some venison, but that was years ago. I bet my wife has never tasted venison. I remember it being a bit more game-yer (how do you spell that?) than beef. I also wonder if farm raised is less gamey. In the US we are overwhelmed with deer. Since there are no longer natural preditors, there are supposed to be more deer now in the US than when Columbus landed. And given the population density, they are quite a hazard on the roads. I've nearly hit a couple myself, not in New York City of course, but out in the suburbs. but beieve it or not, even in New York City (in the more remote sections of Staten Island, which happens to have a lot of open park area) we have some wild deer. Hunting is quite common in the country area, as I would expect in Canada as well.
So, I did some research. Deer stalking (i.e. on foot, with gun) is still permitted in UK though it is seasonal. Deer hunting is no longer permitted, as hunting, in UK, refers to 'with dogs' and hunting with dogs has been banned for a number of years now.

Do you have farmers markets in New York? I'm sure you must be able to get venison somewhere within the environs of New York. I would start with a local butcher, if they don't stock it they might be able to tell you who does.

[Niamh]

Where is the i'm a "semi" vegetarian but not by choice but because a medical condition dictates i should not eat red meat?
Truth is i cant eat some veggies either! My main diet consists of fish and chicken for meats, rice, pasta and potatoes as a soluble base, tummy friendly veggies like carrots and mushrooms and courgette, and small amounts of veggies that contain insolubles, but generally are to be eaten last. No fatty foods, greasy foods, easy on the dairy products (need it for a balanced diet), no citrus fruits and berries must be blended so insolubles are broken down. No wholegrain breads. :(
I can eat bananas! :D

[Virgil]

So, I did some research. Deer stalking (i.e. on foot, with gun) is still permitted in UK though it is seasonal. Deer hunting is no longer permitted, as hunting, in UK, refers to 'with dogs' and hunting with dogs has been banned for a number of years now.

Oh I don't think we use dogs for hunting deer either. At least I've never heard of it and I do know a bit about dogs and their use.


Do you have farmers markets in New York? I'm sure you must be able to get venison somewhere within the environs of New York. I would start with a local butcher, if they don't stock it they might be able to tell you who does.
Yes and I will have to look into it. I bet local butchers have it also, or at least they should be able to tell me where to get it.

[Joreads]

Brussel sprouts are my favorite.

:D

Even I draw the line at Brussel sprouts :sick: and I have at least six serves of vegies a day. Dori more power to you for that.:D

[Dori]

Even I draw the line at Brussel sprouts :sick: and I have at least six serves of vegies a day. Dori more power to you for that.:D

Six servings? That's like my weekly intake of vegetables. :D Anyway, my whole family loves brussel sprouts, so I like 'em too. :D

[Niamh]

I love brussel sprouts!!!!
Just cant eat them. :bawling:

[papayahed]

I love brussel sprouts!!!!
Just cant eat them. :bawling:

I just cannot do Brussel Sprouts. I've tried to cook them 50 different ways and I still can't eat them.

[Dori]

I just cannot do Brussel Sprouts. I've tried to cook them 50 different ways and I still can't eat them.

Wow, I just boil them and eat 'em plain like that (though butter is always good :D ).

[mercy_mankind]

Sure I eat meat and vegetables alike. but I love some sorts of meat like buffalo, and beef, chicken and turkey, and especially DUCK, it is very delicious.
I wonder about eating Frogs, some people do that, I think it is not a good idea.

[1n50mn14]

Vegetarian, having grown up on a farm with all sorts of pets with names that my twisted grandmother ended up murdering. If they've got names, it's murder, and if you're ALLOWED to give them names, it's not teaching you a life lesson. R.I.P Jack, Joe, Sebsie, Stubby Horns, Rosa, Selene... etc... etc... etc... etc...

Seriously. There is nothing more twisted than being seven and going to the grocery store and having your grandmother point at hamburgers and say, 'That's what Rosa is going to be when she gets old!'

[Dori]

I think, in all honesty, that I'm a carnivore. I remember getting particularly hungry as I watched my dad cut up a buck once...:D

[Joreads]

Six servings? That's like my weekly intake of vegetables. :D Anyway, my whole family loves brussel sprouts, so I like 'em too. :D

Yep six servings. I love vegetables usually that is all I have for lunch!:thumbs_up

[Nightshade]

Brussel sprouts yummmm.... I have a lovley new recipie for them...basically lived off the stuff for a week..:D

[Virgil]

Vegetarian, having grown up on a farm with all sorts of pets with names that my twisted grandmother ended up murdering. If they've got names, it's murder, and if you're ALLOWED to give them names, it's not teaching you a life lesson. R.I.P Jack, Joe, Sebsie, Stubby Horns, Rosa, Selene... etc... etc... etc... etc...

Seriously. There is nothing more twisted than being seven and going to the grocery store and having your grandmother point at hamburgers and say, 'That's what Rosa is going to be when she gets old!'

I know how you feel. I could never kill an animal but I do find them tastey. Thank God I am not a farmer.

[*Classic*Charm*]

Sure I eat meat and vegetables alike. but I love some sorts of meat like buffalo, and beef, chicken and turkey, and especially DUCK, it is very delicious.
I wonder about eating Frogs, some people do that, I think it is not a good idea.

Buffalo is good! I've tried some really strange meats...I learned not too long ago that I LOVE wild boar...

[Nikhar]

does animal product here include milk?

[TurquoiseSunset]

Probably not Nikhar... If you don't eat any animal by-product you are a Vegan...