Vegetarian Madness! It seems like everyone at school has decided to join the trend... haha. All this talk of conformity and bandwagon mentality has really got me in the spirit. Do the ends justify the means? I think so.
I'm not by any means of the phrase a vegetarian evangelist. (I don't try to coerce people into becoming vegetarians) However, I do at times, rant about the poor facilities for housing livestock and the chemicals used to make them sturdier and meatier... It's just natural for me to express my frustration at the market.
Anyway, people at school (after learning that my best friend and I were commited veggie eaters) have started dropping meat from their diets. Some are starting just with red meat and pork and keeping to eating birds and fish. Most, however, have been expressing interest in adopting a completely vegetarian lifestyle. Regardless on your opinion on natural eating habits ("people are omnivores") or animal rights ("animals are not people") you must see the good bits about not eating meat... for other people at least.
It makes me excited that I can be a trendsetter this way. I mean, it's cool that people see what I do and get excited about it. They saw me take a vow of silence and they joined up- they heard about a veg diet and decided to take a chance at it... I mean, even if it isn't for you, what harm is there in trying?
Recently, I've been feeling good about activism. :D
I think I'll continue writing in this blog religiously... It's kind of satisfying.
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I tried being a vegetarian but found that I wasn't getting enough protein and I was tired all the time. Any suggestions for overcoming that problem?
Soy, soy, soy, soy.
Soynuts, tofu, edamame, soymilk. Also, any type of bean will have a good strong amount of protein. Dairy products are also a good source of protein. Keep in mind, protein isn't the only hard nutrient to find.
Iron is found in most beans, spinach and broccoli.
B12 can be found in energy drinks, soymilk, and vitamin water.
Calcium is in tofu, milk, cheese and yogurt.
vegweb.com is a good resource for vegetarians.
I am a sort of vegetarian. I stoped eating cow (but my parents make me eat ever so often) and I eat chicken more. This is as far as I can go. I hate soy, so that's out of the question. So I hope you keep on speaking out, and good luck.
You hate soy? There's so many different ways of eating it... well, there's other ways of getting protein.
There's plent of vegetarians that are allergic to soy, actually.
I commend your attemps at a healthier and more humane diet. :D
My mother's huge on vegetables. She's not a vegetarian by any means, but she always stresses the importance of vegetables in any and every diet. I'm inclined to agree with her, and I must admit--I'm a huge salad fan. ;]
Nevertheless, I can't live without my meat. I'm not too much of a carnivore in the sense that I won't be a glutton on meat all the time, but I wouldn't be able to survive without hotdogs, chicken nuggets, sausages, and coldcuts in my sandwiches. (But, I'll add that I'm also a fan of a lot of vegetarian sandwiches.)
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