Thread: Any other vegetarians on SRP?

Originally Posted by Bruno

AFAIK Xman is also a vegetarian.

Actually, I sometimes describe myself as a sushitarian. I eat fish.

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w12code3, a couple responses right quick. 1) I don't eat egg yolks, I used to feed them to turtles that we had around the house, now i save them so others can bake with them. 2) No milk, just the soy. 3) I've only kept the cheese (and sometimes yogurt) because the body does need a little bit of cholesterol. You have to keep the joints greased. As a matter of fact, you can end up in some pretty serious pain if you avoid the intake of any cholesterol (trust me on this!)Also, there are some nutrients you'll only get from animal products.

xman, . Seriously, never heard it called a sushitarian before!

Cholesterol is also important to Testosterone production

don't forget about your healthy fats, can't live without them either.

I would love a being a part of the heritage of a small family farm. Great food and total control of it. That is the potential for maximum healthy eating. Lots and lots of work though, and few vacations.

Originally Posted by shotwell1234

Send me a PM and we'll talk some diet balance.

My diet isn't balanced right now. Its deliberately slanted though. by mid summer it will be more normal.

I used to eat vegetarian...until I showed her the error of her ways!

Seriously though, I've always wondered why everything has to be shaped like meat for certain vegetarians! Just eat tofu shaped tofu for Gods sake!

Where are my manners? Welcome aboard!!

Originally Posted by JMS

Seriously though, I've always wondered why everything has to be shaped like meat for certain vegetarians! Just eat tofu shaped tofu for Gods sake!

Tell me about it! In my local Chinese supermarket you can buy tins of Mock Duck or Mock Abalone. These are just bits of gluten shaped into abalone or duck meat. The duck version even has a textured skin to look like it once had feathers!

My favorite breakfast is a plate full of bacon.

Whenever I am traveling, I always hope the hotels server breakfast bacon.
In which case my traditional breakfast is a plate of bacon, together with 2 honey sandwoches, followed by another plate of bacon.

And sometimes -depending on how much there was left in the heater- I finish with a 'another plate of bacon' desert.
Add a glass of fresh orange juice (that's vegetarian, right) and you have the breakfast of champions.

To be honest, my mother has tried the vegetarian thing for a couple of years for dietary reasons, as did my brother. this was for health reasons, not weight. both can be considered at the low boundary of the BMI)
Some of the meat replacement dishes are really tasty. It's all in the spices I guess.
The usual problem is that it is not always easy in diners or restaurants to find vegetarian meals that replace the meat with something useful, rather than just leaving it away.

I support Scotish farmers, so that rules me out.

Steven

My Doc recommended that I cut back on red meat after I was having quite a bit of acid reflux. So, I took the extreme route and cut red meat out completely. I am not a vegetarian as I do enjoy chicken, turkey and any and all seafood. No more acid reflux for me. I don't even need antacids anymore.

I'm in the vegeterian camp. I don't eat meat because I don't like the way it tastes or chews, so I'm not missing out on any meals. I love produce in all its varieties.

Meat-flavored-meat-substitutes make me gag. My least favorite thing is going to a "vegeterian" restaurant and looking at a long list of fake-meat.

As for good proteins and favorable fats, I'm doing a better job of putting on lean muscle than I did when I ate meat. Rice and beans as a dietary base provides excellent proteins and olive oil is one of the most favorable fats out there. Eating whole grains is even better.

I don't do this for ethical or moral reasons, so I don't look down on meat eaters, but I do wonder sometimes why people seem so taken in with steak (although I know the answers, so no need to rehash them).