What are your feelings about eating meat?
I have always had mixed feelings about eating meat. I grew up with it and it has always been part of my culture, so enjoying meat feels completely normal and familiar to me, also I do think it can be part of a healthy balanced diet. However, I care a lot about how animals are treated and I hate knowing the environmental impact that large-scale farming has on our ecosystems and planet. So I often find myself caught between the comfort of the way I was raised and the guilt of knowing the bigger picture, especially around animal welfare and the planet.
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I became vegetarian about 8 years ago. A big part of that decision was driven by environmental reasons. I sometimes miss meat, but there’s a lot of really good vegetarian recipes and meat alternatives today.
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That’s actually so true. Times have changed and definitely the options have improved for vegetarians and vegans.
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I do not actively avoid meat, per se. However, growing up around everyone enjoying that over the side dishes, I didn’t get why meat was everyone’s favorite.
Take Thanksgiving for example. I would be perfectly content making a meal comprised completely of side dishes (of course, I would still put gravy on my mashed potatoes and stuffing.
And, even under normal everyday circumstances, I would often opt for a breakfast of hot cereal with a scoop of peanut butter for protein.
Likewise, a bean and cheese burrito for lunch with spicy carrots is one of my favorites.
Vegetarians tell me they can still have fish, dairy and eggs.
This exclusion and land animals and birds is something that I probably could get used to.
That would still allow scrambled eggs for breakfast. Tuna fish sandwich for lunch. And Vegetarian chili topped with shredded cheese for dinner.
That wouldn’t be so bad.
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So true! I do love scrambled eggs and a tuna toastie!
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It’s a tough balance. I grew up spending a lot of my time on a family farm, so meat was always on the plate. But now I limit my intake and go for more healthy and humane choices as best I can.
We do at least one meatless day every week, which has been a fun way to try new recipes and feel like we’re making a small difference.
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That’s a great idea Richard to try one meatless day.
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Like others who have commented, I too have always had the same ethical dilemma. That’s why I chose to be vegetarian.
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I totally appreciate that, good on you David.
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like Lynette, I’m a flexitarian, it seems to be the way that I can best manage it, eating mostly fish and chicken, with occasional red meat from local farmers
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I’m vegetarian and have been for over 20 years. I have recently started adding fish into my diet once a week for health reasons. I don’t enjoy not, but I can manage once a week. 😊 Maggie
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That’s great to hear Maggie. I would love to say I could be vegetarian but I do love meat.
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Understandable
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Thanks Sheree!
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I am a flexitarian; for the most part I’m vegetarian but I eat meat occasionally – about once or twice a month. I tried being a full vegetarian but developed a serious iron deficiency that became hard to manage so I had to adjust my diet.
I think that vegetarianism/flexitarianism is better for the planet and certainly for our overall health. Most of us eat far too much meat and the factory farming we have developed as a result of that demand is terrible for our environment. Even if we go meatless only once a week our planet would benefit enormously and our health, too!
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I love that Lynette! That’s definitely something I could get on board with. I’m trying to eat more fish and try to source meat from reputable places.
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