Meat-Eating Debate (Relocated Thread)

[chriskisn]

Originally Posted by markolas

I've attempted vegetarianism once or twice, and never lasted a day. Do you just get used to being hungry all the time? I can't understand these people who have a cup of yogurt for breakfast, a salad for lunch, and some pasta & beans for dinner. If that was my food intake for the day, I'd be ready to kill somebody.

Well I'm a 245lb vegetarian. The general manager said to me the other day "aren't vegetarians supposed to be pale and skinny?"

I have a vegetarian friend that I used to work with when I was a meat eater. I used to tell her that I liked eating meat too much to ever become a vegetarian. She used to rant at me about rennet all the time whenever I would eat cheese and I would make fun of her about it.

Then one day my wife and I sat down and had a serious discussion, decided to stop eating meat and that was over two years ago.

When I reconnected with the friend a year or so back, she almost died of shock when I told her I had stopped eating meat.

There is a huge variety of food available to the vegetarian. I hate salad too though don't worry, even though my wife does try to get me to eat it during summer.

[markolas]

Originally Posted by chriskisn

I hate salad too though don't worry, even though my wife does try to get me to eat it during summer.

Well, I do like salad - provided it's got ample amounts of Parmesan cheese, Caesar dressing, and croutons.