is / was stevie a vegetarian?

melly · #1 01-04-2005, 08:50 PM

Hi everyone.. Happy New Year x

Kind of a banal question about Stevie, but I was at some website and saw a mention that she was or had been vegetarian, which I had never heard mentioned before. Any truth to that?

I was vegetarian for eight years and just went back to it, so I guess that's why I'm interested

EveryHour · #2 01-04-2005, 09:06 PM

I'm not sure about the past, but I currently doubt it. Didn't someone win a dinner with Stevie a few years back and report that she ordered lamb? As most of us know, she has also been/is on the Atkins program. Though technically it can be done vegetarian, it poses serious challenges.

(Funny you brought this up...I was a vegetarian for over 10 years and last year started the Atkins program to help a health problem, and became a "meatatarian" again. Not to turn this into a controversial diet thread, but I feel better like night and day! )

amber · #3 01-04-2005, 09:12 PM

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Originally Posted by EveryHour

I'm not sure about the past, but I currently doubt it. Didn't someone win a dinner with Stevie a few years back and report that she ordered lamb? As most of us know, she has also been/is on the Atkins program. Though technically it can be done vegetarian, it poses serious challenges.

(Funny you brought this up...I was a vegetarian for over 10 years and last year started the Atkins program to help a health problem, and became a "meatatarian" again. Not to turn this into a controversial diet thread, but I feel better like night and day! )

I love nutrition talk. I was vegan for a few years, and veg for a bit before that. But I think that Veg's rarely get the protein and good nutrition they need. A lot of Veg's i know just eat more bread products instead of veggies. And you need a good protein balance to keep your insulin response working right. Of course, most Americans eat too much meat, which is bad, too. Oh, and if you're a veg, i think it's really important that you take Omega 3 vitamins, or eat lots of flaxseed oil. Glad you're feeling better! that's awesome!

GateandGarden · #4 01-04-2005, 09:20 PM

Wow. This is the first I've heard about Stevie ever being a vegetarian.

As for the vegan thing, that does mean no dairy products whatsoever, right? I. could. not. do. that.

amber · #5 01-04-2005, 09:36 PM

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Originally Posted by GateandGarden

Wow. This is the first I've heard about Stevie ever being a vegetarian.

As for the vegan thing, that does mean no dairy products whatsoever, right? I. could. not. do. that.

It was hard, in a way. Can you say "soy butter"? (it's really good, tastes like butter, after all, both are mostly fat, just different kinds!)

Also, at the same time, I was doing "no refined sugar"

GateandGarden · #6 01-04-2005, 09:38 PM

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It was hard, in a way. Can you say "soy butter"? (it's really good, tastes like butter, after all, both are mostly fat, just different kinds!)

Also, at the same time, I was doing "no refined sugar"

I love cheese, though. And ice cream. And yogurt. And milk in my cereal. (Which I eat often). I would be so screwed.

Hillary

melly · #7 01-04-2005, 09:39 PM

The Atkins, right. I guess she's not then...

I am currently only vaguely vege.. not eating red meat or birds. Saw a few awful shows on the meat industry and just can't face it now.

Personally I feel ok without red meat/chicken.. it's bread/potatoes/ sugar that makes me feel like crap. I have pretty much cut them out...

..next is coffee i guess.

GateandGarden · #8 01-04-2005, 09:56 PM

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I am currently only vaguely vege.. not eating red meat or birds. Saw a few awful shows on the meat industry and just can't face it now.

I totally understand that. I've basically never been able to eat those things.

amber · #9 01-04-2005, 10:09 PM

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Originally Posted by melly

The Atkins, right. I guess she's not then...

I am currently only vaguely vege.. not eating red meat or birds. Saw a few awful shows on the meat industry and just can't face it now.

Personally I feel ok without red meat/chicken.. it's bread/potatoes/ sugar that makes me feel like crap. I have pretty much cut them out...

..next is coffee i guess.

sounds good! hope you eat fish, although you have to be careful with mercury...salmon is usually ok, and has all the best vitamins and fats, but, farm salmon is iffy.

DeadliestPoison · #10 01-04-2005, 10:22 PM

Wasn't there something that said Stevie ordered steak and stuff for dinner while on the SYW tour?

I think it was one of the tour diaries.

melly · #11 01-04-2005, 11:47 PM

Ok.. well there are a few vege websites out there claiming Stevie as one of their own

cheeky beggars.

amber- nice to see you again

I have salmon once or twice a week, and cod liver oil capsules occasionally. I would find it hard to be vegan.. I like my yogurt and milk.

gateandgarden

heyjupiter678 · #12 01-05-2005, 12:07 AM

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Wasn't there something that said Stevie ordered steak and stuff for dinner while on the SYW tour?

I think there was an interview where Stevie mentioned eating steak, and also having to be really strict with her salt intake because it would make her bloated -- and that was a big no-no because she wore corsets every night?
Or did I totally make that up?

GateandGarden · #13 01-05-2005, 12:10 AM

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Originally Posted by heyjupiter678

I think there was an interview where Stevie mentioned eating steak, and also having to be really strict with her salt intake because it would make her bloated -- and that was a big no-no because she wore corsets every night?
Or did I totally make that up?

Wears corsets every night? That sounds painful and unnecessary, IMHO.

Hillary

ontheEdgeof17 · #14 01-05-2005, 12:11 AM

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Originally Posted by heyjupiter678

I think there was an interview where Stevie mentioned eating steak, and also having to be really strict with her salt intake because it would make her bloated -- and that was a big no-no because she wore corsets every night?
Or did I totally make that up?

I know during the SYW Tour that she said she likes to eat crab legs (or some form of crab) at some place in Atlanta. Crab is meat.

melly · #15 01-05-2005, 12:42 AM

Well, looks like she enjoys lamb, steak, and crab's legs... (and corsetry

) so not a very strict vegetarian then. Obviously the websites I saw had their wires crossed, unless she had a moment of vegetarianism back in the 70s or something.