meat-eaters strange opinions! (was: no you should not leave!)

September 3, 2002

My mum is actually quite good with my diet actually.

She gets quite excited & stocks up the cupboards with

vegan goodies for me! If she finds a new flavour of

cheezly she'll buy it etc!

My Dad has a pretty old way of thinking. He likes

shepherds pie, Sunday roast, steak & kidney pie etc

(sorry if I'm making people queasy at the thought of

that). My mum made a chilli once (with meat) with

tortillas etc & he wasn't happy about it as he wanted

a shepherds pie! My mum had gone to so much effort, I

felt so bad for her! So the vegetarian issue just

alludes him!

We were actually watching that I'm a Celebrity get me

out of here program about a week ago - waiting to see

who would go in the shower with grubs & maggots. My

Dad actually said (to me!!????) " Well, Tony Blackburn

wouldn't mind that " when I asked why that was he said

" he's a vegetarian, he's used to eating weird stuff

that nobody else eats " . I obviously didn't dignify

that with an answer as it is utterly ridiculous! What

I found amusing was that he was happily tucking in to

spaghetti bolognaise that I had made with Soya mince!!

They would never hide meat in my food thank goodness.

Probably because my dad would never cook!

--- aurora62581 <cyfis wrote:

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I feel same way too!

For those who claim they don't eat much meat, that's

already quite a

good start. & nbsp; It was on some report, & nbsp; if I

remember correctly that

it's also the increasing amount of meat-reducers on

the market that

it's causing the increase demand for vegetarian-meat

like foods and

also reduction in demand for meat. & nbsp; Encouraging

considering this is a

country with a meat eating culture!

Anyway, from & nbsp; meat eater friends most of them let

me go my own way, & nbsp;

or even if I say I'm vegetarian they'll always ask me

do i still eat

fish than and end up cooking me some fish(well, & nbsp;

that's no longer

vegetarian is it?)...probably they can't cook

vegetarian food

properly? & nbsp;

Also, my mum is very worried about my diet...my dad on

the other hand

is keen on searching more information on vegetarianism

himself

(although he eats more meat than my mum) and

then & nbsp; end up supporting

my diet and regard it as very healthy!! & nbsp; tho my

mum's still not

convinced and always try to sneak some mince meat (not

visible) in my

food, and then pick it out (so that there's always

some left) and

then & nbsp; say it's ok for vegetarians & nbsp; :(

...made it look so hard

work that i'd feel guilty if I don't eat it and not

being a good

daughter because I wasted her effort... & gt;_ & lt;

*faints*

, Victoria Froment

& lt;veganvicky & gt; wrote:

& gt; Meateaters can be very defensive can't they? Even

when

& gt; they aren't confronted. If I say I'm

vegan/vegetarian

& gt; I often get the replies & quot;well I don't eat

much meat & quot;

& gt; or & quot;I'm practically vegetarian & quot; (to be

honest I really

& gt; couldn't care!!). They also like to undermine

our

& gt; choice because they are too weak to make it

& gt; themselves. In my opinion that's guilt

talking!

& gt;

& gt; & nbsp; --- Angie Wright & lt;angiewright@n... & gt;

wrote: & gt;

& gt; There is no problem with calcium and iron Veg

& gt; & gt; produce are rich in them .

& gt; & gt; The enemy just like to frighten us because

they are

& gt; & gt; sad individuals with

& gt; & gt; nothing better to do or are arrogant to

think they

& gt; & gt; know more than those

& gt; & gt; who have been veggie for years

& gt; & gt; & nbsp;

& gt; & gt; I was told I'd be dead on a vegan diet & nbsp;

I'm still

& gt; & gt; here 35 years later

& gt; & gt; and having produced 4 life vegans and worked

as a

& gt; & gt; teacher for all 30

& gt; & gt; years

& gt; & gt; & nbsp;

& gt; & gt; Angie

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& gt; Everything you'll ever need on one web page

& gt; from News and Sport to Email and Music Charts

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