Welcome Home, Laurie

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On Wednesday, May 7, 2003, at 05:44 AM,

wrote:

 

> Message: 2

> Tue, 06 May 2003 20:15:09 -0000

> " Laurie " <laitaina

> Re: apologies

>

> I've been trying not to make a big thing of it. Most of the people in

> my everyday life are so openminded that I couldn't phase them if I

> tried. Acquaintances don't know me well enough to notice what I eat.

> It's the extended family members that I see sporadically who are more

> likely to give me a hard time. Mostly they bug me about getting

> adequate nutrition, especially protein.

 

This is the meat council propaganda that's almost laughable, as soy

products are higher in protein per serving as often as not.

 

> That's something I'm taking

> to consideration since I'm still new to this. But I refuse to eat

> peanut butter when there are healthier alternatives.

 

Actually, peanut butter is excellent, very healthy, the mono- and

poly-unsaturated fats are good for you, but it is very high calorie, of

course.

>

> When I tried to explain the difference between vegetarians and

> vegans, one person insisted that eggs are meat.

 

They are protein, never were meat, never can be meat per se, meat being

muscle. Eggs we eat are unfertilized, and consequently are nothing but

the liquid protein the chick would eat if the egg were fertilized.

 

> I don't know enough

> to refute that. Some say fish are not meat because they're

> coldblooded.

 

Another fallacy, as you are eating the fish's muscle. Of course it's meat.

Just as they call pork the other white meat; meat's meat, it's muscle,

it comes from animals.

 

Check out www.vegetariantimes.com for some good definitions.

>

> Then there's the leather issue. Since I didn't become a vegetarian

> for reasons relating to animal rights, I don't see how it's relevant.

> Truth be told, I have no idea what my shoes are made of.

 

As your awareness of the cruelty leather supports grows, I'm sure you'll

gradually change.

 

Welcome home.

 

>

> Laurie

>

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