Being vegetarian - Andrea

[Guest guest]

Hi Andrea,

Are you a veggie/vegan? Or just your son? I'm not sure if you are

new to the group and I didn't want your questions to get missed being

burried in this long thread about pros and cons of being veg*n in a

meat-eating world. In college my husband and I got a book called

" Meatless Meals for Working Families " that had a lot of great quick

ideas in it. They aren't all vegan but those that aren't could

probably all be veganized we did that with the eggplant bake. Another

great resource is www.vegweb.com that has a lot of great quick recipes

that are all vegan. We have a ton of vegetarian and vegan cookbooks

in our house but neither my husband nor I like to spend a lot of time

cooking so we tend to stick to our 'tried and true'. Also check out

Peta's accidently vegan list for ideas of easy to get (your regular

grocery store) foods.

Renee

ps can you explain what you mean by you will never be the same?

 

, andrea michelotti <andreasigns

wrote:

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> Thanks so much all for sharing. My jaw has been

> dropped. I will not be ever the same MY 16 year old

> son has been trying to be a vegan. He tried it last

> year but gave up due to his surgery and muscle pain.

> Now hes trying it again.

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> He has asked me to help him do it - it is hard, but I

> am open. I work full time and I want to make meals in

> 30 mins and easy steps to get meals done. I go to

> Trade Joe once a week.

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> My son does not care for peanuts and beans.

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> --- Lisa <lisaviafamily wrote:

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> > Hi Audrey!

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> > I really don't belittle meat-eaters. If anything, I

> > go out of my way

> > to make them feel comfortable eating meat in front

> > of me, bc I know if

> > I'm aggressive, they'll shut down to what I model or

> > say. Often

> > acquaintances will say, " Sorry, " when they're about

> > to jam some meat

> > into their mouths. I just shrug and say, " We each

> > have to make our own

> > decisions. " But that doesn't mean I respect their

> > decisions or that I

> > wouldn't love it to go away. Of course, I also don't

> > feel the need to

> > tell everybody that that is what I think. I don't go

> > around telling

> > meat-eaters that I think they can't develop to their

> > full spiritual

> > potential. I put it in my message to explain my

> > thinking/belief system

> > and why I feel sorry for meat-eaters.

> >

> > I think all of my meat-eating friends would remain

> > friends with me if

> > they knew I would love to ban meat. I don't think

> > they'd expect

> > otherwise from me. But I'll ask two of them on

> > Friday, when I meet

> > them for lunch. We discuss all kinds of issues, and

> > we don't always

> > agree. But I think they have good intent, and I

> > think they know I have

> > good intent, and that's what's important to us. I'm

> > happy to say one

> > of these friends is trying to go vegetarian!

> >

> > As a veg*n you realize that this really is a

> > meat-eater's world. So

> > someone asking me to be respectful of meat-eating on

> > a veg*n board was

> > just too much for me yesterday. It came on top of

> > going to a tea where

> > my friend specifically arranged vegan food for me

> > and arriving to find

> > out that the establishment had no knowledge of the

> > request, which was

> > taken by the owner. I thought for once I wasn't

> > going to have to be

> > concerned about what I was eating, and there I was

> > with someone

> > serving me who didn't even know what a vegan is. Oh

> > well.

> >

> > Maybe you can think of a topic that you are black

> > and white

> > on...abortion, corporal punishment, the death

> > penalty, burning the

> > flag, something involving your religion...I don't

> > know. For many,

> > being a veg*n isn't just a dietary choice...it

> > involves an entire

> > belief system...it's just one part of an entire

> > belief system. That's

> > the way it is for me and that's why I can't just

> > accept meat-eating. I

> > hope that makes sense.

> >

> > Anyway, I'm glad you're here. I really didn't mean

> > to offend you. I

> > just wanted to explain a different perspective on

> > meat-eating from a

> > vegan perspective. Being a veg*n is more complex

> > than, " Hey, I like

> > animals. I don't think I'll eat them. " At least it

> > is for me, and I

> > think for a lot of others...so we do get passionate

> > about it!

> >

> > Lisa

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