V for Vegitarian
Over the past few months I have been getting more and more unhappy with eating meat. This has been a slow thing and I cannot figure out where it comes from. I think it was the only ever Beef Welington I have had. It was just a lump of animal muscle on my plate. I think this is what is starting to anoy me about it the fact that it is another animals flesh. It is not an annoyance just sadness for the poor animal that has been slaughtered for me to eat. In the 21st century do we realy need to eat that much meat?
It has taken me months to get the bottle to tell my parents the carnivores that they are that I am veggie in a way. They seem to have meat with every meal and never change to a healthier option (suasage, bacon, burger, chips and beans for tea anyone or perhaps the more healthy Kebab). They have taken it on board very well but are a bit noneplussed at the fact that I just don't want to eat meat anymore. They have asked my auntie for some recipies (she has only 45 cookery books) and Shirley (the veggie from around the corner).
When I said "in a way" I meant that I am not a fussy veggie like Matty (wont eat anything near, with any sort of animal product in it) I will eat the things with retin in and other animal based products in just as long as it is not obvious but no meat of any kind. So in short no Fish, Poultry, Beef, Pork, Lamb, Mutton, Game and any other that I have missed off the list.
I am not doing this to rebel I feel I am doing this to get a more healthy diet at home (school is controled by me) and also just because I hate the idea of me personally eating meat. I will not try and convert anyone to the cause and will not make any silly jokes at people shoving sausages into there gullet (as per usual at the games club).
I will keep you posted on how this goes and whether I lapse. It will not affect me just I will feel ashamed with myself.
UPDATE 23/03/06
Will have to start next monday to give my parents time to adjust. so far this week I have had
Roast beef (first night and the excuse was it was nearly out of date and too much for them),
Sweet and Sour Chicken (ready meals piss me off anyway),
And A KFC tower meal (ow realy nutritious for a tea).
All these were at home and I now think that my parents are gonna try and push me into eating meat dilliberatly. I hate it when they do this. They think they are right to govern what I do so long as I am under there roof. I am 18 and they treat my like I am 5. My mam still thinks I dont like certain foods (tomato's, Spinach, Kidney beans, caulliflower, e.t.c) and wont do them because she thinks I dont like them. Why wont she listen to me! aarrgggggg
I understand it is there job to feed in there eyes and support me. But too much support will make me very annoyed like not being able to stay out after 11:30 without getting a phonecall. That realy does piss me off.
It has taken me months to get the bottle to tell my parents the carnivores that they are that I am veggie in a way. They seem to have meat with every meal and never change to a healthier option (suasage, bacon, burger, chips and beans for tea anyone or perhaps the more healthy Kebab). They have taken it on board very well but are a bit noneplussed at the fact that I just don't want to eat meat anymore. They have asked my auntie for some recipies (she has only 45 cookery books) and Shirley (the veggie from around the corner).
When I said "in a way" I meant that I am not a fussy veggie like Matty (wont eat anything near, with any sort of animal product in it) I will eat the things with retin in and other animal based products in just as long as it is not obvious but no meat of any kind. So in short no Fish, Poultry, Beef, Pork, Lamb, Mutton, Game and any other that I have missed off the list.
I am not doing this to rebel I feel I am doing this to get a more healthy diet at home (school is controled by me) and also just because I hate the idea of me personally eating meat. I will not try and convert anyone to the cause and will not make any silly jokes at people shoving sausages into there gullet (as per usual at the games club).
I will keep you posted on how this goes and whether I lapse. It will not affect me just I will feel ashamed with myself.
UPDATE 23/03/06
Will have to start next monday to give my parents time to adjust. so far this week I have had
Roast beef (first night and the excuse was it was nearly out of date and too much for them),
Sweet and Sour Chicken (ready meals piss me off anyway),
And A KFC tower meal (ow realy nutritious for a tea).
All these were at home and I now think that my parents are gonna try and push me into eating meat dilliberatly. I hate it when they do this. They think they are right to govern what I do so long as I am under there roof. I am 18 and they treat my like I am 5. My mam still thinks I dont like certain foods (tomato's, Spinach, Kidney beans, caulliflower, e.t.c) and wont do them because she thinks I dont like them. Why wont she listen to me! aarrgggggg
I understand it is there job to feed in there eyes and support me. But too much support will make me very annoyed like not being able to stay out after 11:30 without getting a phonecall. That realy does piss me off.
posted by Adam McConnell at 3/21/2006
3 Comments:
I only eat white meats now, I don't eat red stuff because it's too rich and fatty, but hey, I really didn't know you were a veggie. How long until you realised?
Right, a few points a would like to add.
1.Don't go around saying you are a veggie when you are not- it will offend strict vegetarians. By that i mean your qualm is with meats but you are still willing to eat foods with like animal fat etc in e.g. crisps and so on.
They are still getting slaughtered for your enjoyment just it's not so 'in your face'!
2.Yeah i know i can talk, but if you really have a problem with the foods your parents are giving you then buy or make something yourself. In all, it will get you used to uni life.
3. My mum does that food thing. I've just given up!
Gemma
The reply to Gemma.
Ok I am not a strict veggie but how many are. People use the idea to represent how there diet is. Those meat based products are hard to detect and I will try and avoid them, just if it happens accidentilly then fair enough I will not be scourging myself at dawn to repent.
My parents have the worst diet in the world. They admit it. They want to change but wont. My mam is classed as obesse and my dad is too heavy (I am also in the latter). This is not one of the reasons to do it but it will make them change there diet as well. Probabilly better off for it too.
I would by my own food but at the moment my parents have started to do it for me. I would buy food for myself I do at college and when I am out its just the meal on a night at about 10pm that my parents do that is not veggie.
The are trying bless em.
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