Is it bad if my mom forces me to eat meat if im a vegetarian?

Question

I became a vegetarain awhile ago and my family doent agree with it. Everyone tells me its healthier to eat meat and fish, but I dont. My mom made me eat turkey and sausage and I hated it. I didnt want to eat it at all.

what should I do?

Answer 1

That's not right. Your Mom doesn't respect you or what you believe in. Refuse! She should be proud that you have something you believe in and can stick to it. It is NOT healthier to eat meat and fish. I promise you that and I have proof. Have her buy the China Study and read it. When I went vegetarian, I lost extra weight and I became a happier person! That was 2 years ago and nothing has changed. I still love my choice! Show her slaughter house videos on Peta too. Maybe she'll change.

Answer 2

Study and read about vegetarian nutrition www.veganoutreach.org. Know that you won't have to live there forever. Ask for fake meats and point out on the package how they are lower in fat and cholesterol free, therefore more healthy. Point out that the four food groups (nutrition that she learned as a kid) were put together as a joint effort by the meat and dairy industries. (If it were possible, corporations would establish cigarette and cola groups.) Lots of times the turkey sausage is just as fatty and devoid of nutrition as the regular pork and cow gut sausages. You will be wise to note that meat doesn't have the nutrition label that all other foods require, they lobbied not to have to label (so people don't calculate how fast they are clogging their arteries.) Don't believe everything you read about vegetarianism either, there is no record of any civilization that developed without use of at least some animal products. Read, be informed, but only for your own knowledge. Other people don't want to change and will resent you for pointing anything. Best of luck.

Answer 3

These two links can help you some. It's a site for veg teens and includes dealing with unsupportive parents.

On a seperate note: learn about nutrition, cook your own food, understand if your parents don't want to buy more expensive food for you, see if you can find a way to pay for food they don't want to, and learn about ingredients. Products labeled vegetarian don't mean free of dead animal. Cheese often has rennet from the stomach linning of dead baby cow for example. Ice cream and so much more may seem vegetarian, but aren't when you disect the ingredients (even when labeled vegetarian because vegetarian merely means no meat, not no dead animal). Good luck.

P.S. In the future, you'd be better posting questions on a vegetarian forum. The memebers are mostly veg and would offer more mature, supportive answers.
http://www.vegetarianteen.com/family.shtml
http://www.vegetarianteen.com/questions.shtml

Answer 4

Depends on your age. Protein gained from eating meat is the best kind and you need protein in order to utilize all the other important vitamins/minerals your body requires. If you are a teen then I don't think you should be a vegetarian because your body needs so much more to develop properly. If you are an adult then the decisions about yourself should be entirely up to you. Fish is an excellent compromise though and many vegetarians will eat fish. Salmon, tuna, makeral and sardines are especially good for you.

Answer 5

Can you and your Mom go to a dietitian and plan a good vegetarian diet? Perhaps then, she won;t ask you to eat meat as she knows you will be getting plenty of protein in other foods. AND it will come from a professional. Also - check out vegetarian books from the library for your family to look it, if they will. Some books go into pleany of reasons why you should not eat meat. Try a book on factory farming. That should get their attention.

Answer 6

My friend's family does the same thing and she hates it! It is like telling a christian to burn down a church. It is just not right. And you can be very healthy without eating meat, meat is just good for protein and you can find that in lost of other things that are not meat like beans, eggs, ect. But the rest of meat is just bad, gross and fatty. It is kinda bad that your mom makes you do that. I mean it is not like your a cannibal or anything because you are not doing anything bad. I would sit down and talk to her/family.

Answer 7

A vegetarian will eat fish,tell your mom , you do not like the taste of meat and go to a website and find a "HEALTHY" balanced ,nutricious meal plan for
vegetarians and sit down and talk to your mom..tell her that you willeat fish,legumes, and peanut butter. Discuss this matter in a nice civilized manner,with all the info on vegetarians you can find..have some menus handy.........I wish you luck.........

Answer 8

Your mother should be supportive and let you eat what you think is right. Tell her it's hurtful to you that she isn't supporting you in your decision to be a vegetarian. However, being a vegetarian means you aren't getting protein, so you should take protein supplements, or eat fish, because it isn't red meat. That may be why your family doesn't agree.

Answer 9

How old are you? I assume you are not a kid anymore. In that case, tell your mom you will eat what you want to eat and not what she wants you to eat. Of course, talk to your mom in a nice way because she meant well. She simply wanted you to be healthy and wise by eating meat and fish.

Answer 10

Your mother is concerned that if you do not eat meat, your health will suffer (wrong). You need to explain/educate/convince her that being a vegetarian is healthful and actually better in terms of health.

I do not know how old you are but you can go to vrg.org for a lot of information. Is there any adult among your family friends who is a vegetarian? They can explain too. Good luck!

http://www.vrg.org/nutshell/nutshell.htm