I'd like 2 become a veggie but i like meat 2 much, and i honestly love animals, any answers?

Answer 1

I am a vegetarian (I don't like meat) but realise that this doesn't mean that no animals are unharmed in the making of my food. It's not an easy answer but it is logical and truthful. It also does not mean that we should give up eating altogether.

After all, whatever we eat means that an animal or an insect is being harmed or killed in order for this to happen. Harvesting grains usually means that (either by machine or by hand) some small mammal(s) and lots of insects will die. When we grow vegetables we get rid of slugs and snails and other pests. They are dying so we can eat. Also our picking fruit and vegetables for ourselves means other species are denied it and may therefore not have enough food.

Dairy products involve the annual breeding of the cow/sheep/goat etc. If the offspring is male then the chances of it being sent for slaughter are high. Eggs have similar consequences.

So there is no way we can completely absolve ourselves of the death of another creature whatever we eat.

I would suggest that ensuring that the poultry/meat/eggs/cheese/etc that you eat is produced in accordance with organic guidelines and that the meat animals are slaughtered as humanely as our laws allow (ie in small slaughterhouses, not far to travel etc).

Enjoy what you eat and recognise how lucky we are to be able to have choices but don't get hung up on a guilt trip. It isn't necessary.

Answer 2

You could think of the animals you're eating when you crave meat & that might help you stop wanting meat. If that doesn't happen, you could at least cut down on the amount of meat you eat per week. Start of by having meat only every third day, then once a week, etc. and eventually taper down the meat you eat to none at all.
I'm not vegetarian but my husband is. I rarely eat meat because I find a veggie diet pretty satisfying. They have some decent meat substitutes out there and I honestly prefer the vegetarian meat crumbles and veggie hot dogs over the real meat ones.
Try it and see.

Answer 3

If you like meat the question is why do you want to become vegetarian?

If it is because you do not support animals dying for your food, then you have to address that issue yourself, we are humans are omnivores. Although some vegetarians will argue that you don't have to eat meat the fact of the matter is that humans have evolved to eat both meat and plants, as so when you switch to vegetarianism very few people can do this without making major dietary changes and taking various supplements to make up for what their meat-free diet is missing out on. Animals die, by our own hands and by the grinding teeth and ripping claws of other animals.

If it is because you do not support animal cruelty then again I point out – 'Animals die, by our own hands and by the grinding teeth and ripping claws of other animals'. I will also add that eating meat does not equate to animal cruelty, you simply have to be more conscious about your choices, and the same as ideally organic should be eaten over non-organic. There are plenty of people who care for animal welfare and they address the issue of eating meat by making conscious decisions to bypass the mainstream meat industry and instead take meat from sources where they know the animals are well looked after while living and slaughtered in a way that causes as little pain/distress for the animal as possible – halal, kosher, or local farmers are all sources of ethically sound meat, as apposed to the mainstream industry where animals are often farmed in a way where they are not cared for while living and slaughtered in a way that although seen as acceptable results in a rather distasteful death.

As for any other reason, well, I'm short of reasons so you'll have to clarify your own stance on why you would want to no longer eat a food you enjoy and that is [near to] essential to your diet.

Answer 4

I have recently gone back to eating meat after being vegetarian for a good few years.
I always buy organic meat and where possible buy local produce and get to know your local suppliers.If you are going to meat then I believe you should take into account the kind of life that the animal has had.Just my opinion but give it a thought.

Answer 5

Switch to eating some fake meats. Try them all until you find ones that are good enough. Even reducing your meat consumption by 1/4 is something. If you truely want to quit meat, read The Food Revolution by John Robbins or No More Bull by Howard Lyman. Go to www.peta.com and watch the "meat your meat" video.

Answer 6

Let me get this straight- you like meat, but you want to become a vegetable? I'm confused.
Anyway, have you ever tried Veggie Turkey? It's like turkey lunch meat, but made out of soy. HOw about Soy Bacon? There's also a soy made meat type product. You can find them refrigerated at Trader Joe's and in the produce dept of Safeway. Maybe Raley's, too.

Answer 7

If it makes you feel any happier......if everyone stopped eating meat, they wouldn't set all the cows and sheep free!!!! they'd just die out and stopped being produced. These animals bare no semblance to wild animals what so ever. I feel the same as you but even in Africa, where all the animals run wild, there's not one that meets a nice end. They don't go into retirement. They get older and slower and something kills them. Pretty much all of them get butchered in the end.

Answer 8

Steady on if you eat lamb or beef your still a veggie! Cows eat grass and so do Lambs so if they are veggie's then technically so are you!
Pigs eat any f***ing thing so they don't count.

Poultry tend to eat insects as well so again they don't count. NOW haggis is a pure heather eater so eat as much of that as you want.

If you don't agree with that slant on life then another view is that if you keep eating vegetables then there won't be enough for the rabbits, sheep etc. They will all be huddled together starving to death cos' your eating there food!

Answer 9

Read Diet for a New America,it took me away from eating meat in the first 20 minutes,not to be a faker,I do eat it now and then,but it will really open up your eyes.I guess it's lke 9/11 for me and most people if you want to be honest.The shock and horror of it all fades a little and then it's your choice to keep putting a flag on your car and picking up the tofu,No disrespect meant to anyone,keep on keeping on.....

Answer 10

I turned veggie about 4 months ago and it is hard. My husband is not a veggie. But I have taken to making Spag Bol with quorn mince and he doesn't know the difference. Also I give him quorn and mushroom pies, that he thinks are chicken.

He thinks he has meat and I have vegatables.