I'm 15 years old and i'm a vegetarian. I have been one most all of my life. I decided to eat campbells potato and brocolli soup for lunch today and I just found out that there was chicken stock and chicken fat in it. I tried puking it up, but it wouldn't come back up. I'm sitting here crying and I don't know what to do. I feel so horrible and disgusting, like such a bad person. I need advice from other vegetarians. has this ever happened to you before. What should I do?
2006-12-05 06:07:51 · 30 answers · asked by Cleveland! 3 in Food & Drink ➔ Vegetarian & Vegan
Gertie, I would just like to let you know that what you said was very rude and mean to me and all vegetarians. Just because you don't agree with a vegetarian lifestyle doesn't give you the right to curse at those who do. Thank you to everyone else. You are very supportive and you made me feel much better. I have also learned my lesson from now on to read the labels and to be more careful. Thank you again to everyone. You people are amazing. God bless and Happy Holidays.
2006-12-05 08:10:12 · update #1
First, you're still a vegetarian, and you're not a bad person because this. Making yourself throw up is bad for you, you could have hurt yourself.
Yes it happens, at sometime you're going to eat something and it's going to have some type of meat in it. What do you do? Well, read what's in the soup first, IE read the labels. Be a little more careful. Then get on with life. You can't change what happen all you can do is be more careful in the future. You had a bad experience and hopefully learned a lesson.
Go in Peace.
2006-12-05 06:27:20 · answer #1 · answered by Richard 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
First congratulations on being so concerned about your health and diet to become a vegetarian. Its not easy. I've been a vegetarian for 20 years. Its happened to me too.
If it says vegetable soup on it it shouldn't have meat in it, stock or not. am i right?
Don't get down on yourself. The chicken stock will pass through your system pretty quickly as it was highly diluted in a liquid state. You didn't do it intentionally. You probably feel horrible because you have meat product in you, not that you're a bad person. What can you do? Its done and over with . Move on. Keep on your vegetarian routine and
READ THE LABEL BEFORE you buy it or eat it. read the label. best advice I got.
2006-12-05 13:17:09 · answer #2 · answered by fallendisciple 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's okay. Sure, you feel nasty, but just use this as a lesson for the future. I never eat anything without reading the label (or asking very specific questions if it is restaurant food.) Certainly, you are not a bad person for eating the chicken broth. All you can do is live and learn.
BTW, it happens to the best of us. My first vegetarian Thanksgiving, I ate a piece of pumpkin pie, then found out it had gelatin in it. I felt pretty skeevy, but, lesson learned. :0)
2006-12-05 07:03:18 · answer #3 · answered by Shellbell 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Hey, don't worry about it. I've had that happen to me a couple of times. Just remember it wasn't your fault and ensure you read the ingredient list next time. Also make sure you enquire about soup stocks in restaurants. You're not a bad person, k?
Kelly K, your mom's doctors were morons. I can't imagine a competent doctor advising someone to eat meat. And how can meat contain more iron than a pill?
2006-12-05 13:31:14 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
What I would do in a situation such as this (I'm a vegetarian too) would be to do a cleansing. I do these propably 1-2 times a year just to clean my system. Nothing major, just some Health food type intestinal cleansing.
2006-12-09 05:52:35 · answer #5 · answered by reel tur 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
dont be too hard on yourself, i ate top ramen noodles for years before i looked at the ingredients in the flavoring and realized there was ground chicken and beef fat in it. i feel horrible, but i cant change the past and now i know to read the ingredients in all food that may contain animal products. it's ok, you'll be fine! you're not a bad person for making a mistake, just move on and never eat that soup again! =)
2006-12-06 15:52:50 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Relax honey. I know it sucks and I have been there. I love broccoli soup and was very upset to learn they put chicken stock in it.
So long as you realized your mistake and avoid these products and read the label in the future, you're ok.
I don't really encourage the puking since this can be really bad for you and no use crying over split milk.
2006-12-05 11:47:55 · answer #7 · answered by Zoer 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think you are taking it a bit far. You could have had the same thing happen to you in a restaurant and you would never have known the difference. It's not like you are going to the butchers to go and get meat or anything. Just read the label next time and don't worry about it. Most companies put this sort of stuff in instead of artificial flavours etc.
2006-12-05 11:36:25 · answer #8 · answered by thedisco2 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Well, lesson learned. Campbell's is about the worst company around for sticking in small amounts of animal what-not in its products. I have no idea why; many of their soups look like they should be vegetarian, but near the end of the ingredient list there'll be "beef tallow" or something else similarly unnecessary.
At least it's crummy soup. Eat a better brand next time.
I wouldn't worry about it at all; I'm sure 99% of vegetarians who eat in restaurants consume trace amounts of meats from time to time. Very few would try to puke and then cry, though -- I think that's your bigger worry.
2006-12-05 06:14:23 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
First off, relax. Secondly, I would avoid Campbell's soups because they often contain beef or chicken stock in an otherwise purely vegetable soup. Truth in labelinig is the issue here, not your dedication to vegetarianism. You did not likely ingest very much anyway. Good Luck and Best Wishes.
2006-12-05 06:15:04 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋