Should I become a vegetarian?

Question

Most meant tastes good and stuff and some is healthy right?

But I can't stand it at all!!!!!! We finished having dinner and we had meat.(I absoultey HATE how meat looks) I was looking at my meat and there were to circley things that looked like the number 8 so i poked it with my fork and it was like a tube or something so I took it out of the meat and I swear i almost vomitted the one on top was even more gross it had red stuff running through it.

Also I have to think on how if it's healthy or not right?

And when I think about them once being alive and chickens running around
(I cried when I ate a lobster once it still had it's eyes and everything)

My parents say it's okay if I do become a veggieperson but should I really? Won't it be really hard for me to do because I like the taste of some meat Like Bacon I love bacon do I have to give up on all of my meat???

Answer 1

Well become a vegetarian if you want to. It can be hard to give up all meat at once, so some people just eliminate one type of meat at a time. Like beef, and then follow with pork, foul, and seafood and fish.

I just gave it all up at once, and havent looked back since. I find that the meat subs or fake meats are pretty good. The fake bacon is a lot like turkey bacon, and the ground "beef" is great for tacos. I also love portabella mushrooms instead of meat, they are hardy and taste great in fajitas or stuffed with bread crumbs and veggies.

If you want to read more about vegetarianism you should check out this site www.veggie123.com. It has a ton of info on how to make the transistion and how to get the proper nutrition if you do become a veg.

Good luck, and enjoy your new lifestyle

Answer 2

I first became a vegetarian for the same reasons as you. Then I learned more about it--- and realized there were so many additional reasons to be a vegetarian that I have never been tempted to go back to meat. And meat was like my favorite food--- breakfast, lunch and dinner!
As far as missing the taste of meat--- there are some good things out there that can be substituted. No, its NOT the same...but then again, there aren't disgusting little bits of veins and tendons, gristle, fat, and other gross things.
Some of the fake meat products taste pretty good-- like baco-bits or soy "bacon" are okay in a lettuce/tomato sandwich--- good with avocado in the sandwich too. Veggie burgers--- there are lots of flavors, try until you get one you like--- then put it on a bun with all the condiments you like. Yum!
If you want to do it in steps that is okay, too. I wouldn't chose bacon, though, to hang unto. It is SO unhealthy for you! Give up pigs and cows first, maybe, then birds. Move on to fish and eggs if you want. I did it all at once, and it really was okay.
But you can be very healthy---in fact far healthier--vegetarian than eating dead animal carcasses.
good luck!

Answer 3

As several of the other posters have said, the only person who can make the final decision is you. If you like, you can concentrate on vegetables and then eat whatever meat appeals to you. You don't have to eat every kind if it doesn't appeal to you.

One thing that no one else has mentioned is that human beings were *designed* to eat meat. The proof is in your own mouth. If you look in the mirror, you will see that you have two kinds of teeth - flat ones in the back for grinding, and sharp ones in the front for tearing meat. Also, there are certain nutrients we need to be healthy that can only be found in meat.

Humans have eaten meat for millions of years and not done too badly. The problem with meat and other farm products today is the factory farming practices. The constant use of anti-biotics on healthy animals creates resistant germs/viruses that won't respond to their use when you are sick. The lack of biodiversity in cows, chickens, and other animals leaves us wide open for an epidemic that will kill off a good portion of our food supply, resulting in shortages. There are farmers who specialize in heritage breeds (like Dutch belted cows, whose milk is far superior to what you get in the supermarket), but there aren't enough of them to take up the slack. Fruits and vegetables are not immune, either; I refer you to Dutch elm disease and the fungus that killed off all the chestnut trees in America towards the start of the 20th century.

Remember: red meat isn't bad for you; fuzzy blue-green meat is bad for you!

Answer 4

Becoming a vegetarian is a very personal choice. If you are truly disgusted by eating meat then maybe you should consider becoming a vegetarian. Just keep in mind that if you become a vegetarian you will have to be very conscious about eating a wide variety of fruits, vegetables, grains and legumes. Being a healthy vegetarian requires a knowledge of nutrition and eating a varied diet. If you are a woman you may also need to take an iron supplement.

Answer 5

Well,its really your choice but I think you should go for it!I mean you don't have to become one your whole life.You should just try,and see how it goes.
Yeah I cried too when I still ate meat a couple years ago.I kept thinking of the poor animals being slaughtered just for h umans which is really stupid.So then one day I searched on google to see the slaughter houses.And thats when I decided to be one for life.I always wanted to be one since I was nine but I just couldn't.It's best to start being a vegetairian when you're still young though.I started when I was 11.And it was kinda hard in the begginning,but then you get used to it.

Answer 6

Give it a try, you can always go back if you miss it. Just way up what you value more; taste/convenience vs. a clearer conscience over not killing things/improvement of the environment due to not having to feed animals then kill them (which is a tenth as efficient). A year ago, I said I would do it for a day, and havn't eaten meat since.

Answer 7

I never became a true 100% vegetarian because I work out at the gym. I do eat some meat (fish).
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Answer 8

I'm not a big meat eater and when I do eat it I have to be the one to prepare it. My husband is not allowed to touch meat in this house unless it is going on his plate. ;)

You can stop eating meat and still be healthy. You can't live on fruits and veggies alone so do a search online for meat/protein alternatives.

We are raised thinking that milk and meat are the best things for us, but I'm slowly learning that its probably responsible for many health ailments.

Answer 9

your parents are right. and if you feel that you can't swallow meat anymore then start being a vegetarian. it's your choice. veggies are healthy but our bodies also need meat. if i were you i would still eat meat. it's part of our diet.

Answer 10

No, but it may be wise to remain health conscious. I stay with chicken and fish, because you can't always eat different forms of nuts for your protein all the time, it'll make you crazy, and life isn't good without proper protein.