vegetarian or not?

Question

im turning 13 next year and im thinking about being a vegitarian should i do it because i love animalls but i love meat too

Answer 1

I am a vegetarian and have been for many years, and I certainly don't regret it or miss the other food. Their are many veg alternatives to meat, like morning star farms grillers or garden burgers.

However, if you are going to make the change I would definitely stress to you to learn as much as possible about nutrition and combinning certain foods so you get all the proteins you need. For instance, I am an ovo - lacto veg meaning I eat eggs and milk ( these don't kill animals )
Please inform yourself through reading from dependable sources about nutritional planning.

Answer 2

I'm thirteen and a little bit, and I've been a vegetarian since I was nine. My advice: it's hard for a few months, but then you realise that you aren't missing out on anything. It's great being a vegetarian. Lots of my Friends tried being a vegetarian because I am (but they all gave it up after about two days.) Try asking your family to eat more veggie meals to help you out, and point out that if your family eats meat, you will need a different meal. That works every time on my mom. Just make sure that you get enough protein, my mom is always bugging me about it. Also, try Quorn. It tastes just like meat, but is actually vegetarian. And if you live in the USA, Boca burgers are really good, and so is Boca bacon and other Boca products. In general, the US has great fake meat products.

Just remember that you have nothing to lose trying (I've never been sick because I'm a veggie) and it's really cool to be one.
Good luck!!!!!

Answer 3

When you go total vegetarian that means watching every thing you put in food that could have animal products such as chicken or beef, pork broth any of that . Believe me its harder than you think. But you should give it a trial run and see how you really feel after maybe a couple of months , just remember to read all packages and containers.And then to you'll need vitamin supplements to make up for what you don't get in your meat products too.Try it and see then you'll know, check out a book at library as well . Good luck!!!!

Answer 4

I became a vegetarian at 13 as well and haven't looked back ever since. Just do your research. My parents are pretty open people but some parents aren't so it'd be best if you got a list of foods that you could still consume and show them to your parents.
A few products that are all vegetarian foods are:
Amy's
Quorn
Morning Star Farms (my favorite)
Protein wise you could have:
nuts
brown rice
peanut butter (erm yeah sort of goes with nuts)
A multi-vitamin is also a good idea to take
Good lucky sweety, if you need support feel free to contact me :)

Answer 5

execellent idea Delaney,

Best of luck with it. It can take a little getting used to as you will have people who knock you, and at your age your parents may well try to persuade you otherwise.

A vegetarian diet is very healthy, just make sure you get a good balance of vegetables, fruit, cereals, nuts etc...Its is definately a very tasty and varied diet.

You'll get used to checking the boxes and looking for a V symbol or checking the ingredients. It'll become automatic after a few weeks. you might find you get involved more in the family shopping to reduce the impact on your parents etc. Maybe ask if you can cook a few meals and try out some veggie meals from the web.

remember, for every meal you are veggie, there are millions of animals that appreciate your choice.

Answer 6

Hi There,

At your age, you need all the nutrients you can get to grow to your maximum potential. While I love animals too, I am more concerned about the hormones & antibiotics that are fed to the animals that we consume. We are also consuming what they are given! My answer to this dilemma was to severely cut back on meat intake. So limiting meat to a couple of times a week is good, in my opinion. Substitute other non-meat or raw vegetable items at all other times.

My opinion is that God gave us dominion over all of the earth, including animals. While we must take care of His creation (animals) and not abuse them, they were also designed to provide us with food and raiment. Use your judgement wisely.

Answer 7

It doesn't hurt to try! My brother tried and he went almost a year without eating meat for the same reason as you, and he loves meat, so try and see how YOU feel...

Answer 8

And, who's going to do all the additional shopping, make sure there is enough protein in your diet, do the additional cooking, read every ingredient on every package to ensure it is acceptable, and pay for all these extra foods that no one else will be eating...?

I'll bet it's going to be your mother.

I'd ask her opinion before anyone else's.

Answer 9

Maybe compromise... eat less meat by substituting non-meat protein (beans, nuts, eggs, etc.) when you can.

Answer 10

you love animals because you have feelings
you love meat because they tastes good

well now it's animals vs taste good

consider that animals have feeling too, if they have to chance to beg for mercy, they would...................
if they beg you for mercy, would you listen?
or would you say, na I want to eat you, you're so tasty.

is up to you, no wrong answers

one more thought, you don't need meat to live
but the animals need you to not eat meat to live