What made you become vegeterian?

Answer 1

I'm not totally ,yet...I love veggies,not big on meat...

Answer 2

I was a pretty typical middle class white kid in the USA. As soon as I was old enough to know I was eating dead animals, I wanted to be a vegetarian. My mother was against it, she was a nurse and she said I would "become anemic" and my muscles would "atrophy." I put it out of my head for years until I was about 23 or 24 (1980-81).

There was a movie called "The Four Seasons", somebody in the movie said "if you eat beans and rice together you'll never have to eat meat." It really stuck in my mind; I wondered if that was true.

Not long after that, a friend took me and my brother to a restaurant ran by Krishna Consciousness (Hare Krishna); they were all vegetarians as part of their religious beliefs. I saw skinny Hare Krishna devotees, fat ones, some were pretty girls, some of them even had big muscles and most of them looked perfectly healthy to me.

I became a regular at the restaurant, and I learned whatever I could about vegetarianism. I was having trouble finding a regular job and I was going to college and lived with my parents at the time. My mother still argued with me about it but I studied the subject so I could argue with her effectively and she eventually backed off. (My mom is gone now, and I really miss the debates we used to have about all kinds of things--you had to be pretty smart to win an argument with her.)

I never became a member of Hare Krishna, although I respect their beliefs and I still eat at their restaurant sometimes. I married a woman from India who was raised Hindu and vegetarian, and I wouldn't have it any other way. I do believe there are health benefits, but the ethical/spiritual thing was what really converted me.

Answer 3

I started when I was 14 and I just did because I loved animals. I couldn't handle the thought of animals I had spent time with being killed just for me. No I didn't have farm animals as pets, or et aniy farm animals I directly came into contact with, but I was around farm animals ofter having relatives who did live on farms.

As I grew older though I realised there were a lot more reasons to be and stay a vegetarian then just your love for them. Including great for your health, and good for the enviroment.

Answer 4

I am very in touch with animals. I'm native american, I think of animals in a strong form as part of this earth & when I see dead animals, I just pray that their death was not a waste.

As a toddler I wasn't fond of eating meat according to my mom. So she pretty much gave up on me, it wasn't worth the fight.

Then as I grew older I realized where is came from & as a child it freaked me out.

In my teens I did it for the fact that I still was not "craving" meat & it gross me out to think of it in my mouth.

So I just stuck to it. I am strick when it comes to myself, & I am proud that I am a vegetarian.

I feed my kids & husband healthy foods.

We are trying to eat natural & organic as much as possible. But we live in a rural town & choices are few & expensive.

They (my husband & kids) still eat meat, not as much as most families do. But I cook seperate dishes for them.

I cook from scratch for myself usually & make homemade breads & have used my rice & veggie steaming lots!

If my kids decided to eat meat free, I will support them 100% & until then I am content with my feelings about meat.

I feel good about my choices & I think I will be a healthier person for that. Mentally & Physically!

:)

Answer 5

My parents are vegetarians and under their influence, I also became a vegetarian. My mum said I have never eaten meat in my life. I don't know whether it's true but I know that I have never eaten meat past 6 years.

Answer 6

I became one because I love animals, keeping weight down and also losing weight, most of it is not good, killing innocent animals, and becoming a healthier person.

Answer 7

It's bad karma to kill animals. I believe what goes around comes around.

Answer 8

Being a vegatarian keeps my weight down. It keeps me energized and feeling good. It helps me feel & look younger. It keeps my heart healthy (meats & dairy can cause all types of problems and diseases) and my body free from toxins. Being a vegatarian is like drinking water all day to replenish my cells with good nutrients & my organs. I have to admit, I am 85% vegatarian. I eat chicken, fish, and tofu, but only at dinnertime and sometimes not even and I eat no dairy.

Answer 9

reading the book "skinny *****"
and realising that not only is it bad for you, but that its gross, too.
the stuff in there about milk made alot more sence too

Answer 10

to try to lose weight
its healthy
and it made my skin clearer♥♥
oh yeah, my friends think its cool how i can stick to it
veggies are my best friends♥♥♥
it also lets me try new foods