Do true Vegetarians Crave meat?

Question

I've been a Vegetarian for about 4years now.....and when ever I get sick lately I crave meat....like a Big Mac.....Does any other Vegetarian have this prob...or maybe i'm not a true Veggie..

Answer 1

You need iron and protein...usually when your body craves something you are lacking it.

Answer 2

Craving meat does not necessarily indicate a lack of any essential nutrient. I crave chocolate all the time, but I don't think my body's telling me that I need any more saturated fat or sugar.

Your cravings are probably just connected to the fact that you did at one time desire and eat meat. Pay attention to what *specifically* you're craving...is it the taste, or the texture maybe? The combination of a soft bun, crunchy lettuce, and a meat patty is largely a textural eating experience as well...which is why fake meats (Boca, MorningStar, etc.) can be good even if they don't taste exactly the same.

More than likely, you'll crave these things less and less as you go longer without eating them.

If you're really concerned, keep a few photos in your wallet showing a slaughtered animal or sick and abused animals crammed in a factory farm warehouse....or of cholesterol stuffed arteries from a medical website...Whip those out when the cravings strike, and it ought to be enough to curb them.

Answer 3

Of course you're a true vegetarian :)
When I first went vegetarian, I did crave meat and fish quite a bit. A few years later and armed with a lot more knowledge, I never crave it anymore. Same thing happened when I went vegan - I craved dairy for quite a while. Sometimes crave things like donuts, but generally I don't miss it.

Answer 4

You haven't eaten meat for 4 years Good!!! Then i would consider you a true vegetarian. I'm also a vegetarian and to tell you the truth i really don't crave meat but even when i wasn't a vegetarian i never liked it that much!!

Answer 5

I'm sure the cravings differ for each individual (I personally have no desire whatsoever to eat meat), but craving meat does not mean you are not a "true" vegetarian.
As long as you are following a vegetarian diet and lifestyle you are a vegetarian.
As a previous poster said though, perhaps you are craving something nutritionally from the meat when you are sick. Just make sure you are balancing your diet, and when you become sick increase your intake of what your body needs (exempli gratia zinc and whatnot).

Answer 6

My friend's sister was a vegetarian for 10 years and one day she just "craved the blood" (gross, right?). She gave into it and now she eats meat like a fiend. I don't see how someone who was vegetarian for that long could go make to eating so much meat, but to each his own, I guess.

Answer 7

I crave Big Macs also, but not necessarily meat. I think if they had veggie Big Macs all of use veggies would be in Heaven.

To all of the veggies, the person with the name of Mr Knowitall keeps coming in the veggie section and harassing us veggies.

Answer 8

dude if you dont eat meat then of course your a true veggie! yes i crave fish at times, but no i dont crave red meat or poultry. the main thing is just to make sure that your dont act on your craving, thats all. :)

Answer 9

Oh I know how that is, if that does happen just think of what happens to the animal that usually helps me. I grow up in a house where both my parents eat meat so...

Answer 10

not at all, but I used to. Now I am repulsed by the whole concept of meat, not just from the animal cruelty issue but how unsanitary it is. I prefer not to eat something that has to be disinfected to kill off fecal matter. That just goes against my sensibilities. I can get by with a quick rinse of my homegrown veggies.

Answer 11

You should buy some veggie burgers to curve the feeling. Morningstar, boca, tofurkey make good brands or veggie burgers. You may also crave the fries that go with it, so make yourself some fries.