New vegetarian - what to eat?

Question

Well... I am not a full-fledged vegitarian. I don't think it is right to eat animals that are from farms --animals who never get to really experience life. I have no problem with the food chain and eating wild animals, however.

But, where the hell can I get wild animals? I'm not going to go out and kill animals myself. Are there stores that sell animals killed in the wild?

What about fish? Are most fish farmed? How do I know if a fish is from the wild or from a fish farm?

Thanks?

Answer 1

First of all you need to decide if you REALLY want to be a vegetarian. Looks like you are confused or scared about something like birdflu or might have recently seen somebody butchering the cow.

If not to all the above and you just happen to decide on being a vegetarian, great.

I suggest you need to understand the mix and match of just not green leafy vegetables but a lot of grains, plants, and other mixtures.

Indians are the best in the world in preparing vegetarian food. Every meal is a mixture of minerals, proteins, carbos and vitamins. Please do not go for gourment cooking or fancy restaurant cooking. Try to find some good Indian friends who can guide you.

Food is a choice. Have the best whatever it is.

PS: Indians as Indian's from India not RedIndians.

Answer 2

Well here is an interesting fact. Clams oysters and other such bivalves and mollusks have no central nervous system thus feel no pain and cannot think. So you can eat these guilt free. And when you buy wild fish they normally market it as such. Wild fish also has a more complex flavor as anything wild does. Only some fish are farmed. Talapia, Salmon Rainbow trout, Catfish, The smaller type fish. Tuna Swordfish and WILD stripped bass are never farmed.. If it is Atlantic Salmon chances are it is farmed, because they JUST loosened the restrictions on Wild Atlantic Salmon. As for buying Wild meats. Free range or grass fed may be the closest. If you live in a area with a lot of hunters try getting it from someone who hunts. As for fish if you go to a reputable restaurant or fish monger they should be able to tell you what is farm raised and what is wild.

Answer 3

If you eat fish or meat, you are not a vegetarian. Pescatarians eat fish, but no meat. Ask yourself this: if you are unwilling to go out in the wild, and catch, slaughter and butcher an animal, why would you eat it just because someone else did the dirty work. It has been my theory for a long time that if people had to do this, the world would be primarily vegetarian. Its the simple availability of meat that makes people consume it. I don't think the human body is meant to digest protein so similar to its own muscle. You can get "wild caught" fish in some markets-you wont find wild animal meat for sale, though, because its illegal to sell it. You can get farmed bison, emu, and ostrich in most health food stores, but I doubt the farming practices are much better for those. I prefer to just stick with my veggies, but to each his own. Please do not refer to yourself as a vegerarian if you eat meat-it contributes to why we are so misunderstood

Answer 4

Hi Rick:
If you are thinking of becoming a vegetarian, you are on the RIGHT TRACK!
We do not have the right to take a life when we cannot create one. So I think that it is wrong to eat any animal, whether it is farmed or running loose in the wild!
It has been proved that humans do not need meat in their diet to live a healthy life.
You can look up delicious vegetarian recipes on various websites. Do look up "How to become a Vegetarian" kind of websites.
If you only knew what animal products do to your "insides" you will never touch them!
Cheers,
Jo

Answer 5

i think it's the other way around........you shouldn't eat animals that live in the wild and contribute to a balanced ecosistem. the ones raised in farms are isolated and therefore bring no contribution to the development of species....your view on things encourages the distruction of the wild habitat and i think it is an insult to this forum for vegetarians. and all that stuff about not being right to eat animal that had no experienced life...you think it's more ok to eat meat from a deer that just gave birth? you kill both the animal, and the chance for life for it's offsprings...

Answer 6

You could try organic/kosher/halal meat. There is a stricter standard of conduct in the way that they treat their animals. Right now I have become pescataria (only eat seafood) because I do not support the inhumane cruelty in factory farms. In fact, I think clams and mussels are your best bet if you wanna avoid the cruel torture to animals. I've also managed to avoid most dairy products except orgaic milk (to be sure the cow was treated properly). Good luck! :)

Answer 7

just don't eat meat anymore, you can never tell where you meat comes from, unless you live next to a deer hunting space, or you can move next to where deers live and hunt em, if you don't hunt then pay and train a mexican to hunt for you, fish is good sorce of everything so eat plenty of that too, most are farmed, but just buy the fish that says wild fish, and fish gone wild.

you can also eat turtles and goldfish in fishtanks

Answer 8

You would be better off starting to think about practical vegetarian nutrition, eating soy, legumes with whole grains, Quorn products, etc., unless you want to go live in the woods somewhere and fish and hunt all the time.

Answer 9

Check out P.E.T.A's website. they have a free vegetarian kit for those just starting out and a link to a site that will give you info on your questions on fish and veggie friendly recipes. (Don't worry you are not alone, after visiting P.E.T.A site I am now a vegetarian)

Answer 10

God put animals on this planet to eat Jesus ate animals! and i don't think you're more superior than him