Help with obstacles for cutting meat out of my diet?

Question

I've been paying more attention to the treatment of animals in farms and slaughterhouses, and it's really causes me to lose my appetite for meat. That said, my last foray into vegetarianism failed miserably.

You see, most vegetables make me feel ill in some way, and the rest don't seem to taste pleasant at all, with the exception of carrots, peas, corn, beans, lettuce and cabbage.
Peppers, onions, beets, pickles and cucumbers make me violently ill, so a LOT of vegetarian recipes are rendered impossible, especially with my allergy to soy(I break out in hives and feel pretty awful for a while afterwards).
Thus, I'm more of a fruit guy(with the exception of starfruit, grapefruit, cantelope and tomatoes), but I don't come across many cookbooks dealing with lunch and dinner recipes involving mainly the food of my choice.
Am I seriously doomed to be malnourished and be dependent on vitamins(and killing my immune system at the same time?) to compensate for my lack of dairy, meat, and veg?

Answer 1

Try these two links to figure out protein amounts and the like. The first one is technical but their data is rock solid! The second isn't as trustworthy but it lists more data and is aimed at regular folks.
http://www.fao.org/docrep/005/AC854T/AC854T00.htm#TOC
http://www.nutritiondata.com/

Protein isn't really that big of a deal, it's just something the meat/dairy industries latched onto to scare folks into continuing to eat their products. Corn and beans cover all your needs but you might get a kick out of looking up lettuce.

This might also help:
http://www.foodb.com/

You might also consider seeing your doctor or allergist about testing you for heavy metals. It's still kind of nutcase medicine but I've know a few people that received treatment for metal toxicity and had their allergies disappear; removing Canola oil from the diet has eased allergic reactions in some people also. Those are both worth a shot, the Canola idea won't cost you (or your insurance) anything either!

Answer 2

Natalie Savona has written a beautiful illustrated book, KITCHEN SHRINK, Duncan Baird Publishers 2003, about food and recipes to make people feel well. But there are lots of books available that want to tell us what is good for us to eat so that we may have a pleasant and healthy life.

Recently I learned that the fiercy Roman gladiators nearly never ate any meat but used to eat thick vegetable soups of beans and barley or some other sort of cereal corn.

A type of food may be good for us when we are acquainted to eat that particular type of food. Some have even said that the type of food that is best for us is that which was prepared by our mother or old granmother or aunt when we were children. Now that food would be good for us, even if we at that time may not always have liked it.

Otherwise we have to do some effort and so learn to eat that particular food that is available to us if we really want to survive. We may start from small portions and so make them larger eventually. My personal example is that once when it had become difficult or expensive for me to find apples I trained my selv into eating carrots. Raw carrots had a strange unpleasant taste at first, but eventually I could no longer live without them.

I don't believe a plant suffers less than an animal when it is butchered. The plant we are cutting down and eating may scream as painfully as any animal, and it may be so that we just do not hear it, we simply do not perceive it.

I think that the best food for a human to eat is a type of food that may be eaten both when cooked or just when raw. Therefore I would prefer peas, chickpeas, horsebeans instead of those other beans that are sort of bitter or poisonous when eaten raw. Wheat and rice may be good for us as they have been part of our food for maybe millions of years.

Good luck!

Answer 3

you can still come up with different combinations from what you have ...there is a cookbook ...Mediterranean Vegan Kitchen: ....... Meat-Free, Egg-Free, Dairy-Free Dishes from the Healthiest Region under the Sun
by Donna Klein ..it is especially good for vegans allergic to soy .... sounds to me like you can make some great soups, pasta dishes ,rice dishes ... In addition there are rice protein drinks and powders which will give you protein and calories for bulking up..here is a list of protein foods................... beans, cooked 1 cup 29
Lentils, cooked 1 cup 18 GRAMS of protein
Black beans, cooked 1 cup 15
Kidney beans, cooked 1 cup 13
Chickpeas, cooked 1 cup 12
Veggie baked beans 1 cup 12
Pinto beans, cooked 1 cup 12
Black-eyed peas, cooked 1 cup 11
Lima beans, cooked 1 cup 10
Quinoa, cooked 1 cup 9
Bagel 1 med...9
Peas, cooked 1 cup 9 Peanut butter 2 Tbsp 8
Spaghetti, cooked 1 cup 8
Almonds 1/4 cup 8
Sunflower seeds 1/4 cup 6
Whole wheat bread 2 slices 5
Cashews 1/4 cup 5
Almond butter 2 Tbsp 5
Brown rice, cooked 1 cup 5
Spinach, cooked 1 cup 5
Broccoli, cooked 1 cup 4
Potato 1 med.6 oz..4
HOPE THIS HELPS..

Answer 4

Regardless of why you want to eliminate meat from your diet you still need protein. All beans have protein, including chick peas that go on salad. Can you eat spinach, in a can is fine, its a freebie so eat it all. Veggies that are green, red and yellow are great. Could you bring yourself to try a stir fry? Use the veggies you can eat and throw in some shrimp or venison or chicken. My best advice tho is you must find a good nutritionist. And a doctor to find out why you are allergic to so many foods.

Answer 5

I grew up on a small family farm. I've seen my pets being murdered and my family teasing me every time meat was on the table so i choose not to eat beef, pork, and chicken. I mainly eat fish and pasta. Use a lot of spices and olive oil to spruce up your meals it helps. I snack on homemade trail mixes, fruits and chocolate. I never get bored with my eating habits and find great pleasure in creating new masterpieces!

Follow your taste buds! You will be surprised what you can do.

Answer 6

Perhaps you need to be considerate for yourself as well as the animals and have an ethically balanced diet? If you were careful you could supplement the vegetables that you can eat with meat and poultry selected from places that deal in a responsible with the animals that they breed. For example, if you find a farm shop or similar that rears small amounts of beef thats raised in a kind and considerate and respectable way?

I realise you are trying to become vegetarian but if thats a problem because of what you can and cant stomach vegetable-wise, you may need to consider my suggestion as an option.

Answer 7

I can SO relate. I am a veggie, and am allergic to wheat, soy, eggs, commercial dairy, tomato, avacado, peanuts, and veggies and fruits which contain "amines", which means many. I have had to be super creative with my diet, due to not having wheat, which is in all breads, bagels, pastries, cakes, cookies, crackers, etc. I invite you to join my food allergy group, where you can find many tips and ideas in the files section. Good luck, hope you join. Lots of good tips and ideas. Email me if you like
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/foodallergynetwork/

Answer 8

it looks like there is no fruits or vegtables or grains, or oil or anything you can eat, i guess you are best off on your own, go out to the wild and find some berrys and worms, eat bugs and tree barks, drink from the mountain spring, you'll be ok

also, i know your story is bs, you're lying about everything, thanks for wasting everyone's time

Answer 9

i think u should just stick to eating meat!
you can buy meat from your supermarket or butcher where the animals were treated good and killed in a less painful way

Answer 10

well you should cotinue chewing on that beggin' strip if you don't want to be a Lasqueti.