What do you miss the most from becoming a vegetarian?

Question

I think I will miss filet mignon the most (im not vegitarian yet... I'm starting tommorow)... what do you miss?

Answer 1

Honestly, nothing.

Answer 2

I've been a vegetarian for two years; Vegan for about a year and a half. After this long, I don't miss anything. Well, earlier in my pregnancy, I was craving cheese, but I didn't give into it because I knew where it came from and becuase I didn't feel like spending the extra money. Well, there was the day I was at the grocery store and passed the deli counter. They had little blocks of cheese in a sample dome/tray thing. I took one and I chewed it; When I realized what I did, I looked for a paper napkin to spit it out, though I think I just wound up bending over a trash can, low, so nobody could really see (hopefully) and spat it out. Eh. The taste, at least, was satisfying.

Congrats on going veg.

Answer 3

I've been vegetarian for 2.5 years, and the only thing I miss at times is the convenience. Stopping at Burger King on the way home, things like that. Otherwise I don't really miss anything, as most dishes can be substituted with fake meat.

Answer 4

Well, with all the great fake meats on the market today I don't really miss anything, but I went to the mall a while back and got very sad looking at the meal I used to order from the Cajun Grill place, their Cajun meat is really the only thing I've missed.

Answer 5

Honestly with all the great options for vegetarians on the market I thankfully don't miss anything... for while it was barbecued chicken shish kabob but I found a very nice veg substitute.

I guess I miss the ability to tolerate the smell of flesh on the BBQ or walking by the meat counter in the grocery store without wanting to puke (because of the smell of the blood or juice and the site of animal parts under plastic).
I miss socializing with my friends at a meat oriented restaurant because the smell REALLY makes me quite ill.

With summer coming I dread the smells.
Being tolerant and having the stomach for it is what I miss... yes... that's it... it puts a kink in my socializing.... but I'm managing, my friends understand.

Answer 6

I miss eating something and not worrying about the ingredients. I miss eating on the run. I miss meeting friends of mine and going to the steak house for beers and a meal. I miss not being sickened by the sight of someone pulling meat off a bone with their teeth.

I miss being 23 and not caring about my health, because at 23 you have nothing to worry about.

I don't miss the meat anymore, wouldn't eat it if I was told it wouldn't affect me in anyway.

More than anything I missed that heart attack a doctor said was coming.

Answer 7

I can tell you what I DONT miss- having a massive meat laden bowel movement every three days, instead of going regularly like I do now (after every meal, which is what is normal-like a baby before we go and plug them up with meat) I DONT miss the wheelchair and hand braces I was in when I ate meat, and I DONT miss going to the doctor every week. Have been veggie for over 3 years, and am perfectly healthy now. I don't miss anything about meat.. Good luck on your journey.

Answer 8

I miss absolutely nothing. Well, sometimes tuna in a salad or with pasta but then I think at all the pain the animals were in and I start feeling noxious and don't want to eat anymore, so...

Answer 9

strangely, i don't miss any un-vegetarian meal! i thought it was going to be hard, especially since i loved eating chicken with fried rice and banana sauce (<---asian ketchup), a regular meal my family and i ate. even i don't miss that!

i just LOVE being a vegetarian... i've been able to experiment more with food than doing the usual cut-up-the-meat-n'-throw-it-in-the-pan thing. i always liked shopping for food, but now i like it even more. and who knew that steaming organic broccoli and topping it with some melted organic earth balance buttery spread would be so dang good?!

healthy food is so rewarding... good luck on being a vegetarian!

Answer 10

I've been a vegetarian for 15 years, and the only thing I occasionally miss is shellfish. That's the one thing I can't seem to duplicate in any recipes.

Answer 11

I don't miss anything. I was a big meat eater, but now i'd NEVER eat it again. Once I craved Mozzarella sticks, so I just dipped Fries in Marinara sauce, it relieved the craving, haha.