What will happen if I start eating meat again? How can I start? Will I get sick?
2007-10-20 10:22:40 · 32 answers · asked by Kera L 3 in Food & Drink ➔ Vegetarian & Vegan
No haters please!!!
I've been a vegitarian for 1 year.
2007-10-20 10:23:09 · update #1
The first 4 answers to your question give you great advice. The basic idea is to refrain from beef or pork until you get accustomed to the "white" meats like fish, seafood, poultry.
A couple of weeks and you should be able to tackle a burger or small steak.
Good thinking on dumping the veggie thing ... life is stressful enough without dealing with all that crap. Sounds like you like having a "life" without unnecessary stress. VERY smart and MATURE. I got sick of it too my first year in college. It was like FREEDOM, my whole attitude changed. I just eat sensibly now and actually ENJOY it. The quality of my friends changed as well. I met interesting people who weren't freaking over nutrients, foods, etc. etc.
2007-10-20 11:26:59 · answer #1 · answered by traceilicious 3 · 5⤊ 4⤋
First make up ur mind. Do u really want to start eating meat again. If u do, then consider this. My sister's friend has been veg for a long time and a about a month ago she was at a restaurant, she ordered a vegeterian meal and got real meat. She didn't realize it was real meat and ate the whole thing. Afterwards her stomach started hurting really bad. She had to be taken to the hospital. Her stomach wasn't used to digesting animals. She was fine after a week or two. If u still want to eat meat start eating little by little so u don't end up in the hospital.
2007-10-20 10:51:04 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 7⤊ 0⤋
You'll have to start out very slowly, with just simple stuff like chicken broth and beef broth. Then add a little bit of meat to soups, then try some fish, then some bland chicken, then beef last. Try each food for a week or two, giving your body an adjustment time. You shouldn't get sick if you go slowly. Your body will start to make the enzymes that it needs to digest meat again, but it needs time. Good Luck.
2007-10-20 10:30:49 · answer #3 · answered by Baker 4 · 6⤊ 0⤋
Hey 'easy tiger.'
God did not give us steak any more than he gave us human flesh to eat.
To the asker of this question-
While I do not wholeheartedly condone the fact you want to eat meat again, I have no place in complaining. So I will be grateful you saved animals lives in the past year and offer you this information-
Humans are meant to eat meat only in circumstances when other food is available. Your body is used to the optimal human diet- No meat at all.
But you are going onto a different diet, which is fine. It isn't as healthy as a well balanced vegetarian diet, but it is still perfectly fine.
I would start with small portions, maybe one-two ounces a day.
Then max it out at 4 ounces a day. That is the max you can healthily eat.
Good luck,
John.
2007-10-20 13:35:39 · answer #4 · answered by Animal Liberation Front 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Sick of being vegetarian -- sounds like you need to learn to make some good food. See, in N. America parents have trouble feeding their kids because their kids are so picky, why? because the food sucks ***, most N. Americans have no idea what good food is or how to make it... maybe you are one of them.
Want to eat meat, go ahead and see what will happen. Different people react in different ways. Some, their body will have no problem going back to old habits, while other's will have strong rejections. Have fun and let us know how your experience goes.
2007-10-21 10:19:00 · answer #5 · answered by Scocasso ! 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm vegan and I got very sick eating a piece of thanksgiving turkey...it was very painful, so I decided it's not worth it.
But, having said that, it's up to you. Enough people here have told you it's going to be painful, but if you want to eat meat again, start out on the weekends, and not on your lunch break at work.
And, to Julie...actually, if you ever been in a health food grocery store, you would see that there are hundreds vegan products made with soy from veganise to vegan pasta to smart deli cold cuts, so NO we don't ingest eggs, cheese, milk and the like.
2007-10-20 12:01:15 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
If you're sick of it...then try meat. Slowly though. I know some people who can dive right back into eating meat and others...it can take awhile.
You may experience stomach aches...but other than that, I dont think there is anything to be afraid of.
I was vegetarian for about 2 years when I got sick of it and tried a piece of pork. It wasn't what I remembered it being. To me, it just tasted weird and gross! So who knows you could experience that...or you could love it.
just try a little piece of something. No sense restricting yourself. If you want it...have it. If you like it then maybe you should reasses your vegetarianism.
It happens to ALL of us. Just gotta do what's best for you!
2007-10-20 12:26:30 · answer #7 · answered by kinkiecupcake2007 1 · 2⤊ 2⤋
If you've been a true vegetarian, without breaks, for a year, you might get a little sick when you start to eat meat again. You should ease into it. Start with some mild fish, such as tuna, move onto poultry, then red meat and pork.
2007-10-20 11:05:51 · answer #8 · answered by emily_brown18 6 · 5⤊ 1⤋
Well, research has proven without a doubt that you will have a much higher chance of all kinds of diseases if you go back to eating meat. However, I'm starting to think that maybe this is all part of Nature's plan to thin the herd. So, um, start with chicken and then move on up to big, juicy steaks! I hear organ meat is delicious, too. Give that a try. And fry everything in lard.
2007-10-20 15:52:34 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 3⤋
If you feel that way, then you never really were vegetarian. I haven't eaten meat for 23 years and I can't imagine doing it again.
Sorry if that sounded hateful. I have a sister in law who tried being a vegetarian and later gave it up by eating pork (and she's Jewish). It didn't seem like any big deal to her.
2007-10-20 12:31:01 · answer #10 · answered by majnun99 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I have friends who transitioned from being veggies back to meat eaters.
Most of them eased back into it. They didn't run out the first night and get a filet mignon wrapped in bacon!
Try a little and see how you feel.
2007-10-20 12:30:14 · answer #11 · answered by Dania C 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋