they use terms like vegan cheese or tofu-turkey, don't they know those words are made up, cheese has to come from milk and turkey, true turkey or cheese cannot come from a kind of soya bean.
2007-12-23 13:50:13 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Vegetarian & Vegan
I have to fully agree with you, but most of the people that think flexitarians don't exist are here on the yahoo, v&v forum, if some of these fanatics would leave their basements and travel for a while, they would realize that 90% of the world vegetarians eat some fish, poultry and seafood.
2007-12-23 17:17:40 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 4⤋
I have NO issue with the term flexitarian. As long as people realize that a flexitarian is just an omnivore who eats less meat than the average omnivore and not a type of vegetarian. The two are a contradiction in terms and it's the contradiction that bothers me (i.e. "flexitarian vegetarian" - well, OK, are you a flexitarian or a vegetarian? The words are mutually exclusive.)
Your examples are not the same thing. We're just describing the food in terms of another, perhaps more familiar food. When you mention tofu turkey everyone knows you aren't talking about real turkey, but a soy-based food made to mimic the taste and texture of turkey. Trying to describe a turkey-like food without using the word turkey isn't practical unless you're playing that game Taboo.
2007-12-23 22:05:57 · answer #2 · answered by mockingbird 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
That's an excellent point. I don't know ... "tofu-turkey" --there is no such thing. At any rate, I don't give a rip if they are fed up or not ... "flexitarian vegetarian" is in the language and used by veggie publications, news articles, and "flexitarian" was declared the most useful new word to enter the English language in 2003 by the American Dialectic Society, a formal group of scholars that study and evaluate the English language.
Besides flexitarian vegetarians are the largest groups of vegetarians in the US. You can't deny reality.
2007-12-24 22:13:22 · answer #3 · answered by traceilicious 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
hahaha I guess it's just because the "vegan cheese" is in some way comparable to cheese made with cow's milk or whatever. I don't really know why people get so irritated with the "flexitarian" thing...It's just labeling yourself something silly. Just like labeling yourself a vegan or vegetarian. It's just a name. You eat what you eat, I don't care what you call yourself.
2007-12-23 21:56:24 · answer #4 · answered by Lily 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Misguided Angel: You see it everyday because you venture into the VEGETARIAN AND VEGAN section, genius. If you didn't want to see it, you could very well stay out.
I also don't care if someone calls themselves a flexitarian as long as they don't say they're vegetarians. Flexitarians are omnivores.
Veganism has nothing to do with avoiding things with certain names. We avoid ANIMAL products. If there're no animal products in it, you can call it sh!t if you want, it's still vegan.
2007-12-23 23:57:05 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Tofu-turkey is not turkey, it's tofu that (supposedly) tastes like turkey. It is fully vegetarian. Same with vegan cheese. It isn't actually cheese.
2007-12-24 04:25:17 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Okay, flexitarian and veg*an are dietary lifestyles. Vegan cheese, tofurkey, and all the other analogues are representations of foods some people like to eat without all the nastiness of real cheese and real meat.
You're comparing apples and oranges here.
2007-12-23 21:59:24 · answer #7 · answered by VeggieTart -- Let's Go Caps! 7 · 8⤊ 0⤋
why would a vegan be a flexitarian? i thought a flexitarian was a person who was vegitarian some times but was flexible to the situation. That wouldn't be a vegan.
But I agree with you on all the fake foods. It amazes me how many vegetarians and vegans don't actually like many vegetables. So many should call themselves starchitarians cause all they eat is starches.
2007-12-23 21:57:04 · answer #8 · answered by jautomatic 5 · 3⤊ 3⤋
i don't understand what you asked, but... to the person 2 answers above (i think), veg*ans are vegans/vegetarians; the " * " represents the extra letters. also, from what im guessing your question is saying, they can't really call themselves vegans... or they could, but it would be weird since they eat meat (sorry if i'm way off)
2007-12-23 23:43:01 · answer #9 · answered by I'm a morning person. 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am tired of vegetarians talking to me saying how unhealthy meat is. But they eat a lot of vegetables so I guess you can't argue there.
2007-12-23 22:02:46 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋