Vegetarian? - Page 27

Patricia · 07-02-2009, 06:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by frabjous

I'm a vegetarian. I don't do anything to watch my iron, and last time it was checked, my doctor was worried that my iron count was too high.

Ask for a hemachromatosis test.
This iron overload disorder runs in my family and is surprisingly common and yet often undiagnosed.

etherspin · 07-03-2009, 08:03 AM

meat starts you on a foundation of cholesterol and heterocyclic amines , one causes heart disease/stroke and the other cancer, there you have the three biggest causes of death in the developed world, a vegan diet has a cholesterol intake of zero as cholesterol is only produced in animal cells.
Heterocyclic amines initiate cancer and promote its growth and are created by combining protein in cooking with creatine , creatine is produced in muscle so once again is present in animal products.

as for iron, yes lots of teen girls who go veg worry their doctors, but usually when they go veg they maintain the same standard western diet with cheese and eggs in place of the meat they omit - a well planned veg diet of any kind can have yield great iron levels.

look at vegan communities like dimona in israel and you will see virtually zero incidence of heart disease or cancer.

krisk · 07-06-2009, 01:50 PM

trying to discuss healthy omniverous eating with diehard vegans is like pig wrasslin'

Alphapheemail · 07-15-2009, 01:39 PM

I saw this today and I am posting it everywhere... I am so grossed out by it, and the bloggers are loving it.... BLECH!!!
I saw this and I am on the brink of becoming a bacon free individual!

PLEASE NOTE THE MELON IN THE PIC!

And if you feel the need to wash what you just saw down... what better than to do it with...

Ea · 07-15-2009, 02:04 PM

EUCH!! And it's not because I'm vegetarian - I'm not - I just try to eat good quality real food, rather than "food products". Actually, I am slowly becoming a vegetarian because it's really hard to find good quality meat. Most of it is too bland, too boring, and just plain not worth my money or cooking time.

On my recent vacation on Iceland I had lamb and horse meat that was über first class... I just can't get this at home - so I make do with vegetables. Good thing for me I like veggies too

May I introduce Michael Pollan - and his great book "In Defense of Food"? The single most sensible down-to-earth writing about food and eating that I've read in years. Can you suggest why exactly we are eating so much crap food as we are? We even feed it to the animals we eat (it's a double up).

ahammer · 07-15-2009, 02:19 PM

btw squeez bacon was a april fools joke.

however the coke is real I think.

Sparrow · 07-15-2009, 02:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ahammer

however the coke is real I think.

Yep, it's the real thing!

Ea · 07-15-2009, 02:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sparrow

Yep, it's the real thing!

That just makes it worse.

Edit: The Swedish flag on the ketchup bottle puzzled me... I mean, as a Dane, I know the Swedes are capable of anything, but this...?

yvanleterrible · 07-15-2009, 04:00 PM

Ikea bacon. You have to assemble it yourself. Squirt the bottle content on a plate and let dry for 2 hours for a crispy bacon. 1 1/2 hour if you wear dentures.

Ea · 07-15-2009, 04:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by yvanleterrible

Ikea bacon. You have to assemble it yourself. Squirt the bottle content on a plate and let dry for 2 hours for a crispy bacon. 1 1/2 hour if you wear dentures.

Of course!!! Those Swedes!

basschick · 07-16-2009, 10:30 AM

i've been a vegetarian since early 1994. i don't buy leather and do my best not to buy products that animal test.

i used to be vegan, but developed an allergy to wheat, of all silly things, which made things complicated. i mostly eat cage free eggs and try to drink milk from farms that treat the animals well - horizon lets them wander around and do cow things, btw.

i'm a big fan of quorn. i love their vegetarian roast! my husband eats a lot of burgers from both morningstar farms and boca, and my non-veg relatives love morningstar farms veggie sausages and riblets.

btw, yves has a great canadian bacon my non veg friends love to fry up, and i like fakin' bacon, although i admit it isn't that close to real bacon. still makes a wicked blt, though

Journier · 07-19-2009, 02:50 AM

I'm not a vegetarian, but my wife is (I feel so sorry for her

). So, I am an omnivoreliving in a vegetarian household.

Nate the great · 07-19-2009, 09:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by yvanleterrible

Ikea bacon. You have to assemble it yourself. Squirt the bottle content on a plate and let dry for 2 hours for a crispy bacon. 1 1/2 hour if you wear dentures.

I keep meaning to ask them what exactly do they expect me to do with the allen wrench they always include with the bacon.

ShortNCuddlyAm · 07-19-2009, 09:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nate the great

I keep meaning to ask them what exactly do they expect me to do with the allen wrench they always include with the bacon.

Spread the bacon with it?

Ea · 07-20-2009, 06:11 AM

I am actually not much of a meat eater, but this was too good (YouTube):

Vegetarians, from the other point of view!

View Poll Results: Are you a vegetarian? (Now with more options!)
I am not a vegetarian by any means. More BACON!	63	42.57%
I eat meat but I don't do so with every meal.	38	25.68%
I am not a vegetarian but I don't eat meat more than about three times a week.	11	7.43%
I am not a vegetarian but I don't eat beef or pork. Fish and poultry are the only meats I eat.	3	2.03%
I am not a strict vegetarian but I genearlly avoid meat and eat it only about once a week.	7	4.73%
I am a vegetarian but I do eat eggs or dairy products.	27	18.24%
I am a vegan and don't eat any meat, eggs, or dairy products.	6	4.05%
I avoid buying products made from animals (e.g., leather).	13	8.78%
I avoid meat for reasons of religion, conscience, or self-discipline.	12	8.11%
I avoid meat for health reasons.	3	2.03%
I avoid meat for both health reasons and reasons of religion, conscience, or self-discipline.	10	6.76%
I am a vegetarian and don't eat any meat, eggs, fish, or any other form of non-vege items, but dairy products like milk, butter, cheese are ok.	4	2.70%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 148. You may not vote on this poll

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07-03-2009, 08:03 AM	#392
etherspin Connoisseur Posts: 79 Karma: 292 Join Date: Jan 2009 Device: none	meat starts you on a foundation of cholesterol and heterocyclic amines , one causes heart disease/stroke and the other cancer, there you have the three biggest causes of death in the developed world, a vegan diet has a cholesterol intake of zero as cholesterol is only produced in animal cells. Heterocyclic amines initiate cancer and promote its growth and are created by combining protein in cooking with creatine , creatine is produced in muscle so once again is present in animal products. as for iron, yes lots of teen girls who go veg worry their doctors, but usually when they go veg they maintain the same standard western diet with cheese and eggs in place of the meat they omit - a well planned veg diet of any kind can have yield great iron levels. look at vegan communities like dimona in israel and you will see virtually zero incidence of heart disease or cancer.

07-06-2009, 01:50 PM	#393
krisk Wizard Posts: 2,148 Karma: 8229 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: on the road again Device: kindle	trying to discuss healthy omniverous eating with diehard vegans is like pig wrasslin'

07-15-2009, 01:39 PM	#394
Alphapheemail .a ribbon around a bomb. Posts: 639 Karma: 4334 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: sigh... ny Device: PRS700	I saw this today and I am posting it everywhere... I am so grossed out by it, and the bloggers are loving it.... BLECH!!! I saw this and I am on the brink of becoming a bacon free individual! PLEASE NOTE THE MELON IN THE PIC! And if you feel the need to wash what you just saw down... what better than to do it with...

07-15-2009, 02:04 PM	#395
Ea Wizard Posts: 3,490 Karma: 5239563 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Denmark Device: Kindle 3\|iPad air\|iPhone 4S	EUCH!! And it's not because I'm vegetarian - I'm not - I just try to eat good quality real food, rather than "food products". Actually, I am slowly becoming a vegetarian because it's really hard to find good quality meat. Most of it is too bland, too boring, and just plain not worth my money or cooking time. On my recent vacation on Iceland I had lamb and horse meat that was über first class... I just can't get this at home - so I make do with vegetables. Good thing for me I like veggies too May I introduce Michael Pollan - and his great book "In Defense of Food"? The single most sensible down-to-earth writing about food and eating that I've read in years. Can you suggest why exactly we are eating so much crap food as we are? We even feed it to the animals we eat (it's a double up).

07-15-2009, 02:19 PM	#396
ahammer cybershark Posts: 314 Karma: 2227 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: AZ Device: none	btw squeez bacon was a april fools joke. however the coke is real I think.

07-15-2009, 04:00 PM	#399
yvanleterrible Reborn Paper User Posts: 8,616 Karma: 15446734 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Que Nada Device: iPhone8, iPad Air	Ikea bacon. You have to assemble it yourself. Squirt the bottle content on a plate and let dry for 2 hours for a crispy bacon. 1 1/2 hour if you wear dentures.

07-16-2009, 10:30 AM	#401
basschick Wizard Posts: 1,096 Karma: 4695691 Join Date: May 2008 Device: Kindle Paperwhite	i've been a vegetarian since early 1994. i don't buy leather and do my best not to buy products that animal test. i used to be vegan, but developed an allergy to wheat, of all silly things, which made things complicated. i mostly eat cage free eggs and try to drink milk from farms that treat the animals well - horizon lets them wander around and do cow things, btw. i'm a big fan of quorn. i love their vegetarian roast! my husband eats a lot of burgers from both morningstar farms and boca, and my non-veg relatives love morningstar farms veggie sausages and riblets. btw, yves has a great canadian bacon my non veg friends love to fry up, and i like fakin' bacon, although i admit it isn't that close to real bacon. still makes a wicked blt, though

07-19-2009, 02:50 AM	#402
Journier Groupie Posts: 194 Karma: 415 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Northern CA Device: Kindle Oasis	I'm not a vegetarian, but my wife is (I feel so sorry for her ). So, I am an omnivoreliving in a vegetarian household.

07-20-2009, 06:11 AM	#405
Ea Wizard Posts: 3,490 Karma: 5239563 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Denmark Device: Kindle 3\|iPad air\|iPhone 4S	I am actually not much of a meat eater, but this was too good (YouTube): Vegetarians, from the other point of view!