<p>I recently have become more interested in vegetarianism.</p>
<p>Right now, I would be considered a"Semi-Vegetarian/Flexitarian". I eat chicken and fish, no red meat. Everytime I do eat meat, all I can think of is that I'm eating an animal which sounds disgusting lol.</p>
<p>Are you any of you vegetarians? When did you start being a vegetarian?</p>
<p>Vegetarians are hypocritical. You’re all about not eating living creatures, but believe it or not, plants are living creatures.</p>
<p>In all seriousness, shut the ***** up. No one cares about your attempts to be individual by rebelling against the ‘evils’ of commercial meat production and consumption.</p>
<p>I have been wanting to become a vegetarian, but it is not possible in the household that I live in because I have no control over what I eat until I go to college. </p>
<p>My friend has been a vegtarian for I think 5+ years, so she started when she was 11 years old.</p>
<p>I’ve been a vegetarian for about 1 year and it’s really not that bad. Starting out with no red meat is alright just try to cut down the meat that you do eat little by little. Good luck. =)</p>
<p>I haven’t eaten meat in just about 13 years. I saw Charlotte’s Web and that was it for me…no lie!! I’d be happy to answer any of your questions, I’m something of an expert by now</p>
<p>and Eriatakra…not necessary. People are entitled to their own point of view</p>
<p>^i agree. Some are vegetarians since birth for cultural purposes too. But for me, eating meat is the circle of life.</p>
<p>Eriatakra- grow up.</p>
<p>Damon- I have been a vegan for over 5 years. I would def answer any questions you had about vegetarianism <----(not a word, but I like it =P)</p>
<p>Sure people are entitled to their own opinions, but isn’t so hypocritical that you’re telling me to stop voicing my own?</p>
<p>I am pretty much a vegetarian. The only meat i eat is fish on occasion. My parents don’t eat meat either so I have just grown up like this and don’t think anything weird about it.</p>
<p>Eriatakra- Your little plants are animals deal was really cute. just cute. and no…we aren’t saying your arent entitled to your own opinion. just you could be a bit nicer about it. there is no reason to be swearing or being mean.</p>
<p>Again, I’d like to point out that calling the ‘everyone is entitled to their own opinion’ card is ridiculous because it essentialy means ‘you’re wrong.’</p>
<p>Damon1570</p>
<p>I commend you for thinking about your food and what it represents. Many people try to just eat and not think about it (buying steaks in little plastic trays is ok but talking about animals is not). There are many things we could all contemplate about our food. Where did those strawberries come from and what effect does that have (migrant farm workers, chemicals in our water supply, air pollution from shipping, etc.)?</p>
<p>We can’t really avoid doing harm to something by the act of eating, but we can be aware and thoughtful in our actions. By the way, our family has been vegetarian for 19 years and our 2 kids seem pretty happy with it.</p>
<p>I’ve been a vegetarian for almost 4 years (this friday) I became a vegetarian on my 13th birthday cause my mom refused to allow me to stop eating meat because she was like “you’re still growing” but I finally convinced her 
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<p>There are a lot of reasons to be a vegetarian, health, environment, animal rights, etc. I personally feel healthier and better about what I eat. I don’t think I’d be able to go back to eating meat again without some serious introspection (which I really suck at anyways).</p>
<p>Eriatkra, vegetarians care about creatures THAT CAN FEEL PAIN (I’m not a vegetarian). Vegetables and plants do not have any nerve endings and therefore cannot feel pain. They are also not conscious creatures and therefore do not have any sense of life. So, this is not any sort of opinion I’m entitled to, they are just facts.</p>
<p>I’m basically a vegetarian, I probably eat meat maybe once a month. I’ve pretty much been this way for the last couple of years after realizing how sick I feel after I eat meat…I dunno how to explain it, I just get this horrible taste in my mouth. Plus, my mom is practically a vegetarian, and doesn’t like cooking meat. I feel sorry for animals too, and am disgusted by the conditions they live in. I feel uneasy a lot when I do eat meat, but since it holds essential nutrients, I have it once in a while.</p>
<p>@Eriatarka</p>
<p>I don’t know why you got so mad about my post. I don’t see why it made you mad. I was asking a question about something I wanted information about. Just because you don’t believe in “vegetarianism”, doesn’t mean that other people can’t either. Be more open-minded!</p>
<p>Does anyone eat TOFU? I bought some the other day and I’m kind of nervous. I also have a few vegetarian starter packs coming in the mail lol. They were FREE so I thought “why not?”. I do have a few vegetarian friends and I’ll probably ask them if they have any recipes. As for protein, I realize I am still growing and I was wondering how you guys mainly get it? Vitamins/Supplements? Peanut Butter? Nuts?</p>
<p>I eat tofu maybe 3-4 times a week (My mom is Asian).
At first I was a bit nervous too, but if you season it right, it’s delicious. There are so many different kinds/textures, so if you don’t like one, try a different kind. My favorite is the extra, extra firm, and the bean curd. I don’t really like soft tofus, but its up to you. The firmer ones taste a lot like egg whites. Tofu doesnt’ have much flavor, so you can make it taste like almost anything.
I also eat lots of nuts (but be careful with these because only a handful is like 200+ calories).
I have peanut butter almost everyday.
and perhaps the biggest source for me is scrambled EGGS.
also milk/cheese.
And if you go to like Trader Joes, or maybe any store, they have meat made out of soy that actually tastes pretty good.</p>
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<p>If I were to make a chicken that lived in a test tube and was never conscious or feel pain would you take a bite?</p>
<p>veggie burgers and such are really great sources of protein and they taste great too. I don’t really eat tofu that much, but I’ve heard that there are ways for it to taste good.</p>
<p>Yeah like the OP I eat chicken and seafood. I don’t eat any red meat.</p>