Actually, I don't eat beans that often. You can easily go vegetarian without eating beans every week. The only time I have them is when they are in a soup or burrito. Tofu is a great substitute, and they have so many pre-made tofu products that taste great. I'm a big fan of Boca Burgers, Morningstar Chik Nuggets, and Tofurky Deli Slices.
I've been a vegetarian for almost ten years. I was flipping television channels one day when I came across some sort of animal rights awards show. I have no idea what channel or why they were showing it on TV. I happened across it when they showed a video on treatment of animals destined to become food. I can vividly recall a short video clip (less than five seconds) of a pig being beaten to death. It was on its side in a narrow aisle. A man was standing over it, beating it with a metal pole. The pig was screaming and wiggling around. I cried and then I went in the bathroom and threw up. I don't know why it had such a huge impact on me, but it did. From that moment on, I refused to eat meat in honor of that poor pig. There wasn't any sort of last meal in which I stuffed my face with hamburgers and pork chops. I just quit. My parents thought I was a nutball because I grew up in the south and food (especially meat) is a huge part of that culture.
Now, I can't eat meat. The thought of eating it makes me sick to my stomach. This is going to sound gross, but I can't help but think of it in terms of rotting, dead flesh. And that certainly doesn't make me say yum. I did unknowingly take a bite out of an eggroll that was supposed to be just veggies. It had pork in it. I ate the first bite, but something seemed odd about it. I sat it aside and started eating the rest of my food. A few minutes later, I felt sick to my stomach. I pulled the contents out of the eggroll and saw the pork. Then the nausea got worse, and I went in the bathroom and threw up. I can only assume that my stomach isn't used to meat anymore. If I did eat it, I don't know if I could digest it very well.
But, I'm not one of those preachy vegetarians, though. My boyfriend is a meat-eater. He cooks his own meals if he wants to include meat in them. I actually don't even know another vegetarian, other than online. I do eat dairy products and eggs. I can't give up cheese. I love it too much.
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Date: 2008-01-07 01:22 am (UTC)I've been a vegetarian for almost ten years. I was flipping television channels one day when I came across some sort of animal rights awards show. I have no idea what channel or why they were showing it on TV. I happened across it when they showed a video on treatment of animals destined to become food. I can vividly recall a short video clip (less than five seconds) of a pig being beaten to death. It was on its side in a narrow aisle. A man was standing over it, beating it with a metal pole. The pig was screaming and wiggling around. I cried and then I went in the bathroom and threw up. I don't know why it had such a huge impact on me, but it did. From that moment on, I refused to eat meat in honor of that poor pig. There wasn't any sort of last meal in which I stuffed my face with hamburgers and pork chops. I just quit. My parents thought I was a nutball because I grew up in the south and food (especially meat) is a huge part of that culture.
Now, I can't eat meat. The thought of eating it makes me sick to my stomach. This is going to sound gross, but I can't help but think of it in terms of rotting, dead flesh. And that certainly doesn't make me say yum. I did unknowingly take a bite out of an eggroll that was supposed to be just veggies. It had pork in it. I ate the first bite, but something seemed odd about it. I sat it aside and started eating the rest of my food. A few minutes later, I felt sick to my stomach. I pulled the contents out of the eggroll and saw the pork. Then the nausea got worse, and I went in the bathroom and threw up. I can only assume that my stomach isn't used to meat anymore. If I did eat it, I don't know if I could digest it very well.
But, I'm not one of those preachy vegetarians, though. My boyfriend is a meat-eater. He cooks his own meals if he wants to include meat in them. I actually don't even know another vegetarian, other than online. I do eat dairy products and eggs. I can't give up cheese. I love it too much.