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on: April 04, 2010 08:50
Pastatarian sounds much nicer than calling ourselves vegetarians!
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on: November 01, 2010 09:30
Heeey...yeah, I figured I should probably post here. I've been vegetarian for about five months now. It started out just because I'm really, really squeamish and meat disgusted me, but after I did my health unit focusing on the health aspects of vegetarianism, I use those as my reasons, too.

I don't really worry about what nutrients I get. I eat a really healthy diet - lots of whole vegetables, fruits, beans, lentils, whole grains, nuts, and very little dairy or eggs. I've actually never been healthier.
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on: November 06, 2010 11:29
I'm a vegetarian. I've been veggie my whole life, and still am so for health reasons as well as animal rights reason, and more recently also for the health of the planet.
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on: November 08, 2010 10:44
I'm a vegetarian too ^^ and also a chef. In my summer job these past 4 years I've been cooking vegetarian food. I'm a vegetarian for many reasons and one of them is that I don't like meat, simply. >.<
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on: November 08, 2010 02:58
Well, you could call me a vegitarien, cause im such a picky eater that the only meat i will eat is chicken strips...
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on: July 07, 2011 06:20
I've been a vegetarian since March 2010; I just decided I wanted to try it out one day.
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on: July 08, 2011 07:17
*raises hand* I've been a vegetarian for about two months, I am not an animal rights activist and I hate the taste of meat. I also have a question. I've been told that a pescetarian is a person who doesn't eat red/white meat like beef/turkey, but eats seafood like fish and such. But I don't eat fish. I eat shrimp, scallops, squid, eel, clams, and all the other things that come from the sea except fish. So am I a vegetarian or a pescetarian? Oh, and I will break down and have a cheeseburger at Burger King when we go, but that's the only time I eat meat. Maybe part-time vegetarian would be a better description?
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on: July 31, 2011 11:22
Star of Dunedain, some people lightheartedly use the term "flexitarian" if they eat meat only periodically.

I'm basically vegetarian, but I'll eat things that contain meat byproducts without any qualms, as the byproducts aren't what the animals are raised and killed for. So, I tend to more accurately infor people: "I don't eat meat."
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on: December 11, 2011 04:21
Here! =D I have been vegetarian since before high school... I'm now in college ^_^
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on: December 12, 2011 12:09
Anyone know what to replace the usual holiday ham with? I thought I would just pass on it but my mom wants to know what I'll have instead, I guess one ham for just the two of them would be too much since I won't eat it.
I was trying to find something under indian and mediterreanean recipes but all I'm finding is desserts when I search for holidays.
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on: May 20, 2013 12:55
starofdunedain im Indian (FTW) if you want indian holiday food(hmmmm...) i would suggest parathas with mango pickle and fat free dairy farm yoghurt. OR with carrot pickle and cottage cheese. I can PM the recipie. PM if ur interested

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on: June 17, 2013 11:27
I've been a veggie all my life, because I was brought up that way.
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on: June 17, 2013 11:37
I've grew up vegetarian most of my adolescent/adult life, too. Not strictly - I grew up not eating meat, so as an adult, I just don't think to buy it. I'd love to learn some good recipes...
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on: June 18, 2013 09:29
I had a recipe thread in The Prancing Pony a while back.
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on: July 24, 2013 04:05
yup *high five*
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on: December 28, 2013 02:04
I'm vegan and have been for about a year, due to the animal suffering and I went off the taste of meat for about 5 months before going vegan.

I need to learn to cook more, went to a Thai family's Xmas party and the food, oh! Delicious!
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on: December 30, 2013 11:24
Vegan here! Veg for two years
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on: January 06, 2014 01:39
I am vegan, been that way for almost a year trying to feel sick less often. It worked, so I stayed vegan
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on: January 07, 2014 03:37
Part of the benefits of being vegan and veggie is the necessary avoidance of processed stuff and the return to natural, real wholesome food. I'm only a veggie 'cos I don't like meat but it has made me more aware of the stuff that goes into engineered products. There's a bowl of happy bread dough that's been festering away for four hours and I'm going to slam it into a tin, let it rise a bit then bake it. Mmmmm. Proper bread.
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on: April 09, 2014 06:20
Hello! Another veggie dropping by
I'd love to try making my own bread. Bet it smells divine!
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on: August 19, 2014 01:22
I've been a vegetarian for a little more than a year, but I stopped eating meat other than seafood about two years ago. After a while I stopped eating fish as well, and I have yet to cheat. My decision was mostly about animal rights and stuff. Plus red meat always made me feel sick anyway.
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on: August 20, 2014 11:38
I was the same Popcorn, never really liked meat. I used to drive my mum crazy. I gave up when I was 20 and haven't looked back. Besides any health benefits, meat production is really bad for the environment.
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on: August 20, 2014 12:07
Part-time. More in the sense that unlike some "carnivores" (they need meat or derivative from it every day) I go by what I guess will taste better. In the office location I was at up to 2008, that turned out to be veggie stuff quite often. Here, the "carnivores" seem to be in a large majority, so the taste trade-off is more difficult. Today it was pork loins with vegetables and a Swiss potato specialty ("Rösti" or "Berner Rösti" ), which was decidedly tasty. Our two canteens here are on a par with good restaurants anyway (not Michelin Star restaurants, but sometimes close!).

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on: December 09, 2014 01:01
Another benefit is that you avoid all of the fat that is often present in meat. I know that people say protein is an issue, but I find that there are easy alternatives. I also eat quite a lot of soya and quorn. Has anyone got heard of any new interesting veggie brands?
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on: December 09, 2014 04:17
No, but I make a mean vindaloo with those TVP lumps.
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on: December 10, 2014 12:51
Hahaha! My cooking speciality is desserts. Apart from that my limit is putting things in the oven!
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on: April 29, 2015 06:21
I'm a vegetarian, and have been that all my life. I have tasted meat though...
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on: July 20, 2015 12:53
I've been vegetarian for almost three years now, I started because of the animal rights situation. I wouldn't have become vegetarian if the animals were at least decently treated (I loved bacon) but I don't want to support the mass meat production industry.
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