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[strawberryman]

I could care less about vegetarians as long as they keep to themselves or don't push their beliefs on me. To each his/her own.

I could never give up, meat, though.

[mooglebunni608]

I tried for half a month, and it was too painful. There are certain types of protein that make me feel happy in my tummy, and I don't get those from beans and nuts, thanks ><.

[Tavrobel]

Originally Posted by Sagensyg ^

Bacon? Add more bacon!

Needs some sausage and melted cheese bits. Otherwise I would agree. That salad thing is right on the dot.

Tofu is delicious when done right. But I don't think I'd be able to live on it.

[Aerith's Knight]

Originally Posted by Sagensyg ^

Escargot? Place some steak on it!

You would ruin a perfectly good steak with snails?

..thats just wrong.

Although i suppose mushroomsauce on it wouldnt be much different..

[The EoFF Phantom]

Sometimes I go for a good week without eating meat without realizing it. But I do enjoy it sometimes, but I prefer free range meat. There aer pleanty of other sources of protein, like nuts, tofu, and milk to name a few.

[Aerith's Knight]

In the netherlands there is dairy based meat that tastes just like chicken. but of course.. awfully expensive

[Big D]

Vegetarianism? Fine by me. I eat meat often enough, but if someone chooses a vegetarian diet - and understands the hows and whys - then I support their decision. When I'm cooking for myself, I prepare vegetarian dishes as often as not.

In response to ethical concerns about livestock treatment: I buy responsibly, favouring producers that are known to look after their animals well. Free-range eggs cost nearly twice as much, but it's worth it, in my opinion.

It bothers me that vegetarians often claim their diet is wholly ethical to animals, though. Commercial crops are planted by clearing habitable forests or scrub and replacing them with crops; animals lose their habitat and food supply. Harvesting plants for consumption deprives further animals of food. Keeping 'pests' - birds or insects - at bay means that those creatures are forced either to starve, or to relocate to a new location where they'll be competing with the local wildlife. Just because you're not devouring an animal's flesh is no guarantee that your food was produced without animal suffering.

Nevertheless, there'd be something reassuring about knowing that no animals were directly killed in order for you to eat them. And a vegetarian diet can indeed be just as nutritionally sound, as long as it's done properly.

[Leeza]

Originally Posted by Bahamut2000X ^

What's with this humane talk? Their not human ergo they can't be treated humanely. It can be ethical or moral, but not humane when a human isn't involved.

Am I the only one bothered by the misuse of the word Humane in this context? >.>

Humane from dictionary.com

1. characterized by tenderness, compassion, and sympathy for people and animals, esp. for the suffering or distressed: humane treatment of horses.