Vegan/vegetarians

Dirty.LittleRockstar:

Dirty Mouth:

Rowan InkDemocracy:

Lovesick.:

Actually I've just read an article on how bad is it for kids not to eat meat or dairy products, especially milk when they are still young.
Also we actually do need meat. Meat is brainfood and our ancestors used to eat it and we still have the same genes as they did.
As a matter of fact my mum's a doctor too, and she's not a vegetarian and she was actually the one who stopped me from becoming one.

I would rather eat a stake than take a pill.

Well I think that is bullshit.
I've never eaten meat. I've been vegetarian since the day I was born as my parents were vegetarian and I'm perfectly healthy and manage to achieve good grades in school. So 'meat is brainfood' is rubbish, as I seem to get along just fine without it. You can make up for lost protein in pulses and lentils.

I was vegan for a few months but grew ill, so I will admit that as a young child, dairy foods are important for health, but meat isn't.

I accept that other people have different opinions, and I am willing to listen to them. I do not agree with eating meat, but it does not mean that I will not hear other people's point of view. But, no offense, but I think it is a little narrow minded to say that meat is 'brainfood'.

I'm not vegan but I agree.
Plus why does everyone go on about pills? I've never ever had any type of pill, and I rarely eat meat. You do not need stupid amounts of pills if you do not want to eat meat, unless you have a deficiency of some kind which requires you to get extra iron.

It depends on your diet. Meat provides protein, iron, zinc, B vitamins, selenium, vitamin D, and long chain omega-3s. (just red meat alone). It also depends on your body type, age and other factors on how much of each vitamin and mineral you need. If you can get them without meat or pills good for you.
fish has been proven to be brainfood
Just not the fish that have mercury, that makes you sick.

falling not flying:

I'm a vegetarian and an aspiring vegan! Basically, I haven't eaten meat in six months, and I avoid dairy and eggs as much as possible, but there are sometimes when my mum is just like " You need to eat something!" So I eat some of my vegan "chicken" nuggets. Then she's all " You need some calcium! You're too pale!" So she makes me eat some cheese or something. Does Calcium have ANYTHING to do with being pale? Seriously...

princess.:

falling not flying:

I'm a vegetarian and an aspiring vegan! Basically, I haven't eaten meat in six months, and I avoid dairy and eggs as much as possible, but there are sometimes when my mum is just like " You need to eat something!" So I eat some of my vegan "chicken" nuggets. Then she's all " You need some calcium! You're too pale!" So she makes me eat some cheese or something. Does Calcium have ANYTHING to do with being pale? Seriously...

Uhh...No...
But calcium has to do with osteoporosis...And if you don't know what that is, it's a degenerative bone disease in which your bones become brittle and break and shit.
Calcium is very essential and besides dairy, it's really really hard to get it.

Dirty.LittleRockstar:

My town is ran by a forestry company.

They cut down trees for the paper, desk, pencils, furniture etc., you use. Are you going to stop using all those mentione because trees get cut down?

But we replant our trees and we don't clear cut.

disablor.:

^ ^ ^ lol. My friend gave up vegetarianism for bacon.

______

For what people are saying about 'needing meat in human diet' =/ I've been a veggie for over 2 years now, and well, basically, I'm alive aren't I. lol. no but seriously I do consider my diet to be quite healthy, apart from the odd bit of junk food now and again. But I personally can live without eating meat.

Dirty.LittleRockstar:

disablor.:

^ ^ ^ lol. My friend gave up vegetarianism for bacon.

______

For what people are saying about 'needing meat in human diet' =/ I've been a veggie for over 2 years now, and well, basically, I'm alive aren't I. lol. no but seriously I do consider my diet to be quite healthy, apart from the odd bit of junk food now and again. But I personally can live without eating meat.

You can, I can't.

Some people do need meat in their diets. Just because you don't doesn't mean the next person doesn't

But congrats on being a vegetarian for that long.

Dirty Mouth:

Dirty.LittleRockstar:

disablor.:

^ ^ ^ lol. My friend gave up vegetarianism for bacon.

______

For what people are saying about 'needing meat in human diet' =/ I've been a veggie for over 2 years now, and well, basically, I'm alive aren't I. lol. no but seriously I do consider my diet to be quite healthy, apart from the odd bit of junk food now and again. But I personally can live without eating meat.

You can, I can't.

Some people do need meat in their diets. Just because you don't doesn't mean the next person doesn't

But congrats on being a vegetarian for that long.

Why? Why do you need it in your diet? Unless you've got a deficiency of some kind which requires you to get the protein etc. in meat then you will be okay without it.
I think the average person can do without meat if they set their mind to it.

Dirty.LittleRockstar:

Correction:

I'm severely anemic.

Frazzle Dazzle:

I just get annoyed by people that say animals are only here to be eaten.

That seriously ticks me off.