Comments on yes and yes: How To Go Vegetarian (Without Alienating Everybody...

just the title of the post had me laughing . THANK...

2012-02-18T21:39:09.571-06:00

just the title of the post had me laughing . THANK you for laying it out so clearly...so tru about the "pain in the ass vegetarians"! Ha!

i was vegan for 13 days, vegetarian for 3 months, a self-proclaimed "weekday vegetarian" for another 6 months, and now just try to eat meatless meals as often as possible. i admire anyone who can stick with it without judging others for not being able to!

heart your blog-came across it via olivine's charm school.

Very interesting article.I recently became a veget...

2010-11-13T10:30:35.531-06:00

Very interesting article.I recently became a vegetarian through the support of a good friend of mine. At first making a lifestyle change was a little scary for me, so i decided to do some research online I came across i a few free newsletters that really helped me alot.

1 Vegetarian Newbie http://www.vegetariannewbie.com

2 Savvy Vegetarian
http://www.savvyvegetarian.com

3 Vegetarian Secrets

http://www.vegetarian-secrets.com

The quinoa vegetable soup recipe calls for chicken...

2010-09-20T07:40:46.911-05:00

The quinoa vegetable soup recipe calls for chicken broth. would veggie broth work instead?

I've been a vegetarian for 13 years and would ...

2010-07-24T16:41:52.875-05:00

I've been a vegetarian for 13 years and would never ever convert back, but in this modern world I live in I find it increassingly hard to keep true to my vegetarianism, if its not putting animal rennet in cheese in pasta sauce or putting fish oil in butter, or animal rennet in the cheese flavouring in crisps! It is hard and at the moment is a constant struggle . I feel like someone is constantley tryin to poison me with one thing or another ! I'm finding it hard to eat !

I love this post. Love it.

2009-12-03T20:46:28.714-06:00

I love this post. Love it.

Have been a vegetarian for at least 11 years now. ...

2009-10-29T12:42:56.279-05:00

Have been a vegetarian for at least 11 years now. I don't mind responding when people ask why I became vegetarian, but not when that question is used as a lever for them to push their own meat-centric views. Eg, "but vegetables are living creatures too!"

Please. I've heard all these questions before, and your "clever arguments" are not going to suddenly make me start eating meat again.

Each to their own.

Thank you for writing this. While vegetarianism ha...

2009-10-22T11:20:32.880-05:00

Thank you for writing this. While vegetarianism has so many benefits, it's easy to turn people off of the idea because of a holier-than-thou attitude, which is just unbecoming 99% of time. Thank you so much!!

RE Iron: A vegetarian acquaintance who was pregnan...

2009-10-22T03:25:41.485-05:00

RE Iron: A vegetarian acquaintance who was pregnant was actually told by her doc to eat LESS FRUITS because she had TOO MUCH IRON in her bloodstream ! So, as long as you eat lots of raw fruits and veggies you don't need to worry.

Just wanted to say that I have been vegetarian all my life, and my iron level is perfect (doc's words). I do put nettles or spinach into my smoothies, I love my Maca but other than that I don't take any supplements. In Germany there is something called Krauterblut, it's a syrup made of herbs & veggies, full of iron. It's much better absorbed than typical iron pills.

Eating out is always the hardest part about having...

2009-10-22T02:27:24.982-05:00

Eating out is always the hardest part about having any kind of diet restriction. I am allergic to Gluten, so Italian is usually impossible for me, but I end up going because everybody else wants to and paying $12 for a salad... sigh.

thanks btw for that lovely post. it is good to see...

2009-10-22T01:18:12.992-05:00

thanks btw for that lovely post. it is good to see, that nice, lovely people deal with that problems as well - and did just FINE. it's relieving (:

cheers,
martini

for a few months i am living vegetarian now, both ...

2009-10-22T01:16:15.498-05:00

for a few months i am living vegetarian now, both for ethical/moral reasons and the environmental thing.
i started eating less meat, and if so, only if it was a healthy, happy animal that was kept, treated & slaughtered appropriate to the species, mostly at local butchers & farmers. but since i already did that for ethical reasons it just didn't seem consequent enough, i felt like a hypocrit. so, now, it's only non-meat dishes for me. the only thing i miss is fish, at some times.

for the last five years cooking was one of my favourit hobbies & there are a lot of vegetarian dishes you can make without "only" eating salat every day. whoever says vegetarian food is boring simply can't cook, or just sticks too much to "tradition" and the thought that a piece of meat belongs to a good meal. for me it's a CHALLENGE to cook a nice meal that i used to cook with meat & now want to replace that with veggies. because i must say, i'm not a too big fan tofu and soya (;

as long as i have an alternative to eating meat, i will opt for that alternative. and there are loads of them! vegetables, nuts, fruit, seasonable or not, there are a lot of ways to eat healthier or at least to feel morally better. for yourself. besides missing fish at some times i only have one problem: some of my friends don't cope with it too well. we'll see about that, wish me luck (;

I've been a pescetarian for about 2 and a half...

2009-10-22T00:37:34.242-05:00

I've been a pescetarian for about 2 and a half years now. My reason for not eating (other) meat is that I started over thinking it, realising I was chewing on the flesh of some animal and really grossing out. And that's what I tell people when they ask.
They usually go "Oh, I've never thought of it like that, that's really gross, I don't want this huge chuck of steak anymore."
Ha!

And no, I have absolutely no idea why I don't feel gross when it comes to eating fish. I will suck the legs of a crayfish if given half a chance.

I've been vego for about 8 years, no problem. ...

2009-10-21T19:44:15.674-05:00

I've been vego for about 8 years, no problem. I was vegan for a while, and mostly am, but living with French housemates drove me back into the arms of wonderful cheese.

For good eating, see veganyumyum.com

And look for the absolutely wonderful cookbooks from Sarah and Tanya from www.govegan.net/

I'm currently living on my friend's couch ...

2009-10-21T19:34:36.545-05:00

I'm currently living on my friend's couch so I'm limited to what they eat, but when I finally move into a place of my own I'll be able to dabble into vegetarianism. I live in a "hippie" city and used to work at a burger place where we did have vegetarian burgers, but some people just ordered them in such a smug, self-righteous manner that they left an awful taste in my mouth. I definitely don't want to be like one of those people.

I am a vegetarian and am dabbling in veganism as w...

2009-10-21T18:06:34.249-05:00

I am a vegetarian and am dabbling in veganism as well.. I think eventually I'll be a vegan but I'm not there yet. I have a vegetarian foodie blog (haha, totally plugging myself here) http://vegetarianchickie.wordpress.com/ which has loads of recipes.

At first, I found it was all about finding good cookbooks, if the only cookbooks you have use strange and difficult to find ingredients then you will spend your time feeling overwhelmed.

I love the Moosewood cookbooks for some great hearty vegetarian soups and I have a great slowcooker book "Fresh from the vegetarian slowcooker" which has easy and delicious meals for wintertime.

I've been veggie c. 9 years, vegan for 2, and ...

2009-10-21T17:37:55.813-05:00

I've been veggie c. 9 years, vegan for 2, and pseudo-raw for a few months now. Definite second on the Middle Eastern/Indian/Asian food note.

My best advice for the newly veg (aside avoiding junk food vegetarianism)? If you're missing McDonalds, have a deep think about why. Our attachment to certain foods is usually emotional and can be easily substituted.

Good luck!

Post script: Another great soup brand is Amy's. It's organic and usually vegan too, bonus!

8 Year Vegetarian, or as I like to call it, VegHea...

2009-10-21T17:05:15.090-05:00

8 Year Vegetarian, or as I like to call it, VegHead/BroccoliHead.

I think eating out is probably the worst part of it. That and being called "difficult", or "picky", or as Zavi said, being accused of having an eating disorder (especially because I am naturally tall and thin). @ Zavi: I agree, other people's parents are sometimes terrible. "Oh, I just put meat in it for flavor", etc.

If you like vegetarian chili, I have an awesome recipe:
http://marrowofthevolcano.blogspot.com/2009/09/omnom-vegetarian-chili.html

I became vegetarian again, after having a vegetari...

2009-10-21T15:16:00.014-05:00

I became vegetarian again, after having a vegetarian childhood that was interrupted by a period (teens) when I ate meat. Coming back was easy for me, my parents are veg, my mom had a veg pregnancy (I was raised by blippies)

I think it helps if you don't announce it, I don't hide it, but it is not something that I flaunt. I think the biggest awkward moment is eating with other peoples parents, they are the worse, being veg is not an eating disorder, and I DON'T WANT YOUR POT ROAST !

I've been a vegetarian for...gosh, like seven ...

2009-10-21T14:12:23.750-05:00

I've been a vegetarian for...gosh, like seven or eight years now? Maybe 9? I think it's 8-9 years. And the town I used to live in was TINY. My entire high school had one or two other vegetarians in it. So the part about 'gawdam hippies' made me laugh - I've definitely been there!

I've been veg for over two years now, & wa...

2009-10-21T13:57:38.174-05:00

I've been veg for over two years now, & was vegan for the first 6 months of those years. I'm half Pakistani, so I'm pretty sure my family thought I'd lost it when I told them I was giving up meat. Becoming a vegetarian forced me to learn how to cook a lot of traditional Pakistani dishes, as a lot of them have lentils & beans in them.

I went vegetarian and then vegan earlier this year...

2009-10-21T13:47:30.904-05:00

I went vegetarian and then vegan earlier this year, and it's been great fun! I never really cooked before, and now I make stews and salads and soups and such, all from fresh veg. I now have a shelf in my cupboard solely for different kinds of beans, and have discovered a love for cumin.
I do have a tendency to chew everyone's ears off about how going vegan is the best/easiest thing you can do to reduce your planetary impact, but i'm not sure i've alienated anyone. yet...

Yes I tried being a vegetarian. My boyfriend calle...

2009-10-21T10:42:17.954-05:00

Yes I tried being a vegetarian. My boyfriend called me a vagitarian .. haha. anyway i read that horryfying book skinny bitch and was completely traumatized. The switch actually wasnt that hard for me because i grew up on a middle eastern diet so i knew how to make a bunch of dishes anyway. The veggie lifestyle lasted for about three months. The first meat product I ate after i finally caved was a gyro at a diner... sooo gross but sooo good. Now i eat less meat than i used to and i'm definately more aware of it. So all in all the experience was a good one.

I'm vegetarian. It bugs me when people say &q...

2009-10-21T10:41:05.630-05:00

I'm vegetarian.

It bugs me when people say "But where do you get protein?" I should start asking them, "But where do you get phytochemicals if the only veggies in your life are french fries?"

No one EVER worried about my eating habits when I was living on Ramen noodles, why start now? =)

Just went veggie about a month ago, and it hasn...

2009-10-21T10:32:47.799-05:00

Just went veggie about a month ago, and it hasn't been nearly as hard as I thought it'd be. I did it more for what I felt were ethical reasons and also to reduce my carbon footprint. I'm still learning how to eat without meat, but I am definitely enjoying the journey and the discipline of it. Thanks for the article!

i've been vegetarian for a couple of months. i...

2009-10-21T10:10:26.827-05:00

i've been vegetarian for a couple of months. i never really enjoyed meat enough to eat it a whole lot before so giving it up was pretty easy. at first, i continued to eat fish, i grew up by the bay and grew up on seafood so it was harder to let that go.
my reasoning was basically that it's a huge pollutant and i no longer see how people can eat some animals and not others. not eating meat is basically my way of showing respect for the world.
i can't stand the vegetarian who feels the need to "convert" others. it is your choice what to eat, and if some people like eating meat, let them.