Liking meat

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colinsapmama wrote:

>Ok, don't start throwing things at me, but I loved meat!!! I have been a

>veg*n for eight years now and could never go back, but I gave it up because

>of the animals and partly for the health reasons. I sometimes miss the

taste

>of meat, so I use lots of meat replacements. I greow up in a big meat and

>potatoes family and I have a hard time giving up those tastes that remind

of

>a simpler time.

>Sara

 

I would never dream of starting to throw things at you, even if I could

(smiles!). I just was lucky, I didn't adore meat anyway, so giving it up was

not a big deal, but I understand it was just luck, because for instance I

like sweets, and I try not to eat many, and it's a torture! So I can

understand that meat replacements can be really precious in someone in your

situation, or when entertaining friends. But my point was that in many other

cases, the heavy relying on them is just cultural laziness, if you know what

I mean, unwillingness to depart from known menus and schemes.

Actually I did like some meat dishes, like for instance donner kebab in pita

bread. Interestingly enough, the only two times that I felt the temptation

of meat were during my pregnancies. Once it was the pungent smell of donner

roasting in the street, the other was the smell of salami in a supermarket.

Has anybody had similar experiences?

 

Irene

 

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In a message dated 10/14/2002 5:38:21 AM Pacific Daylight Time,

shantima writes:

 

> Once it was the pungent smell of donner

> roasting in the street, the other was the smell of salami in a supermarket.

> Has anybody had similar experiences?

>

 

I never craved meat while I was pregnant, but I did crave eggs. I hadn't had

them in about five years and I did give in to that craving. I have a friend

who gets them from a local farm, they are definitely cage free and organic.

I had them a couple of times, then they started to disgust me again and I

can't eat them anymore. Unfortunately, my almost three year old loves them

and insists on having them a few times a week!

Sara

Proud Mama to

Colin Patrick 12/07/99

Jack Michael 8/07/02

 

 

 

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Actually, when I was pregnant meat/eggs/ and

especially dairy disgusted me more than ever. I

really craved avocados...I ate them almost every day.

Once my milk came in, I couldn't even look at cow's

milk without almost crying. However, a 'trying to be

veg' friend of mine craved meat her entire pregnancy

and ate it non-stop. I think a lot of cravings during

pregnancy are emotional...maybe comfort foods, etc. (I

saw this because I craved strawberry cupcakes...when I

actually ate them I ended up getting disgusted, even

though they were vegan, and fed them to the pigs.)

Although, I know people who swear the food cravings

are our bodies way of telling us we need some nutrient

(I don't believe that for myself since my body grew up

on crap! but I do believe this more for my son who

hasn't been brought up on over-processed junk food

like I was). Anyway, I would look at my protein

intake if I was craving meat or maybe iron intake and

see if eating more protein or iron-rich foods got rid

of the craving.

 

Linda (who misses being pregnant and would be pregnant

over and over if she didn't worry about

over-population)

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In a message dated 10/15/2002 5:46:43 AM Pacific Daylight Time,

veganlinda writes:

 

> Linda (who misses being pregnant and would be pregnant

> over and over if she didn't worry about

> over-population)

>

 

ME TOO!!! Well, that and the money factor!

 

 

Sara

Proud Mama to

Colin Patrick 12/07/99

Jack Michael 8/07/02

 

 

 

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> Interestingly enough, the only two times that I felt the

temptation

> of meat were during my pregnancies. Once it was the pungent smell

of donner

> roasting in the street, the other was the smell of salami in a

supermarket.

> Has anybody had similar experiences?

 

Hi Irene,

 

I craved meat when I was pregnant and I ate 3 cheeseburgers on my

first trimester. I don't feel good about it, but I don't feel bad

either. I guess I just wanted to fill an emotional gap or

something... I don't know... but I really felt this urge to eat meat

and did it.

 

Now I'm back to " almost " vegan.

 

Anna Macknight