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of course, the article is full of the usual snide comments..but..wotever...take

it as you will

 

http://sports./mlb/blog/mlb_experts/post/Prince-Fielder-is-on-an-all-su\

nflower-seed-diet?urn=mlb,67984

 

Prince Fielder is on an all-sunflower seed diet

By 'Duk

 

Thursday, Feb 21, 2008 5:42 pm EST

 

 

Well, not quite. But the Brewers' hefty slugger showed up to camp on Wednesday

and dropped the mother of bombshells for someone of his considerable size: He is

now a vegetarian. After learning the dirty truth about how cows are cut up, he

now eats no meat and no fish but he does consume plenty of ketchup-drowned Boca

Burgers.

 

From the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:

 

 

It wasn't always this way. Fielder used to enjoy a stacked burger or a juicy

steak as much as any carnivore, but a few weeks ago he received a book from his

wife, Chanel, that changed his outlook on what he puts in his massive frame. The

book described how certain animals are treated and slaughtered for food.

 

....

 

" After reading that, (meat) just didn't sound good to me anymore, " Fielder said.

" It grossed me out a little bit. It's not a diet thing or anything like that. I

don't miss it at all. "

 

Over here at the BLS, I wish Fielder the best of luck with his new lifestyle,

especially once he reports back to the knockwurst-laden burg of Milwaukee.

 

But I speak from experience when I say it's not going to be easy. While a

sophomore at the UW, I once tried to dabble in vegetarianism, but it only lasted

all of about five or six hours. I blame Madison's famous Plazaburgers for the

death of my idealism.

 

Because how are you supposed to say no to an all-beef patty topped with a lot of

secret sauce and grilled with just the right amount of love? If Prince bucks the

odds and continues being all-veggie, all-the-time, I'd like him to tell me.

 

• Diet fit for a Prince / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

• Tofu prince? / Chuckie Hacks

 

Getty Images photo

 

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