QOTW - Where are you from and what, when and why made you decide to

[Guest guest]

Where are you from(be as vague or specific as you choose)? NY, Seattle and now

Tempe, Arizona

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> What helped you consider being a vegetarian?

>Field trip when I was fourteen to a slaughterhouse and then read The Jungle by

Upton Sinclair

 

> What do you enjoy about being a vegetarian?

The variety of foods to choose from and experiment with. I also think it keeps

me young and healthy.

 

> What tips do you suggest to new vegetarians?

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Giving up meat is not deprivation. You get to eat more globally. Buy some

cookbooks and play with your food.

 

 

[Guest guest]

Where are you from(be as vague or specific as you choose)?

 

Eastern Tennessee

 

What helped you consider being a vegetarian?

 

Health. To be specific, I have Rheumatoid Arthritis that failed to respond to

any conventional treatment. I was sick and tired of being sick and tired so I

tried " unconventional " treatments.

 

What do you enjoy about being a vegetarian?

 

1) Feeling better! I have lost weight (still heavy, but not quite so) and my

blood tests are much more " normal " I am also off my cane - which is a huge plus.

A note: I'm also gluten free now. Each has helped in its own way.

2) Being creative: I can fix lots of new foods now

3) Color: let's face it - veggies outdo meat on the color scale hands down -

much more appealing

 

 

What tips do you suggest to new vegetarians?

 

Okay, we're semi-veg here. We eat fish on occasion. (please don't send me email

on this - we've come a long way. This will be our final hurdle) We hope to go

full veg, but haven't made that leap yet. My one tip would be, don't be

discouraged if you " fall off the wagon " . It happens. Just dust off and get back

on the right track.

 

 

[Guest guest]

Where are you from(be as vague or specific as you choose)?

 

 

Originally, Kansas

Currently, San Francisco East Bay area - Tri-Valley

 

What helped you consider being a vegetarian?

 

News and articles about factory farms, suffering of animals, etc.

 

What do you enjoy about being a vegetarian?

 

Not being responsible for the suffering of animals in slaughterhouses.

 

What tips do you suggest to new vegetarians?

 

I'm not very good at giving suggestions. For some people it is

easier to just totally and instantly quit eating meat. That's what

I did. For others it is easier to slowly stop eating meat. Each

to their own.

 

Oh, how about - pay attention to ingredient labels.

 

Gary

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Where are you from(be as vague or specific as you choose)?

 

Originally, Chesterton, IN right on Lake Michigan Kansas

Currently Deltona, FL between Orlando & Daytona Beach

 

What helped you consider being a vegetarian?

 

For health reasons and environmental reasons.

 

What do you enjoy about being a vegetarian?

 

I'm not sure that I enjoy it anymore than when I wasn't.  I still love recipes,

so now I spend hours looking at veg recipes and coming up with ways to make

" non " veg foods into veg. foods.

 

What tips do you suggest to new vegetarians?

Everyone only wanted to say all the wonderful aspects of being vegetarian, but

no one wanted to talk abou the difficulties for fear of turning someone away. 

My suggestions is to know that with anything worthwhile there will be

difficulties and hills to climb, but there are others out there who have been

through them, so don't give up.  Also, if you " slip " , don't beat yourself up. 

Finally, just enjoy your food, because there are so many wonderful recipes

and different foods out there to try.

Kelly