Guest guest Posted April 21, 2003 Report Share Posted April 21, 2003 QOTW (question of the week) When you first become a vegetarian, what do you remember being the most difficult food item to stop eating? What was the easiest (be specific as possible)? My answers: For me I'd have to say the most difficult thing to give up is seafood. Still a toughie for me, quite honestly. I find I have to keep reminding myself it isn't seafood, it is seaLIFE! That even if those shrimp are " stupid " or don't have pain censors like ours, they still are way happier swimming in the sea than swimming on my plate in garlic butter sauce and pasta. *lol* The easiest thing for me to give up was steak. I have always hated the smell, texture and taste of most cuts of redmeat. ~ PT ~ Man can climb to the highest summits; but he cannot dwell there long. ~ George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 21, 2003 Report Share Posted April 21, 2003 > When you first become a vegetarian, what do you > remember being the most difficult food item to stop > eating? What was the easiest (be specific as possible)? I don't actually think any one item was more difficult than another item. My wife was and continues to be annoyed that we can't eat totally family style in chinese restaurants because she doesn't want to order an entire meat item for herself. Hm, items I occasionally think about are sushi, fried chicken, shrimp, turkey sandwiches but not really that much. The thought goes away pretty quickly when I think about the animal itself. Easiest? Sausage is easy. I like boca sausage just fine. Boca burgers and portabello sandwiches are also fine substitutes for hamburgers. Too bad I can't convince all the fast food places about that. It's been over four years and my memory of these things just isn't very present. Gary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 21, 2003 Report Share Posted April 21, 2003 Try as I might to become a vegan, cheese is THE hardest thing. I didn't have too much of a problem with meat back in the day. I have tried a few times to quit eating cheese and haven't yet been successful. Eggs and milk aren't hard for me, except on the occasion when someone else makes the baked goods and they have eggs in them and I can't resist! Otherwise, I don't use them at home. ~ P_T ~ <patchouli_troll wrote:QOTW (question of the week) When you first become a vegetarian, what do you remember being the most difficult food item to stop eating? What was the easiest (be specific as possible)? My answers: For me I'd have to say the most difficult thing to give up is seafood. Still a toughie for me, quite honestly. I find I have to keep reminding myself it isn't seafood, it is seaLIFE! That even if those shrimp are " stupid " or don't have pain censors like ours, they still are way happier swimming in the sea than swimming on my plate in garlic butter sauce and pasta. *lol* The easiest thing for me to give up was steak. I have always hated the smell, texture and taste of most cuts of redmeat. ~ PT ~ Man can climb to the highest summits; but he cannot dwell there long. ~ George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 21, 2003 Report Share Posted April 21, 2003 - " ~ P_T ~ " <patchouli_troll Monday, April 21, 2003 1:10 PM QOTW (april20th-26th) > QOTW (question of the week) > > When you first become a vegetarian, what do you > remember being the most difficult food item to stop > eating? What was the easiest (be specific as possible)? When I stopped eating meat it was because the taste was nauseating me. I have never been a steak eater it just tastes bloody, so that was easy. Things like pepperoni I miss even though my heart doesn't. Tina bouledogue.tmg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 21, 2003 Report Share Posted April 21, 2003 Greetings my Veggie Friends The think I missed most eating meat (don't laugh) is McDonald's Chicken Sandwiches. I worked there when I was a kid (hey - they were the only folks in town hiring 16 y/o) and I would get the Chik sandwich, no sauce, and med fries for dinner at least once a week. (oh, to have THAT metabolism back). The thing that was easiest is a Rib Roast. Something about the look/texture of it - and the meat juice aka blood ... just gorey. My family has that every New Years and I can't stand it. , " ~ P_T ~ " <patchouli_troll> wrote: > QOTW (question of the week) > > When you first become a vegetarian, what do you > remember being the most difficult food item to stop > eating? What was the easiest (be specific as possible)? > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 21, 2003 Report Share Posted April 21, 2003 easiest to give up was beef....any type [including milk]. hardest is pork...I still have bacon occasionally, or chinese food [rice, egg rolls] with small amounts in it [i know, I know..........just can't help it.... yet] ~Pixx On 21 Apr 2003 at 17:10, ~ P_T ~ wrote: > QOTW (question of the week) > > When you first become a vegetarian, what do you > remember being the most difficult food item to stop > eating? What was the easiest (be specific as possible)? > > > My answers: > > For me I'd have to say the most difficult thing to give > up is seafood. Still a toughie for me, quite honestly. > I find I have to keep reminding myself it isn't seafood, > it is seaLIFE! That even if those shrimp are " stupid " or > don't have pain censors like ours, they still are way > happier swimming in the sea than swimming on my plate > in garlic butter sauce and pasta. *lol* > The easiest thing for me to give up was steak. I have always > hated the smell, texture and taste of most cuts of redmeat. > > ~ PT ~ > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 21, 2003 Report Share Posted April 21, 2003 The New Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 21, 2003 Report Share Posted April 21, 2003 Fish was the easiest. Lamb and pork aren't that difficult although I must admit to giving in periodically as I did on Sunday with some lamb. Beef, it's like an addiction ... I'm still working on beef. Lois S. I still have bacon occasionally, or chinese food [rice, egg rolls] with small amounts in it [i know, I know..........just can't help it.... yet] The New Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 21, 2003 Report Share Posted April 21, 2003 " ~ P_T ~ " <patchouli_troll> wrote: > QOTW (question of the week) > > When you first become a vegetarian, what do you > remember being the most difficult food item to stop > eating? Without a doubt - sushi, specifically tuna (mmmm.spicy tuna maki..heavenly). In fact, a friend got stranded in NYC over the weekend (car impounded, and no one working because of the holidays), so he took the train up to Stamford and spent the weekend with us. He's a huge sushi eater, and ordered a humongous platter of it yesterday for dinner. The kappa was good (cucumber, wrapped in sushi rice and seaweed) as was the inari (bean curd wrapped around sushi rice), but the dragon rolls were more than I could resist (bright red tuna, with asparagus, wrapped in rice and seaweed, topped with slivers of avocado). For the first time in about a year, I had a piece. Because my decision to stop eating meat had to do with health concerns rather than ethics, I really didn't have much guilt about eating that sliver of tuna. What I did feel was a little piqued at myself for not having the willpower to resist temptation, regardless of what the temptation was. ultimately though, its been a terrible few weeks, and that morsel of tuna isn't going to harm me. My resolve is fine, and I don't expect I'll be lapsing regularly. > What was the easiest (be specific as possible)? Red meat. Almost all of it - steak, ground beef, ham, lamb, pork, venison, etc. I never liked the taste of it, and insisted it be cooked to shoe leather and smothered in sauces, so that I couldn't taste all that " meat " . Blech. Nope, no problem at all giving that up. Chicken and turkey were MUCH more difficult, and I still miss them at times, though not as much as I miss seafood. Along these lines, what foods do people crave that you no longer eat? Do you break down occasionally and eat them, or have you found a substitute for them? What do you do to deal with the cravings? Tonite we ordered in Chinese. Fortunately, the place I call has an extensive vegetarian selection, so I was able to get vegetarian sesame chicken and a vegetarian egg roll. The bf was surprised how good the " chicken " was, though admittedly the texture isn't quite right. He's been eating very little meat products, because of his cholesterol, and after dinner he mentioned that he felt kind of gross, probably because he wasn't used to all that grease and meat. He said he should have ordered something vegetarian. Yep, he's slowly becoming a convert, whether he realizes it or not. -- Sherri For afterwards a man finds pleasure in his pains, when he has suffered long and wandered far. -- Homer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 21, 2003 Report Share Posted April 21, 2003 At 09:47 PM 4/21/03 -0400, you wrote: >Along these lines, what foods do people crave that you no longer eat? Like you, sushi. For some reason, occasionally fried chicken. Suppose it could be because I grew up in the midwest (Kansas) and there restaurants (not just carry outs) that we would go to for fried chicken and my mother fixing fried chicken, mashed potatoes and chicken gravy on a Sunday afternoon. Maybe a barbecue beef sandwich but with enough barbecue sauce, not that much difference between beef and tvf or tofu or whatever. >Do you break down occasionally and eat them, or have you found a >substitute for them? Nope >What do you do to deal with the cravings? Just stop thinking about plus think about the animals. That puts a stop to the cravings pretty quickly. Gary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 21, 2003 Report Share Posted April 21, 2003 Hi everyone, Im in my late 30's and have been a vegetarian since my early 20's, I still can't believe how hard it is to find other people who are really vegetarian to socialize with. People who really love animals and share the same views. Is it just South Florida, how is it where you guys are? Lonely vegetarian in fla : ( The New Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 21, 2003 Report Share Posted April 21, 2003 Love from Mn " Tray " Hard to meet cute veggies here too. i am 33 ...come on up to minnesota:) Tracy Pookie <trickykitty333 wrote: Hi everyone, Im in my late 30's and have been a vegetarian since my early 20's, I still can't believe how hard it is to find other people who are really vegetarian to socialize with. People who really love animals and share the same views. Is it just South Florida, how is it where you guys are? Lonely vegetarian in fla : ( The New Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 22, 2003 Report Share Posted April 22, 2003 Tonite we ordered in Chinese. Fortunately, the place I call has an extensive vegetarian selection, so I was able to get vegetarian sesame chicken and a vegetarian egg roll. I've been to a few Chinese places where they use a chicken-based sauce on their vegetable entrees. One time, they told me that they can change it to a " white sauce " instead of using the chicken broth. The white sauce was not very good. It was very bland. Since finding this out about Chinese places, I have been steering clear of them. Has anyone else had a similar situation? The New Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 22, 2003 Report Share Posted April 22, 2003 You mean the food I really missed (rather than just the most difficult to avoid) as a *vegetarian* rather than a wannabe vegan? I guess prawns was difficult at first and, don't laugh, caviar. I mean the kind of fish-eggs you find in taramasalata or dumped on smoked salmon, which I *could* do without. Long after I officially stopped eating all fish and sealife ;=) I would sometimes succumb to taramasalata kinda absent-mindedly. The prawns problem didn't last long - in Australia (where we were living back then) they serve them with their heads on, and I found they were sort of *looking* at me after a while in a rather sad but all-too-dead way :=( Best, Pat -- SANTBROWN townhounds/ http://www.angelfire.com/art/pendragon/ ---------- * " Until he extends the circle of compassion to all living things, man will not himself find peace. " - Albert Schweitzer * " The time will come when men such as I will look upon the murder of animals as they now look upon the murder of men " - Leonardo da Vinci * " The animals of the world exist for their own reasons. They were not made for humans any more than black people were made for white, or women created for men. " - Alice Walker ---------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 22, 2003 Report Share Posted April 22, 2003 Hi Sheila here still the bad meat eater here. Live in Idaho for the moment, but call Oregon my home. Hubby and I are trying to eat healthier. Decided to splite the week in half half of the week we eat non meat meals. The other half meat meals. We have eliminated most red meat though. I was amazed the other day when we went out to eat. The restaurant had a prime rib special(hubby favorite) and he ordered a a vegie omelett. The hardest thing for me to give up has been processed meats like hotdogs and smoked sausages (polish favorite) But in the two months we have been eating healtier have had one polish dog. Don't think that we will become total vegetarians, but adding more non meats meals to our lives is a good thing. Sheila Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 22, 2003 Report Share Posted April 22, 2003 Oh sorry, forgot to say - easiest to give up was red meat - especially *steak* as opposed to bits chopped up in stir fry or curries or stews. But I had been avoiding it for my own reasons - don't like the taste or texture - for ages anyway, preferring chicken when I was a meat eager. Best, Pat -- SANTBROWN townhounds/ http://www.angelfire.com/art/pendragon/ ---------- * " Until he extends the circle of compassion to all living things, man will not himself find peace. " - Albert Schweitzer * " The time will come when men such as I will look upon the murder of animals as they now look upon the murder of men " - Leonardo da Vinci * " The animals of the world exist for their own reasons. They were not made for humans any more than black people were made for white, or women created for men. " - Alice Walker ---------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 23, 2003 Report Share Posted April 23, 2003 >When you first become a vegetarian, what do you >remember being the most difficult food item to stop >eating? > I actually haven't had much of a problem with cravings. Dropping a food off of my diet is easy. Finding a replacement takes a bit of work. The hardest part so far has been obligation. Person X spends Y hours slaving over a hot stove making Z, and you're a what?!?! Most get-togethers are buffet-style, so it doesn't matter most days. >What was the easiest (be specific as possible)? > I've hated pork chops ever since my trip to Latvia two years ago. Laurie _______________ The new MSN 8: advanced junk mail protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 23, 2003 Report Share Posted April 23, 2003 Sheila, Good job! I'm new to this myself, so I know it's not easy. At first, I wasn't even sure it was possible, given that I grew up in the south with sausage-egg biscuits and everything fried. Something I read that's very true is that people tend to eat the same 12 or so recipes all the time. They know what they like and stick to it. Ever since I read that, I've been trying to make a point to try foods I normally don't eat. Think of it as an act of rebellion If you love pancakes, get anything but, even if it's a waffle. Today I had my first-ever vegetarian sub AND I let them put everything on it, even the vegetables I don't like. Here's a good article: http://www.newveg.av.org/trans2veg.htm Laurie > " Sheila " <anut > > > Re: QOTW (april20th-26th) >Tue, 22 Apr 2003 15:04:45 -0000 > >Hi >Sheila here still the bad meat eater here. Live in Idaho for the >moment, but call Oregon my home. Hubby and I are trying to eat >healthier. Decided to splite the week in half half of the week we >eat non meat meals. The other half meat meals. We have eliminated >most red meat though. > >I was amazed the other day when we went out to eat. The restaurant >had a prime rib special(hubby favorite) and he ordered a a vegie >omelett. The hardest thing for me to give up has been processed >meats like hotdogs and smoked sausages (polish favorite) But in the >two months we have been eating healtier have had one polish dog. >Don't think that we will become total vegetarians, but adding more >non meats meals to our lives is a good thing. > >Sheila > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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