Guest guest Posted March 1, 2007 Report Share Posted March 1, 2007 I am a sorta vegetarian, or I guess you could say " wannabe " . Anyway, I am wondering if fish is allowed on veggie diets. Also are there lists of foods that are proteins, and carbs to use for veggie diets? I have seen them, that have meats, but never one that is for a vegetarian. I really do prefer to eat non-meat, if I can do it healthy. Thanks for your help. Bonnie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 1, 2007 Report Share Posted March 1, 2007 Hi Bonnie ~ A vegetarian eats no meat at all. Some that eats fish and no other meat would be a pescatarian. Someone that eats no animal products (such as dairy, eggs) is a vegan. I know there's got to be some reference lists but I don't know off hand. I do know that soy, beans, legumes are a good source of protein. There are healthy vegetarians and unhealthy vegetarians, just like with meat eaters. Stay away from as much processed food as you can; eat whole grains, fresh vegetables and fruits. That will start you out eating healthy. I'm sure others will chime in as well. Cindi youngbloodbonnie <youngbloodbonnie wrote: I am a sorta vegetarian, or I guess you could say " wannabe " . Anyway, I am wondering if fish is allowed on veggie diets. Also are there lists of foods that are proteins, and carbs to use for veggie diets? I have seen them, that have meats, but never one that is for a vegetarian. I really do prefer to eat non-meat, if I can do it healthy. Thanks for your help. Bonnie . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 1, 2007 Report Share Posted March 1, 2007 To Bonnie. No, sorry, but a vegetarian doesn't eat fish. I like to tell people I never eat anything that used to have a face. You might look at this website: http://www.tryveg.com/cfi/toc/ It has a lot of resources for someone who's a wannabe. It's really not hard at all to get enough protein even if you stay away from the commercial fake meats. Bored stiff? Loosen up... Download and play hundreds of games for free on Games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 2, 2007 Report Share Posted March 2, 2007 Bonnie, vegetarianism is not a diet, It’s a way of live. I eat no meat but I am not a vegetarian because I don’t involve myself in the politics. Tofu is a great source of vegetable protein. There are a lot of recipes in the file section of this site. Good luck, Zen youngbloodbonnie <youngbloodbonnie wrote: I am a sorta vegetarian, or I guess you could say " wannabe " . Anyway, I am wondering if fish is allowed on veggie diets. Also are there lists of foods that are proteins, and carbs to use for veggie diets? I have seen them, that have meats, but never one that is for a vegetarian. I really do prefer to eat non-meat, if I can do it healthy. Thanks for your help. Bonnie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 2, 2007 Report Share Posted March 2, 2007 > Bonnie, vegetarianism is not a diet, It's a way of live. I eat no meat but I am not a vegetarian because I don't involve myself in the politics. Hi there - With respect, I don't think vegetarians or others usually define VEGETARIANISM in that way as having to be involved beyond choosing what to eat (although one does make that distinction about VEGANISM). Someone who eats no 'meat' (meaning four- legged creatures and birds) but eats fish, would not be a vegetarian indeed but a pescetarian. But someone who eats no animals, including no fish, and no dead animal products, would be a vegetarian because of his or her diet, what he or she chooses to eat and not eat. BUT what certainly IS a Lifestyle is VEGANISM - since it means more than simply omitting animal products, including dairy, eggs and honey, from ones life - it means aiming towards total compassion and refraining from using parts of animals (leather, wool, etc.) or anything produced by animals (eg silk, honey), anything which harms or exploits animals of any size or kind. There IS such a thing as a _vegan_ diet, of course - it refers to eating as a vegan but not necessarily following all the other restrictions which vegans choose to put on themselves in order to be true to their vegan philosophy. And maybe, it suddenly occurs to me after rambling on like this, that is what you meant to say. Just some thoughts Love, Pat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 2, 2007 Report Share Posted March 2, 2007 , " Pat " <drpatsant wrote: > > > Bonnie, vegetarianism is not a diet, It's a way of live. I eat no meat but I am not a > vegetarian because I don't involve myself in the politics. > > Hi there - With respect, I don't think vegetarians or others usually define VEGETARIANISM > in that way as having to be involved beyond choosing what to eat (although one does > make that distinction about VEGANISM). Someone who eats no 'meat' (meaning four- > legged creatures and birds) but eats fish, would not be a vegetarian indeed but a > pescetarian. I saw one blog where the blogger described herself as an aquatarian, meaning she eats a primarily vegetarian diet with an occasion fish. It's almost cute. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 2, 2007 Report Share Posted March 2, 2007 > I saw one blog where the blogger described herself as an aquatarian, > meaning she eats a primarily vegetarian diet with an occasion fish. > It's almost cute. Heh heh. Yeah. But fish are cute too, eh? When allowed to live and swim around, that is. Why, I wonder, do people want to describe themselves at 'primarily vegetarian' or 'almost vegetarian' or link themselves to vegetarianism at all if they are resisting the ideas of vegetarianism, which is to NOT make one's body a graveyard for dead animals (as someone had it). Why not simply say they don't like pork or beef or chicken. We all have relatives and friends who don't like fish, for example, and in some religions certain forms of sea- or land-animal meats are forbidden. People understand that - that and personal taste. Why shackle oneself with the term vegetarianism in order to define one- self in opposition to it! Would one say I'm almost a liberal, except I want to bring back hanging, slavery and serfdom? (Yeah LOL well maybe some would, eh? Scrub that.) Aquatarian huh? I must watch for that! Thanks for the tip-off Love, Pat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 2, 2007 Report Share Posted March 2, 2007 , " tonialmo " <tonialmo wrote: [...] > I saw one blog where the blogger described herself as an aquatarian, > meaning she eats a primarily vegetarian diet with an occasion fish. > It's almost cute. Even cuter, I think, was the blogger who described herself as a sweegan, meaning she was a vegan except for when it came to sweets. -Erin www.zenpawn.com/vegblog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 2, 2007 Report Share Posted March 2, 2007 > Even cuter, I think, was the blogger who described herself > as a sweegan, meaning she was a vegan except for when it > came to sweets. LOL There must be dozens of such coinages out there - but that's pretty cute. The only other which comes to my mind is freegan, which somehow fails to impart the same sense of impishness. Love, Pat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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