Kelly becoming vegetarian

[Guest guest]

That is such a wonderful email from you. I was raised by a vegan and she was

such a food cop I would rebel. I ate non veg food and downed Cokes and ate any

type pf sweet or sugar every chance I got. I have sugar addiction, I fight it

every single day. You have to be kind, patient, never push your lifestyle on

anyone. I don't like to say convert but maybe that is the right word, many meat

eaters to vegetarianism just by taking veg food to potlucks, sharing my lunch

with coworkers, entertaining and making all the dishes vegetarian, lending veg

cookbooks out ( Warning: you don't always get them back), answering questions,

etc. I wish I could count the number of people I know who have made rude

comments towards vegetarians and have ended up a vegetarian themselves a few

years later.

Donna

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Kelly Best <bests4him

 

Fri, 16 Jan 2009 05:13:03

 

Re: Andrea your take on meat eaters

 

 

" I think it is important that vegetarians don't become judgmental or

self-righteous towards people who do not share their philosophy of life. "

 

That is why I love this group.  I would not have become vegetarian if it hadn't

been due to the other groups or vegetarians I met were so critical that I never

wanted to associate with them.  Even now I almost aplogize because of the " bad

press " from a handful of over zealous vegs, but I tell everyone of course that

the group I'm on is wonderful and not judgemental in anyway.  Several of my

students have become veg and I've had to pull them aside to let them know that

the best way to promote their lifestyle is to do it in love and as any example

without condeming.  In fact at Christmas the school had a Medieval Feast with 6

courses and they did some vegetarian for us.  So many of the people loved the

vegetarian soup I made better than the chicken/noodle that the others brought. 

What better way than to just have " great food " .  Again,. thanks for all being so

understanding -- I couldn't have done this without all your great support and

recipes. 

Kelly, Deltona, FL