Are you vegan? Vegetarian? Rabidly carnivorous? Omnivorous? Something else? Spill...

[WritingIsMyReligion]

Not interested in starting flamewars over the various diets followed, here, just curious as to where different people fall.

I'm pretty carnivorous--I eat most meat but for that I don't like because of taste. I've even tried some slightly offbeat meat such as venison, which was interesting. I love fish and some mollusks. Not really big on a lot of different vegetables, just carrots and corn and cucumbers (fruit? vegetable? whatever) and the like. Fruit's good, nuts are good. I love dairy in pretty much every form. As for clothing and stuff like that--I don't see the sense in wearing fur in particular. I will admit to being a bit dazzled by leather, though I don't think I've consciously worn it myself. My family hunts and fishes, though I don't, as I don't like guns and find fishing unbearably boring.

What about cha'll?

[flvegan]

1. What's a "vegan"?

[petronius]

8. Well, 'Vega' is a star and 'Vegas' is a city, so a 'vegan' is probably

a person who doesn't use animal products. It's just a logical deduction, really...

:)

[pokerfan]

20. One of my friends turned Vegan

She became about about as pleasant to hang out with as any other religious whackjob. It wasn't about her ethics; it had nothing to do with her thicsl it was her sudden concern with everyone else's ethics. :(

[LeftyMom]

32. Skinny, sad, weak people. Pity them.

:P

[Mutley]

2. Omnivorous.

I eat mostly chicken and some beef and pork. I don't like seafood except for shrimp. I do dairy and eggs. I'm good with most vegetables except for a few of those evil ones like lima beans or brussel sprouts.

I don't wear fur, but I do have a few leather items like my purse and shoes. I don't hunt or fish, either.

[Cant trust em]

3. I eat a fairly balanced diet.

I don't need meat every meal, but without it for too long I don't enjoy my meals as much.

[hobbit709]

4. I don't care for peanut butter, avocado and tofu

and I don't eat raw seafood. I once tried a "delicacy" in southern Italy-pickled sparrows-:puke:
Beyond that, I'll at least try something but some things I tried I wouldn't go for seconds on.
Oh, and it has to stop wiggling before I eat it.

[Cant trust em]

6. I'm borderline obsessed with peanut butter.

It's my daily breakfast.

[WritingIsMyReligion]

9. Pickled sparrows?

:puke:

:rofl:

[hobbit709]

10. When you're drinking the 30 cents a liter local vino

You're apt to try anything-ONCE.

[WritingIsMyReligion]

12. Clearly.

Pickled sparrows!

:rofl:

[mainegreen]

15. pickled sparrows!?!?!?!!!

Seriously,what the f?


I find it hard to come up with anything grosser than that. That really takes the cake.

:wtf:

[Madrone]

5. Pescatarian for 9 years.

Figured I'd cut out the fish/seafood at some point - haven't yet. Don't eat it that very often though. Would LOVE to live with a vegan that loved to cook - I'd probably be one if I didn't have to work at it so hard. :)

[GOPisEvil]

11. Good luck with that.

If you find this vegan that likes to cook, I hope they don't mind if I hang out there, too. :P

I suppose I could be a vegan, I just would rather not. Vegetarian, maybe. Of course I spend plenty of time with you and only eat seafood and that's not so bad.

[RebelOne]

51. Eat seafood, but nothing with hair, fur or feathers.

Someday, I hope to wean myself off seafood, but I do love salmon.

[Xipe Totec]

7. See food diet nt

[mainegreen]

13. I think I'm a crustaceanavore.

I eat so many crustaceans. They're really quite tasty.

:D

[Arugula Latte]

63. It's a shame you don't live somewhere where they're readily available ...

Someplace known for producing, oh, I don't know, lobstah or something ...

;)

[Chan790]

14. Vegetarian n/m

[GOPisEvil]

16. I'm pretty omnivorous.

However, I eat a lot less meat than I used to, and I'm more picky about where it comes from and what's in it. I suppose if I were living with a vegetarian, I could adopt that lifestyle for the most part. I pretty much eat the Madrone diet when we're together, and I don't have problems. But then she eats fish.

My issue these days isn't what, it's how much. :(

[quakerboy]

17. Carnivore

When given the option.

Although.. I loves me my fruit. And dairy. and starch's. And veggies. So... an ideal meal is about 4 parts meat, 1 part starch, 1 part veggie, 2 parts cheese and 2 parts fruit.

Proceed to flog me for being irresponsible. I know we can't really eat that way. But in a dream world, that would be my preference.

[Lyric]

18. Omnivorous

We eat a bit of red meat, a more significant amount of chicken and fish, and (rarely) venison from my stepfather's hunting in the Fall. I'm not crazy about raw veggies--I can tolerate tomatoes and cucumbers, so long as it's not an entire mouthful of nothing *but* that. Otherwise, I like cooked peas, green beans, carrots, corn, broccoli, potatoes, and sweet potatoes. I dislike most beans, save for lentils that are cooked "right" and those big butterbeans cooked with hamhocks and butter. I am very picky about fruit; I love juicy and sweet fruits, but I tend to avoid anything watery or sour--like watermelon, or strawberries that haven't been sugared a bit.

I love going fishing, and I'll gladly eat what I catch (so long as it isn't carp, which tastes like mud--yuck.) I don't wear fur, and our leather items were bought secondhand or given as hand-me-downs from my Mom.

[OmahaBlueDog]

19. I live in Nebraska, The beef here is excellent

I love beef.

[I Have A Dream]

21. Vegetarian. nt

[stuntcat]

22. vegetarian

I still eat a little cheese and sometimes yogurt in fruit smoothies. But I usually use Silk for them now, I just LOVE Silk.
I don't eat much bread but I know there are eggs in it when I do.

It's easier lately to be vegetarian than it was back in college, I can get tempeh at my Giant, there's no turning back for me this time :headbang:

[JTG of the PRB]

23. I'm a bit closer to carnivorous to omnivorous, but I like to think I balance them pretty well.

I want to be closer to omnivorous with more fruits and veggies, and I'm working on it... But for now, I'm closer to being a major meat-eater.

[garybeck]

24. Vegetarian: Animal Lover and Environmentalist.

If you are a real environmentalist, eventually you will realize that vegetarian is the only way.

[stuntcat]

26. (that's..

(that's what I wanted to say, the environment stuff is the biggest good it does now, I was scared and deleted it.)

[1]

25. vegan here...

although i do cheat a bit. fish...

and some beef... and pork (bacon!)

chicken...

oh, and cheese. i love cheese.



but i'm vegan...

[garybeck]

27. you forgot the to use "sarcasm" smiley

that's not cheating, it's called not being a vegan :)

[1]

31. sorry gary, i thought i was being so stupid that no one would misunderstand...

i have a friend that "claims" to be a vegetarian. almost every time we have dinner together, i see him eat something non-vegetarian. i've started to point this out and he says he's just "cheating a little bit." i can't wait to have the conversation with him about committed relationships.


i do admire those that commit to their beliefs. à salute...



and i did live this for about five years (a girl was involved, of course) but when she finally dumped my ass, the first thing i did was order a cheeseburger...

[garybeck]

42. at first I was buying the "cheater" allibi...

but I have to say your friend isn't a cheater either. s/he is not a vegetarian! you can tell her/him I said that :)

you're either on the bus, or off the bus...

[1]

43. that is funny that you would say that...

because if a vegan/vegetarian goes off the reservation, i think nothing of that. eh, food...

but a cheater? i feel all sorts of hate for that. deep hate.

maybe that's because i see a sexual dalliance as more important than a food choice.

but that's me.

i am sure there are vegetarians/vegans that would be more tolerant if their so was fucking another rather than eating some meat.

i don't know.

we all get to pick and choose what we get pissed off about...

[garybeck]

45. well

i think most vegetarians are pretty tolerant. most are also pacifists.

I say... live and let live.

If people want to eat meat, that's their choice... The one thing I do say, is if you're going to eat meat, you might want to consider looking into a cow's eyes, and then going to a slaughterhouse, so you know what you're supporting. Otherwise you're sort of burying your head in the sand. But that's your choice and I don't hold it against people.

But as far as cheating goes... I just don't think it's the right term to use in this case. If you are a vegetarian, you don't eat dead animals. If you try to be a vegetarian but "cheat" sometimes, then you are trying to be a vegetarian. More power to you, just for trying. It's an admirable thing to try to do. It shows your mind is in the right place. For some it's a difficult undertaking. For me, it's easy. I just have to look into a cow's eyes and I know I'm doing the right thing.

peace,
gary

[1]

47. and peace to you my brother gary...

i like the way you think.

and i think if there were more like you in the world, this world would be a better place.

i was trying to joke a bit tonight, but you were being serious. maybe i should joke less and be more like you.

what a wonderful example you live.

peace to you my brother...

[datasuspect]

35. i exchange protein strings with my podmate

through our feeding interfaces.

[Gormy Cuss]

28. Mostly locavore.

I eat a varied diet of mostly fruits and vegetables and locally produced meats,dairy, and nuts.

[flvegan]

30. Good term!

I like that. Locavore. Most brilliant, yes!

[Gormy Cuss]

59. It was coined in the SF bay area a few years ago.

True locavores won't eat something produced more than 100 miles from where they live, but the general idea is to eat locally as much as possible. By doing so you're not only reducing energy costs associated with transport but you develop a better sense of eating in season while supporting local (and usually smaller) businesses.

[Boudica the Lyoness]

29. Vegetarian

I'd be a vegan but I put non fat milk in my tea. Oh, and I love the Kerrygold Irish cheese, but eat it seldom.

[Agent William]

38. I didn't even need to see your name to know who you were..

=]

[Lilith Velkor]

33. Confirmed omnivore

I used to be a picky eater, but bouts with homelessness, and its attendant starvation, robbed me of most qualms about food.

The best Xmas dinner I ever had was caribou sausage on white bread, with my bf and ~20 Native Americans in our one room apartment back in 1990.

I enjoyed learning how to cook for vegans - it can be very challenging.

[AlCzervik]

34. Vegetarian, pretty new to it but so far so good.

i do still eat some cheese.

[nam78_two]

36. Vegan-locavore when possible.nt

[Kali]

37. Omnivore

raise beef for a living, have a tiny garden and buy local when in season

[flvegan]

40. But then your beef is local, too, right?

Locavore! That's a good thing.

[Kali]

41. and grass fed

[Tektonik]

39. I'm trying to be vegan

I still wear my old leather shoes, but I do not buy any new animal products.

I still sometimes make mistakes, such as not realizing there were animal products in McD's french fries :crazy:.

My favorite, favorite fast food is the veggie burrito at Chipotle with extra black beans and mild salsa :9.

[Fox Mulder]

44. I'm still in the process of trying to be a hardcore vegetarian...

I have given up the milk, eggs, and cheese. I still eat meat a couple times a week (only chicken...I don't eat beef, fish, or pork anymore). I'm trying to give it up. It can be difficult at times because I get craving for chicken once-in-a-while and I don't know how to make the cravings stop, and then I cave in and eat chicken. I hate it. I want to give it up altogether.

[Phillycat]

53. Sounds like you're maybe craving protein - maybe you're not getting enough?

Try adding some soy?

[Fox Mulder]

65. I have plenty of soy in my diet...

and nuts.

:shrug:

[Phillycat]

66. Maybe it's the fat you're craving

Soy has very little fat. Maybe add some olive oil or nut butter to get the satisfaction of fat?

[Lethe]

46. rabidly carnivorous

i grill out every day.

edit: vegetarian/vegan is too much grain. Grains and me don't mix.

[Common Sense Party]

48. Rabidly, unrepentantly carnivorous.

[IntravenousDemilo]

49. Definitely omnivorous, as in "Omnivorous happy as when there's good food."

Life's too short to eat badly.

[PVnRT]

50. Omnivore

I still refuse to eat veal or foie gras though, and prefer non-factory farm goods when I can actually get them.

[Phillycat]

52. I'm something they don't have a definition for. Heh.

I eat fish/seafood and eggs, but no cow's milk or anything derived from it; also, no beef, chicken, or pork. I do eat goat's and sheep's milk cheeses that are made from unpasteurized milk. I don't eat anything with high fructose corn syrup, partially hydrogenated oil, or trans fats. Nothing with artificial flavoring or coloring, and no artificial sweetener.

Not sure what to call that! :shrug:

[Phoonzang]

55. I think that's vegetarian....with slight vegan tendencies. n/t

[Phillycat]

56. But I eat fish.

I'm just weird. :D

[Phoonzang]

54. Ominvore. I eat what they put in front of me.

There's too much good food out there to restrict my diet.

[old mark]

57. I eat nearly everything edible.

I like all meat I have tried, even goat, and nearly all vegies except
okra (gaak!) and every type and variety of fruit, nuts, grains, etc. Generally pretty much of a balance.
Don't use any alcohol, don't drink sodas or much coffee.

I love all ice cream - my secret vice.

Oh. I guess it's not secret anymore.

My cholesterol is 115.

mark

[billyoc]

58. Cheapivore

I seek the best calorie/price ratio. A bag of snickers bars is as good as a big steak, and a lot cheaper. :hi:

[BarenakedLady]

60. Ovo-lacto vegetarian for 15 years. (n/t)

[Shell Beau]

61. I do eat meat, but I don't eat lots of it.

I love my veggies. I went without meat for 6 months or so in high school, but I failed to supplement my diet with the right nutrients.

[datasuspect]

62. jihadist carnivore

i issue fatwa against vegetable

[ChazII]

64. I don't live to eat

I eat that I can live. Small amounts of food -- pork, chicken, fruit, a few veggies and one Ensure w/calcium a day. I wish food was something I could do away with as it is a waste of time.

[unpossibles]

67. vegetarian. nt

[yellowdogintexas]

68. Complete Omnivore here. I will just about eat anything that is not tied down

or still alive.

My husband would argue about the still alive part regarding steak and roast beef, but he is squeamish and likes it well and truly DEAD. (aka ruined)

There are some oddball seafoods I won't touch, and I'm not too fond of sushi (can't get past the nasty taste of the seaweed,even on the veggie ones)

HOwever I do love veggies of all kinds, good beef, chicken and pork and some kinds of fish.

Love fruit, and love nuts way too much for my own good, and all dairy products.

Really good bread, with butter is fantastic.

I like organic fabrics and leather shoes. Don't wear fur.