Explaining why i dont eat cheese?

Question

okay so my friends have the HARDEST time understanding why i dont eat cheese ( rennet ) but imNOT a vegan . Ive explained to them what rennet was and how its in cheese and thats hy i dnt eat it , but then their NOT getting it ! their like oh wait you cant have milk, im like why? their like cuz you dont eat cheese! like serisouly is therean easier way to explain this! i dnt think they believe me that there is MEAT in cheese, they thinhk cheese is made like butter, only its churned more. HELP!

Answer 1

Just explain to them that you don't eat foods that an animal had to die for.  Milk is OK because it comes from a living animal, but cheese made with rennet is not OK because a calf had to die for it.  I think it's a pretty simple distinction.  If they don't get it, don't worry about it, just do your thing.

Just as an FYI, there are rennetless cheeses and cheeses made with vegetable rennet available so that you don't have to go completely cheeseless.  Tillamook brand is available in grocery stores and says right on the side of the package whether it's made with vegetable rennet or not.

Answer 2

Ok, while your friends don't seem to be understanding what you are saying, they may have a point. Why do you refuse to eat meat (including rennet)? I am assuming that it is due to concerns about the treatment of animals. If so, then your friends likely have a point that you should not drink milk, since the milk industry is intimately connected with the veal industry (cows have to get pregnant to produce milk, then the baby must be removed so that he/she will not drink the milk, and those baby cows become veal calves.) It seems somewhat arbitrary to only be concerned about not eating meat, but not concerned about the milk/veal connection.

If you have a different reason for abstaining from meat, then what I said may not apply.

Just something to think about. :)

Answer 3

PEOPLE, please ignore the FAKE hollywood with the blue background.

You could tell your friends you are intolerant to cheese, that would stop them giving you a hard time about it. True friends shouldn't make you feel bad.

Answer 4

Cheese is excellent for health!

Answer 5

Not all cheeses have rennet, you know.

Answer 6

Tell them to s***w off. If they won't even try to listen and understand your views, it's not even worth your time explaining them.