I need to interview a vegetar before tomorrow can anyone help me??

Question

Here are some questions to help.

Why did you become a vegetarian?

How do you keep up with your daily nutriton/calcium ect?

Do you have any difficulties getting vegetarian food at resturants/functions?

Does vegetarian food become boring after a while?

If you can think of anymore questions and appropriate answers that would be great!! Thanx

Answer 1

> Why did you become a vegetarian?

Athletic performance and subsequently health.

> How do you keep up with your daily nutriton/calcium ect?

I eat food.  Yeah, at first all that anti veg. propaganda was making me wonder so I researched and researched and it was all easily proven wrong.  I came to the conclusion that humans are herbivores.  In fact, best suited to eating fruits.

> Do you have any difficulties getting

> vegetarian food at resturants/functions?

No.

I basically only go to restaurants that I know have good food that I like, and there are few 'functions' that I go to.

> Does vegetarian food become boring after a while?

h**l no.  It opened up a whole new world for me.  I used to be so bored with the typical Canadian diet... then suddenly I found that in my looking for veg. recipes and foods that basically the whole world has been mostly vegan for longer than history.  Every culture around the world has mainly vegan foods (traditionally, that is).  From Russian to Japan to Iran to... all mostly vegan.  So, I hit the Japanese, Korean, Indian, Middle Eastern, Chinese, Tiawanese, etc. food stores plus the health food stores... and there are endless things... every week I'm trying new things... and have been doing that for almost 20 years now... 20 years of new discoveries... it's great!  Others think what I eat is weird... but, of course they are close-minded to new and different things.

> If you can think of anymore questions

> and appropriate answers that would be great!!

I tell the answers, and you come up with the questions, okay?

Just eat as much of a well rounded diet as possible that has lots of whole foods, organic foods, etc.

It's not expensive.  It's cheap.  You can grow most of your own food in a fairly small garden.  Without a garden... yes, can be much much more expensive buying veggies at the store... then I'd buy wholesale as much as possible, or join a buying club or co-op.   Oooh, after 18 years... it's just so easy for me and I love every day of it.  

Right now I'm eating home made carob cookies with vanilla soy milk... yum!  

So, no I'm not missing out on anything.  

Lasagna is still my fav. food, but I just make it with no meat or cheese now.  

I make cake, cookies, bread, etc. with no eggs, milk, butter, etc.... it's not needed -- nope, don't fall apart at all. Yes, made with whole wheat flour, no white flour.  Yes, fluffy, not like a brick at all.

Answer 2

I became vegetarian (in 1990 at the age of 10) for mostly health reasons, because I believe that meat today is pretty much "unsafe" because of the hormones and things the animals are fed.. Also I have always been an animal lover and  hate for animals to die for any reason..

I try to eat a varied diet, I have never lacked any nutrients.. I know I'm not anemic (I give blood)  I was actually quite overweight for most of  my life, because I tend to eat junk food, white grains, and too much veggie meats..

Some restaurants, yes.. But today, more and more people are going vegetarian, so most restaurants are providing veggie options now.. but occasionally the  menu will be very  limited.. But I can usually find a salad, or ask them to leave the meat off of a certain dish..

Not boring at all.. I  love to eat.. I love food. GOing vegetarian has opened  my eyes to a whole new world of ethnic quisine.. I'm not stuck in the  "meat and potatoes" rut that most westerners are stuck in.. Instead I enjoy Indian curries and flat bread, Korean chapche and mandu, Chinese style bean curd, mediterranean food, Polish, German, Russian food.. Things I NEVER knew about when I still ate meat... Being vegetarian feels very "liberating" and "frees" me to learn about new and exciting dishes...

Answer 3

Why did you become a vegetarian?

I disagreed with the exploitative measures that factory farming has taken in order to maximize profit off of animals. Conditions in factory farms are so terrible that I have a hard time believing that human beings, many of whom perceive themselves as compassionate and God's children, could possibly have orchestrated such a disgusting system. I became increasingly convinced I was doing the right thing when I found out animal agriculture is the leading cause of global warming and when I witnessed dramatic improvements in my personal health and wellbeing, physical and spiritual.

How do you keep up with your daily nutriton/calcium etc?

I don't have to worry about that, where do you think the animals most people eat get their nutrients? They eat a plant-based diet, of course. There is more protein in broccoli than beef per calorie - believe it or not, broccoli is nearly 50% protein while beef is 27% protein - most of beef's calories come from fat. Animal fat - as are all fats - are 9 calories per gram, while protein and carbs are only 4 calories per gram. Human beings are omnivores now but we're direct descendants from herbivores and our bodies still lean the herbivore direction. There's countless studies that suggest dairy is NOT the best source of calcium as natural properties within it tamper with calcium absorption. Plant sources of calcium (dark leafy greens, whole grains) absorb easier. Even though Americans consume on average more than twice the calcium of many other countries, Americans rely on dairy for it and, not coincidentally, have one of the highest osteoporosis and hip fracture rates in the world. And cutting out meat doesn't eliminate ANY nutrients that aren't found in plants except for cholesterol.

Do you have any difficulties getting vegetarian food at restaurants/functions?

Not at all :). There's always cut fruit plates, rice, baked potatoes, side salads, veggie side dishes, maybe beans or noodles with marinara sauce. I have yet to go to a Chinese restaurant (a real one!) that doesn't serve tofu - I don't mean the fast-food stuff in malls, where none of the staff are even Chinese. Even if it's not on the menu, I ask, and they ALWAYS have it (they themselves eat it and prefer it, I am great friends with the owner of the biggest Chinese restaurant in my town and when he sits to eat dinner in his own restaurant he'll pick tofu any day of the week).

Does vegetarian food become boring after a while?

Never. Some recipes get tired and worn out, but don't we all get sick of eating something at one point or another? What I like to do is take out a cookbook from the library and find something new. Right now I'm obsessed with a soba noodle and pine nut recipe I found, and I have retired a peanut tofu pad thai dish I've over-relied on in it's place. Just about every food I liked before going vegetarian is still here after the "change", minus the minced up animal corpse in it. Instead of ground beef I use grated tempeh, for instance. Tofu stands in for chicken b*****s easily, since both are flavorless and mostly absorb and take on the flavor of the dish they're prepared in.

Answer 4

Why did you become a vegetarian?

becasue i did not want to support the practices in the meat industry

How do you keep up with your daily nutriton/calcium ect?

I eat food, just normal food.

Do you have any difficulties getting vegetarian food at resturants/functions?

No, there are plenty of veggie foods avaialble, people jsut need to look a bit further than thier local pub or chain fast food place sometimes

Does vegetarian food become boring after a while?

Not at all !! what could be more boring that having meat on your plate all the time ?

If you find yourself being bored by veggie food then perhaps you can take yourself off to a decent veggie hotel or resturant like this:

http://www.lancrigg.co.uk

or this:

http://www.maisonduvert.com/

or these:

http://www.vegetarianvisitor.co.uk/

or this fine place

http://www.montalionline.com/

or these resturants in London

http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/2007/ma...

or these B&Bs:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/2008/fe...

or these resturants in the USA:

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Answer 5

Because of the atrocious ways the animals are raised and killed.

Dairy and vegetables.

Sometimes, but I can usually find something.

Not at all, being a vegetarian I can eat almost anything an omnivore can, just without the meat.

Answer 6

1) After I turned 30, my body stopped being able to digest meat properly.  I did some research, did some reading and one day realized vegetarianism was the right decision for me.  After further reading, I decided to go vegan.

2) I try to eat a variety of foods, and I take a multivitamin just in case.

3) I seek out vegetarian and veg-friendly restaurants in my area, of which there are plenty.  I sometimes have difficulty when I'm with omnivores and I'm traveling.

4) Oh, no, not at all.  More and more companies are trying to tap into the veg*an (that's short for vegetarian and vegan) market, and many veg*an companies are popping up to provide all sorts of foods to make veg*anism more enjoyable and accessible.

Answer 7

Why did you become a vegetarian?

I was an omnivore before I became vegetarian and I have always had a passion for animals, until the guilt of eating meat caught up with me - I think it was only a matter of time before I chose vegetarianism. Now I have converted to veganism.

How do you keep up with your daily nutrition/calcium etc?

I drink a lot of water, eat a lot of leafy greens - and get most of my protein, nutrients, iron, and vitamins from food that's not meat or dairy. It's pretty easy to do - most people find that hard to believe though. I've found I've had more energy being vegan.

Do you have any difficulties getting vegetarian food at restaurants/functions?

Yes - there is a limit of vegetarian dishes on a restaurant menu - as I'm sure many other vegetarians and vegans will tell you. You think finding vegetarian food is hard? try vegan. Not many restaurants cater to everyone.

Does vegetarian food become a little boring after a while?

Heck no. If I'm saving animals everyday and limiting suffering by my diet and food choices - veganism will always be an initial interest for me.