If your a vegetarian or vegan could you give me your opinion?

Question

I'm a vegetarian and I would like opinions from other vegans/vegetarians. If your not a veg could you please not answer. Thank you =]

Heres the questions, (please label them when you answer 1, 2, 3..).

Note: A vegetarian is whom eats anything but meat, and vegan is whom doesn't eat any animal products or dairy products. (Veg can be either, its an abbreviation).

1. Are you a vegetarian or a vegan?

2. Are you a veg because you love animals or because you just don't like meat? Other reason?

3. Whats your favorite vegetarian recipe/food item?

4. How long have you been a vegetarian?

5. How did you become a vegetarian?

6. Do you enjoy being a vegetarian?

Just if your curious, I answered them too, so heres my answer;

1. I am a vegetarian.

2. I love animals and I believe one persno CAN make a difference.

3. I love apples =]

4. About 3 years.

5. I researched animal cruelty and found out how cruel everythign is about killing animals.

6. Of course!

Thank you! =]

Answer 1

1. vegetarian

2. i'm veg because of religous and moral reasons- i don't like the inhumane treatment of animals raised for food, and i don't think that God intended for people to eat meat based on the Christian Bible.

3. coconut curry veggies with tofu and rice =)

4. about 4 years total, but there was a lapse in between rounds.  only a few months on this round so far, but going strong!

5. i gave up meat overnight....i couldn't stand the thought of eating it after i made the decision to go veg.

6. i LOVE being a vegetarian.  one of the best choices of my life.

Answer 2

1.  I am a vegetarian who is slowly going vegan..

2. I am a veg because of animal cruelty, because of the damage that mass farming does to the environment, and for health reasons.

3.  My fave vegan recipe so far is this Creamy Artichoke Dip I just made today.  oh.my.god., it's by far better than any artichoke dip I've ever had made with dairy products.  Also, this black bean corn salsa I make a lot is quite yummy with yellow corn chips.

4. I have only been a veg for a few months now.

5.  I became one because it's just a life decision I decided to make in order to make a difference while I'm here and because I've been feeling icky because of eating bad.  I've been feeling SO much better since cutting out meat.

6.  Yes.  I've discovered so many new foods and recipes and a new joy for cooking.  I'm glad I did it :)

Answer 3

1. I am Vegetarian

2. I am Vegetarian for POLITICAL REASONS:  Frances Moore Lappé has argued that global hunger is caused not by the lack of food but rather by the inability of hungry people to gain access to the abundant amount of food that exists in the world... and calls for "living democracy," i.e. not only what we do in the voting booth but through our daily choices of what we buy and how we live.

Meat is inefficient use of food crops/water/fertilizer just as edible bio-fuels are.

3. I love anything with tofu, and anything fresh picked, and spicy.

4. I have been vegetarian for 6 years, but off and on for most of my life.

5. I became vegetarian when I saw the precious thread of life severed when someone I loved died in front of me, (she became meat) and don't want to ever be responsible for cutting that thread in any animal.

6. Enjoying it is irrelevant, but I do.

Answer 4

1. I am currently vegetarian, but in the process of converting to veganism.

2. I went veg because I I believe that animals are not ours to use and/or abuse. But I have never liked the taste of meat or milk or eggs anyway; which just makes me believe that I was born to be vegan!

3. Boca Spicy Chick'n Patties are my addiciton!!

4. I've been a vegetarian for two and a half years, been converting to veganism for a month now. I'm almost there!

5. I watched zeitgeist (www.zeitgeistmovie.com) and realized how ignorant I am. So i decided to look into every aspect of my life that i had felt I never needed to. That's when I found out how cruel the meat industry is.

6. It's probably the best decision I have ever made for myself. I think more clearly. I am in better shape. I never get sick; not once in the past two and a half years. And my concious feels better knowing that I help animals everyday.

And thank you! I loved answering this question. =]

Answer 5

1. I am a proud vegan. =]

2. I am completely against the suffering innocent animals go through each and every day in factory farms and slaughterhouses. Avoiding foods with animla products also helps the environment and improves my health. =]

3. I make some kick @$$ vegan cookies that NO ONE can resist! ^_^

4. I was a vegetarian for about 2 years before I became vegan. Been vegan for nearly a year.

5. I've always wanted to since I was a small child, but I still remember the second I made my decison. My mom was preparing a rotisery chicken for dinner, and I watched her pull it apart. The veins were haning and blood was on it. I flipped. I didn't stop crying for that poor chicken for nearly two days straight, and I haven't touched meat since! Of course, I have gotten much stronger in my beliefs and arguments from research, which I do on my spare time ;)

6. Of course! I would choose no other way of life. ^_^

Answer 6

1. I am veg, wanting to become vegan eventually.

2. I am a veg for a few reasons - I don't really like meat, I love animals and don't want to eat them, and for religious reasons sorta (I believe in cross-species reincarnation and don't want to eat my ancestors)

3. I <3 my veggie burgers to the ends of the earth, but nutritional yeast pasta is really good too.

4. 3, almost 4 years.

5. I'd considered it for two years and one day decided I was done just considering and just went veg... like that. My dad bought beef burgers and I told him I wasn't going to eat them because I had decided to go veg.

6. Heck yes!

Answer 7

i was a vegetarian...not nemore...:$...am planning to go bak soon though...so im gunna answer...lol

1) i was vegetarian

2) religious reasons and i also think its cruel to kill animals

3) any type of rice

4) family is vegetarian

5) most of the time

Answer 8

1. Vegetarian

2. Dont like meat

3. Rice, beans and vegetables

4. Most of my life

5. I got sick after eating a chicken when i was little

6. yes

Answer 9

1. Are you a vegetarian or a vegan?

I'm a vegetarian.

2. Are you a veg because you love animals or because you just don't like meat? Other reason?

I'm vegetarian because I love animals and I don't like meat. Also because it's healthy, ethical, cheap, environmentally beneficial, and mindful of others.

3. Whats your favorite vegetarian recipe/food item?

Beans and rice are staple foods!

4. How long have you been a vegetarian?

Just under a year.

5. How did you become a vegetarian?I woke up one day and said 'That's it, I'm becoming vegetarian.' and it stuck (I'm not even kidding.)

6. Do you enjoy being a vegetarian?

I

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Answer 10

no

Answer 11

I am a vegetarian.

I love animals.

I love smoothies.

I've been a vegetarian almost 11 years, practically my whole life.

I made a decision to be one and stuck to it even though no one supported me.

Yes, but it's hard to find things to eat.

Answer 12

Hey Mitch

1. Yes, Yes I am

2.other reason, I've seen things on the news and computer thtat makes me sad and disgusted at the same time. May I mention that Im only 12

3.Veqqie burgers, like bocca

4. 3 months

5. my dad

6. more than enjoying it.

Answer 13

to many questions im veggie cause in one week i went from 137 pounds 2 117

Answer 14

no way

Answer 15

1. vegan

2. love animals more (but I definitely like the taste of meat)

3. tofu stir fry

3. 6 months

4. "meet your meat"

5. yes!! you never feel bloated, stay thin and have a clear conscience

Answer 16

1. vegetarian

2.I am becasue of the way they kill the animals, it's just really sad to me :(

3.I dont have a fav, sorry.

4. Not that long, only a year

5.I talked to alot of my friends about it, n just stopped eating meat one day.. its hard, but worth it.

6 Yes, sometimes my body wants me to eat meat, but i cant, like once in awhile  I try meat prducts, but after so long of not eating it, they taste is not there anymore.....

Answer 17

1.vegetarian

2. I feel that we (human beings) do not have a right to kill for food when we have so many alternatives.

3. too many to list. i surf for recipes, substitute with seitan and never miss out on the flavors.

4. 5 years

5. Research on how cruel it is. Sickening really.

6. love it. dont miss it at all.

Answer 18

1  Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)

2  Health, animals, spiritual, economic.... in that order

3  Veg*n chili with mostly black-eye peas

4  1 year

5  I found out my total cholesterol was at 300, so I became a vegetarian to stay healthy.

6  Yes

Answer 19

Yes I am a vegiterian because Iove animals and at school a person made beef Jerky from scratch so I saw all the blood.

AND OF COARSE WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE EVERY VEGITERIAN SAVES `100 ANIMALS A YEAR BECAUSE THEY DONT EAT THEM.

I love lemons, apples, and carrots with spritzer sprayed on them

I saw alot of raw meat at school and I love animals and thought whats the difference from me eating that pooor cow and a dog or a humen so I stopped even though everyone in my family didn't like it

of course though sume times its hard because everyone in my class trys to shove pig but (HAM) in my face

I've only been a vegiterian for a year and a half but plan to be a vegiterian forever and in a few years maybe even vegan.

Answer 20

I'm vegetarian but i used to be vegan for a short while.

i have my own reasons of being vegetarian so it is a slight mix of both and a few other things.

I like most of the foods i've eaten so i don't really have a favorite, though i do like fresh fruit and i will have mushroom burgers from time to time.

I've been vegetarian for almost a full year and i'm fine with it.

Answer 21

1. Vegan

2. I don't condone animal cruelty, I want to live a healthier life.

3. Stuffed lasagna with soy ground beef

4. Vegetarian since Dec 2002, Vegan since Jan 2008.

5. Eric Schlosser's book, "Fast Food Nation" - a real eye-opener!

6. YES! It is one of my life's passions - I feel that I'm making a difference and in casual conversations, I'm educating people toward the cruelty-free way of life.

:-)

Answer 22

1. Vegan…...…..but not a very good one, as I am still learning and trying to find my way.

2. I love animals and have always felt guilty about eating them. In the past, to get over my guilty feelings, I donated money on a monthly basis to animal charities.

Nowadays I try to avoid meat for health and allergy reasons. I have now come to the conclusion that meat consumption contributes to OR directly causes many of the diseases in the world today.

3. Organic vegetable juices OR baked jacket potato topped with mashed organic avocado and a sautéed mix of mushroom & brussel sprouts (sautéed in balsamic vinegar and white wine)

4. I was a vegetarian for one year, a vegan for one year and a raw vegan since last year.

5. Excuse the pun but I went “cold turkey” – I just gave up meat. I also gave up cheese like this too. Also saw some horrible films that held me to see the error of my ways.

However, I occasionally.......fall off the wagon.......much to my dismay.

(i.e.) on Friday night I had a chicken curry. I felt guilty about it and it gave me stomach cramps, so I have regretted it ever since.

Its like giving up smoking. I still occasionally crave meat but every time I give into the crave I regret it. It makes me ill, I feel guilty and it never tastes that good anyway.

6. Yes I enjoy the tasty vegan food, health benefits and cheaper shopping.

.

Answer 23

1.)im a vegatarian

2.)i am one because i love animals, im a big animal lover

3.)i love pears and peanut butter and jelly sandwhiches

4.)about 2 months

5.)i researched and watched the vedieo meat your meat

6.)yes yes yes and ill never go back

Answer 24

I am a vegetarian because I love animals and I personally,do not believe animals are to be eaten for food.

I have been a vegetarian for 5 years(im 15).

I became a vegetarian cause I was watching a show on tv on how we get chicken and beef and other meat products,and yes,i was young, but I still felt very disturbed by what I saw and heard...I just don't get how they could treat animals that way..yes..even tho i know there are millions and millions of meat eaters,one vegetarian is a good start..1 less animal killed for another human being:)

Answer 25

1. Yes

2. I love animals

3. Spinach lasagna

4. 6 months

5. I gave up all meat except fish and seafood, the adventually gave up seafood last gave up animal bi products like gelatin ect.

6. Yes

Answer 26

1. Vegan

2. Im Vegan for health reasons

3. hummus and tofutti<3

4. a year

5. i became educated about hormones and chemicals in meat, and the effects dairy has on the body

6. I enjoy feeling energized, and being asthma free!

Answer 27

1. VEGAN :)

2. Love animals. I also want to help the enviorment (methane gases & factory farm pollution poses as a large threat)

3. Vegan coffee cake, Veggie sandwhiches and Veggie burgers :D

4. About a year and half (before I was vegan I was a vegetarian)

5. I became a vegan because of health, enviormental and animal reasons.

6. I LOVE being a vegan, although I do admit that it can be somewhat hard at times

Answer 28

1. vegetarian

2. I love the way meat tastes but I KNOW it is wrong to raise them to be murdered just for us to eat, especially when we dont't NEED to eat them to survive, no longer cave men.

3. I like the veggie sausage patties, hotdogs and ribs : D

4.Only since Decemeber of 07

5. I couldn't take the guilt any longer and wanted to be able to live with myself

6. Yes, because I hated feeling like a murderer and not wanting to think about what I was eating. Now, I have nothing to be ashamed of. And Im not a hypocrit b/c I pretty much always thought it was wrong

Answer 29

yea

1) Vegan

2) I love animals and meat grosses me out

3) Bananas

4) 4 years

5) My best friend introduced me to it

6) h**l yea i do

Answer 30

1. YES

2.I love animals! I agree one person is enough people those "one persons" add up to a lot.

3. mmmmmmmm.. this japanese noodle stuff w/ tofu! YUMMY

4. 9 months

5.Same as you

6. YES

Answer 31

1. I am a vegan

2. I am a vegan because I love animals and hate all the cruelty that some have to go through. Meat also grosses me out because it is something that used to be alive, but got killed.

3. I like Clif Builders Bars, very vanilla soy milk, hummus, and Amy's tofu scramble and tofu scramble in a pocket.

4. Vegan for about a year and vegetarian before that for a while.

5. I love animals and hate animal cruelty and plus lots of health benefits.

6. Yeah, of course!