Vegetarians please..?

Question

I have to do a speach tomarrow about animal experiments and I have learned a lot from researching. And so now I'm wanting to be a vegitarian because of what they do to them. and after all I should practice what I preach.. right?

but the only problem is that next year when i start high school I can't leave for lunch. and so yeah. and i dont want to bring my own lunch... because thats nerdy. so what should i do? wait until later to be a vegetarian. oh and im 13..

And when did u start? thanks.

Answer 1

Some of the dishes at the canteen/cafeteria vegetarian. You could eat fruits, veggies.. even some of the sandwiches. Why do you care if people think you're nerdy for bringing your own lunch? Trust me, I've been a vegetarian and I got a lot more flack for not eating meat, then bringing my own food to school. Maybe eat a large breakfast, and then granola and nuts as snacks just to keep you from starving before you get home.

Answer 2

i started this febuary after my twelfth b-day but then i quit. but im thinking of restarting after 2morrow during the summer.

Answer 3

abbie, i hav been a vegetarian the day i was born and so is my family and relatives.. its not that hard at all.. u knw the cruelty abt eating animals and i hav only 1 advice to u.. u must not care wat other ppl think of u.. ur doing the right thing and must be proud of it and slowly ur friends will respect u for that... if they r any good...try eating yummy vege foods.. try indian cause it will grow on u.. ur doing the right thing so u don't need to care abt wats nerdy or wats not!

Answer 4

My daughter is 13, and has been a veggie for most of her life (her choice, not something I chose for her)  She is fit, healthy, and has perfect skin, nails, and hair-much healthier than her omnivore friends-never a blemish.  She proudly takes her own lunch, in a very cool emo type lunch pouch.  I always pack extra goodies for her friends, at THEIR request.  No one thinks its nerdy in the least.  In fact, most weekends, her friends like to have sleepovers at our house, since they know the food will be fun.  There is no need for critters to die in order to have an interesting diet.  Whats nerdy is eating the toxic garbage they call food and serve in the lunchroom!  Go shopping for a cool lunch bag (we got hers at Hot Topic-it has smiley face skullanimals on it)  Grab a cool drink bottle, some cool containers to pack stuff in, and a thermos so you can take a hot lunch sometimes.  She loves veggie curry, cous cous, stir fry, soup, veggie stew, ratatoulli, and other yummy stuff in her thermos, along with some raw veggies and an interesting dip, such as seven layer dip, taco dip, raw green onion dip, or others.  Go to your library and get a book with some interesting vegetarian veggies.  Its healthy to eat that way, if you learn to do it right, and you can create lots of interesting stuff of your own too.  She loves to cook, and we try a new recipe each weekend-its fun for us, and keeps the food interesting.  Good luck!

Answer 5

Kudos to you for wanting to practice what you preach!  I have been a Vegetarian for awhile, but now I am a Vegan.  I feel great and never looked better and all my friends have become more animal-friendly since they have seen my change.  You'll set an example for your friends by bringing your own lunch.  Tell them why you're bringing it...and go to Peta.com and buy some great Vegetarian shirts, too!  Wear them to school so everyone knows why you're bringing your own lunch.  Then you won't be nerdy, you'll be cool and different...in an edgy way that people will notice in a good way!

Answer 6

Why is it nerdy to bring your own lunch?  Find a cool lunch tote, and then check out the Vegan Lunchbox for ideas.  The Vegan Lunchbox is a blog by a SAHM about what she makes for her elementary school-age son.  Since you're a teenager, you should be able to make some of the meals yourself.

I was in my 30s when I went veg.  I wish I did it sooner.

Answer 7

theres nothing nerdy about it..by the way i became veg only 5 yrs ago