What is a Vegetarian?

[MadameX]

Originally Posted by DBlack

I just can't bring myself to give up the meats. What would I do with my grill in the Summertime, lol?!

Brotha D, I hear ya. In life, its all about enjoying yourself and as you do things in moderation keeping balance then, you're alright. Live let love and celebrate life.

[s8loud]

Originally Posted by ardamus

actually i've had that and i like soy products. can be a bit expensive though.

While soy products may cost a bit more than their dairy counterparts on average, I think it's important to take a more balanced approach to this 'cost' issue: from my perspective, it seems better to me to pay more for food now rather than, say, later in life, super-high medical bills that are the direct result of eating food that, from a personal financial standpoint, is less costly than healthier alternatives.

For me, the soy products, especially the cheese, took some getting used to. In the end, though, the "eat to live, not live to eat" notion got the best of me, so I now I wouldn't have it any other way.

[s8loud]

Originally Posted by ardamus

Another thing....is it me or is it this weird, expensive, and trendy thing going around about being vegetarian now? I say that only because I've run into people who being that way as the highest for of being healthy. When there's people who aren't vegetarians or vegans who take great care of themselves that are able to live for a long period of time. Any thoughts on this?

I hope that the 'trend' is due to the fact that more information is available to the average consumer about how healthy the foods they consume are, and thus, more people are making better decisions about what and how they eat. That's my (optimistic) take on it, anyway...