Vegetarianism/veganism

I am a Pollotarian and have been for a few years now.
I kind of became one on my own, really. I wasn't aiming for it. I used to eat meat all the time when I was a kid, but then as I got older and my tastes started to change, I had less and less of a taste for it until the only meat I was eating was poultry. I don't even eat a whole hell of a lot of chicken (or turkey) either. I go days and days at a time without any meat. I want to become totally vegetarian one of these days. I'll be aiming for that.

As for how my nutrition goes, I eat plenty of greens, yogurt, drink plenty of vitamin enriched things, I eat nuts, peanut butter and jelly usually serve as a lunch time sandwich (not daily. mind you.) when others in my family would normally eat deli meat. I don't have any problems out of my iron or anything, because I make sure I get plenty. I find that I feel better than I did before, when I used to eat meat and that is always a plus. I just don't need it to survive ... despite ... popular belief in my household.

I'm vegetarian, don't eat any meat but I'll eat animal products like cheese and eggs.
I've been completely vegetarian for about two years (before then I still ate seafood).
To compensate, I eat tofu, soy, eggs, beans, nuts, take iron pills, vitamin B-12 pills and flaxseed oil pills.

I don't eat any form of meat, seafood, dairy or animal products.

My mum doesn't reckon it's healthy, but I don't see what's wrong with it. She tries to make me take iron pills, but I don't, even after she got the animal free ones.

pescatarian for about four months or so?

i've been completely vegetarian before and developed symptoms of anaemia, so i'm really pleased that i've kept on at this.
i dislike many cheeses and other dairy products immensely, so apart from fish, i might as well be vegan o_O

psh, like i'd be allowed.

I forget to take my iron, etc. pills a lot though.
Which is probably one of the reasons why I'm tired most of the time.

someone told me today that it was pointless me not eating meat because i ate fish.

^ thats my main reason for not becoming a vegetarian.
My parents.
that, and bacon

bacon is horrible, sausages i've learnt i can live without.
chicken, same as sausages.

it's been a lot easier this time, i'm glad.

I absolutely despise of meat. The only protein I have are fish and legumes. Meat like pork or beef or poultry is disgusting to eat. I only eat meat that doesn't exactly look like meat such as bacon (only if it's at a specific temperature), garlic and hungarian sausages (especially good in pastas), and burgers.

Um...fish is meat.

I don't know why people think fish isn't meat, but it is.

And also, garlic is not meat. O_o.

I'm too weak to be a vegetarian/vegan, I admit that. I don't like beans and the like so I'd have no other source of protein either. But I think it's really awesome when people are vegetarian/vegan, it's so much healthier.

straight toxic. wrote:^ thats my main reason for not becoming a vegetarian.
My parents.
that, and bacon

same here.

Except instead of bacon, make that my mum's spaghetti bolognese. omg.

The only thing that stops me is marshmallows.
Other than that, meat kind of disgusts me. My sister is half vegetarian to be 'healthy' but she's got issues.
I am want to be a vegetarian for the animal's sake.

The Dancing Pirate wrote:The only thing that stops me is marshmallows.

Just curious here, how do marshmallows stop you? I am guessing you are refering to the white cylinder
shapped gooey goodness that help us bore smores.

Im Veg. for about a year now ^.^. Proud of myself. Almost everyone I told thought I wouldn't be able to keep with it.
Im allergic to most fish and seafood so i just stay away from all of seafood. And I just adore cows ^.^ And I might be allergic to eggs
Im not sure though. And what most meats do to pork just disgusts me with how they mix it and just yeah.
If I do eat meat [which my parents do make me at times] I will eat chicken.

I must say I'm not drowned in information. I've never heard of free range before [checking it out now]

I take Vitamins [starting to I thought it would be smart XD] and a bunch of greens because im a veggie girl ^.^ that and beans
Yay magical fruit!

Marshmellows=made of gelatin
Gelatin.....