Vegans/Vegetarians/Pescetarians unite!, yay for another club! Options

[*JoanOfArc*]

WELCOME TO THE VEGGIE CLUB!

I thought it was about time to start a food club for the non animal/dairy eaters in the world.

Here's some vocabulary for those of you who are considering or questioning if you're one of the following:

Vegan: A vegetarian who omits all animal products from the diet.

Vegetarian: A person who does not eat or does not believe in eating meat, fish, fowl, or, in some cases, any food derived from animals, as eggs or cheese, but subsists on vegetables, fruits, nuts, grain, etc.

Lacto-ovo-vegetarian: Eats both dairy products and eggs. This is the most common type of vegetarian diet.

Lacto-vegetarian: Eats dairy products but not eggs.

Ovo-vegetarian: Eats eggs but not dairy products.

Fruitarian: A type of vegan diet where very few processed or cooked foods are eaten. Consists mainly of raw fruit, grains and nuts. Fruitarians believe only plant foods that can be harvested without killing the plant should be eaten.

Macrobiotic: A diet followed for spiritual and philosophical reasons. Aims to maintain a balance between foods seen as ying (positive) or yang (negative). The diet progresses through ten levels, becoming increasingly restrictive. Not all levels are vegetarian, though each level gradually eliminates animal products. The highest levels eliminate fruit and vegetables, eventually reaching the level of a brown rice diet.

Raw- Foodists: People who only eat vegetables, fruits, nuts, and seeds that have not been heated over 118 degrees Fahrenheit.

Pescetarian: A vegetarian that consumes seafood as an exception.

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You don't have to be any of the following, you can just support it or even if you're planning on becoming one in time, join!

I'm a pescetarian, vegetarian in training.

Members:
1. Jane (Moderator)
2. Cori (hazardous)
3. Allison (superfluous)
4. Tori (lil_gymnast6)
5. Cristy (Synesthesia)
6. (revoltaire)
7. Carrie (hi-C)
8. Diana (Mercy)
9. Kathy (omgomgKATHY)
10. Brook (XxSugarKisses-TeddyHugsxX)
11. HollyAnn (Insurmountable)
12. Anil (Anilfour7)
13. (Violetpurple04)
14. Meg (anydaynow)

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[*Moderator*]

I was biking around today and I saw this meat market truck pull up with a bunch of skinned lamb, I was about to puke. I just rode by.

[*Moderator*]

My mom just tried making me eat pork stuffed fishballs...

[x_curse_of_the_c...]

im a pescetarian as well. Wow it took me a long time to find this topic, I hadn't seen it before. anyways im a pescetarain but I don't drink cow milk or chicken eggs. Just the fake kind.


by the way my name is bethany

[omgomgKATHY]

I tried being Pescetarian and succeeded for about 4 months and then I ate some turkey and some chicken. Never red meat though. But now All kinds of meat, poultry etc are kinda disgusting me. So I decided to try it out again. It's been only 2 weeks so far. It's also healthier:D

So, I wanna join^^;;

[*Moderator*]

Heya Kathy. Woo Pescetarians, unite!

[*Moderator*]

So, I've decided to cut down on the rice and try eating more veggies. I think its actually working. I'm slimming down. Wooot.

[no-name]

I am a Pescetarian. Been one for about a year now

[*Moderator*]

Hurray! I never knew there were so many pescetarians in the world.

[EmoEyelinerx]

Im a Lacto-vegetarian but im a vegetarian in training =D

Can I join?

Name: Brook
Username: XxSugarKisses-TeddyHugsxX

[*Insurmountable*]

I wanna join! I'm Pescetarian/Lacto-vegetarian

[anilfour7]

:[

I'm a carnivore.

(Can I join anyway?)

[yupimchuck]

ive been vegetarian for two years, tomorrow actually.

i dont know why i became veg.
i dont even know if i want to be.,

but i cant bring myself to eat meat again

[*Moderator*]

Welcome: Brook, HollyAnn, and Anil!

Yay for a less likely chance to obtain e. coli!

[Hiphop d[-_-]b]

I was a vegetarian for about 2 years and now I'm a vegan. Its not that hard either, just get soymilk and soycheeses and stuff. As for eggs, tofu is a great substitute.

And for 6 months I'm not eating any preservatives and nothing processed. So, no bread, no rice no nothing but vegetables, fruit legumes.

(=

[*Moderator*]

That doesn't open your food options to very much, eh? I wish I could go vegan, but my parents would go berserk. Pescetarian is the best I can do for now and they still don't accept it.

[transcendentalis...]

i wanna go vegan! or raw-foodist even..
tofu and soy = happy me. + vegetablesss
i work at a barbeque restaurant though :| i'm quitting soon, but am still going to be working at a restaurant.

i'm still lacto-ovo-pesc.
i can't stand looking at meat. when i do, all i can see is a dead animal's body and it really grosses me out. and then my imagination gets carried away easily and then it's kinda like.. i see dead people.

[*Moderator*]

Its not the fact that it grosses me out, it just makes me sad. Its like I'm eating my dog.

[*Moderator*]

I just realized another pet peeve. The people that think that I'm drooling over meat and end up "trying" to tease me by devouring it slowly and in my face.

[cyb3r0ptik]

i've been a vegetarian since i was 7. that's 18 years right there.
whew. it was tough growing up. my mom was pretty understanding, but my dad who's a complete carnivore and his wife gave me problems.

i stuck it through.

been vegan for going on a year now, and when i decided to have that lifestyle, i got a lot of flack from a lot of people...

but i'll tell you this...

i've never felt healthier.


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also, quickly, let me add this...

for those out there that are SERIOUS about being Veg*n (vegetarian/vegan) be sure to read the labels on all the foods you buy.

1) lots of soups contain beef/chicken stock or chicken fat or lard
2) red dye #40 - which is used in the creation of lots of sodas, candies, or even simply food that's dyed red is not vegetarian. it's made from a beetle (gross, huh?)
3) anything with gelatin (marshmallows, poptart icing, certain frostings, gummy stuff etc) is not vegetarian

a couple of good sites are
http://www.goveg.com
http://www.ivu.org/faq/
http://www.archalifax.com/animalderiveding...ts/showall.html

:)

[x_curse_of_the_c...]

Ceaser (sp?) Salad sometimes has anchovies in it, just a heads up.

[xoxo_proud]

Yeah, and the Caesar Salad at Wendys has bacon on it. I learned that the hard way . I couldn't eat

[*Moderator*]

Has anyone ever eaten at an all vegan restuarant? It was expensive but the pasta was gewd.

[EmoEyelinerx]

I never knew there were any..

[*Moderator*]

There's one in Manhattan, its called Blossom. It took me forever to find, but the bread was gewd.

[*Insurmountable*]

1) lots of soups contain beef/chicken stock or chicken fat or lard
2) red dye #40 - which is used in the creation of lots of sodas, candies, or even simply food that's dyed red is not vegetarian. it's made from a beetle (gross, huh?)
3) anything with gelatin (marshmallows, poptart icing, certain frostings, gummy stuff etc) is not vegetarian

a couple of good sites are
http://www.goveg.com
http://www.ivu.org/faq/
http://www.archalifax.com/animalderiveding...ts/showall.html

:)

Your goveg.com link doesn't work

http://www.goveg.org/environment.asp

I read that write before I even decided to be vegetarian. I think its a long shot for me to make a difference but its still nice to know i'm not the whole blame xD

Has anyone ever eaten at an all vegan restuarant? It was expensive but the pasta was gewd.

Wow it was expensive? We have vegan buffets about a hour or so away from my town, they were so good! and it wasn't that much at all although it could be where you live if your on the west coast?