This is something I’ve been working toward for quite some time now. It’s been months since I’ve eaten meat, and before that it was very occasional (I still haven’t found a really good bacon replacement). I think for me it was a lot easier to slowly reduce meat in my diet rather than just one day deciding that I was vegetarian, which I tried to do in college. I did it for I think 4 months before I kind of gave up on it because I wasn’t eating well. I think this is common for people who want to be vegetarian, but haven’t thought through their diet without meat. It’s not that difficult, but when you’re not used to it, it takes more conscious effort than most people are willing to put into their food choices. I think if there was a term for people working toward vegetarianism that might help, like meat reductionist. It might sound silly, but a lot of times people want a quick way to define their outlook without sounding wishy washy and taking a long time to explain their position. I guess now I’ll work toward becoming vegan and be “quasi-vegan” or something, but man oh man is cheese gonna be hard to cut out, so I’m not willing to commit to that yet.
As for why go vegetarian I assume most people with the goal to become so already know why, at least for them. The big reasons for me are environmental, health, and ethics. If anyone needs more info on that just go to google and type “why vegetarian”.
Finally, if anyone is in the Seattle area this weekend, Vegfest is happening. Lots of free samples…
congratulations!
it is a rewarding path, knowing that your dietary choices affect not only yourself but the world at large (agriculturally, politically, etc).
i read somewhere that by becoming vegetarian, about 100 animals a year are not slaughtered for your consumption.
Comment by kimberly — March 22, 2007 @ 11:32 am