Healthy Eating

By Bosch

October 22, 2007 8:28 AM | Link to this

Be your own cause - who cares if the strict vegetarians don’t like it.

I like a vegetarian diet, but sometimes you just need a steak!

By Dave the First

October 22, 2007 9:05 AM | Link to this

I think as a social cause vegitarianism is a bunch of people who want to look like they care about something which does not even matter.

I personally lost my taste for meat and would like to eat it again. But the thought of eating it disgusts me.

By dawn

October 22, 2007 9:07 AM | Link to this

I’ve been eating this way my whole life. I usually don’t feel the need for meat, especially red meat, but every now and then I crave it. I’ve always been taught that most of our cravings are our body’s way of telling us when we need a specific nutrient in our body. So, when I crave beef, I usually assume I need iron or B vitamins and have a small steak, a burger, or throw some beef into a stew or casserole.

I just see the “flexitarian” diet as a truly healthy way to eat for those of us who aren’t ready or willing to comment to a strict vegetarian diet.

By lovelyliz

October 22, 2007 9:17 AM | Link to this

Several years ago I had planned a small celebration party. I had all the usual hors d’oeuvres and in the middles of a smoked sausage bite I realized that I was eating meat on a Friday during Lent. As it turned out, that was the first meat I had eaten all week.

It just works naturally for me.

By Maria

October 22, 2007 9:29 AM | Link to this

As a full-time vegetarian, I completely support part-time vegetarians. I know many of them, including my husband, my parents, and several of my friends. I’m glad people are discovering how diverse vegetarian food can be (it’s not all tofu and sprouts and salads!), and how good vegetarian food makes them feel.

All I ask is that when part-time vegetarians dine out, they don’t identify themselves as vegetarian and then proceed to order the chicken soup.

By Gentle G

October 22, 2007 9:39 AM | Link to this

A little progress is better than no progress!

By The only vegetarian in Griffin

October 22, 2007 10:19 AM | Link to this

I stopped eating meat 17 years ago when I worked in Atlanta because a lot of my co-workers were doing it. I have never missed meat. In fact, shortly after I stopped eating meat, I had a situation in which I was really hungry and meat was the only thing around. I tried it and could not choke it down. That’s when I realized eating meat was not a necessity for me.

If folks want to eat meat-free meals occasionally, fine. I wish my husband and daughter would do that more often. Just don’t call yourself a vegetarian because you’re not. Oh, and by the way, fish is meat, so if you eat fish don’t call yourself a vegetarian either.

By Lynn

October 22, 2007 10:21 AM | Link to this

I consider myself a “social meat eater” meaning I ALWAYS practice vegetarianism at home and usually when I eat at a restaurant. If meat is served at any type of social function I will eat it, however.

By Dan

October 22, 2007 10:22 AM | Link to this

Isn’t being a part time vegetarian simply being omnivorous? Hey I had a salad with a steak the other day so I guess I was a vegetarian for half the meal?

By carolyn oneil

October 22, 2007 10:25 AM | Link to this

Wow..sounds like we’ve hit upon a win-win for taste and health…and I especially like the comments about not identifying yourself as a vegetarian unless you are a full time vegetarian. Besides…if you are a ‘flexitarian’ it’s even fun to say!

By ron

October 22, 2007 10:33 AM | Link to this

This morning for breakfast I had baked beans,cheese,an apple and a slice of wheat bread.That makes me a combination of a vegetarian,a dairyatatian,a fruitatarian and a grainatarian.Tomorrow I’ll be a bacon and eggatarian,with homefries.

By Dan

October 22, 2007 10:41 AM | Link to this

I think being a vegetarian is cruel at least a carnivores food has a chance to run away. The poor plants are stuck where they are and can’t evade those that plan to consume them

By NICK

October 22, 2007 11:21 AM | Link to this

Meat Eater or Vegetarian? Who the F*CK cares. As long as you do not become a fat disgusting pig and a burdeon to society, eat what you want……….

By yanamom

October 22, 2007 11:38 AM | Link to this

New trend???? Part-time vegitarian???? Give me a break. Either you are a vegitarian or not. So our hunter/gatherer ancestors were part time vegitarians, since they only ate meat when they could catch it??? Sounds like some one in a marketing company needed to prove he still had a “new” idea.

I’ve been eating like this for more than 30 years. How many children have grown up with peanut butter and jelly sandwichs or grilled cheese sandwiches for lunch and not had meat with that lunch? This is not a new trend, it’s someone with too much time on their hands trying to justify their job!!!!

I often have meals without meat. Breakfast is usually meatless. I don’t want bacon or sausage with my milk and cereal… with eggs, yes, cereal, no. I don’t want ham on my peanut butter and jelly sandwich!!!

But I would never, ever refer to myself as a vegitarian in any manor, shape or form. I might eat “vegitarian” meals, but don’t insult me by calling me a part-time vegitarian!!!!

By Kristina

October 22, 2007 12:21 PM | Link to this

Eating meat only occasionally does not change the fact that it is still loaded with saturated fat and cholesterol. That occasional steak or drumstick can still put one at a considerably increased risk of cancer, diabetes, or heart disease as compared to a true vegetarian or vegan. To reap the optimal health benefits of a vegetarian diet, it’s important to stick to it 100%. Fill up on vegetables, fruits, legumes, and whole-grains for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

By MP

October 22, 2007 3:19 PM | Link to this

My mother is a “vegetarian” who eats chicken, beef and fish. It kills me because I have been a vegetarian for years and consume no meat. When she asks me what I am making for dinner and I give her an answer she usually says “Yuck”. She doesn’t eat many vegetables and never any form of legume. Just because you might have a bowl of oatmeal or a grilled cheese does not make you a vegetarian or part time vegetarian.

By Almost Vegetarian

October 24, 2007 10:14 AM | Link to this

I think it’s a perfect diet. But, of course, I would! I have a blog all about it called Almost Vegetarian (http://almostvegetarian.blogspot.com) where I talk about the flexitarian (almost vegetarian) diet and lifestyle.

Cheers!