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beeswing
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Diet/Nutrition
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Oct 2 20:43 UTC 1999 |
Inspired by drift in one of those items back there. While the discussion
is currently about vegetarianism, this item can also include anything
about eating.
Pass me the Fritos.
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beeswing
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response 1 of 91:
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Oct 2 20:54 UTC 1999 |
When I was younger I tried my darndest to go veggie. It unsettled me
that I was eating something that had once been alive. I don't think I
stuck with it long enough to notice any health benefits or losses. I
just know I got tired of it really quickly. Now I eat red meat maybe
twice a week at most. I'm not too great a cook so I don't trust myself
to do meat at home... I'm convinced I'll accidentally kill myself from
salmonella. I do like chicken and fish, and I will eat pork but it's not
a favorite of mine. Bacon, mmmm.
I do have veggie friends who had to go back to meat on doctor's orders.
One girl I knew was die-hard veggie (but not vegan), and had to eat
seafood against her will on occasion because she was deficient in some
nutrient, I've since forgotten which one.
I used to not care too much about what I ate until college. Living on
campus and not being able to cook hindered what I could eat. Midway
through sophomore year I got one horrible ear infection after another
and had no energy. I'd also gained 25 pounds. When I wasn't eating fast
food, I was eating microwaved or prepackaged stuff. I also got viral
infections. It was as if my body was shutting down. Not knowing what
else to do, I decided to eat healthier and if anything, cut back on the
processed foods. By that fall I felt a little better and took karate for
my PE credit, which helped in getting the weight I'd gained off.
Like jiffer mentioned earlier, I think there is a reason we are
omnivores. Some vegetarians argue that humans are just not designed to
eat meat, and I can't agree with that. What humans are NOT designed to
eat are Dortios, Cokes, fruit roll-ups and all this canned, processed
crap we refer to as food. (And I had a diet coke today myself, so I'm
also guilty as hell). Why do we eat this stuff?
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darkskyz
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response 2 of 91:
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Oct 2 21:36 UTC 1999 |
because it tastes good?
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happyboy
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response 3 of 91:
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Oct 3 01:24 UTC 1999 |
vegetarians who argue that we are not designed to eat
meat are most likely IDIOTS, they are certainly not
inuit. they're the same people who slam the inuit seal
harvest, probably.
anyhow fritos with velveeta and hormel nobeans-chili on top
is REAL GOOD! 8D
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drewmike
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response 4 of 91:
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Oct 3 01:34 UTC 1999 |
You can have any kind of problem you care to about eating meat, but if the
fact that it "was once alive" is what's stopping you, then precisely how do
you think those lentils there came into being? They weren't mined, Skippu.
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happyboy
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response 5 of 91:
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Oct 3 01:43 UTC 1999 |
or as ward churchill would say:
"Have a nice fast, buckaroo."
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gypsi
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response 6 of 91:
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Oct 3 03:26 UTC 1999 |
I feel healthiest when I eat the recommended allowance from each food group.
Go figure. ;-)
I try not to eat red meat more than once or twice a week, but I eat a lot of
chicken and turkey. Veggies and fruit are a wonderful thing. =)
I have nothing against vegetarians; I just get concerned about their health.
There are smart ones who consult a doctor or make sure they read a lot of
books describing how to mix foods for health, but there are some idiots who
just cut all meat out of their diet and live on macaroni and cheese. Heh.
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gelinas
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response 7 of 91:
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Oct 3 03:46 UTC 1999 |
Re the last: I don't think that's 'living'.
Last I heard, the only contamination problem with beef is surface
contamination. Of course, ground beef has a *lot* of surface to get
contaminated. Poultry and pork should be cooked through. Which puts
me in a tight spot: I like rare meat, but I have to watch my fat intake.
Pork and poultry are easily de-fatted, unlike beef, so I very rarely
get to enjoy a steak just the way I like it.
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scg
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response 8 of 91:
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Oct 3 06:53 UTC 1999 |
I certainly don't eat meat at every meal, but I find that I stop feeling very
good if I don't eat meat somewhat frequently. I suspect there are probably
other things I could eat to substitute for the meat that would have the same
effect, but meat tastes good.
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omni
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response 9 of 91:
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Oct 3 09:01 UTC 1999 |
Mac and Cheese can be cool, but don't give me a steady diet of it.
I never was concerned with what I ate, then after smelling racid bacon
cooking, I decided right then and there I had eaten my last piece of bacon.
That was 3 yrs ago, come Jan 1. I have decided that my diet will slowly go
to a strict kosher diet, following the kashrut, though I am catholic, and not
Jewish. I just think the Jews eat better than Christians do. The hard part
will be giving up sausage, ham, shrimp and lobster, not that I really have
the budget to buy lobster and shrimp whenever I want. I figure that if I can
do this well with bacon, I can do it with anything else. I mean, I have not
been drunk since 1982, and I used to really drink beer.(at least 18 per binge)
I'm not sure how much Mac and Cheese is allowed by the kashrut.
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gypsi
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response 10 of 91:
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Oct 3 10:23 UTC 1999 |
I hate pork. Blecch. I've had people think I'm Jewish because I refuse to
eat it, which is fine with me since I like the religion. =)
I'm pretty sure Mac & Cheese is kosher.
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tjousk
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response 11 of 91:
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Oct 3 10:36 UTC 1999 |
This is a rather interesting subject for me, being as I have never really
looked at what I have eaten untill this year. The only thing I know of that
I won't eat on its own is baked beans, but I sometimes eat them with other
things. I generally just eat what I see in the cupboard or fridge first, so
I have a very variable diet, and I think that is one of the reasons I am as
fit as I am.
As for vegetarians, I have nothing against them, as long as they don't try
to make other people turn vegetarian. I know many vegetarians who are quite
healthy, and a few who are not, it just depends on how much they have looked
into what foods contain.
Anyway, I think I'm rambling again, so on to the next person...
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