A Recipe For a Family Fight

for all the serios vegitarians out there I have a legitamate question. I have a sever case of crohns diseas an auto imune disease of the digestive tract. I become physically sick from the consuption of plant fiber to the point of bleeding and surgury. even one carrot stick can have me heaving with cramps for six hours or more, I cannot eat annything gassy or that contains skins, corn, beans ect... I have a high metabolism that requires upward of 2500 calories a day to maintain a 5'7'' 140 lb frame with higher than normal protien requirements due to low body fat and a high anarobic metabolism ( my body dousn't differentiate well between fat and muscle during weight loss) a simple stomach bug with nausea can cause my to lose a pound a day for up to a week, this is not fluid loss. what could you possibly eat other than animal protien to keep up this frame and body type? p.s. it will take me two months at almost 3000 calories to regain those seven pounds with the aid of balanced protien drinks.

What I mean is perhaps back up a bit get to know someone, then tell them your personal ways.
Why is that have to be your lead in? Idle talk is just that, not a personal attack that has to be sprung upon first meating. Just because someone says hello you dont need to tell your lifes story.


last time I checked a jet was an airplane

What I mean is perhaps back up a bit get to know someone, then tell them your personal ways.
Why is that have to be your lead in? Idle talk is just that, not a personal attack that has to be sprung upon first meating. Just because someone says hello you dont need to tell your lifes story.


last time I checked a jet was an airplane

sorry my mistake i thought you meant on the board

because it can be a rather heated subject and I want people to be aware of where I stand in light of who I am so that they can fully appreciat or disregard my opinion based one my worth as a human being.
and actually people do it in every group " hi i'm so and so, i prefer jets over airplanes, boots over shoes, long hair over short, its the conversational point dumb ass meat over veg

Agreed. MMM creamed spinach... au gratin potatoes ... vegetarians aren't so bad after all.

and I agree about the open minde part. why do we all fight about this? I like meat you dont i'm not pushing it on anyone and would love to try cooking a vegetatian dish

I've been a vegetarian for 15 years. Every Thanksgiving I get the usual taunting from my 3 little sisters and Mom but for our family it's "all in good fun". Just as I hope no one judges me for choosing to not eat meat, I don't judge them. I never expect people to accommodate for me. If they do I feel a bit guilty because I get that they're not in the same mine frame and it takes a lot of extra planning and creates more anxiety in doing so. For the vegetarians who do judge I get it to an extent. I love animals....I've always had a freakish connection with them. I praise anyone who stands true to their beliefs. For me, I try to understand where everyone is coming from, so if you enjoy turkey...eat it. I don't ever give people grief for choosing to eat meat, so I ask you reciprocate by showing the same respect for other vegetarians who are open minded. I whole heartedly believe Thanksgiving is about giving thanks to everything positive in and around you and your family's life. It's not about ???that??? person not eating turkey, or how bad Tofurkery tastes. Get over it and focus on what matters.

I've been a vegetarian for 15 years. Every Thanksgiving I get the usual taunting from my 3 little sisters and Mom but for our family it's "all in good fun". Just as I hope no one judges me for choosing to not eat meat, I don't judge them. I never expect people to accommodate for me. If they do I feel a bit guilty because I get that they're not in the same mine frame and it takes a lot of extra planning and creates more anxiety in doing so. For the vegetarians who do judge I get it to an extent. I love animals....I've always had a freakish connection with them. I praise anyone who stands true to their beliefs. For me, I try to understand where everyone is coming from, so if you enjoy turkey...eat it. I don't ever give people grief for choosing to eat meat, so I ask you reciprocate by showing the same respect for other vegetarians who are open minded. I whole heartedly believe Thanksgiving is about giving thanks to everything positive in and around you and your family's life. It's not about ???that??? person not eating turkey, or how bad Tofurkery tastes. Get over it and focus on what truly matters.

I usually keep my mouth shut while reading these comment boards, but I can't tonight. I was raised near farms and helped butcher chickens at my friend's family farm. Usually I couldn't eat chicken for about two weeks after. But these are domestic animals were put on earth to feed and clothe us. I have a problem with abusing them, but I also have a problem with the way most of the people here that jump on a band wagon about issues they know very little about. My 15 year old daughter is a vegetarian and I would have to say she has been one for most of if not all of her life. She is onemot because of animals, she is one just for the plain simple truth that she doesn't like meat. My future daughter in law is a vegan for the same reason, she just don't like the taste. I sware most of you people have no lives other than to sit here and argue about something so stupid. Thanksgiving is for what you are thankful for not what is on your plate.

In that the case I would like to point out the gall bladder which produces large amounts of enzymes for the sole perpose of digesting fats. vegetarianism is a choise which must be made carefully with mind to the availability of proper substitutes, I prefer the meaty shortcut. Oh and by the way animals have no rights. before you argue give me the scientific kingdom of the sea anemone

I see the evil internet tried to intercept your first post... and then spit it back out...I love the boards here.

Cool for you. I'm actually not much of a fan of turkey itself (it's on my not-so-great list with chicken and pork) but I think I'd have to go awhile without meat before I could truly appreciate tofurky. But then again... I'm not really a highly processed foods kinda girl.

I am a vegetarian and I enjoy Tofurky. Maybe I'm just used to Tofu or something but I like it better than real meat. It's surprisingly tasty and not gross. I highly recommend it.

I'm a vegetarian and I have to say, I love Tofurky. I really do. I guess I'm used to tofu or something, but I prefer it to real meat. It's surprisingly good.