A Recipe For a Family Fight

Except for that bloody big bird, almost every dish in a Thanksgiving meal already is vegetarian. My sister-in-law and her family celebrate with us every year with zero issues. Who comes up with these bogus story ideas?

Except for that bloody big bird, almost every dish in a Thanksgiving meal already is vegetarian. My sister-in-law and her family celebrate with us every year with zero issues. Who comes up with these bogus story ideas?

Like consistency, traditions, too, can become the hobgoblins of little minds.

Vegetarians/vegans should never feel any embarrassment or awkwardness for not eating meat. When you know that what you are doing is right, what others think is irrelevant. Plus, cooking for vegans/vegetarians is way easier and less expensive, so you just have to let your host know that - and they don't need to prepare something "specially for you" . What vegans eat, everybody else can eat too and everyone loves what we eat. I don't let meat-eaters bother me with their wrong thinking: when, in family gatherings, people ask "So you don't eat meat? Dairy? Eggs? You eat only salad?" I proudly say I eat everything else!
I love animals, so I don't won't them, I won't contribute to their suffering.

Have everyone you know that continues to eat meat and dairy read the CHINA STUDY by Dr Campbell- you'll have alot more converts to vegetarianism- and they will be alot more healthy

Being vegitarian married to a man who is not, I find that the above article is lacking in information and a well-rounded view of this situation. It can be easily as uncomfortable for those who eat meat in the reverse situation. Do vegitarians offer items for a meal containing meat for those who do eat meat? My friends and family,and I, who want everyone to be happy provide for both, but they have to know what their guests preferances are. Keeping the mindset of thankfullness, love, life, and family should become the primary focus of Thanksgiving Day.

I've been a vegetarian for 20 years now too, the only one in the family. Get used to being teased and told, it;s a phase, it's something you'll grow out of. Who cares? Honestly, as a lot of my relatives have gotten older, they are eating less and less meat. I have always been happy to bring my own dish of tofu something or other to alleviate any stress the official hostess might feel and so I know I'll have something good.




happy eating.

I have been vegetarian for close to twelve years now. The first year I was fourteen and my relatives said that it was a phase thta I was gowing through. However, now they accept my choice and Thanksgiving is a non-issue. I make mushroom gravy and eat it with a yam and with mashed potatoes. Then I also make a vegetable and a salad with homemade dressing and tons of vegetables. My relatives appreciate these items (nearly all of them also eat mushroom gravy and a few say that it is better than the traditional version). Even though I make a huge salad and a large pot of vegetables, nearly everything gets eaten.

Just because some people are vegetarians doesn't mean we don't want meat to be eaten. In my case, I'm not bothered by other people eating meat, I just never have liked the taste and I have zero cravings for it.

So, go have your steak and I'll eat my meatless chili, meatless spaghetti, meatless pizza :)

Just because some people are vegetarians doesn't mean we don't want meat to be eaten. In my case, I'm not bothered by other people eating meat, I just never have liked the taste and I have zero cravings for it.

So, go have your steak and I'll eat my meatless chili, meatless spaghetti, meatless pizza :)

Well, tallboy 610, although it is nice of you to make vegetarian dishes available at your dinner parties, I don't see why you expect vegetarians to have meat dishes at their parties for meat eaters. Most vegan and vegetarians follow their diet for moral reasons, primarily becase they think it is morally wrong for one to eat the flesh of sentient beings. Meat eaters are not morally against eating vegetables or something that doesn't contain animal bi-products. So while eating vegetables (and as a consequent providing vegetarian dishes) is not against your morality, it is against a vegetaian's morality to eat meat and, of course, to support the eating of meat.

There are plenty of ways to get enough protein without eating meat! It really IS healthy and you should read more about it before you tell people it isn't healthy. It simply is not tru. Many menstrating women are low on iron whether they eat meat or not.

The largest gathering of vegans for Thanksgiving in North America, is held in Durham, NC. The "feast" will be atteded by 525+ people this year and is growing each year. Not everyone who attends is vegan. Many are coming in support of their vegan faily member/s and friends and are enjoying the meatless cuisine. The Triangle Vegetarian Society sponsors the event at Cafe Parizade in the outskirts of downtown Durham. becoming a new "tradition

I got sick long ago of everyone asking me what "they could have for me". My husband and I dont eat alot anyway and a few side dishes is more than enough. No one ever seemed to understand this , One person even made lasagna when they had us among guests "just for us" It only ended up making me feel uncomfortable .I would have been better to have listened to what i said, I said it for a reason. "DONT MAKE ANYTHING SPECIAL Please people , just worry about whats going in your own mouths , be gracious by not making someone feel like an outcast with your "special just for you two dishes" If you have issues with what others put in their mouths this is not the day to take your frustrations out on people who dont deserve it. Lynn

The "tradition" part of this holiday is about your family and friends being together and sharing different cultures and food ( like the supposed first thanksgiving) As a vegan along with my twin vegan children and vegetarian husband we eat at his russian jewish parents house where we all supply a good deal of yummy food and love. People need to understand not everyone eats what they do and just be thank ful they have something to eat!!

I am vegetarian along with only 3 other family members. When we have family gatherings, we typically bring some things we can eat, too. We don't expect others to cater to our unique way of eating, and we don't get offended when others question why we are vegetarian. It's all about personal choices!