Vegetarian, vegan, meat-eater?

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Vegetarianism is the practice of following a plant-based diet including fruits, vegetables, cereal grains, nuts, and seeds, with or without dairy products and eggs. A vegetarian does not eat meat, including: red meat, game, poultry, fish, crustacea, shellfish, and products of animal slaughter such as animal-derived gelatin and rennet

Veganism is a philosophy and lifestyle whose adherents seek to exclude the use of animals for food, clothing, or any other purpose. Vegans endeavor not to use or consume animal products of any kind

Dont think i need to explain meat eater to you lol


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[Keri?!]

I'm vegetarian, have been since I was nine.
My mum's vegan :)

[dirrty]

no meat, no meal.

[kuzkasate]

i find meat quite disgusting tbh.. i rarely like it and it has to be a perfect piece of meat ;)

[Caution]

I don't eat much meat, when I do I need to know it's decent.

[immense]

meat eater, mmm

[Catzsy]

Yes I prefer a mixed diet so meat-eater.

[marriott0.01]

I'm vegetarian :) x

[MattFr]

I eat meat, *Removed*


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[sammy]

Meat <3_<3

[Erotica]

I eat meat.

[-:Undertaker:-]

I love a big piece of meat anyday.

[Volumise]

meat eater but i love vegetables

[Hollie]

I wanna be vegetarian but I fail, so meat-eater :)

[GommeInc]

Neither of the things listed above. I'm an omnivore. I eat meat when I feel like it, while a carnivore will seek to eat only meat but will eat vegetables and other alternatives if they cannot seek meat. Basically the definition of a hooman ;)

[Mr-Trainor]

I like most meats :P

[jackass]

I eat meat, and anyone that doesn't is just silly. Our bodies are MADE to eat meat, that's just who we are.

[Alex3213]

I'm a vegetarian, have been for my whole life.

[immense]

your parents are tight making you vegetarian lol

[Alex3213]

your parents are tight making you vegetarian lol

Not really, my Dad is vegetarian and my Mum is vegan so obviously for the first couple of years I'd be clueless but it was my choice after that.

[Lew]

no meat, no meal.

Agreed

[Rozi]

Well I was pretty much a "vegetarian" until about a year ago, except I ate fish.

But now I eat fish and chicken, but can't stand the thought of eating a little piggy or a cow or a lamb :(

but hardly ever eat fish at home, and don't think my mum even knows I've ever eaten any meat ha.

[Black_Apalachi]

I can't even begin to imagine how difficult it must be to be vegan.

[immense]

I can't even begin to imagine how difficult it must be to be vegan.

what do vegans even eat lol

[Black_Apalachi]

lmao exactly :P

[Gemma]

Meat-eater, I dont think I could ever be a vegetarian

[Blinger$]

Nothing beats rare cooked meat tbh! when you cut it and there is still blood oozing out.. mmmm



what do vegans even eat lol

Just tofu.

[lPinoy]

Meat-Eater...

[Jordy]

I eat meat, and anyone that doesn't is just silly. Our bodies are MADE to eat meat, that's just who we are.I think that's very debatable, I'd be careful throwing remarks around like that.

Vegetarian since I was about 8, plus none of my family are :)

[GommeInc]

I think that's very debatable, I'd be careful throwing remarks around like that.

Vegetarian since I was about 8, plus none of my family are :)
Hardly debatable, if we weren't made to eat it we simply wouldn't :P In other words, we wouldn't be able digest it (with vegetables or anything else on the side) or get nutrients out of it.

Not purposely attempting to talk in a gross manner, but if we weren't meant to eat meat, it would come out "the other end" near whole, which it doesn't, the body attempts to digest it like anything else. In theory, vegetation is less likely to be digested, many vegetables "come out" near whole and are far from completely digested. Alternatives to meat need to be consumed in larger quanitities, as our bodies simply cannot extract every last nutrient and only really use them as waste material. Humans are also designed to expel rubbish out faster than quite alot of animals, so alot of nutrients need to be consumed in one go that can be of some use. Of course, eating just meat is bad for you, as we are not designed to eat JUST meat, but a balanced diet of meat and vegetables, seeds/nuts/grain and fruit is what we are designed to eat. A diet without meat isn't bad for you, just means the body needs to consome more. However, as with everything in life, it varies from person to person. Talking to a fitness instructor or nutritionist will provide such answers :)

Tis a science.

[Becca]

no meat, no meal.
Agreed.

[Faboosh]

meat-eater mmmm

[Jordy]

Hardly debatable, if we weren't made to eat it we simply wouldn't :P In other words, we wouldn't be able digest it (with vegetables or anything else on the side) or get nutrients out of it.

Not purposely attempting to talk in a gross manner, but if we weren't meant to eat meat, it would come out "the other end" near whole, which it doesn't, the body attempts to digest it like anything else. In theory, vegetation is less likely to be digested, many vegetables "come out" near whole and are far from completely digested. Alternatives to meat need to be consumed in larger quanitities, as our bodies simply cannot extract every last nutrient and only really use them as waste material. Humans are also designed to expel rubbish out faster than quite alot of animals, so alot of nutrients need to be consumed in one go that can be of some use. Of course, eating just meat is bad for you, as we are not designed to eat JUST meat, but a balanced diet of meat and vegetables, seeds/nuts/grain and fruit is what we are designed to eat. A diet without meat isn't bad for you, just means the body needs to consome more. However, as with everything in life, it varies from person to person. Talking to a fitness instructor or nutritionist will provide such answers :)

Tis a science.Yeah of course we can eat it. The body takes an awful long time to digest meats though it has to be said, over 24 hours I believe when compared to everything else we consume that's a long time. The body can also live easily without it and I hear the human teeth only adapted to eat meat rather than naturally doing it.

I don't think it's quite as clear cut as calling it "hardly debatable" though, I haven't really researched the topic much but it seems both sides have points.

[GommeInc]

If we couldn't digest it, it would be expelled within a couple of hours as the body rejects it. Lions for example, take a long time to digest their food. Meat naturally takes hours to digest, though some animals when they accidentally consume it will reject it. Quite alot of discussion has been put into it, comparing the human body to that of other animals of either carnivorous(sp?), herbivor or omnivorous nature. We're one of few animals that have a wide palette compared to many out there.

[brandon]

Meat-eater but respect to anyone that's a vegetarian

[lorren]

MEAAAAAAAAT EATER

[Molly.22]

Meat-eater, we're not carnivores though. :P

[Mathew]

Yeah it's not a proper meal unless it has meat in it.. sorry! :P

[Black_Apalachi]

My mate has been a vegetarian for about a year and the other day he was telling me all this stuff about farming that I actually wasn't aware of at all. I'm not saying it made me consider vegetarianism but I will now always respect vegetarians more than I used to.

[Moh]

Nearly every meal we cook has meat in it :P

[Melsia]

Meat-eater :D I love trying new foods and stuff and i think being a vegetarian might limit that :(
I do feel a tiny bit guilty when I see the little lambs skipping around outside my bedroom window but if I didn't eat meat there will always be a high demand for it so it's not stopping the animals being killed anyway

[Banana Pancakes]

I'm a might easter but I am against cruelty to animals.
For example, I only eat organic meat which has had a good life and has been killed humanely.

[Black_Apalachi]

I'm a might easter but I am against cruelty to animals.
For example, I only eat organic meat which has had a good life and has been killed humanely.

That's the thing, you can never be sure. For example some of stuff my friend was telling me; there are or were more "free-range" chickens on the shop shelves than there is capacity for in farms!

[Banana Pancakes]

That's the thing, you can never be sure. For example some of stuff my friend was telling me; there are or were more "free-range" chickens on the shop shelves than there is capacity for in farms!

You're right and there's always an aspect that they're not going to be organic. But buying food from the expensive supermarkets, waitrose for example, means that it probably will be organic if it says its organic.

[Swastika]

I eat meat, and to all you vegetarians out there, i'll eat my meat in-front of your face - and you'll like it.

[LoveToStack]

Carnivore is not the appropriate term for someone who eats meat.
A carnivorous animal is one which has evolved to eat meat. An animal which has evolved to eat plants is a herbivore. An animal which has evolved to eat both is an omnivore.
Strictly speaking every one of us is an omnivore, whether you choose not to eat meat or not. That is where the term vegetarian comes in, it implies choice. You wouldn't say that a specific type of animal is a vegetarian, because that implies that it chooses not to eat meat, which would again be wrong because animals don't have that capability. In the same way, people who eat meat are not carnivores because they choose to eat meat. If anything they are omnivores, but there isn't a classification for people who eat meat as opposed to vegetarians (although meat eaters, like you said, seems reasonable).

Anyway I eat meat.

[Richie]

meat-eater when I think about it though it makes me feel sick though because I think of the animal as like a human and think im eating a human.

[Black_Apalachi]

I knew there was something wrong, couldn't think of the word omnivore though lol :P

[Mathew]

That's the thing, you can never be sure. For example some of stuff my friend was telling me; there are or were more "free-range" chickens on the shop shelves than there is capacity for in farms!

Quite an interesting fact. There just isn't enough room in the UK for all our chickens to be free-range. Sadly.

[Soy]

meat because i am man

[flatface]

I eat meat, and to all you vegetarians out there, i'll eat my meat in-front of your face - and you'll like it.

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I don't really eat meat because I don't like the taste - I'll put that down to being a fussy eater

[MrPinkPanther]

I only eat man meat. Soz.

[Banana Pancakes]

Quite an interesting fact. There just isn't enough room in the UK for all our chickens to be free-range. Sadly.

That's true but then again not everyone wants organic meat, it's very expensive firstly.


meat because i am man

Indeed? A big man?

[Jordy]

I eat meat, and to all you vegetarians out there, i'll eat my meat in-front of your face - and you'll like it.lol I don't see why you think that'll phase anyone, I've never met a vegetarian who gives a crap about what others eat. If you made a deliberate effort to eat infront of my face though I'd smack you whether you were eating lettuce, quorn or stake, it's a disgusting thing to do :P

[Swastika]

lol I don't see why you think that'll phase anyone, I've never met a vegetarian who gives a crap about what others eat. If you made a deliberate effort to eat infront of my face though I'd smack you whether you were eating lettuce, quorn or stake, it's a disgusting thing to do :P
Its a joke lol, and i don't think you'd smack me - i'd brake your nose. ;)

[MrPinkPanther]

I'd smack you


i don't think you'd smack me - i'd brake your nose. ;)
Oh its on now. Wheres the Rocky music when you need it?

[luce]

meat-eater i have never tired to be veggie because i don't believe in it. The people who turn back are weird it's like it's not a diet it is fighting for a cause you believe in so why are you just chopping and changing.

[StripedTiger]

Despite being all animal-loving, I do each meat. I do see and respect Vegetarian's and Vegan's views on eating and using animals but its just not a view I share with them and prefer a life-style with meat.

[Soy]

Indeed? A big man?
quite right

[Dean]

The only meat I do eat is chicken and the odd bit of red meat, but yeah I'm a meat eater.

[TitaniumRubber]

I just realised that I am the only vegan here, oh well, I suppose Veganism is not currently too widespread, especially semi-raw Veganism of which I practise.

Yours Sincerely,

Siz.

[Muct]

I don't eat a lot of meat, infact extremely little, but I'm not a veg... :)

[Samantha.]

I'm a meat eater :')
but not a lot of meats

[AlexOC]

Big Meat Eater!